Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Brunei
Brunei: Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) was 21.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Brunei, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Brunei recorded 21.5% for unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Brunei peaked at 33.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 1991.
That places Brunei 55th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 17.8% | — |
| 1992 | 18.2% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 18.6% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 18.9% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 19.1% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 19.2% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 19.3% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 19.6% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 19.7% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 19.9% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 19.8% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 20.2% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 20.6% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 21.1% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 21.6% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 22.1% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 22.5% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 23.5% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 23.8% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 24.2% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 24.7% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 25.4% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 26.1% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 27.4% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 28.5% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 29.6% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 32.7% | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 24.1% | -26.2% |
| 2020 | 33.3% | +38.2% |
| 2021 | 23.0% | -31.1% |
| 2022 | 21.8% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 21.3% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 21.2% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 21.5% | +1.7% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 21.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.1%, 1.6× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 21.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.6%, 2.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +38.2% | 24.1% | 33.3% |
| 2021 | -31.1% | 33.3% | 23.0% |
| 2019 | -26.2% | 32.7% | 24.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.9% | 17.8% | 19.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 19.8% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 23.8% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.7% | 21.2% | 33.3% | 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, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Brunei?
- Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Brunei was 21.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 1991.
- How does Brunei rank for unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24)?
- Brunei ranks 55th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.