Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate) in Brunei
Brunei: Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate) was 50.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Brunei, 1981–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Brunei recorded 50.7% for employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Brunei peaked at 54.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 28.7%, in 1981.
Brunei ranks 89th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 28.7% | — |
| 1991 | 43.3% | +51.2% |
| 2001 | 52.4% | +21.0% |
| 2014 | 54.1% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 50.9% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 51.5% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 50.3% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 50.2% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 51.4% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 49.7% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 51.5% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 52.1% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 50.7% | -2.6% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 50.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 53.4%, 95% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 50.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.9%, 100% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +51.2% | 28.7% | 43.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.7% | 28.7% | 28.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 43.3% | 43.3% | 43.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 52.4% | 52.4% | 52.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 50.3% | 54.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 50.9% | 49.7% | 52.1% | 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 employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Brunei?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Brunei was 50.7% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 54.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.7% in 1981.
- How does Brunei rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%)?
- Brunei ranks 89th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.