Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) in Brunei
Brunei: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) was 10,168 in 2027. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Brunei, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 10,168 for total weekly hours worked of employed persons in 2027. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Brunei peaked at 10,168 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 7,719, in 2005.
That places Brunei 170th out of 188 countries with data for 2027, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7,719 | — |
| 2006 | 7,888 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 8,000 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 8,103 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 8,206 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 8,351 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 8,518 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 8,663 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 8,781 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 8,897 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 8,982 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 9,057 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 9,144 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 9,607 | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 9,643 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 9,047 | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 9,962 | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 9,927 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 9,955 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 10,029 | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 10,079 | +0.5% |
| 2026 | 10,124 | +0.4% |
| 2027 | 10,168 | +0.4% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 10,168 is below the median for high income countries, which is 111,042, 9% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 10,168 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 155,259, 7% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,983 | 7,719 | 8,206 | 5 |
| 2010s | 8,964 | 8,351 | 9,643 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,911 | 9,047 | 10,168 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 167 Montenegro 11,053 compare
- 168 Luxembourg 10,691 compare
- 169 Western Sahara 10,542 compare
- 171 Malta 10,034 compare
- 172 Suriname 9,699 compare
- 173 Cape Verde 9,476 compare
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 in Brunei?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Brunei was 10,168 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 10,168 in 2027.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,719 in 2005.
- How does Brunei rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- Brunei ranks 170th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings.This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator refers to total weekly hours actually worked of employed persons in their main job. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.