Denmark vs Finland: Trade union density
Trade union density over time
- Denmark
- Finland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 60.4 Percentage of employees against 51.4 Percentage of employees in Finland, a difference of 9 Percentage of employees.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 3rd and Finland ranks 5th of 31 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Finland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.96 Percentage of employees | 35.82 Percentage of employees | 19.14 Percentage of employees | Denmark |
| 1970s | 62.25 Percentage of employees | 60.6 Percentage of employees | 1.65 Percentage of employees | Denmark |
| 1980s | 74.03 Percentage of employees | 69.25 Percentage of employees | 4.78 Percentage of employees | Denmark |
| 1990s | 74.6 Percentage of employees | 75.97 Percentage of employees | 1.37 Percentage of employees | Finland |
| 2000s | 68.34 Percentage of employees | 74.08 Percentage of employees | 5.74 Percentage of employees | Finland |
| 2010s | 63.82 Percentage of employees | 66.31 Percentage of employees | 2.49 Percentage of employees | Finland |
| 2020s | 62 Percentage of employees | 54.94 Percentage of employees | 7.06 Percentage of employees | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher trade union density, Denmark or Finland?
- Denmark, at 60.4 Percentage of employees against 51.4 Percentage of employees in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in trade union density between Denmark and Finland?
- 9 Percentage of employees, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Finland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Finland rank globally for trade union density?
- Denmark ranks 3rd and Finland ranks 5th 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