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
Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain in Belgium, 1960–2024
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.
Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage of employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 80 Percentage of employees | — |
| 1965 | 80 Percentage of employees | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 85 Percentage of employees | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 88 Percentage of employees | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 90 Percentage of employees | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 100 Percentage of employees | +11.1% |
| 1981 | 100 Percentage of employees | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 100 Percentage of employees | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 100 Percentage of employees | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100 Percentage of employees | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100 Percentage of employees | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100 Percentage of employees | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100 Percentage of employees | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100 Percentage of employees | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100 Percentage of employees | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100 Percentage of employees | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100 Percentage of employees | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100 Percentage of employees | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100 Percentage of employees | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100 Percentage of employees | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100 Percentage of employees | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100 Percentage of employees | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100 Percentage of employees | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100 Percentage of employees | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100 Percentage of employees | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100 Percentage of employees | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100 Percentage of employees | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100 Percentage of employees | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100 Percentage of employees | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100 Percentage of employees | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100 Percentage of employees | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100 Percentage of employees | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100 Percentage of employees | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 100 Percentage of employees is above the median for high income countries, which is 50.25 Percentage of employees, 2.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 100 Percentage of employees is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 76.8 Percentage of employees, 1.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 Italy 100 Percentage of employees compare
- 1 Slovenia 83.1 Percentage of employees compare
- 2 Netherlands 72.1 Percentage of employees compare
- 3 Austria 98 Percentage of employees compare
- 3 France 98 Percentage of employees compare
- 3 Lithuania 29 Percentage of employees compare
- 4 Latvia 25.8 Percentage of employees compare
More reference data data for Belgium
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7526 (2050)
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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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