Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%) in Brunei
Brunei: Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%) was 41.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female share of employment in senior and middle management in Brunei, 2014–2025
Source: Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 41.8% for female share of employment in senior and middle management in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.7% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of employment in senior and middle management in Brunei peaked at 41.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 32.3%, in 2019.
Brunei ranks 25th of 102 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 32.5% | — |
| 2017 | 37.0% | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 34.6% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 32.3% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 37.4% | +16.0% |
| 2021 | 41.1% | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 32.5% | -21.0% |
| 2023 | 39.0% | +19.9% |
| 2024 | 36.4% | -6.6% |
| 2025 | 41.8% | +14.7% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 41.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.4%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 41.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 36.4%, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.1% | 32.3% | 37.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 38.0% | 32.5% | 41.8% | 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 female share of employment in senior and middle management in Brunei?
- Female share of employment in senior and middle management in Brunei was 41.8% in 2025, according to Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest female share of employment in senior and middle management recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 41.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest female share of employment in senior and middle management recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.3% in 2019.
- How does Brunei rank for female share of employment in senior and middle management?
- Brunei ranks 25th out of 102 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female share of employment in senior and middle management rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The female share of employment in senior and middle management conveys the number of women in management as a percentage of employment in management. Employment in management is defined based on the International Standard Classification of Occupations. This series refers to senior and middle management only, thus excluding junior management (category 1 in both ISCO-08 and ISCO-88 minus category 14 in ISCO-08 and minus category 13 in ISCO-88).