How many years of comparable data are there for Gibraltar and Netherlands?

11 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2001.

Where does this data come from?

Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gibraltar vs Netherlands: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)

Gibraltar

68.4%

in 2001

Netherlands

68.7%

in 2025

Gibraltar rank

47th

Netherlands rank

44th

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) over time

Gibraltar
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 68.7% against 68.4% in Gibraltar, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Gibraltar ahead.

Gibraltar ranks 47th and Netherlands ranks 44th of 199 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Gibraltar averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gibraltar	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1980s	55.4%	52.6%	2.8%	Gibraltar
1990s	48.9%	58.0%	9.0%	Netherlands
2000s	68.4%	64.2%	4.2%	Gibraltar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+), Gibraltar or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 68.7% against 68.4% in Gibraltar as of 2025.
What is the difference in labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) between Gibraltar and Netherlands?: 0.3%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gibraltar and Netherlands?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2001.
How do Gibraltar and Netherlands rank globally for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?: Gibraltar ranks 47th and Netherlands ranks 44th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate)
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 5,713 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.