Days not worked due to strikes and lockouts by country

Days not worked as a result of strikes and lockouts represent the total number of working days not worked as a result of strikes and lockouts in progress during the year. It is measured in terms of the sum of the actual working days during which work would normally have been carried out by each worker involved had...

Countries reporting
89
Highest
6.58 million
Canada
Lowest
0
Latvia
Median
4,040
Years covered
56
1969–2024
Data points
2,247

What the numbers show

Days not worked due to strikes and lockouts is currently reported for 89 countries. The highest value is 6.58 million in Canada; the lowest is 0 in Latvia.

The median across all reporting countries is 4,040, and the mean is 382,977.

Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 47 fell. The largest increase was in Poland (up 43,216.7%), and the largest decrease in Russian Federation (down 100.0%).

Days not worked due to strikes and lockouts: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Canada 6.58 million 2023 up 339.3% volatile
2 Argentina 6.18 million 2024 down 44.0% rising
3 Nigeria 4.31 million 2005 volatile
4 United States of America 3.36 million 2024 up 1,580.4% volatile
5 Peru 2.30 million 2024 down 27.2% volatile
6 France 1.90 million 2022 up 144.3% volatile
7 India 1.27 million 2016 down 93.7% falling
8 Indonesia 1.25 million 1997 up 2,918.5% volatile
9 South Africa 832,490 2024 down 91.9% volatile
10 Israel 761,792 2024 up 635.7% volatile
11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 733,000 2024 down 7.0% volatile
12 Italy 722,714 2008 up 24.5% volatile
13 Spain 703,178 2024 up 13.3% volatile
14 Algeria 628,838 2004 down 35.1% volatile
15 Germany 472,565 2024 up 205.4% volatile
16 Republic of Korea 456,863 2024 down 29.8% volatile
17 Finland 213,645 2024 up 427.2% volatile
18 Morocco 141,083 2002 volatile
19 Türkiye 140,530 2024 down 54.4% volatile
20 Iceland 140,448 2004 up 44.3% volatile
21 Australia 139,100 2024 up 6.2% volatile
22 Romania 138,453 2008 down 61.6% volatile
23 Tunisia 107,515 2007 up 165.6% volatile
24 Zambia 81,707 1997 volatile
25 Guyana 66,299 2007 down 33.4% volatile
26 Cambodia 60,358 2001 up 2,082.9% volatile
27 Netherlands 53,700 2024 up 31.3% volatile
28 Sri Lanka 46,769 2024 up 25.3% volatile
29 Ecuador 36,672 2008 down 17.0% volatile
30 Norway 31,200 2024 down 78.9% volatile
31 Lithuania 24,077 2023 up 681.7% volatile
32 Egypt 19,969 2003 up 1,653.2% volatile
33 Cyprus 17,915 2024 down 39.6% volatile
34 Ukraine 16,758 2017 down 47.6% volatile
35 San Marino 15,000 2010 up 1,100.0% volatile
36 Nepal 12,355 2002 down 53.7% volatile
37 Ghana 9,692 1991 volatile
38 Austria 9,042 2024 up 173.3% volatile
39 Belgium 8,250 2024 down 98.9% volatile
40 Pakistan 7,183 2003 down 97.9% volatile
41 New Caledonia 6,670 2013 down 80.6% falling
42 Brazil 5,697 2019 up 31.3% volatile
43 Netherlands Antilles 5,446 2000 down 75.6% volatile
44 Denmark 4,500 2024 down 73.4% volatile
45 Hungary 4,040 2024 up 612.5% volatile
46 Uganda 3,936 2004 down 90.6% volatile
47 Sweden 3,909 2023 down 44.8% volatile
48 Guatemala 3,767 2014 volatile
49 Switzerland 3,712 2024 down 11.3% volatile
50 Japan 3,652 2023 down 48.1% volatile
51 Ireland 3,580 2024 down 91.9% volatile
52 Trinidad and Tobago 3,499 2010 volatile
53 Philippines 3,209 2023 up 302.6% volatile
54 El Salvador 2,640 2018 down 63.4% volatile
55 Poland 2,599 2024 up 43,216.7% volatile
56 Bangladesh 2,284 2000 down 92.0% volatile
57 Cameroon 1,932 1981 down 89.2% volatile
58 Dominica 1,746 1997 volatile
59 Burkina Faso 1,692 1991 down 99.2% volatile
60 Malta 1,126 2012 up 51.3% volatile
61 Myanmar 1,087 2008 volatile
62 Bermuda 790 1997 up 5.3% volatile
63 Barbados 530 2015 down 72.3% volatile
64 Puerto Rico 504 2008 down 99.7% volatile
65 Uruguay 383.56 2020 down 100.0% volatile
66 New Zealand 378 2019 down 97.3% volatile
67 Thailand 200 2020 down 99.4% volatile
68 Hong Kong, China 169 2016 up 213.0% volatile
69 Mexico 167 2022 down 99.8% volatile
70 Chile 158.1 2024 down 94.3% volatile
71 Portugal 77.75 2023 up 0.8% volatile
72 Nicaragua 51 2004 down 99.8% volatile
73 Estonia 42 2018 down 16.0% volatile
74 Eswatini 32 2017 volatile
75 Isle of Man 14 2014 down 97.1% volatile
76 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11 2000 down 90.8% volatile
77 Panama 6 2024 down 62.5% volatile
78 Slovakia 5 2023 up 25.0% volatile
79 Botswana 1 2008 down 100.0% volatile
79 Aruba 1 2013 down 97.5% volatile
81 Czechia 0 2012 volatile
81 Russian Federation 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
81 Belarus 0 2015 volatile
81 Bahamas 0 1992 volatile
81 Costa Rica 0 2020 down 100.0% volatile
81 Malaysia 0 2022 volatile
81 Mauritius 0 2022 down 100.0% volatile
81 Mongolia 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
81 Latvia 0 2024 volatile

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Days not worked due to strikes and lockouts
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
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Coverage
90 places, 2,247 data points, 1969–2024
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Days not worked as a result of strikes and lockouts represent the total number of working days not worked as a result of strikes and lockouts in progress during the year. It is measured in terms of the sum of the actual working days during which work would normally have been carried out by each worker involved had there been no stoppage. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Industrial Relations data (IRdata) database description.