Employers, male (% of male employment) in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 2.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Brunei Darussalam, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, male (% of male employment) in Brunei Darussalam is 2.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 4.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2020.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 134th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.4% | — |
| 1992 | 4.5% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 4.5% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 4.4% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 4.5% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 4.5% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 4.5% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 4.5% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 4.5% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 4.5% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.5% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | -15.9% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +40.2% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -28.6% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 2.8% | -0.4% |
Brunei Darussalam compared with similar countries
- Brunei Darussalam's 2.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.7%, 60% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Brunei Darussalam's 2.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.6%, 78% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, male (% of male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +40.2% | 2.8% | 4.0% |
| 2023 | -28.6% | 4.0% | 2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.5% | 4.4% | 4.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.8% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 4.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei Darussalam
- 131 Philippines 3.0% compare
- 132 Czechia 3.0% compare
- 133 Ukraine 2.9% compare
- 135 Puerto Rico 2.8% compare
- 136 Viet Nam 2.8% compare
- 137 Burkina Faso 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, male (% of male employment) in Brunei Darussalam?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Brunei Darussalam was 2.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2020.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 134th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (% of male 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).