Union membership
 
 
 
Union membership
% of employees
1997
2006
2007
 
Australia
29.6
 
20.1
 
18.5
 
 
Austria
38.9
 
31.7
 
..
 
 
Belgium
55.6
 
54.1
 
52.9
 
 
Canada
31.5
 
29.6
 
29.4
 
 
Czech Republic
49.7
 
21.0
 
..
 
 
Denmark
75.6
 
69.4
 
69.1
 
 
Finland
79.4
 
71.7
 
70.3
 
 
France
8.7
 
7.9
 
7.8
 
 
Germany
27.0
 
20.7
 
19.9
 
 
Greece
30.4
 
..
 
..
 
 
Hungary
30.9
 
17.3
 
16.9
 
 
Iceland
88.0
 
..
 
..
 
 
Ireland
42.7
 
32.6
 
31.7
 
 
Italy
36.2
 
33.4
 
33.3
 
 
Japan
22.8
 
18.3
 
18.3
 
 
Korea
11.1
 
10.0
 
..
 
 
Luxembourg
42.4
 
..
 
..
 
 
Mexico
16.2
 
..
 
..
 
 
Netherlands
25.1
 
20.4
 
19.8
 
 
New Zealand
23.3
 
22.0
 
..
 
 
Norway
55.5
 
54.9
 
53.7
 
 
Poland
32.7
 
14.4
 
..
 
 
Portugal
21.7
 
..
 
..
 
 
Slovak Republic
43.5
 
23.6
 
..
 
 
Spain
15.6
 
14.6
 
..
 
 
Sweden
82.2
 
75.1
 
70.8
 
 
Switzerland
22.0
 
19.0
 
..
 
 
Turkey
13.9
 
..
 
..
 
 
United Kingdom
30.7
 
28.2
 
28.0
 
 
United States
13.6
 
11.5
 
11.6
 
 
OECD-Total
36.6
 
30.1
 
..
 
Last updated: 2 October 2009
Note:  Next update: June 2010. OECD unweighted average.
Source: OECD Employment Outlook. For further details, see: sources, definitions and related studies.