Australia vs Netherlands: Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate)
Australia
60.7%
in 2025
Netherlands
61.8%
in 2025
Australia rank
29th
Netherlands rank
27th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate) over time
- Australia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 61.8% against 60.7% in Australia, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 29th and Netherlands ranks 27th of 174 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.0% | 26.4% | 13.6% | Australia |
| 1980s | 43.1% | 31.6% | 11.6% | Australia |
| 1990s | 48.4% | 44.4% | 4.0% | Australia |
| 2000s | 53.5% | 53.9% | 0.4% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 56.0% | 55.5% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 2020s | 59.5% | 60.7% | 1.2% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%), Australia or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 61.8% against 60.7% in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) between Australia and Netherlands?
- 1.1%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%)?
- Australia ranks 29th and Netherlands ranks 27th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.