Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled) in Brunei
Brunei: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled) was 0.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Brunei, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Brunei recorded 0.8% for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 11.4% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Brunei peaked at 1.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2003.
That places Brunei 136th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.2% | — |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +17.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +38.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +25.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +29.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +19.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +21.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -17.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -17.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -17.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +24.5% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +103.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -26.9% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -28.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +17.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 0.8% | -11.4% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 0.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.8× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 0.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.9%, 13% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled) in Brunei changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +103.7% | 0.5% | 1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 133 Poland 0.8% compare
- 134 Trinidad and Tobago 0.8% compare
- 135 Puerto Rico 0.8% compare
- 137 Zimbabwe 0.8% compare
- 138 United Arab Emirates 0.7% compare
- 139 New Zealand 0.7% compare
More work & labour data for Brunei
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 137.72 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 63.56 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 240.28 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.43 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.08 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 172,284 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 64,415 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 60.11 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.06 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.5234 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Brunei?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Brunei was 0.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2003.
- How does Brunei rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Brunei ranks 136th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.