Based on a comparison of 33 countries in 2013, Iceland ranked the highest in Trade Union Density with 82.6% followed by Finland and Sweden. On the other end of the scale was Turkey with 4.54%, Estonia with 6.41% and France with 7.74%.
Average Trade Union Density reached 16.9% in 2013 in the World. This is 1.36 % less than in the previous year and -15.2 % less than 10 years ago.
Historically, average Trade Union Density reached an all time high of 34.7% in 1975 and an all time low of 16.9% in 2013. The average annual growth amounted to -1.32 % since 1960.
Data for more countries are available at Trade Union Density indicator page.
| Trade Union Density | Unit | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
| Austria | % | 29.9% | 29.1% | 28.7% | 28.4% | 27.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | 54.7% | 54.4% | 54.9% | 53.8% | 55.1% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Canada | % | 27.3% | 27.1% | 27.3% | 27.4% | 27.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | % | 67.9% | 66.3% | 67.7% | 67.0% | 66.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | % | 70.5% | 69.6% | 69.9% | 69.1% | 68.4% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Greece | % | 24.5% | 24.0% | 23.2% | 22.5% | 22.6% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Iceland | % | 87.1% | 79.3% | 83.7% | 84.4% | 84.0% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Ireland | % | 31.5% | 31.9% | 33.1% | 32.7% | 32.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 33.5% | 33.4% | 34.7% | 35.5% | 35.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | % | 38.7% | 36.5% | 36.0% | 35.1% | 33.9% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Norway | % | 53.0% | 52.6% | 53.6% | 53.7% | 53.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | % | 20.8% | 20.5% | 20.1% | 19.3% | 19.5% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28.1% | ... | 25.0% | 23.1% | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Sweden | % | 70.8% | 68.3% | 68.4% | 68.2% | 67.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | 27.9% | 27.1% | 27.1% | 26.4% | 25.6% |
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