Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 92.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Brunei Darussalam, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Brunei Darussalam stood at 92.7%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 92.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 90.4%, in 2020.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 12th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 91.5% | — |
| 1992 | 91.5% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 91.3% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 91.2% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 91.2% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 91.2% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 91.3% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 91.1% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 91.2% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 91.4% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 91.4% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 91.5% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 91.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 91.7% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 91.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 91.6% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 91.6% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 91.3% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 91.2% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 91.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 91.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 91.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 91.1% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 91.0% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 91.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 92.4% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 91.0% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 90.4% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 92.1% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 92.5% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 92.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 92.6% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 92.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.3% | 91.1% | 91.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 91.5% | 91.3% | 91.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.2% | 91.0% | 92.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.1% | 90.4% | 92.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei Darussalam
- 9 Russian Federation 93.7% compare
- 10 Macau, China 93.2% compare
- 11 Belarus 93.2% compare
- 13 Hong Kong, China 92.3% compare
- 14 Denmark 92.1% compare
- 15 Germany 91.9% compare
More work & labour data for Brunei Darussalam
- 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, total (% of total employment) in Brunei Darussalam?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Brunei Darussalam was 92.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 92.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.4% in 2020.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 12th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total 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.