Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages) … national in Brunei
Brunei: Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages) … national was 27.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Brunei, 2014–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Brunei recorded 27.0% for unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.6% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Brunei peaked at 32.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 21.2%, in 2023.
That places Brunei 27th out of 157 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages) … national in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 27.9% | — |
| 2017 | 29.5% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 32.5% | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | -23.8% |
| 2020 | 32.4% | +30.9% |
| 2021 | 23.0% | -29.2% |
| 2022 | 22.1% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 21.2% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 23.2% | +9.5% |
| 2025 | 27.0% | +16.6% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 27.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.3%, 2.0× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 27.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.5%, 2.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.7% | 24.8% | 32.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 21.2% | 32.4% | 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 27.0% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), 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 32.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.2% in 2023.
- How does Brunei rank for unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24)?
- Brunei ranks 27th out of 157 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 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (national 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. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.