Finland vs Korea: Trade union density
Trade union density over time
- Finland
- Korea
How they compare
Finland currently reports 51.4 Percentage of employees against 12.5 Percentage of employees in Korea, a difference of 38.9 Percentage of employees.
That makes Finland's figure about 4.1 times Korea's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 5th and Korea ranks 3rd of 31 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.94 Percentage of employees | 11.61 Percentage of employees | 26.33 Percentage of employees | Finland |
| 1970s | 60.6 Percentage of employees | 14.89 Percentage of employees | 45.71 Percentage of employees | Finland |
| 1980s | 69.25 Percentage of employees | 14.59 Percentage of employees | 54.66 Percentage of employees | Finland |
| 1990s | 75.97 Percentage of employees | 13.33 Percentage of employees | 62.64 Percentage of employees | Finland |
| 2000s | 74.08 Percentage of employees | 10.52 Percentage of employees | 63.56 Percentage of employees | Finland |
| 2010s | 66.31 Percentage of employees | 10.4 Percentage of employees | 55.91 Percentage of employees | Finland |
| 2020s | 55.82 Percentage of employees | 13.28 Percentage of employees | 42.55 Percentage of employees | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher trade union density, Finland or Korea?
- Finland, at 51.4 Percentage of employees against 12.5 Percentage of employees in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in trade union density between Finland and Korea?
- 38.9 Percentage of employees, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Korea?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Korea rank globally for trade union density?
- Finland ranks 5th and Korea ranks 3rd 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