Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) … ages modeled in Brunei
Brunei: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) … ages modeled was 28.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Brunei, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Brunei recorded 28.6% for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Brunei peaked at 41.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 27.9%, in 2017.
That places Brunei 116th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) … ages modeled in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 40.7% | — |
| 1992 | 40.6% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 40.6% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 40.5% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 40.6% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 40.7% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 40.8% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 40.7% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 40.8% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 40.9% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 41.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 40.3% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 39.5% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 38.7% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 37.9% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 37.2% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 36.4% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 35.7% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 35.0% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 34.3% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 33.7% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 33.0% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 32.2% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 31.4% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 30.2% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 29.0% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 27.9% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 28.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 28.0% | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 32.1% | +14.6% |
| 2022 | 30.7% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 29.2% | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 28.9% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 28.6% | -1.2% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 28.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 34.7%, 82% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 28.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 37.8%, 76% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.7% | 40.5% | 40.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 38.3% | 35.0% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 27.9% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 28.0% | 32.1% | 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, ages 15-24, total (%) in Brunei?
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Brunei was 28.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 41.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.9% in 2017.
- How does Brunei rank for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Brunei ranks 116th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO 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.