Ireland vs Israel: Trade union density
Trade union density over time
- Ireland
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 27.2 Percentage of employees against 22.2 Percentage of employees in Ireland, a difference of 5 Percentage of employees.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.2 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Israel ahead.
Ireland ranks 12th and Israel ranks 10th of 31 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Israel in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.54 Percentage of employees | 80 Percentage of employees | 40.46 Percentage of employees | Israel |
| 1970s | 45.12 Percentage of employees | 80.6 Percentage of employees | 35.48 Percentage of employees | Israel |
| 1980s | 45.62 Percentage of employees | 80.44 Percentage of employees | 34.82 Percentage of employees | Israel |
| 1990s | 40.74 Percentage of employees | 63.2 Percentage of employees | 22.46 Percentage of employees | Israel |
| 2000s | 32.03 Percentage of employees | 38.2 Percentage of employees | 6.17 Percentage of employees | Israel |
| 2010s | 26.7 Percentage of employees | 25.95 Percentage of employees | 0.75 Percentage of employees | Ireland |
| 2020s | 22.9 Percentage of employees | 29 Percentage of employees | 6.1 Percentage of employees | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher trade union density, Ireland or Israel?
- Israel, at 27.2 Percentage of employees against 22.2 Percentage of employees in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in trade union density between Ireland and Israel?
- 5 Percentage of employees, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Israel?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Israel rank globally for trade union density?
- Ireland ranks 12th and Israel ranks 10th 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