Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) was 4.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) in Brunei Darussalam, 1979–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Brunei Darussalam recorded 4.3% for unemployment, male (% of male labor force) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.7% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, male (% of male labor force) in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 8.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2011.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 104th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 4.0% | — |
| 1980 | 2.4% | -39.2% |
| 1981 | 1.8% | -25.0% |
| 1982 | 1.9% | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 2.0% | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 3.7% | +87.5% |
| 2001 | 7.3% | +96.6% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -82.5% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | +380.1% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | +43.7% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -25.5% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -39.9% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +21.5% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | +12.4% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | -18.7% |
Brunei Darussalam compared with similar countries
- Brunei Darussalam's 4.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.9%, 87% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Brunei Darussalam's 4.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.5%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) in Brunei Darussalam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +380.1% | 1.3% | 6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 4 |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 1.3% | 8.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 3.9% | 6.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brunei Darussalam
More work & labour data for Brunei Darussalam
- 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 unemployment, male (% of male labor force) in Brunei Darussalam?
- Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) in Brunei Darussalam was 4.3% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, male (% of male labor force) recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest unemployment, male (% of male labor force) recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2011.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for unemployment, male (% of male labor force)?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 104th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment, male (% of male labor force) rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.