Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain in OECD
OECD: Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain was 33.62 Percentage of employees in 2024. ▼ Falling
Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain in OECD, 1960–2024
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 OECD is 33.62 Percentage of employees, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain in OECD peaked at 50.93 Percentage of employees in 1960 and was at its lowest, 33.62 Percentage of employees, in 2024.
OECD ranks 19th of 29 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain in OECD, year by year
| Year | Percentage of employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 50.93 Percentage of employees | — |
| 1961 | 50.9 Percentage of employees | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 50.66 Percentage of employees | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 50.39 Percentage of employees | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 50.06 Percentage of employees | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 49.62 Percentage of employees | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 49.45 Percentage of employees | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 49.17 Percentage of employees | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 49.62 Percentage of employees | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 50.1 Percentage of employees | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 50.61 Percentage of employees | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 50.38 Percentage of employees | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 50.02 Percentage of employees | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 49.62 Percentage of employees | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 49.51 Percentage of employees | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 49.48 Percentage of employees | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 49.19 Percentage of employees | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 48.83 Percentage of employees | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 49.35 Percentage of employees | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 49.3 Percentage of employees | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 49.73 Percentage of employees | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 49.53 Percentage of employees | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 49.81 Percentage of employees | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 49.26 Percentage of employees | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 47.81 Percentage of employees | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 46.89 Percentage of employees | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 46.37 Percentage of employees | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 45.91 Percentage of employees | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 45.4 Percentage of employees | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 44.84 Percentage of employees | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 44.45 Percentage of employees | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 44.91 Percentage of employees | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 44.15 Percentage of employees | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 43.56 Percentage of employees | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 42.8 Percentage of employees | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 42.04 Percentage of employees | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 41.09 Percentage of employees | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 40.38 Percentage of employees | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 40.31 Percentage of employees | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 39.94 Percentage of employees | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 39.41 Percentage of employees | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 39.59 Percentage of employees | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 39.5 Percentage of employees | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 39.07 Percentage of employees | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 38.61 Percentage of employees | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 38.12 Percentage of employees | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 37.19 Percentage of employees | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 37.25 Percentage of employees | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 37.3 Percentage of employees | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 37.48 Percentage of employees | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 36.93 Percentage of employees | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 36.45 Percentage of employees | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 35.59 Percentage of employees | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 35.41 Percentage of employees | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 35.07 Percentage of employees | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 34.63 Percentage of employees | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 34.44 Percentage of employees | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 34.18 Percentage of employees | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 33.97 Percentage of employees | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 33.85 Percentage of employees | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 34.2 Percentage of employees | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 34.35 Percentage of employees | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 33.67 Percentage of employees | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 33.62 Percentage of employees | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 33.62 Percentage of employees | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.09 Percentage of employees | 49.17 Percentage of employees | 50.93 Percentage of employees | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.63 Percentage of employees | 48.83 Percentage of employees | 50.61 Percentage of employees | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.55 Percentage of employees | 44.84 Percentage of employees | 49.81 Percentage of employees | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.36 Percentage of employees | 39.94 Percentage of employees | 44.91 Percentage of employees | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.35 Percentage of employees | 37.19 Percentage of employees | 39.59 Percentage of employees | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.05 Percentage of employees | 33.85 Percentage of employees | 36.93 Percentage of employees | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.89 Percentage of employees | 33.62 Percentage of employees | 34.35 Percentage of employees | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain in OECD?
- Collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain in OECD was 33.62 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 OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 50.93 Percentage of employees in 1960.
- What is the lowest collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.62 Percentage of employees in 2024.
- How does OECD rank for collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain?
- OECD ranks 19th out of 29 countries with data for 2024.
- Is collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD 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