Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO) in Brunei
Brunei: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO) was 0.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Brunei, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Brunei is 0.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Brunei peaked at 0.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2001.
Brunei ranks 142nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.1% | — |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +16.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +33.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +24.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +28.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +18.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +19.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +41.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +41.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +15.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -43.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -11.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +41.7% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | -9.0% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 0.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.4× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 0.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.8%, 15% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
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, male (% of male employment) in Brunei?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Brunei was 0.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2001.
- How does Brunei rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Brunei ranks 142nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. 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, male (% of male 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.