Unemployment rate women in Brunei
Brunei: Unemployment rate women was 5.27 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Unemployment rate women in Brunei, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate women in Brunei is 5.27, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate women in Brunei peaked at 10.11 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.22, in 2024.
That places Brunei 103rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Unemployment rate women in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.79 | — |
| 1992 | 6.82 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 6.88 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 6.93 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 6.92 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 6.95 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 6.94 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 7.05 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 7.05 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 7.12 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 7.08 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 7.14 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 7.19 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 7.26 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 7.35 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 7.4 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 7.49 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 7.57 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 7.67 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 7.66 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 7.63 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 7.66 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 7.76 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 7.89 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 8.62 | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 9.34 | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 10 | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 10.11 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 7.91 | -21.7% |
| 2020 | 8.9 | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 6.45 | -27.6% |
| 2022 | 5.95 | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 5.32 | -10.6% |
| 2024 | 5.22 | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 5.27 | +1.1% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 5.27 is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.34, 99% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 5.27 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.01, 1.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate women 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -27.6% | 8.9 | 6.45 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.93 | 6.79 | 7.05 | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.33 | 7.08 | 7.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.46 | 7.63 | 10.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.19 | 5.22 | 8.9 | 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 unemployment rate women in Brunei?
- Unemployment rate women in Brunei was 5.27 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate women recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 10.11 in 2018.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate women recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.22 in 2024.
- How does Brunei rank for unemployment rate women?
- Brunei ranks 103rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate women rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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