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

Japan: Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain was 15.2 Percentage of employees in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
15.2 Percentage of employees
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
25th
of 29 countries
All-time high
31.6 Percentage of employees
in 1970
All-time low
15.2 Percentage of employees
in 2023
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain in Japan, 1970–2023

0102030197019962023

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

Analysis

Japan recorded 15.2 Percentage of employees for collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain in Japan peaked at 31.6 Percentage of employees in 1970 and was at its lowest, 15.2 Percentage of employees, in 2023.

Japan ranks 25th of 29 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 29.99 Percentage of employees 27.9 Percentage of employees 31.6 Percentage of employees 10
1980s 25.23 Percentage of employees 22.7 Percentage of employees 27.3 Percentage of employees 10
1990s 20.73 Percentage of employees 19.3 Percentage of employees 22 Percentage of employees 10
2000s 16.9 Percentage of employees 16 Percentage of employees 18.7 Percentage of employees 10
2010s 15.89 Percentage of employees 15.4 Percentage of employees 16.4 Percentage of employees 10
2020s 15.4 Percentage of employees 15.2 Percentage of employees 15.5 Percentage of employees 4

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 22 Chile 19.3 Percentage of employees compare
  2. 23 New Zealand 18.7 Percentage of employees compare
  3. 24 Colombia 15.7 Percentage of employees compare
  4. 26 Greece 13.1 Percentage of employees compare
  5. 27 United States 11.1 Percentage of employees compare
  6. 28 Costa Rica 10.4 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 Japan?
Collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain in Japan was 15.2 Percentage of employees in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 31.6 Percentage of employees in 1970.
What is the lowest collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 15.2 Percentage of employees in 2023.
How does Japan rank for collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain?
Japan ranks 25th out of 29 countries with data for 2023.
Is collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Japan 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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