Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Brunei
Brunei: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0216 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Brunei, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 0.0216 units per person for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Brunei peaked at 0.0221 units per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0202 units per person, in 2020.
Brunei ranks 20th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0215 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0216 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0216 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0214 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0213 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0213 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0213 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0214 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0214 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0213 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0213 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0212 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0211 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0219 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0218 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0202 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0221 units per person | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0218 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0217 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0217 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0216 units per person | -0.3% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 0.0216 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0166 units per person, 1.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 0.0216 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0181 units per person, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0215 units per person | 0.0213 units per person | 0.0216 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0214 units per person | 0.0211 units per person | 0.0219 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0215 units per person | 0.0202 units per person | 0.0221 units per person | 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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Brunei?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Brunei was 0.0216 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0221 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0202 units per person in 2020.
- How does Brunei rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Brunei ranks 20th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.