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

56.5 Percentage of employees, with Sweden ahead.

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

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.

Poland vs Sweden: Trade union density

Poland

9.4 Percentage of employees

in 2022

Sweden

65.9 Percentage of employees

in 2024

Poland rank

5th

Sweden rank

2nd

Trade union density over time

Poland
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 65.9 Percentage of employees against 9.4 Percentage of employees in Poland, a difference of 56.5 Percentage of employees.

That makes Sweden's figure about 7.0 times Poland's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Poland ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 2nd of 7 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Poland	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	38.85 Percentage of employees	82.05 Percentage of employees	43.2 Percentage of employees	Sweden
2000s	20.99 Percentage of employees	74.66 Percentage of employees	53.67 Percentage of employees	Sweden
2010s	14.5 Percentage of employees	67.31 Percentage of employees	52.81 Percentage of employees	Sweden
2020s	9.4 Percentage of employees	65.5 Percentage of employees	56.1 Percentage of employees	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher trade union density, Poland or Sweden?: Sweden, at 65.9 Percentage of employees against 9.4 Percentage of employees in Poland as of 2024.
What is the difference in trade union density between Poland and Sweden?: 56.5 Percentage of employees, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Sweden?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Poland and Sweden rank globally for trade union density?: Poland ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 2nd of 7 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