Estonia vs Lithuania: Trade union density
Trade union density over time
- Estonia
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 8.3 Percentage of employees against 5.6 Percentage of employees in Estonia, a difference of 2.7 Percentage of employees.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.5 times Estonia's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Lithuania has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 7th and Lithuania ranks 6th of 7 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.2 Percentage of employees | 33.4 Percentage of employees | 1.2 Percentage of employees | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 9.12 Percentage of employees | 11.55 Percentage of employees | 2.43 Percentage of employees | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 5.84 Percentage of employees | 8.27 Percentage of employees | 2.43 Percentage of employees | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 5.7 Percentage of employees | 8.8 Percentage of employees | 3.1 Percentage of employees | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher trade union density, Estonia or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 8.3 Percentage of employees against 5.6 Percentage of employees in Estonia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in trade union density between Estonia and Lithuania?
- 2.7 Percentage of employees, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Lithuania?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Estonia and Lithuania rank globally for trade union density?
- Estonia ranks 7th and Lithuania ranks 6th of 7 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