What is the difference in trade union density between Latvia and Sweden?

55.6 Percentage of employees, with Sweden ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Sweden?

18 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.

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.

Latvia vs Sweden: Trade union density

Latvia

10.3 Percentage of employees

in 2021

Sweden

65.9 Percentage of employees

in 2024

Latvia rank

5th

Sweden rank

2nd

Trade union density over time

Latvia
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 65.9 Percentage of employees against 10.3 Percentage of employees in Latvia, a difference of 55.6 Percentage of employees.

That makes Sweden's figure about 6.4 times Latvia's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Latvia ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 2nd of 8 regions.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	28.6 Percentage of employees	83.1 Percentage of employees	54.5 Percentage of employees	Sweden
2000s	17.36 Percentage of employees	72.08 Percentage of employees	54.72 Percentage of employees	Sweden
2010s	12.93 Percentage of employees	67.23 Percentage of employees	54.3 Percentage of employees	Sweden
2020s	10.65 Percentage of employees	67 Percentage of employees	56.35 Percentage of employees	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher trade union density, Latvia or Sweden?: Sweden, at 65.9 Percentage of employees against 10.3 Percentage of employees in Latvia as of 2024.
What is the difference in trade union density between Latvia and Sweden?: 55.6 Percentage of employees, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Sweden?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Latvia and Sweden rank globally for trade union density?: Latvia ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 2nd of 8 regions.
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