Canada vs Ireland: Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain

Canada
30.2 Percentage of employees
in 2024
Ireland
34 Percentage of employees
in 2017
Canada rank
20th
Ireland rank
18th

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

  • Canada
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 34 Percentage of employees against 30.2 Percentage of employees in Canada, a difference of 3.8 Percentage of employees.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 20th and Ireland ranks 18th of 29 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 30.45 Percentage of employees 70 Percentage of employees 39.55 Percentage of employees Ireland
1970s 35.6 Percentage of employees 70 Percentage of employees 34.4 Percentage of employees Ireland
1980s 37.05 Percentage of employees 70 Percentage of employees 32.95 Percentage of employees Ireland
1990s 37.5 Percentage of employees 60.3 Percentage of employees 22.8 Percentage of employees Ireland
2000s 31.93 Percentage of employees 42.13 Percentage of employees 10.2 Percentage of employees Ireland
2010s 30 Percentage of employees 34 Percentage of employees 4 Percentage of employees Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain, Canada or Ireland?
Ireland, at 34 Percentage of employees against 30.2 Percentage of employees in Canada as of 2017.
What is the difference in collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain between Canada and Ireland?
3.8 Percentage of employees, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Ireland?
12 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2017.
How do Canada and Ireland rank globally for collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain?
Canada ranks 20th and Ireland ranks 18th 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