Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain was 40.2 Percentage of employees in 2024. ▼ Falling
Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain in United Kingdom, 1960–2024
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 United Kingdom stood at 40.2 Percentage of employees.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain in United Kingdom peaked at 85 Percentage of employees in 1975 and was at its lowest, 34.8 Percentage of employees, in 2004.
That places United Kingdom 17th out of 29 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.05 Percentage of employees | 70 Percentage of employees | 72.1 Percentage of employees | 2 |
| 1970s | 81.67 Percentage of employees | 78 Percentage of employees | 85 Percentage of employees | 3 |
| 1980s | 78.75 Percentage of employees | 75 Percentage of employees | 82.5 Percentage of employees | 2 |
| 1990s | 41.49 Percentage of employees | 35.4 Percentage of employees | 58 Percentage of employees | 8 |
| 2000s | 42.64 Percentage of employees | 34.8 Percentage of employees | 50.6 Percentage of employees | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.87 Percentage of employees | 39.2 Percentage of employees | 47.8 Percentage of employees | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.74 Percentage of employees | 38.9 Percentage of employees | 40.9 Percentage of employees | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain in United Kingdom?
- Collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain in United Kingdom was 40.2 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 85 Percentage of employees in 1975.
- What is the lowest collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.8 Percentage of employees in 2004.
- How does United Kingdom rank for collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain?
- United Kingdom ranks 17th out of 29 countries with data for 2024.
- Is collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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