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

Iceland: Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain was 90 Percentage of employees in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
90 Percentage of employees
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 29 countries
All-time high
94 Percentage of employees
in 1993
All-time low
90 Percentage of employees
in 1980
Years of data
27
1980–2024

Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain in Iceland, 1980–2024

0204060801001980200220241980: 90 Percentage of employees1993: 94 Percentage of employees2000: 90 Percentage of employees2001: 90 Percentage of employees2002: 90 Percentage of employees2003: 90 Percentage of employees2004: 90 Percentage of employees2005: 90 Percentage of employees2006: 90 Percentage of employees2007: 90 Percentage of employees2008: 90 Percentage of employees2009: 90 Percentage of employees2010: 90 Percentage of employees2011: 90 Percentage of employees2012: 90 Percentage of employees2013: 90 Percentage of employees2014: 90 Percentage of employees2015: 90 Percentage of employees2016: 90 Percentage of employees2017: 90 Percentage of employees2018: 90 Percentage of employees2019: 90 Percentage of employees2020: 90 Percentage of employees2021: 90 Percentage of employees2022: 90 Percentage of employees2023: 90 Percentage of employees2024: 90 Percentage of employees

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

Analysis

Iceland recorded 90 Percentage of employees for collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain in Iceland peaked at 94 Percentage of employees in 1993 and was at its lowest, 90 Percentage of employees, in 1980.

That places Iceland 5th out of 29 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 90 Percentage of employees 90 Percentage of employees 90 Percentage of employees 1
1990s 94 Percentage of employees 94 Percentage of employees 94 Percentage of employees 1
2000s 90 Percentage of employees 90 Percentage of employees 90 Percentage of employees 10
2010s 90 Percentage of employees 90 Percentage of employees 90 Percentage of employees 10
2020s 90 Percentage of employees 90 Percentage of employees 90 Percentage of employees 5

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 3 Austria 98 Percentage of employees compare
  2. 3 France 98 Percentage of employees compare
  3. 6 Finland 88.8 Percentage of employees compare
  4. 7 Sweden 88 Percentage of employees compare
  5. 8 Portugal 83.3 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 Iceland?
Collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain in Iceland was 90 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 Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 94 Percentage of employees in 1993.
What is the lowest collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 90 Percentage of employees in 1980.
How does Iceland rank for collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain?
Iceland ranks 5th out of 29 countries with data for 2024.
Is collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Iceland 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
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
37 places, 1,069 data points, 1960–2024
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