Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male … male ages national in Brunei
Brunei: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male … male ages national was 36.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Brunei, 2014–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Brunei is 36.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Brunei peaked at 38.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 30.1%, in 2014.
That places Brunei 87th out of 154 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male … male ages national in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 30.1% | — |
| 2017 | 30.7% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 32.4% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 37.3% | +15.2% |
| 2020 | 36.9% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 38.8% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 36.6% | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 36.4% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 35.0% | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 36.8% | +5.1% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 36.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.9%, 100% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 36.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 36.8%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.6% | 30.1% | 37.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 36.8% | 35.0% | 38.8% | 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, male (%) in Brunei?
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Brunei was 36.8% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 38.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.1% in 2014.
- How does Brunei rank for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%)?
- Brunei ranks 87th out of 154 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. 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, ages 15-24, male (%) (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.