World Labour Report, 1997-1998

World Labour Report 1997-98 Industrial relations, democracy and social stability

Table 1.1. Trade union membership

	Year	Union membership (thousands)	Year	Union membership (thousands)	Change in membership (%)*

Africa
Botswana	1995	45	.	.	.
Cameroon	1995	250	.	.	.
Cape Verde	1995	15	.	.	.
Côte d'Ivoire	1995	300	.	.	.
Egypt	1995	3 313	1985	2 721	21.8
Eritrea	1995	18	.	.	.
Ethiopia	1995	152	1985	4	.
Gabon	1995	5	.	.	.
Ghana	1990	700	.	.	.
Guinea	1995	13	.	.	.
Kenya	1995	500	1985	700	-28.6
Mali	1995	103	.	.	.
Mauritania	1995	15	.	.	.
Mauritius	1995	106	1985	98	7.8
Morocco	1994	290	.	.	.
Namibia	1995	55	.	.	.
Nigeria**	1990	3 520	1982	3 000	.
Senegal	1995	184	.	.	.
South Africa	1995	3 154	1985	1 391	126.7
Swaziland	1995	21	1985	2	975.7
Tanzania, United Rep. of	1995	470	.	.	.
Tunisia	1994	220	.	.	.
Uganda	1995	63	1989	102	-38.3
Zambia	1995	273	1985	320	-14.7
Zimbabwe	1995	250	1985	162	54.4

Americas
Antigua and Barbuda	1995	14	1985	9	60.4
Argentina	1995	3 200	1986	3 262	-1.9
Bolivia	1994	276	.	.	.
Brazil	1991	15 205	.	.	.
Canada	1993	4 128	1985	3 730	10.7
Chile	1993	684	1985	361	89.6
Colombia	1995	840	1985	877	-4.2
Costa Rica	1995	139	1985	139	0.0
Cuba	1995	2 772	1985	2 893	-4.2
Dominican Rep.	1995	450	1989	360	25.0
Ecuador	1995	300	.	.	.
El Salvador	1995	103	1985	79	30.6
Guatemala	1994	89	1985	65	35.9
Guyana	1995	70	.	.	.
Honduras	1994	106	.	.	.
Mexico	1991	7 000	1989	9 500	-26.3
Nicaragua	1995	280	.	.	.
Panama	1991	90	.	.	.
Paraguay	1995	109	.	.	.
Peru	1991	442	.	.	.
United States	1995	16 360	1985	16 996	-3.7
Uruguay	1993	151	1990	222	-31.9
Venezuela	1995	1 153	1988	1 700	-32.2

Asia
Australia	1995	2 440	1985	2 793	-12.6
Bangladesh	1995	1 721	1985	1 090	57.8
China	1995	103 996	1985	85 258	22.0
Hong Kong (before 1.7.97)	1994	562	1985	368	53.0
India	1991	6 100	1980	5 917	3.1
Indonesia	1995	1 000	.	.	.
Japan	1996	12 410	1985	12 418	-0.1
Jordan	.	.	1988	212	.
Korea, Rep. of	1995	1 615	1985	1 004	60.8
Malaysia	1995	706	1986	606	16.6
New Zealand	1995	362	1986	680	-46.7
Pakistan	1994	984	1987	881	11.7
Philippines	1995	3 587	1985	2 117	69.4
Singapore	1995	235	1984	201	16.9
Sri Lanka	1991	1 640	1985	1 565	4.8
Taiwan, China	1995	3 146	1987	2 100	49.8
Thailand	1995	416	1985	234	77.3

Europe
Austria	1995	1 287	1985	1 404	-8.3
Azerbaijan	1995	1 707	1985	2 522	-32.3
Belarus	1995	4 134	1985	5 355	-22.8
Belgium	1995	1 585	1985	1 499	5.8
Bulgaria	1993	1 810	1991	2 200	-17.7
Cyprus	1995	161	1985	145	11.1
Czech Rep.	1995	1 886	1990	3 820	-50.6
Denmark	1994	1 808	1985	1 730	4.5
Estonia	1995	167	1985	580	-71.2
Finland	1995	1 377	1985	1 411	-2.4
France	1995	1 758	1985	2 555	-31.2
Germany	1995	9 300	1991	11 676	-20.3
Former German Dem. Rep.	1993	2 681	1991	3 428	-21.8
Germany, Former Fed. Rep. of	1993	7 654	1985	8 127	-5.8
Greece	1995	500	1985	650	-23.1
Hungary	1995	1 860	1985	3 000	-38.0
Iceland	1994	94	1985	83	12.7
Ireland	1993	437	1985	449	-2.6
Israel	1995	450	1985	1 850	-75.7
Italy	1994	6 392	1985	6 860	-6.8
Luxembourg	1995	85	1987	75	13.3
Malta	1994	77	1985	53	44.8
Netherlands	1995	1 540	1985	1 290	19.3
Norway	1995	1 068	1985	971	10.0
Poland	1995	3 420	1989	6 300	-45.7
Portugal	1995	800	1986	1 434	-44.2
Romania	1993	3 700	1991	4 000	-7.5
Russian Fed.	1996	42 356	.	.	.
Slovakia	1995	1 150	1990	1 920	-40.1
Spain	1994	1 606	1985	835	92.3
Sweden	1994	3 180	1985	3 341	-4.8
Switzerland	1994	740	1985	806	-8.2
Turkey**	1995	2 667	1987	1 493	.
Ukraine	1995	21 850	1985	26 000	-16.0
United Kingdom	1995	7 280	1985	9 739	-25.2
* Calculations based on the exact (non-rounded) membership data. ** The basis for calculating union membership changed over time.

Updated by MB. Approved by PD. Last Updated 1 Nov 2002.