GMB had over 608 thousand members in the 2019/20 time period. After peaking in 2002/03 at approximately 704 thousand, membership levels tumbled by 132 thousand in 2004/05. Thereafter, the figures grew year on year until 2015/16, before decreasing again in 2018/19.
Level of membership in the union GMB in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1999/00 to 2019/20
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Statistics on Trade Unions in the UK
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Number of trade unions in the United Kingdom (UK)1999-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of trade unions in the United Kingdom (UK) 2019/20, by membership size
- Premium Statistic Trade union membership in the United Kingdom (UK) 1999-2020
- Basic Statistic Number of trade union members in the UK 1892-2020
- Premium Statistic Number of trade union members in the UK 2021, by industry
- Basic Statistic Number of trade union members in the UK 2020/21, by trade union
- Premium Statistic UK trade union annual gross income 1999-2019
- Premium Statistic UK union's annual gross expenditure 1999-2020
Union density
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- Basic Statistic Trade union density in the UK 1995-2021
- Basic Statistic Trade union density in the mining industry in the United Kingdom (UK) 1995-2018
- Basic Statistic Trade union density in the manufacturing industry in the UK 1995-2018
- Basic Statistic Trade union density in the water management industry in the UK 1995-2018
- Basic Statistic Trade union density in the energy industry in the UK 1995-2018
- Basic Statistic Trade union density in the construction industry in the UK 1995-2018
- Basic Statistic Trade union density in the wholesale & retail trade in the UK 1995-2018
- Basic Statistic Trade union density in the logistics industry in the UK 1995-2018
Membership by industry
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- Basic Statistic Trade union membership in the agriculture industry in the United Kingdom 1995-2016
- Basic Statistic Trade union membership in the mining industry in the United Kingdom (UK) 1995-2018
- Basic Statistic Trade union membership in manufacturing in the United Kingdom (UK) 1995-2018
- Basic Statistic Trade union membership in the energy industry in the United Kingdom (UK) 1995-2018
- Basic Statistic Trade union membership in the water management industry in the UK 1995-2018
- Basic Statistic Trade union membership in the construction industry in the United Kingdom 1995-2018
- Basic Statistic Trade union membership in the wholesale & retail trade in the UK 1995-2018
- Basic Statistic Trade union membership in the transportation and storage industry in the UK 1995-2018
Membership (union specific)
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- Premium Statistic Unite the Union: History of membership numbers and mergers
- Premium Statistic GMB: Union membership in the United Kingdom (UK) 1999-2020
- Premium Statistic UNISON membership in the United Kingdom (UK) 1999-2020
- Premium Statistic Royal College of Nursing (RCN): Union membership in the United Kingdom (UK) 1999-2020
- Premium Statistic Union of Shop Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW); Membership in the UK 1999-2020
- Premium Statistic National Union of Teachers (NUT) membership in the United Kingdom (UK) 1999-2018
- Premium Statistic NASUWT: Union membership in the United Kingdom (UK) 1999-2020
- Premium Statistic Communication Workers Union (CWU): Union membership in the UK 1999-2020
Further related statistics
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- Trade union density in Sweden from 2000 to 2014
- Public opinion about trade unions in Luxembourg in 2016
- Public opinion about trade unions in the Benelux countries 2016
- Trade union density in Austria from 2000 to 2013
- Trade union density in Germany from 2000 to 2013
- Trade union density in Ireland from 2000 to 2014
- Trade union density in the Netherlands from 2000 to 2013
- Trade union density in Norway from 2000 to 2013
- U.S. labor unions share of employees represented 1983-2022
- People employed in hunting and trapping industry New Zealand 2018 by region
- Workplace major injuries caused by machinery incidents Singapore 2014-2021
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Trades Union Certification Officer. (July 8, 2021). Level of membership in the union GMB in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1999/00 to 2019/20 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/286081/gmb-union-membership-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Trades Union Certification Officer. "Level of membership in the union GMB in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1999/00 to 2019/20." Chart. July 8, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/286081/gmb-union-membership-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Trades Union Certification Officer. (2021). Level of membership in the union GMB in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1999/00 to 2019/20. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/286081/gmb-union-membership-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Trades Union Certification Officer. "Level of Membership in The Union Gmb in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1999/00 to 2019/20." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/286081/gmb-union-membership-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Trades Union Certification Officer, Level of membership in the union GMB in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1999/00 to 2019/20 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/286081/gmb-union-membership-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited February 03, 2023)
Level of membership in the union GMB in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1999/00 to 2019/20 [Graph], Trades Union Certification Officer, July 8, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/286081/gmb-union-membership-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/