Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain in Germany
Germany: Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain was 49 Percentage of employees in 2024. ▼ Falling
Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain in Germany, 1960–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of employees.
Analysis
The most recent figure for collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain in Germany is 49 Percentage of employees, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain in Germany peaked at 85 Percentage of employees in 1960 and was at its lowest, 49 Percentage of employees, in 2023.
Germany ranks 14th of 29 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85 Percentage of employees | 85 Percentage of employees | 85 Percentage of employees | 2 |
| 1970s | 85 Percentage of employees | 85 Percentage of employees | 85 Percentage of employees | 2 |
| 1980s | 85 Percentage of employees | 85 Percentage of employees | 85 Percentage of employees | 2 |
| 1990s | 76.77 Percentage of employees | 70.6 Percentage of employees | 85 Percentage of employees | 6 |
| 2000s | 65.07 Percentage of employees | 61.3 Percentage of employees | 68.8 Percentage of employees | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.62 Percentage of employees | 52 Percentage of employees | 59.8 Percentage of employees | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.4 Percentage of employees | 49 Percentage of employees | 52 Percentage of employees | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 11 Australia 59.7 Percentage of employees compare
- 12 Luxembourg 57.3 Percentage of employees compare
- 13 Switzerland 51.5 Percentage of employees compare
- 15 Israel 45.8 Percentage of employees compare
- 16 Czechia 43.2 Percentage of employees compare
- 17 United Kingdom 40.2 Percentage of employees compare
More reference data data for Germany
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 15.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 9.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 80.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.56 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain in Germany?
- Collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain in Germany was 49 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 85 Percentage of employees in 1960.
- What is the lowest collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 49 Percentage of employees in 2023.
- How does Germany rank for collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain?
- Germany ranks 14th out of 29 countries with data for 2024.
- Is collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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