Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain in Korea
Korea: Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain was 16.3 Percentage of employees in 2023. ▼ Falling
Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain in Korea, 1977–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of employees.
Analysis
Korea recorded 16.3 Percentage of employees for collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain in Korea peaked at 28 Percentage of employees in 1977 and was at its lowest, 12.2 Percentage of employees, in 2010.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain in Korea, year by year
| Year | Percentage of employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 28 Percentage of employees | — |
| 1978 | 27.4 Percentage of employees | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 26.8 Percentage of employees | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 23.1 Percentage of employees | -13.8% |
| 1981 | 22.9 Percentage of employees | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 22.2 Percentage of employees | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 21.3 Percentage of employees | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 19.9 Percentage of employees | -6.6% |
| 1985 | 18.5 Percentage of employees | -7.0% |
| 1986 | 18.4 Percentage of employees | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 20.3 Percentage of employees | +10.3% |
| 1988 | 21.4 Percentage of employees | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 21.8 Percentage of employees | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 20.2 Percentage of employees | -7.3% |
| 1991 | 18.9 Percentage of employees | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 18.1 Percentage of employees | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 17.2 Percentage of employees | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 15.9 Percentage of employees | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 15.2 Percentage of employees | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 14.6 Percentage of employees | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 13.4 Percentage of employees | -8.2% |
| 1998 | 15.7 Percentage of employees | +17.2% |
| 1999 | 14.9 Percentage of employees | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 15 Percentage of employees | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 15 Percentage of employees | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13.9 Percentage of employees | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 13.7 Percentage of employees | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 13.2 Percentage of employees | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 12.8 Percentage of employees | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 12.9 Percentage of employees | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 13.5 Percentage of employees | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 13.1 Percentage of employees | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 12.7 Percentage of employees | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 12.2 Percentage of employees | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 12.6 Percentage of employees | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 12.8 Percentage of employees | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 12.8 Percentage of employees | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12.9 Percentage of employees | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 12.7 Percentage of employees | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 12.8 Percentage of employees | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 13.3 Percentage of employees | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 14.8 Percentage of employees | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 15.6 Percentage of employees | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 17.7 Percentage of employees | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 17.8 Percentage of employees | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 16.4 Percentage of employees | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 16.3 Percentage of employees | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.4 Percentage of employees | 26.8 Percentage of employees | 28 Percentage of employees | 3 |
| 1980s | 20.98 Percentage of employees | 18.4 Percentage of employees | 23.1 Percentage of employees | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.41 Percentage of employees | 13.4 Percentage of employees | 20.2 Percentage of employees | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.58 Percentage of employees | 12.7 Percentage of employees | 15 Percentage of employees | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.25 Percentage of employees | 12.2 Percentage of employees | 15.6 Percentage of employees | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.05 Percentage of employees | 16.3 Percentage of employees | 17.8 Percentage of employees | 4 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 1 Italy 100 Percentage of employees compare
- 1 Belgium 100 Percentage of employees compare
- 1 Slovenia 83.1 Percentage of employees compare
- 2 Netherlands 72.1 Percentage of employees compare
- 3 Austria 98 Percentage of employees compare
- 3 France 98 Percentage of employees compare
- 3 Lithuania 29 Percentage of employees compare
- 4 Latvia 25.8 Percentage of employees compare
- 5 Iceland 90 Percentage of employees compare
- 5 Türkiye 12.7 Percentage of employees compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain in Korea?
- Collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain in Korea was 16.3 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 Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 28 Percentage of employees in 1977.
- What is the lowest collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2 Percentage of employees in 2010.
- How does Korea rank for collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain?
- Korea ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2023.
- Is collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea 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