OECD vs Portugal: Trade union density
Trade union density over time
- OECD
- Portugal
How they compare
OECD currently reports 15.16 Percentage of employees against 13.9 Percentage of employees in Portugal, a difference of 1.26 Percentage of employees.
That makes OECD's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Portugal ahead.
OECD ranks 18th and Portugal ranks 20th of 31 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, OECD averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.31 Percentage of employees | 55.8 Percentage of employees | 18.49 Percentage of employees | Portugal |
| 1980s | 30.24 Percentage of employees | 37.65 Percentage of employees | 7.41 Percentage of employees | Portugal |
| 1990s | 24.21 Percentage of employees | 22.93 Percentage of employees | 1.28 Percentage of employees | OECD |
| 2000s | 18.7 Percentage of employees | 19.42 Percentage of employees | 0.7154 Percentage of employees | Portugal |
| 2010s | 16.83 Percentage of employees | 16.7 Percentage of employees | 0.1318 Percentage of employees | OECD |
| 2020s | 16.07 Percentage of employees | 13.9 Percentage of employees | 2.17 Percentage of employees | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher trade union density, OECD or Portugal?
- OECD, at 15.16 Percentage of employees against 13.9 Percentage of employees in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in trade union density between OECD and Portugal?
- 1.26 Percentage of employees, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and Portugal?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2020.
- How do OECD and Portugal rank globally for trade union density?
- OECD ranks 18th and Portugal ranks 20th 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