Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO) in Brunei
Brunei: Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO) was 88.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Brunei, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Brunei recorded 88.0% for employment in services, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Brunei peaked at 90.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 86.8%, in 1991.
Brunei ranks 44th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 86.8% | — |
| 1992 | 86.9% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 87.1% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 87.4% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 87.3% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 87.5% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 87.6% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 87.8% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 88.2% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 88.1% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 88.0% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 88.1% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 88.2% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 88.4% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 88.6% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 88.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 88.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 88.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 88.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 88.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 89.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 89.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 89.6% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 90.1% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 90.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 90.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 90.2% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 89.8% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 90.5% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 89.7% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 88.0% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 88.1% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 88.0% | -0.1% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 88.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 89.2%, 99% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 88.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 61.5%, 1.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.4% | 86.8% | 88.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 88.5% | 88.0% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 88.9% | 90.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.0% | 88.0% | 90.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 41 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 88.9% compare
- 42 Switzerland 88.7% compare
- 43 Montenegro 88.3% compare
- 45 Uruguay 87.7% compare
- 46 Argentina 86.7% compare
- 47 Venezuela 86.6% 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 employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Brunei?
- Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Brunei was 88.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 90.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.8% in 1991.
- How does Brunei rank for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- Brunei ranks 44th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).