France vs Netherlands: Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain
Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain over time
- France
- Netherlands
How they compare
France currently reports 98 Percentage of employees against 72.1 Percentage of employees in Netherlands, a difference of 25.9 Percentage of employees.
That makes France's figure about 1.4 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Netherlands ahead.
France ranks 3rd and Netherlands ranks 2nd of 29 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50 Percentage of employees | 80.8 Percentage of employees | 30.8 Percentage of employees | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 70 Percentage of employees | 78.85 Percentage of employees | 8.85 Percentage of employees | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 87.05 Percentage of employees | 83.4 Percentage of employees | 3.65 Percentage of employees | France |
| 1990s | 93.2 Percentage of employees | 81.5 Percentage of employees | 11.7 Percentage of employees | France |
| 2000s | 97.85 Percentage of employees | 84.3 Percentage of employees | 13.55 Percentage of employees | France |
| 2010s | 98 Percentage of employees | 77.83 Percentage of employees | 20.17 Percentage of employees | France |
| 2020s | 98 Percentage of employees | 71.84 Percentage of employees | 26.16 Percentage of employees | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain, France or Netherlands?
- France, at 98 Percentage of employees against 72.1 Percentage of employees in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain between France and Netherlands?
- 25.9 Percentage of employees, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Netherlands?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do France and Netherlands rank globally for collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain?
- France ranks 3rd and Netherlands ranks 2nd 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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About this data
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