Number of trade union members in the UK 1892-2021

Published by D. Clark, Jul 10, 2024
As of 2021, there over 6.73 million people that were part of a trade union in the United Kingdom, compared with 6.66 million in the previous year. During the provided time period the late 1970s and early 1980s saw the highest levels of trade union membership in the UK, with over 13.2 million employees a member of a union in 1980.

Number of trade union members in the United Kingdom from 1892 to 2021 (in 1,000s)

CharacteristicNumber of members in thousands
2021 6,733
2020 6,666
2019 6,695
2018 6,768
2017 6,875
2016 6,865
2015 6,949
2014 7,011
2013 7,086
2012 7,197
2011 7,261
2010 7,329
2009 7,388
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02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000

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June 2024

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Survey time period

1892 to 2021

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This statistic using original data from the Government Digital Service and includes copyright material licensed under © Crown, the Open Government License v3.0

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