Australia vs Denmark: Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain

Australia
59.7 Percentage of employees
in 2023
Denmark
81.6 Percentage of employees
in 2023
Australia rank
11th
Denmark rank
9th

Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain over time

  • Australia
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 81.6 Percentage of employees against 59.7 Percentage of employees in Australia, a difference of 21.9 Percentage of employees.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.4 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 11th and Denmark ranks 9th of 29 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Denmark in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Denmark Difference Ahead
1980s 86.5 Percentage of employees 82.5 Percentage of employees 4 Percentage of employees Australia
1990s 70 Percentage of employees 83.7 Percentage of employees 13.7 Percentage of employees Denmark
2000s 61.84 Percentage of employees 84.54 Percentage of employees 22.7 Percentage of employees Denmark
2010s 60.6 Percentage of employees 82.85 Percentage of employees 22.25 Percentage of employees Denmark
2020s 60.15 Percentage of employees 81.8 Percentage of employees 21.65 Percentage of employees Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain, Australia or Denmark?
Denmark, at 81.6 Percentage of employees against 59.7 Percentage of employees in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain between Australia and Denmark?
21.9 Percentage of employees, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Denmark?
13 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Australia and Denmark rank globally for collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain?
Australia ranks 11th and Denmark ranks 9th of 29 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain
Unit
Percentage of employees
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
37 places, 1,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

The database on Institutional Characteristics of Trade Unions, Wage Setting, State Intervention and Social Pacts (ICTWSS) was developed by Prof. Jelle Visser at the University of Amsterdam. It was first released in May 2007. In its initial form, the ICTWSS database combined data from various sources and projects with a main focus on trade union in EU and OECD countries, collective bargaining and employment relations in Europe, and social pacts. In 2021, the ICTWSS database was rebranded as the OECD/AIAS ICTWSS database to reflect the joint effort by the OECD and AIAS-HSI to ensure the continuation of the database following Prof. Visser’s retirement. The OECD/AIAS ICTWSS database is publicly available at: http://www.oecd.org/employment/ictwss-database.htm