Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24 … female ages national in Brunei
Brunei: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24 … female ages national was 22.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Brunei, 2014–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Brunei recorded 22.2% for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.4% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Brunei peaked at 25.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 2023.
That places Brunei 108th out of 154 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24 … female ages national in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 23.9% | — |
| 2017 | 25.0% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 23.8% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 23.7% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 24.5% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 24.0% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 21.3% | -11.5% |
| 2024 | 24.7% | +16.2% |
| 2025 | 22.2% | -10.4% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 22.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 30.3%, 73% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 22.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31.4%, 70% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.1% | 23.7% | 25.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 21.3% | 24.7% | 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 employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Brunei?
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Brunei was 22.2% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 2023.
- How does Brunei rank for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%)?
- Brunei ranks 108th out of 154 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.