SDG indicator 8.8.2 … freedom of association and collective bargaining in Europe and Central Asia
Europe and Central Asia: SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights was 1.78 in 2024. ▲ Rising
SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights in Europe and Central Asia, 2015–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Europe and Central Asia recorded 1.78 for sdg indicator 8.8.2: level of national compliance with labour rights in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.8.2: level of national compliance with labour rights in Europe and Central Asia peaked at 1.78 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.29, in 2015.
Europe and Central Asia ranks 67th of 83 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights in Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.29 | — |
| 2016 | 1.34 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 1.33 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.49 | +12.0% |
| 2019 | 1.35 | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 1.43 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 1.73 | +21.0% |
| 2022 | 1.69 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 1.78 | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 1.78 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.36 | 1.29 | 1.49 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.68 | 1.43 | 1.78 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe and Central Asia
More work & labour data for Europe and Central Asia
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 452,116 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 57.53 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 333,753 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.47 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.21 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 103,309 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 59,908 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 54.39 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.04 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.1537 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 8.8.2: level of national compliance with labour rights in Europe and Central Asia?
- Sdg indicator 8.8.2: level of national compliance with labour rights in Europe and Central Asia was 1.78 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.8.2: level of national compliance with labour rights recorded in Europe and Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 in 2023.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.8.2: level of national compliance with labour rights recorded in Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.29 in 2015.
- How does Europe and Central Asia rank for sdg indicator 8.8.2: level of national compliance with labour rights?
- Europe and Central Asia ranks 67th out of 83 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sdg indicator 8.8.2: level of national compliance with labour rights rising or falling in Europe and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe and Central Asia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights, freedom of association and collective bargaining. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The indicator measures the level of national compliance with fundamental rights at work (freedom of association and collective bargaining, FACB) for all ILO member states based on six international ILO supervisory body textual sources and also on national legislation. It is based on the coding of textual sources against a list of evaluation criteria and then converting the coding into indicators. The indicator has a range from 0 to 10, with 0 being the best possible score (indicating higher levels of compliance with FACB rights) and 10 the worst (indicating lower levels of compliance with FACB rights). This indicator is not intended as a tool to compare compliance among ILO member States. It should specifically be noted that reporting obligations of an ILO member State to the ILO's supervisory system and thus ILO textual sources are different for ratifying and non‐ratifying ILO member States.