Belgium vs Canada: Trade union density
Trade union density over time
- Belgium
- Canada
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 47.5 Percentage of employees against 28.3 Percentage of employees in Canada, a difference of 19.2 Percentage of employees.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.7 times Canada's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 6th and Canada ranks 9th of 31 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.77 Percentage of employees | 29.11 Percentage of employees | 8.66 Percentage of employees | Belgium |
| 1970s | 47.67 Percentage of employees | 32.39 Percentage of employees | 15.28 Percentage of employees | Belgium |
| 1980s | 48.11 Percentage of employees | 34.03 Percentage of employees | 14.08 Percentage of employees | Belgium |
| 1990s | 51.68 Percentage of employees | 32.71 Percentage of employees | 18.97 Percentage of employees | Belgium |
| 2000s | 54.92 Percentage of employees | 29.66 Percentage of employees | 25.26 Percentage of employees | Belgium |
| 2010s | 53.48 Percentage of employees | 28.35 Percentage of employees | 25.13 Percentage of employees | Belgium |
| 2020s | 50.02 Percentage of employees | 28.65 Percentage of employees | 21.38 Percentage of employees | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher trade union density, Belgium or Canada?
- Belgium, at 47.5 Percentage of employees against 28.3 Percentage of employees in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in trade union density between Belgium and Canada?
- 19.2 Percentage of employees, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Canada?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Canada rank globally for trade union density?
- Belgium ranks 6th and Canada ranks 9th of 31 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Trade union density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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