Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national in Brunei
Brunei: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national was 30.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Brunei, 1960–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Brunei stood at 30.4%.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Brunei peaked at 44.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 1960.
That places Brunei 110th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 19.3% | — |
| 1971 | 19.5% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 19.9% | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 32.6% | +63.5% |
| 1986 | 33.1% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 37.7% | +13.8% |
| 2001 | 44.9% | +19.2% |
| 2014 | 33.2% | -26.1% |
| 2017 | 35.5% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 35.3% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 31.5% | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 35.0% | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 31.8% | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 30.8% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 27.0% | -12.4% |
| 2024 | 32.2% | +19.3% |
| 2025 | 30.4% | -5.7% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 30.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.2%, 84% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 30.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 35.3%, 86% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.3% | 19.3% | 19.3% | 1 |
| 1970s | 19.7% | 19.5% | 19.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 32.8% | 32.6% | 33.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 37.7% | 37.7% | 37.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 44.9% | 44.9% | 44.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 33.8% | 31.5% | 35.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 27.0% | 35.0% | 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 labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Brunei?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Brunei was 30.4% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 44.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 1960.
- How does Brunei rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%)?
- Brunei ranks 110th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. 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 Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.