Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain in Belgium

Belgium: Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain was 100 Percentage of employees in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
100 Percentage of employees
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 29 countries
All-time high
100 Percentage of employees
in 1980
All-time low
80 Percentage of employees
in 1960
Years of data
33
1960–2024

Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain in Belgium, 1960–2024

0204060801001960199220241960: 80 Percentage of employees1965: 80 Percentage of employees1970: 85 Percentage of employees1974: 88 Percentage of employees1975: 90 Percentage of employees1980: 100 Percentage of employees1981: 100 Percentage of employees1985: 100 Percentage of employees1990: 100 Percentage of employees1995: 100 Percentage of employees2000: 100 Percentage of employees2003: 100 Percentage of employees2004: 100 Percentage of employees2005: 100 Percentage of employees2006: 100 Percentage of employees2007: 100 Percentage of employees2008: 100 Percentage of employees2009: 100 Percentage of employees2010: 100 Percentage of employees2011: 100 Percentage of employees2012: 100 Percentage of employees2013: 100 Percentage of employees2014: 100 Percentage of employees2015: 100 Percentage of employees2016: 100 Percentage of employees2017: 100 Percentage of employees2018: 100 Percentage of employees2019: 100 Percentage of employees2020: 100 Percentage of employees2021: 100 Percentage of employees2022: 100 Percentage of employees2023: 100 Percentage of employees2024: 100 Percentage of employees

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of employees.

Analysis

In 2024, collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain in Belgium stood at 100 Percentage of employees. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain in Belgium peaked at 100 Percentage of employees in 1980 and was at its lowest, 80 Percentage of employees, in 1960.

That places Belgium 1st out of 29 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 80 Percentage of employees 80 Percentage of employees 80 Percentage of employees 2
1970s 87.67 Percentage of employees 85 Percentage of employees 90 Percentage of employees 3
1980s 100 Percentage of employees 100 Percentage of employees 100 Percentage of employees 3
1990s 100 Percentage of employees 100 Percentage of employees 100 Percentage of employees 2
2000s 100 Percentage of employees 100 Percentage of employees 100 Percentage of employees 8
2010s 100 Percentage of employees 100 Percentage of employees 100 Percentage of employees 10
2020s 100 Percentage of employees 100 Percentage of employees 100 Percentage of employees 5

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 1 Italy 100 Percentage of employees compare
  2. 3 Austria 98 Percentage of employees compare
  3. 3 France 98 Percentage of employees compare

See the full ranking of 37 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain in Belgium?
Collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain in Belgium was 100 Percentage of employees in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 100 Percentage of employees in 1980.
What is the lowest collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 80 Percentage of employees in 1960.
How does Belgium rank for collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain?
Belgium ranks 1st out of 29 countries with data for 2024.
Is collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium 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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Indicator
Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain
Unit
Percentage of employees
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
37 places, 1,069 data points, 1960–2024
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