Brunei vs Netherlands: Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
Brunei
69.0%
in 2025
Netherlands
69.2%
in 2025
Brunei rank
68th
Netherlands rank
66th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) over time
- Brunei
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 69.2% against 69.0% in Brunei, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 68th and Netherlands ranks 66th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.1% | 73.9% | 4.2% | Brunei |
| 2000s | 73.8% | 72.9% | 0.9% | Brunei |
| 2010s | 68.8% | 68.5% | 0.3% | Brunei |
| 2020s | 69.0% | 69.3% | 0.3% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%), Brunei or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 69.2% against 69.0% in Brunei as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) between Brunei and Netherlands?
- 0.2%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Netherlands?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Brunei and Netherlands rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%)?
- Brunei ranks 68th and Netherlands ranks 66th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO 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.