Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain in Australia
Australia: Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain was 59.7 Percentage of employees in 2023. ▼ Falling
Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain in Australia, 1963–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of employees.
Analysis
Australia recorded 59.7 Percentage of employees for collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain in 2023.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain in Australia peaked at 89.7 Percentage of employees in 1983 and was at its lowest, 59.3 Percentage of employees, in 2008.
Australia ranks 11th of 29 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.3 Percentage of employees | 87.8 Percentage of employees | 88.8 Percentage of employees | 2 |
| 1970s | 87.8 Percentage of employees | 87.8 Percentage of employees | 87.8 Percentage of employees | 1 |
| 1980s | 87.57 Percentage of employees | 85 Percentage of employees | 89.7 Percentage of employees | 3 |
| 1990s | 68.67 Percentage of employees | 60 Percentage of employees | 80 Percentage of employees | 3 |
| 2000s | 61.84 Percentage of employees | 59.3 Percentage of employees | 64.4 Percentage of employees | 5 |
| 2010s | 61.12 Percentage of employees | 60 Percentage of employees | 62 Percentage of employees | 5 |
| 2020s | 60.15 Percentage of employees | 59.7 Percentage of employees | 60.6 Percentage of employees | 2 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain in Australia?
- Collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain in Australia was 59.7 Percentage of employees in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7 Percentage of employees in 1983.
- What is the lowest collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.3 Percentage of employees in 2008.
- How does Australia rank for collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain?
- Australia ranks 11th out of 29 countries with data for 2023.
- Is collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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