What is the difference in trade union density between Greece and Spain?

0.9 Percentage of employees, with Greece ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Spain?

14 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.

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.

Greece vs Spain: Trade union density

Greece

13.4 Percentage of employees

in 2020

Spain

12.5 Percentage of employees

in 2023

Greece rank

21st

Spain rank

24th

Trade union density over time

Greece
Spain

How they compare

Greece currently reports 13.4 Percentage of employees against 12.5 Percentage of employees in Spain, a difference of 0.9 Percentage of employees.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 21st and Spain ranks 24th of 31 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1980s	31.62 Percentage of employees	11.45 Percentage of employees	20.18 Percentage of employees	Greece
1990s	27.27 Percentage of employees	15.43 Percentage of employees	11.83 Percentage of employees	Greece
2000s	22.23 Percentage of employees	14.9 Percentage of employees	7.33 Percentage of employees	Greece
2010s	17.5 Percentage of employees	15.33 Percentage of employees	2.17 Percentage of employees	Greece
2020s	13.4 Percentage of employees	13.4 Percentage of employees	0 Percentage of employees	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher trade union density, Greece or Spain?: Greece, at 13.4 Percentage of employees against 12.5 Percentage of employees in Spain as of 2020.
What is the difference in trade union density between Greece and Spain?: 0.9 Percentage of employees, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Spain?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do Greece and Spain rank globally for trade union density?: Greece ranks 21st and Spain ranks 24th 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

Indicator: Trade union density
Unit: Percentage of employees
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 40 places, 1,820 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026

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