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

Poland: Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain was 11.6 Percentage of employees in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
11.6 Percentage of employees
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
7th
of 7 regions
All-time high
25 Percentage of employees
in 2000
All-time low
11.6 Percentage of employees
in 2023
Years of data
12
2000–2023

Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain in Poland, 2000–2023

05101520252000201120232000: 25 Percentage of employees2007: 18.9 Percentage of employees2008: 17.6 Percentage of employees2010: 17.5 Percentage of employees2011: 17 Percentage of employees2012: 16.7 Percentage of employees2015: 14.7 Percentage of employees2019: 12.4 Percentage of employees2020: 12.5 Percentage of employees2021: 12.1 Percentage of employees2022: 11.7 Percentage of employees2023: 11.6 Percentage of employees

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

Analysis

In 2023, collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain in Poland stood at 11.6 Percentage of employees. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain in Poland peaked at 25 Percentage of employees in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.6 Percentage of employees, in 2023.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.5 Percentage of employees 17.6 Percentage of employees 25 Percentage of employees 3
2010s 15.66 Percentage of employees 12.4 Percentage of employees 17.5 Percentage of employees 5
2020s 11.97 Percentage of employees 11.6 Percentage of employees 12.5 Percentage of employees 4

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 5 Iceland 90 Percentage of employees compare
  2. 6 Finland 88.8 Percentage of employees compare
  3. 7 Sweden 88 Percentage of employees compare
  4. 8 Portugal 83.3 Percentage of employees compare
  5. 9 Denmark 81.6 Percentage of employees compare
  6. 10 Norway 72 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 Poland?
Collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain in Poland was 11.6 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 Poland?
The highest recorded value was 25 Percentage of employees in 2000.
What is the lowest collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 11.6 Percentage of employees in 2023.
How does Poland rank for collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain?
Poland ranks 7th out of 7 regions with data for 2023.
Is collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Poland 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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