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

Portugal: Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain was 83.3 Percentage of employees in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
83.3 Percentage of employees
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 29 countries
All-time high
98.8 Percentage of employees
in 1993
All-time low
83.3 Percentage of employees
in 2022
Years of data
32
1991–2023

Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain in Portugal, 1991–2023

0204060801001991200720231991: 98.3 Percentage of employees1992: 98.6 Percentage of employees1993: 98.8 Percentage of employees1994: 98.4 Percentage of employees1995: 98.2 Percentage of employees1996: 98 Percentage of employees1997: 97.7 Percentage of employees1998: 97.4 Percentage of employees1999: 97.1 Percentage of employees2000: 96.8 Percentage of employees2002: 95.1 Percentage of employees2003: 94.8 Percentage of employees2004: 92.9 Percentage of employees2005: 91 Percentage of employees2006: 89.8 Percentage of employees2007: 90.3 Percentage of employees2008: 90.5 Percentage of employees2009: 90.5 Percentage of employees2010: 92 Percentage of employees2011: 91.4 Percentage of employees2012: 89.7 Percentage of employees2013: 89.1 Percentage of employees2014: 88.9 Percentage of employees2015: 88.5 Percentage of employees2016: 87.5 Percentage of employees2017: 86.5 Percentage of employees2018: 86.2 Percentage of employees2019: 85.1 Percentage of employees2020: 84.2 Percentage of employees2021: 84 Percentage of employees2022: 83.3 Percentage of employees2023: 83.3 Percentage of employees

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 Portugal is 83.3 Percentage of employees, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain in Portugal peaked at 98.8 Percentage of employees in 1993 and was at its lowest, 83.3 Percentage of employees, in 2022.

Portugal ranks 8th of 29 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 98.06 Percentage of employees 97.1 Percentage of employees 98.8 Percentage of employees 9
2000s 92.41 Percentage of employees 89.8 Percentage of employees 96.8 Percentage of employees 9
2010s 88.49 Percentage of employees 85.1 Percentage of employees 92 Percentage of employees 10
2020s 83.7 Percentage of employees 83.3 Percentage of employees 84.2 Percentage of employees 4

Countries ranked near Portugal

  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. 9 Denmark 81.6 Percentage of employees compare
  5. 10 Norway 72 Percentage of employees compare
  6. 11 Australia 59.7 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 Portugal?
Collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain in Portugal was 83.3 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 Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 98.8 Percentage of employees in 1993.
What is the lowest collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 83.3 Percentage of employees in 2022.
How does Portugal rank for collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain?
Portugal ranks 8th out of 29 countries with data for 2023.
Is collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal 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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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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