Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national in Brunei
Brunei: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national was 76.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Brunei, 1960–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Brunei is 76.5%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Brunei peaked at 82.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 1960.
Brunei ranks 112th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 23.3% | — |
| 1971 | 24.8% | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 23.8% | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 37.7% | +58.4% |
| 1986 | 48.4% | +28.5% |
| 1991 | 56.5% | +16.7% |
| 2001 | 71.1% | +25.9% |
| 2011 | 74.5% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 80.5% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 82.0% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 78.8% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 75.5% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 74.6% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 76.6% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 73.9% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 75.2% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 76.6% | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 76.5% | -0.1% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 76.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 85.1%, 90% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 76.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 78.7%, 97% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national in Brunei changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +58.4% | 23.8% | 37.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.3% | 23.3% | 23.3% | 1 |
| 1970s | 24.3% | 23.8% | 24.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 43.0% | 37.7% | 48.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 56.5% | 56.5% | 56.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 71.1% | 71.1% | 71.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 78.3% | 74.5% | 82.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 75.6% | 73.9% | 76.6% | 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 ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Brunei?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Brunei was 76.5% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 1960.
- How does Brunei rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Brunei ranks 112th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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 Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.