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

Luxembourg
57.3 Percentage of employees
in 2022
Switzerland
51.5 Percentage of employees
in 2021
Luxembourg rank
12th
Switzerland rank
13th

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

  • Luxembourg
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 57.3 Percentage of employees against 51.5 Percentage of employees in Switzerland, a difference of 5.8 Percentage of employees.

That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Luxembourg has been ahead every year.

Luxembourg ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 13th of 29 countries.

Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 60 Percentage of employees 50 Percentage of employees 10 Percentage of employees Luxembourg
1980s 60 Percentage of employees 50 Percentage of employees 10 Percentage of employees Luxembourg
1990s 60 Percentage of employees 48.3 Percentage of employees 11.7 Percentage of employees Luxembourg
2010s 56.85 Percentage of employees 49.8 Percentage of employees 7.05 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, Luxembourg or Switzerland?
Luxembourg, at 57.3 Percentage of employees against 51.5 Percentage of employees in Switzerland as of 2022.
What is the difference in collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain between Luxembourg and Switzerland?
5.8 Percentage of employees, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Switzerland?
8 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Luxembourg and Switzerland rank globally for collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain?
Luxembourg ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 13th 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