Belgium vs Norway: Trade union density
Trade union density over time
- Belgium
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 52.1 Percentage of employees against 47.5 Percentage of employees in Belgium, a difference of 4.6 Percentage of employees.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.
Belgium ranks 6th and Norway ranks 4th of 31 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.77 Percentage of employees | 53.28 Percentage of employees | 15.51 Percentage of employees | Norway |
| 1970s | 47.67 Percentage of employees | 53.01 Percentage of employees | 5.34 Percentage of employees | Norway |
| 1980s | 48.11 Percentage of employees | 56.32 Percentage of employees | 8.21 Percentage of employees | Norway |
| 1990s | 51.68 Percentage of employees | 56.02 Percentage of employees | 4.34 Percentage of employees | Norway |
| 2000s | 54.92 Percentage of employees | 51.11 Percentage of employees | 3.81 Percentage of employees | Belgium |
| 2010s | 53.48 Percentage of employees | 50.03 Percentage of employees | 3.45 Percentage of employees | Belgium |
| 2020s | 50.02 Percentage of employees | 50.4 Percentage of employees | 0.375 Percentage of employees | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher trade union density, Belgium or Norway?
- Norway, at 52.1 Percentage of employees against 47.5 Percentage of employees in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in trade union density between Belgium and Norway?
- 4.6 Percentage of employees, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Norway?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Norway rank globally for trade union density?
- Belgium ranks 6th and Norway ranks 4th 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