For most of the period showing the level of membership in UNISON in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1999 to 2020, UNISON's membership numbers had been falling, but in 2016/17 the union reported a membership of almost 1.4 million, a peak for this period. In 2020, UNISON reported nearly 1.37 million memberships as well.
Level of membership in UNISON in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1999/00 to 2019/20 (in 1,000)
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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 Ireland from 2000 to 2014
- Trade union density in Sweden from 2000 to 2014
- Trade union density in Austria from 2000 to 2013
- Public opinion about trade unions in Luxembourg in 2016
- Trade union presence in the United Kingdom (UK) 1996-2018, by sector
- Collective agreement coverage in the UK 1996-2021, by sector
- Trade union density in Norway from 2000 to 2013
- U.S. union membership rate of public sector employees 1983-2022
- U.S. union membership rate of public sector employees 2021, by state
- Public opinion about trade unions in the Benelux countries 2016
- Trade union density in the Netherlands from 2000 to 2013
- Share of employment of the working population in France 2016, by gender and sector
- Canada: median age of retirement 2000-2022
- Preferred retirement age millennials 2020 by job sector
- Main occupations in Romania 2019
- Metal hammers and sledge-hammers: sales value in the UK 2008-2017
- Clay and shale: production volume in the United Kingdom (UK) 2006-2015
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Statistics
- Trade union density in Ireland from 2000 to 2014
- Trade union density in Sweden from 2000 to 2014
- Trade union density in Austria from 2000 to 2013
- Public opinion about trade unions in Luxembourg in 2016
- Trade union presence in the United Kingdom (UK) 1996-2018, by sector
- Collective agreement coverage in the UK 1996-2021, by sector
- Trade union density in Norway from 2000 to 2013
- U.S. union membership rate of public sector employees 1983-2022
- U.S. union membership rate of public sector employees 2021, by state
- Public opinion about trade unions in the Benelux countries 2016
- Trade union density in the Netherlands from 2000 to 2013
- Share of employment of the working population in France 2016, by gender and sector
- Canada: median age of retirement 2000-2022
- Preferred retirement age millennials 2020 by job sector
- Main occupations in Romania 2019
- Metal hammers and sledge-hammers: sales value in the UK 2008-2017
- Clay and shale: production volume in the United Kingdom (UK) 2006-2015
Trades Union Certification Officer. (July 8, 2021). Level of membership in UNISON in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1999/00 to 2019/20 (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 20, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/286088/unison-membership-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Trades Union Certification Officer. "Level of membership in UNISON in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1999/00 to 2019/20 (in 1,000)." Chart. July 8, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 20, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/286088/unison-membership-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Trades Union Certification Officer. (2021). Level of membership in UNISON in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1999/00 to 2019/20 (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 20, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/286088/unison-membership-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Trades Union Certification Officer. "Level of Membership in Unison in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1999/00 to 2019/20 (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/286088/unison-membership-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Trades Union Certification Officer, Level of membership in UNISON in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1999/00 to 2019/20 (in 1,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/286088/unison-membership-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited March 20, 2023)
Level of membership in UNISON in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1999/00 to 2019/20 (in 1,000) [Graph], Trades Union Certification Officer, July 8, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/286088/unison-membership-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/