How many employees are members of a trade union?

In 2019, 18 percent of all employees were members of a trade union. The percentage among men is somewhat higher at above 19 percent than for women at almost 17 percent. This is evident from the Netherlands Working Conditions Survey (NEA), conducted jointly by CBS and the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO).

Employees aged 55 to 64 years are trade union members most often

At 31 percent, employees between 55 and 64 years of age were most frequently trade union members in 2019, and over a fifth of those aged between 45 and 54 years were also trade union members. Among the youngest employees (15 to 24 years), 7 percent were trade union members.

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Trade union membership by age, 2019 (% of employees)

Leeftijd	2019
15 to 24 yrs	6.6
25 to 34 yrs	12.4
35 to 44 yrs	17.0
45 to 54 yrs	21.7
55 to 64 yrs	30.7
65 to 74 yrs	25.7

26 strikes

In 2019 there were 26 strikes, involving 319 thousand employees. Employees in manufacturing most often went on strike, followed by employees active in the transport and storage sector. There are also the two sectors that have historically seen the most frequent strikes.

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Strikes

Year	Strikes
1999	24
2000	23
2001	16
2002	16
2003	14
2004	12
2005	28
2006	31
2007	20
2008	21
2009	25
2010	21
2011	17
2012	18
2013	24
2014	25
2015	27
2016	25
2017	32
2018	28
2019	26

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