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

Greece: Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain was 13.1 Percentage of employees in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
13.1 Percentage of employees
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
26th
of 29 countries
All-time high
85 Percentage of employees
in 1990
All-time low
13 Percentage of employees
in 2016
Years of data
28
1990–2017

Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain in Greece, 1990–2017

204060801990200320171990: 85 Percentage of employees1991: 85 Percentage of employees1992: 85 Percentage of employees1993: 85 Percentage of employees1994: 85 Percentage of employees1995: 85 Percentage of employees1996: 85 Percentage of employees1997: 85 Percentage of employees1998: 85 Percentage of employees1999: 85 Percentage of employees2000: 85 Percentage of employees2001: 85 Percentage of employees2002: 85 Percentage of employees2003: 85 Percentage of employees2004: 85 Percentage of employees2005: 85 Percentage of employees2006: 85 Percentage of employees2007: 85 Percentage of employees2008: 85 Percentage of employees2009: 85 Percentage of employees2010: 85 Percentage of employees2011: 85 Percentage of employees2012: 48.1 Percentage of employees2013: 33.8 Percentage of employees2014: 26.3 Percentage of employees2015: 19.8 Percentage of employees2016: 13 Percentage of employees2017: 13.1 Percentage of employees

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 Greece is 13.1 Percentage of employees, measured in 2017.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 84.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain in Greece peaked at 85 Percentage of employees in 1990 and was at its lowest, 13 Percentage of employees, in 2016.

That places Greece 26th out of 29 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 85 Percentage of employees 85 Percentage of employees 85 Percentage of employees 10
2000s 85 Percentage of employees 85 Percentage of employees 85 Percentage of employees 10
2010s 40.51 Percentage of employees 13 Percentage of employees 85 Percentage of employees 8

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 23 New Zealand 18.7 Percentage of employees compare
  2. 24 Colombia 15.7 Percentage of employees compare
  3. 25 Japan 15.2 Percentage of employees compare
  4. 27 United States 11.1 Percentage of employees compare
  5. 28 Costa Rica 10.4 Percentage of employees compare
  6. 29 Mexico 8.2 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 Greece?
Collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain in Greece was 13.1 Percentage of employees in 2017, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 85 Percentage of employees in 1990.
What is the lowest collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 13 Percentage of employees in 2016.
How does Greece rank for collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain?
Greece ranks 26th out of 29 countries with data for 2017.
Is collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 84.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece 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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