SDG indicator 8.8.2 … freedom of association and collective bargaining in European Union 27
European Union 27: SDG indicator 8.8.2 … freedom of association and collective bargaining was 0.47 in 2024. ▼ Falling
SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights in European Union 27, 2015–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sdg indicator 8.8.2: level of national compliance with labour rights in European Union 27 is 0.47, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.8.2: level of national compliance with labour rights in European Union 27 peaked at 0.59 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.45, in 2019.
That places European Union 27 79th out of 83 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
SDG indicator 8.8.2 … freedom of association and collective bargaining in European Union 27, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.59 | — |
| 2016 | 0.59 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.48 | -18.6% |
| 2018 | 0.49 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.45 | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 0.55 | +22.2% |
| 2021 | 0.57 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.53 | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 0.46 | -13.2% |
| 2024 | 0.47 | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.52 | 0.45 | 0.59 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.516 | 0.46 | 0.57 | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union 27
More work & labour data for European Union 27
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 219,152 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 56.65 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 167,689 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.8 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.18 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 123,695 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 79,226 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 53.37 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.7922 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.5152 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 8.8.2: level of national compliance with labour rights in European Union 27?
- Sdg indicator 8.8.2: level of national compliance with labour rights in European Union 27 was 0.47 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 European Union 27?
- The highest recorded value was 0.59 in 2015.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.8.2: level of national compliance with labour rights recorded in European Union 27?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.45 in 2019.
- How does European Union 27 rank for sdg indicator 8.8.2: level of national compliance with labour rights?
- European Union 27 ranks 79th 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 European Union 27?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union 27 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.