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Share of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements (early 2010s, %)

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. This series may use a non-calendar time dimension (such as age or month); countries can have different observation periods.

Source: Our World in Data29 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
53.0%
Median: 57.9%
Countries Covered
29
with available data
Highest
France
98.5%
Lowest
Türkiye
7.0%
Top 5 Countries
1France98.5%
2Austria98.0%
3Belgium96.0%
4Iceland92.0%
5Sweden90.0%
By Region
Oceania68.8%(2 countries)
Europe59.6%(22 countries)
Asia20.8%(2 countries)
North America19.9%(2 countries)
Other7.0%(1 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (7.0%)High (98.5%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 53.0%)

Oceania (2)
Europe (22)
Asia (2)
North America (2)
Other (1)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. This series may use a non-calendar time dimension (such as age or month); countries can have different observation periods. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1France98.5%
2Austria98.0%
3Belgium96.0%
4Iceland92.0%
5Sweden90.0%
6Finland89.3%
7Spain83.6%
8Denmark82.0%
9Italy80.0%
10New Zealand77.6%
11Slovakia73.9%
12Poland72.5%
13Australia60.0%
14Netherlands59.0%
15Switzerland57.9%
16Germany56.0%
17Ireland32.5%
18Czech Republic30.4%
19Canada28.1%
20United Kingdom26.0%
21Greece25.5%
22South Korea25.0%
23Hungary22.8%
24Portugal17.2%
25Japan16.5%
26Norway15.3%
27Luxembourg13.1%
28United States of America11.6%
29Türkiye7.0%
Showing 29 of 29 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2026).

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