Union membership
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Union membership
% of employees
2000
2010
2011
Australia
24.5
 
18.1
 
18.1
 
Austria
36.6
 
28.4
 
27.8
 
Belgium
49.5
 
50.6
 
50.4
 
Canada
28.3
 
27.4
 
26.8
 
Chile
13.3
 
15.0
 
14.9
 
Czech Republic
27.2
 
..
 
..
 
Denmark
74.2
 
68.5
 
..
 
Estonia
14.9
 
8.1
 
..
 
Finland
75.0
 
70.0
 
69.0
 
France
8.0
 
7.8
 
..
 
Germany
24.6
 
18.6
 
18.0
 
Greece
26.5
 
25.2
 
25.4
 
Hungary
21.7
 
..
 
..
 
Iceland
89.4
 
..
 
..
 
Ireland
38.0
 
32.7
 
32.6
 
Israel
..
 
..
 
..
 
Italy
34.8
 
35.5
 
35.6
 
Japan
21.5
 
18.3
 
18.1
 
Korea
11.4
 
9.7
 
9.9
 
Luxembourg
42.5
 
..
 
..
 
Mexico
15.6
 
14.4
 
14.6
 
Netherlands
22.9
 
18.6
 
18.2
 
New Zealand
22.4
 
20.8
 
20.8
 
Norway
54.4
 
54.8
 
54.6
 
Poland
17.2
 
14.6
 
..
 
Portugal
21.6
 
19.3
 
..
 
Slovak Republic
32.3
 
16.9
 
16.7
 
Slovenia
..
 
26.3
 
24.4
 
Spain
16.7
 
15.6
 
..
 
Sweden
79.1
 
68.2
 
67.5
 
Switzerland
20.2
 
17.1
 
..
 
Turkey
9.9
 
5.9
 
5.4
 
United Kingdom
30.2
 
26.4
 
25.6
 
United States
12.9
 
11.4
 
11.3
 
OECD-Total
20.2
 
17.6
 
17.3
 
Last updated: 16 July 2013; disclaimer: http://oe.cd/disclaimer
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Note: Next update: June 2014. OECD weighted average.
Source: OECD Employment Outlook, for most of the above indicators. For further details, see:sources, definitions and related studies.