Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO) in Brunei
Brunei: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO) was 93.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Brunei, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Brunei stood at 93.7%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Brunei peaked at 93.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 90.2%, in 1998.
Brunei ranks 8th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 90.7% | — |
| 1992 | 90.6% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 90.5% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 90.4% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 90.3% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 90.3% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 90.4% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 90.2% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 90.2% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 90.4% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 90.4% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 90.4% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 90.6% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 90.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 90.8% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 90.8% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 90.8% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 90.7% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 90.4% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 90.4% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 90.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 90.4% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 90.3% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 90.3% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 90.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 90.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 90.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 93.1% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 92.2% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 91.1% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 92.7% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 91.8% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 93.5% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 93.6% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 93.7% | +0.1% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 93.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 83.4%, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 93.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60.4%, 1.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.4% | 90.2% | 90.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 90.6% | 90.4% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.9% | 90.3% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.8% | 91.1% | 93.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 5 United Arab Emirates 95.0% compare
- 6 Saudi Arabia 94.7% compare
- 7 Norway 93.8% compare
- 9 Belarus 93.0% compare
- 10 Russia 93.0% compare
- 11 United States 92.0% compare
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 wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Brunei?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Brunei was 93.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 93.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.2% in 1998.
- How does Brunei rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Brunei ranks 8th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.