Share in vulnerable employment in Brunei
Brunei: Share in vulnerable employment was 4.48 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share in vulnerable employment in Brunei, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 4.48 for share in vulnerable employment in 2025.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in vulnerable employment in Brunei peaked at 6.96 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.48, in 2022.
Brunei ranks 176th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share in vulnerable employment in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.78 | — |
| 1992 | 4.82 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 4.96 | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 5.09 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 5.12 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 5.09 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 5.03 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 5.21 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 5.1 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 4.86 | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 4.95 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 4.9 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 4.77 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 4.67 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 4.61 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 4.57 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 4.66 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 4.71 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 5.04 | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 5.11 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 5.06 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 5.12 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 5.23 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 5.27 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 5.59 | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 5.86 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 6.09 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 4.8 | -21.1% |
| 2019 | 6.27 | +30.5% |
| 2020 | 6.96 | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 5.4 | -22.5% |
| 2022 | 4.48 | -17.0% |
| 2023 | 4.69 | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 4.58 | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 4.48 | -2.2% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 4.48 is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.51, 47% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 4.48 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 33.62, 13% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share in vulnerable employment 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +30.5% | 4.8 | 6.27 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.02 | 4.78 | 5.21 | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.77 | 4.57 | 5.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.44 | 4.8 | 6.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1 | 4.48 | 6.96 | 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 share in vulnerable employment in Brunei?
- Share in vulnerable employment in Brunei was 4.48 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in vulnerable employment recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 6.96 in 2020.
- What is the lowest share in vulnerable employment recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.48 in 2022.
- How does Brunei rank for share in vulnerable employment?
- Brunei ranks 176th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share in vulnerable employment rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in vulnerable employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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