Canada vs Italy: Trade union density
Trade union density over time
- Canada
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 30.2 Percentage of employees against 28.3 Percentage of employees in Canada, a difference of 1.9 Percentage of employees.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 9th and Italy ranks 7th of 31 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.11 Percentage of employees | 27.43 Percentage of employees | 1.68 Percentage of employees | Canada |
| 1970s | 32.39 Percentage of employees | 42.44 Percentage of employees | 10.05 Percentage of employees | Italy |
| 1980s | 34.03 Percentage of employees | 41.93 Percentage of employees | 7.9 Percentage of employees | Italy |
| 1990s | 32.71 Percentage of employees | 35.05 Percentage of employees | 2.34 Percentage of employees | Italy |
| 2000s | 29.66 Percentage of employees | 31.68 Percentage of employees | 2.02 Percentage of employees | Italy |
| 2010s | 28.35 Percentage of employees | 32.35 Percentage of employees | 4 Percentage of employees | Italy |
| 2020s | 28.58 Percentage of employees | 30.42 Percentage of employees | 1.84 Percentage of employees | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher trade union density, Canada or Italy?
- Italy, at 30.2 Percentage of employees against 28.3 Percentage of employees in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in trade union density between Canada and Italy?
- 1.9 Percentage of employees, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Italy?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Italy rank globally for trade union density?
- Canada ranks 9th and Italy ranks 7th 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