Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Brunei
Brunei: Unemployment rate young vs older adults was 17.87 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Brunei, 1991–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment rate young vs older adults in Brunei stood at 17.87.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate young vs older adults in Brunei peaked at 30.81 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 14.22, in 1991.
That places Brunei 65th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 14.22 | — |
| 1992 | 14.7 | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 15.19 | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 15.62 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 15.89 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 16.19 | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 16.39 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 16.82 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 17.03 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 17.36 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 17.47 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 17.89 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 18.33 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 18.83 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 19.41 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 19.93 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 20.41 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 20.81 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 21.34 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 21.67 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 22.05 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 22.6 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 23.34 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 24.09 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 25.89 | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 27.63 | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 29.25 | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 30.81 | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 20.14 | -34.6% |
| 2020 | 26.85 | +33.3% |
| 2021 | 16.24 | -39.5% |
| 2022 | 18.3 | +12.7% |
| 2023 | 17.95 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 17.87 | -0.5% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 17.87 is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.4, 1.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 17.87 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.41, 1.9× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate young vs older adults 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 | -39.5% | 26.85 | 16.24 |
| 2019 | -34.6% | 30.81 | 20.14 |
| 2020 | +33.3% | 20.14 | 26.85 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.79 | 14.22 | 17.03 | 9 |
| 2000s | 19.18 | 17.36 | 21.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.75 | 20.14 | 30.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.44 | 16.24 | 26.85 | 5 |
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 young vs older adults in Brunei?
- Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Brunei was 17.87 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate young vs older adults recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 30.81 in 2018.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate young vs older adults recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.22 in 1991.
- How does Brunei rank for unemployment rate young vs older adults?
- Brunei ranks 65th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate young vs older adults rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. 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 Unemployment rate young vs older adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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