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

Sweden: Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain was 88 Percentage of employees in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
88 Percentage of employees
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
7th
of 29 countries
All-time high
91 Percentage of employees
in 1985
All-time low
75 Percentage of employees
in 1960
Years of data
29
1960–2024

Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain in Sweden, 1960–2024

0204060801001960199220241960: 75 Percentage of employees1965: 75 Percentage of employees1970: 78 Percentage of employees1975: 85 Percentage of employees1980: 88 Percentage of employees1985: 91 Percentage of employees1990: 91 Percentage of employees1995: 90.4 Percentage of employees2000: 87.7 Percentage of employees2005: 89.4 Percentage of employees2006: 88.7 Percentage of employees2007: 87.5 Percentage of employees2008: 88.9 Percentage of employees2009: 89.6 Percentage of employees2010: 88.7 Percentage of employees2011: 88.3 Percentage of employees2012: 88.8 Percentage of employees2013: 88.4 Percentage of employees2014: 88.6 Percentage of employees2015: 88.7 Percentage of employees2016: 88.6 Percentage of employees2017: 87.7 Percentage of employees2018: 88 Percentage of employees2019: 88.7 Percentage of employees2020: 89 Percentage of employees2021: 87 Percentage of employees2022: 87.5 Percentage of employees2023: 87.9 Percentage of employees2024: 88 Percentage of employees

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

Analysis

In 2024, collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain in Sweden stood at 88 Percentage of employees.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain in Sweden peaked at 91 Percentage of employees in 1985 and was at its lowest, 75 Percentage of employees, in 1960.

Sweden ranks 7th of 29 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 75 Percentage of employees 75 Percentage of employees 75 Percentage of employees 2
1970s 81.5 Percentage of employees 78 Percentage of employees 85 Percentage of employees 2
1980s 89.5 Percentage of employees 88 Percentage of employees 91 Percentage of employees 2
1990s 90.7 Percentage of employees 90.4 Percentage of employees 91 Percentage of employees 2
2000s 88.63 Percentage of employees 87.5 Percentage of employees 89.6 Percentage of employees 6
2010s 88.45 Percentage of employees 87.7 Percentage of employees 88.8 Percentage of employees 10
2020s 87.88 Percentage of employees 87 Percentage of employees 89 Percentage of employees 5

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 5 Iceland 90 Percentage of employees compare
  2. 6 Finland 88.8 Percentage of employees compare
  3. 8 Portugal 83.3 Percentage of employees compare
  4. 9 Denmark 81.6 Percentage of employees compare
  5. 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 Sweden?
Collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain in Sweden was 88 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 Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 91 Percentage of employees in 1985.
What is the lowest collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 75 Percentage of employees in 1960.
How does Sweden rank for collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain?
Sweden ranks 7th out of 29 countries with data for 2024.
Is collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden 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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