What is the difference in trade union density between Italy and Poland?

20.8 Percentage of employees, with Italy ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Poland?

28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.

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.

Italy vs Poland: Trade union density

Italy

30.2 Percentage of employees

in 2024

Poland

9.4 Percentage of employees

in 2022

Italy rank

7th

Poland rank

6th

Trade union density over time

Italy
Poland

How they compare

Italy currently reports 30.2 Percentage of employees against 9.4 Percentage of employees in Poland, a difference of 20.8 Percentage of employees.

That makes Italy's figure about 3.2 times Poland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Poland ahead.

Italy ranks 7th and Poland ranks 6th of 31 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Poland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	35.05 Percentage of employees	38.85 Percentage of employees	3.8 Percentage of employees	Poland
2000s	31.68 Percentage of employees	20.99 Percentage of employees	10.69 Percentage of employees	Italy
2010s	32.4 Percentage of employees	14.5 Percentage of employees	17.9 Percentage of employees	Italy
2020s	30.1 Percentage of employees	9.4 Percentage of employees	20.7 Percentage of employees	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher trade union density, Italy or Poland?: Italy, at 30.2 Percentage of employees against 9.4 Percentage of employees in Poland as of 2024.
What is the difference in trade union density between Italy and Poland?: 20.8 Percentage of employees, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Poland?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Italy and Poland rank globally for trade union density?: Italy ranks 7th and Poland ranks 6th 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