Days not worked per 1000 workers due to strikes and lockouts by country
Rates of days not worked due to strikes and lockouts represent the severity rates of strikes and lockouts, calculated in terms of the number of days not worked per 1'000 workers, unless otherwise stated in the notes. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the...
What the numbers show
Days not worked per 1000 workers due to strikes and lockouts is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 140,530 in Turkey; the lowest is 0 in Latvia.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.7, and the mean is 3,001.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in New Zealand (up 14,825.4%), and the largest decrease in Mauritius (down 100.0%).
Days not worked per 1000 workers due to strikes and lockouts: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey | 140,530 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 2 | New Zealand | 1,000 | 2010 | up 14,825.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Argentina | 449 | 2024 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Canada | 375.87 | 2023 | up 275.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Mexico | 374 | 2020 | up 210.4% | volatile |
| 6 | South Africa | 342.9 | 2024 | up 1,103.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Chile | 173.54 | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 8 | Hungary | 164 | 2024 | down 76.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Estonia | 121 | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 10 | France | 99 | 2022 | up 65.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Finland | 82.11 | 2024 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Italy | 52.62 | 2007 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Malta | 46.62 | 2009 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Spain | 32.47 | 2024 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Belgium | 28.04 | 1998 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 22.7 | 2024 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 17 | South Korea | 21 | 2024 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Lithuania | 20.9 | 2023 | up 585.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Brazil | 18.9 | 2020 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 20 | Portugal | 16.2 | 2022 | down 63.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Netherlands | 15 | 2008 | up 1,400.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Cyprus | 15 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Germany | 12 | 2024 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Norway | 10.9 | 2024 | down 80.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Australia | 10.5 | 2024 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | 5.88 | 2024 | down 65.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Romania | 4.9 | 2005 | down 85.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Mongolia | 3.6 | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Israel | 3.43 | 2023 | down 80.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Philippines | 3.2 | 2023 | up 6,300.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Ukraine | 2 | 2017 | down 35.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Egypt | 1.9 | 2003 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Myanmar | 1.51 | 2008 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Costa Rica | 1.03 | 2019 | up 40.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Switzerland | 0.8 | 2024 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Sweden | 0.8 | 2023 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Panama | 0.42 | 2024 | down 97.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Poland | 0.23 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Niger | 0.12 | 1991 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Hong Kong | 0.06 | 2018 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 41 | United States | 0.04 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 42 | Thailand | 0.01 | 2020 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Czechia | 0 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Mauritius | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Russia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Slovakia | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Austria | 0 | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Latvia | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
About this data
Rates of days not worked due to strikes and lockouts represent the severity rates of strikes and lockouts, calculated in terms of the number of days not worked per 1'000 workers, unless otherwise stated in the notes. 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.