Brunei vs Iceland: Labor force, total

Brunei
237,763
in 2025
Iceland
242,507
in 2025
Brunei rank
173rd
Iceland rank
172nd

Labor force, total over time

  • Brunei
  • Iceland
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k199020072025

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 242,507 against 237,763 in Brunei, a difference of 4,744.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iceland ahead.

Globally, Brunei ranks 173rd and Iceland ranks 172nd of 186 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Labor force, total
Source
International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 8,410 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.