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Trade union density

Tier B· ReputableDescriptive

Share of employees who are members of a trade union. Descriptive — a structural feature of the labour market, not better or worse.

100 = highest union density in the dataset, 0 = lowest — descriptive, not better or worse

Mixed reference years (2007–2020). This metric uses each country's most recent available year, so countries are not all measured in the same year — cross-country comparison is weakened. Each row shows its own reference year.

How this score is built

Trade union density rate — union members as a share of employees — ILOSTAT indicator ILR_TUMT_NOC_RT_A via the ILO rplumber API (CC BY 4.0). Descriptive: high or low unionization is a structural feature (shaped by law, sector mix and history), not better or worse — so it uses a neutral colour and is off the Compare radar. Normalized with min–max; the reference year varies by country.

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100 = highest union density in the dataset, 0 = lowest — descriptive, not better or worse

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139 countries with data. Rank 1 = best. Click a column to sort; click a country for its full provenance.

Rank ↑CountryScoreRaw value
1stIcelandISL
100100
91.423 % of employees
2ndCubaCUB
89.0389
81.412 % of employees
3rdDenmarkDNK
73.273
66.976 % of employees
4thSwedenSWE
71.2771
65.213 % of employees
5thFinlandFIN
64.2764
58.825 % of employees
6thNorwayNOR
55.0355
50.404 % of employees
7thVietnamVNM
54.1754
49.613 % of employees
8thBelgiumBEL
53.5954
49.082 % of employees
9thKazakhstanKAZ
51.2251
46.923 % of employees
10thChinaCHN
48.2948
44.249 % of employees
11thCyprusCYP
47.2347
43.285 % of employees
12thMaltaMLT
45.7146
41.894 % of employees
13thTunisiaTUN
41.5542
38.106 % of employees
14thAlbaniaALB
40.1740
36.847 % of employees
15thUkraineUKR
39.9440
36.637 % of employees
16thSyriaSYR
39.2639
36.012 % of employees
17thSerbiaSRB
36.2636
33.28 % of employees
18thItalyITA
35.435
32.497 % of employees
19thTaiwanTWN
35.1135
32.227 % of employees
20thMongoliaMNG
33.5334
30.786 % of employees
21stSudanSDN
33.1233
30.41 % of employees
22ndNepalNPL
32.8533
30.165 % of employees
23rdUruguayURY
32.7733
30.096 % of employees
24thBosnia and HerzegovinaBIH
32.6733
30 % of employees
25thBotswanaBWA
32.6333
29.963 % of employees
26thCanadaCAN
3232
29.387 % of employees
27thSouth AfricaZAF
31.6332
29.057 % of employees
28thLuxembourgLUX
30.7331
28.229 % of employees
29thArgentinaARG
30.1530
27.7 % of employees
30thMauritiusMUS
30.1330
27.684 % of employees
31stRussiaRUS
29.8830
27.454 % of employees
32ndNigerNER
29.3729
26.995 % of employees
33rdSloveniaSVN
29.2729
26.9 % of employees
34thPanamaPAN
28.6329
26.32 % of employees
35thAustriaAUT
28.5529
26.243 % of employees
36thHong KongHKG
28.3428
26.056 % of employees
37thMontenegroMNE
28.128
25.834 % of employees
38thIrelandIRL
27.6228
25.395 % of employees
39thIsraelISR
27.2827
25.089 % of employees
40thTanzaniaTZA
26.4226
24.3 % of employees
41stZambiaZMB
2626
23.918 % of employees
42ndEswatiniSWZ
25.9626
23.879 % of employees
43rdTogoTGO
25.8826
23.81 % of employees
44thEgyptEGY
25.8726
23.798 % of employees
45thSierra LeoneSLE
25.7626
23.696 % of employees
46thCuraçaoCUW
25.5326
23.491 % of employees
47thUnited KingdomGBR
25.3825
23.356 % of employees
48thSingaporeSGP
24.124
22.181 % of employees
49thCentral African RepublicCAF
23.8224
21.933 % of employees
50thBermudaBMU
23.7824
21.896 % of employees
51stRomaniaROU
23.2323
21.394 % of employees
52ndPalestinePSE
23.1123
21.28 % of employees
53rdCape VerdeCPV
22.6923
20.9 % of employees
54thCroatiaHRV
22.5423
20.76 % of employees
55thArmeniaARM
22.3122
20.55 % of employees
56thCosta RicaCRI
22.2922
20.538 % of employees
57thLiberiaLBR
21.7922
20.082 % of employees
58thIndiaIND
21.4921
19.801 % of employees
58thTrinidad and TobagoTTO
21.4921
19.8 % of employees
60thGreeceGRC
20.5721
18.967 % of employees
61stNew ZealandNZL
20.4920
18.895 % of employees
62ndMoldovaMDA
20.1520
18.58 % of employees
63rdNamibiaNAM
19.8520
18.305 % of employees
64thGeorgiaGEO
19.3819
17.882 % of employees
65thZimbabweZWE
19.2519
17.758 % of employees
66thChileCHL
18.5219
17.094 % of employees
67thGhanaGHA
18.2418
16.838 % of employees
68thJapanJPN
18.218
16.802 % of employees
69thAfghanistanAFG
18.1618
16.767 % of employees
70thNorth MacedoniaMKD
18.0718
16.68 % of employees
71stGermanyDEU
17.618
16.255 % of employees
72ndLaosLAO
16.7717
15.5 % of employees
73rdNetherlandsNLD
16.6517
15.387 % of employees
74thPortugalPRT
16.5417
15.288 % of employees
75thSwitzerlandCHE
15.616
14.427 % of employees
76thGuyanaGUY
15.1415
14.01 % of employees
77thGambiaGMB
15.0115
13.891 % of employees
78thBulgariaBGR
14.815
13.7 % of employees
79thAustraliaAUS
14.7515
13.656 % of employees
80thDR CongoCOD
14.6515
13.56 % of employees
81stComorosCOM
14.4214
13.352 % of employees
82ndFijiFJI
14.2314
13.181 % of employees
83rdBrazilBRA
14.0714
13.033 % of employees
84thIndonesiaIDN
14.0214
12.99 % of employees
85thPolandPOL
13.7114
12.707 % of employees
86thMozambiqueMOZ
13.4713
12.487 % of employees
87thSpainESP
13.4313
12.449 % of employees
88thMexicoMEX
13.3713
12.4 % of employees
89thSouth KoreaKOR
13.3413
12.37 % of employees
90thBoliviaBOL
12.9813
12.045 % of employees
91stBangladeshBGD
12.8213
11.897 % of employees
92ndSamoaWSM
12.7413
11.818 % of employees
93rdSomaliaSOM
12.7213
11.8 % of employees
94thCzechiaCZE
12.2612
11.384 % of employees
95thSlovakiaSVK
11.9312
11.084 % of employees
96thMoroccoMAR
11.7312
10.897 % of employees
97thLatviaLVA
11.4611
10.65 % of employees
98thIvory CoastCIV
11.4311
10.624 % of employees
99thMauritaniaMRT
11.1411
10.36 % of employees
100thUnited StatesUSA
11.0611
10.293 % of employees
101stUgandaUGA
11.0211
10.256 % of employees
102ndSri LankaLKA
10.8511
10.099 % of employees
103rdNigeriaNGA
10.6811
9.943 % of employees
104thTürkiyeTUR
10.5811
9.853 % of employees
105thBurkina FasoBFA
10.5411
9.814 % of employees
106thKenyaKEN
10.4110
9.7 % of employees
107thCambodiaKHM
10.3410
9.63 % of employees
108thEthiopiaETH
10.0310
9.35 % of employees
109thFranceFRA
9.5310
8.89 % of employees
110thMalawiMWI
9.489
8.85 % of employees
111thEl SalvadorSLV
9.359
8.73 % of employees
112thMalaysiaMYS
9.329
8.698 % of employees
113thHungaryHUN
9.269
8.65 % of employees
114thPhilippinesPHL
9.099
8.488 % of employees
115thMaliMLI
8.038
7.523 % of employees
116thDominican RepublicDOM
7.998
7.49 % of employees
117thBelizeBLZ
7.938
7.435 % of employees
118thLithuaniaLTU
7.858
7.358 % of employees
119thSenegalSEN
7.848
7.356 % of employees
120thMadagascarMDG
7.78
7.225 % of employees
121stParaguayPRY
7.387
6.931 % of employees
122ndEstoniaEST
6.386
6.017 % of employees
123rdRwandaRWA
6.26
5.855 % of employees
124thBurundiBDI
5.936
5.611 % of employees
125thNicaraguaNIC
5.596
5.3 % of employees
126thCameroonCMR
5.285
5.018 % of employees
127thSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT
5.155
4.9 % of employees
128thLesothoLSO
4.995
4.753 % of employees
129thPakistanPAK
4.965
4.729 % of employees
130thColombiaCOL
4.885
4.653 % of employees
131stThailandTHA
3.423
3.322 % of employees
132ndGuatemalaGTM
3.233
3.149 % of employees
133rdHondurasHND
2.63
2.568 % of employees
134thPeruPER
2.282
2.281 % of employees
135thSeychellesSYC
2.022
2.041 % of employees
136thSaint LuciaLCA
1.82
1.843 % of employees
137thHaitiHTI
1.672
1.723 % of employees
138thMyanmarMMR
0.881
1 % of employees
139thVenezuelaVEN
00
0.2 % of employees
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