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

Hungary: Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain was 20.4 Percentage of employees in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
20.4 Percentage of employees
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
21st
of 29 countries
All-time high
39 Percentage of employees
in 1999
All-time low
20.2 Percentage of employees
in 2018
Years of data
23
1998–2022

Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain in Hungary, 1998–2022

0102030401998201020221998: 38.1 Percentage of employees1999: 39 Percentage of employees2000: 35.4 Percentage of employees2001: 33.2 Percentage of employees2002: 31.7 Percentage of employees2003: 32 Percentage of employees2004: 32.1 Percentage of employees2005: 23.1 Percentage of employees2006: 21.3 Percentage of employees2007: 23 Percentage of employees2008: 21.7 Percentage of employees2009: 24.8 Percentage of employees2010: 25.5 Percentage of employees2011: 25 Percentage of employees2012: 25.8 Percentage of employees2013: 24.3 Percentage of employees2014: 24.3 Percentage of employees2015: 27.3 Percentage of employees2016: 27 Percentage of employees2017: 22.4 Percentage of employees2018: 20.2 Percentage of employees2019: 20.9 Percentage of employees2022: 20.4 Percentage of employees

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

Analysis

Hungary recorded 20.4 Percentage of employees for collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain in 2022.

That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain in Hungary peaked at 39 Percentage of employees in 1999 and was at its lowest, 20.2 Percentage of employees, in 2018.

Hungary ranks 21st of 29 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 38.55 Percentage of employees 38.1 Percentage of employees 39 Percentage of employees 2
2000s 27.83 Percentage of employees 21.3 Percentage of employees 35.4 Percentage of employees 10
2010s 24.27 Percentage of employees 20.2 Percentage of employees 27.3 Percentage of employees 10
2020s 20.4 Percentage of employees 20.4 Percentage of employees 20.4 Percentage of employees 1

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 18 Ireland 34 Percentage of employees compare
  2. 19 OECD 33.62 Percentage of employees compare
  3. 20 Canada 30.2 Percentage of employees compare
  4. 22 Chile 19.3 Percentage of employees compare
  5. 23 New Zealand 18.7 Percentage of employees compare
  6. 24 Colombia 15.7 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 Hungary?
Collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain in Hungary was 20.4 Percentage of employees in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 39 Percentage of employees in 1999.
What is the lowest collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 20.2 Percentage of employees in 2018.
How does Hungary rank for collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain?
Hungary ranks 21st out of 29 countries with data for 2022.
Is collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hungary 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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