Germany vs Luxembourg: Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain

Germany
49 Percentage of employees
in 2024
Luxembourg
57.3 Percentage of employees
in 2022
Germany rank
14th
Luxembourg rank
12th

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

  • Germany
  • Luxembourg
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How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 57.3 Percentage of employees against 49 Percentage of employees in Germany, a difference of 8.3 Percentage of employees.

That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 14th and Luxembourg ranks 12th of 29 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 4 and Luxembourg in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1970s 85 Percentage of employees 60 Percentage of employees 25 Percentage of employees Germany
1980s 85 Percentage of employees 60 Percentage of employees 25 Percentage of employees Germany
1990s 79.3 Percentage of employees 60 Percentage of employees 19.3 Percentage of employees Germany
2000s 64.55 Percentage of employees 59.5 Percentage of employees 5.05 Percentage of employees Germany
2010s 57.2 Percentage of employees 57.37 Percentage of employees 0.1667 Percentage of employees Luxembourg
2020s 51 Percentage of employees 57.3 Percentage of employees 6.3 Percentage of employees Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain, Germany or Luxembourg?
Luxembourg, at 57.3 Percentage of employees against 49 Percentage of employees in Germany as of 2022.
What is the difference in collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain between Germany and Luxembourg?
8.3 Percentage of employees, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Luxembourg?
12 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
How do Germany and Luxembourg rank globally for collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain?
Germany ranks 14th and Luxembourg ranks 12th 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