Labor force, total, per capita in Brunei
Brunei: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.5099 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Brunei, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, total, per capita in Brunei stood at 0.5099 units per person.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Brunei peaked at 0.516 units per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4354 units per person, in 1991.
That places Brunei 57th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Brunei, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4357 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.4354 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4382 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4422 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4465 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4511 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.456 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4609 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4659 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4711 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4767 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4823 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4863 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.49 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4937 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4972 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5004 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5008 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4987 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4973 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4969 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4975 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4987 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4999 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.501 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.502 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5028 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5038 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.516 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5057 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5014 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5026 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5051 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5112 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.5107 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.5099 units per person | -0.2% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 0.5099 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5147 units per person, 99% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 0.5099 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5099 units per person, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4503 units per person | 0.4354 units per person | 0.4711 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4923 units per person | 0.4767 units per person | 0.5008 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5024 units per person | 0.4969 units per person | 0.516 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5068 units per person | 0.5014 units per person | 0.5112 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More education data for Brunei
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,040 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 66 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,407 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,068 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 40,924 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 37,751 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0816 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Brunei?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Brunei was 0.5099 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 0.516 units per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4354 units per person in 1991.
- How does Brunei rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Brunei ranks 57th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.