Employers, female (% of female employment) in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 2.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Brunei Darussalam, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, female (% of female employment) in Brunei Darussalam stood at 2.7%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 2.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2022.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 54th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.0% | — |
| 1992 | 2.0% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 2.0% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 2.0% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 2.1% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 2.1% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | +32.8% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -24.4% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | +22.2% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -16.5% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -26.0% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | +78.6% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 2.7% | +0.2% |
Brunei Darussalam compared with similar countries
- Brunei Darussalam's 2.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 1.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Brunei Darussalam's 2.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.2%, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, female (% of female employment) in Brunei Darussalam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +78.6% | 1.5% | 2.7% |
| 2018 | +32.8% | 2.0% | 2.6% |
| 2022 | -26.0% | 2.0% | 1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 1.5% | 2.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei Darussalam
- 51 Cambodia 2.8% compare
- 52 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.8% compare
- 53 United Arab Emirates 2.7% compare
- 55 China 2.7% compare
- 56 Saudi Arabia 2.7% compare
- 57 Luxembourg 2.7% compare
More work & labour data for Brunei Darussalam
- 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 employers, female (% of female employment) in Brunei Darussalam?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Brunei Darussalam was 2.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2022.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 54th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).