Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Brunei or Democratic Republic of Congo?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 61.5% against 60.8% in Brunei as of 2025.

What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) between Brunei and Democratic Republic of Congo?

0.7%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Democratic Republic of Congo?

35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.

Brunei vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Brunei

60.8%

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo

61.5%

in 2025

Brunei rank

66th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

63rd

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) over time

Brunei
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 61.5% against 60.8% in Brunei, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Brunei ranks 66th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 63rd of 187 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brunei	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
1990s	64.1%	69.9%	5.9%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	63.7%	69.3%	5.6%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	61.0%	62.7%	1.7%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	60.7%	61.0%	0.4%	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Brunei or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 61.5% against 60.8% in Brunei as of 2025.
What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) between Brunei and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 0.7%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Brunei and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?: Brunei ranks 66th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 63rd 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+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.