Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Brunei Darussalam

Employment-to-population ratio in Brunei Darussalam in 2025 — 60.85%. Ranked 65 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 2.39 pp.

2025 60.85% −0.32 pp vs 2024
World rank 65of 182
Period maximum 64.7%2001
Period minimum 59.12%2017

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Brunei Darussalam, 1991–2025586062646619911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 63.24%1992: 63.55%1993: 63.8%1994: 64.01%1995: 64.19%1996: 64.3%1997: 64.42%1998: 64.47%1999: 64.57%2000: 64.62%2001: 64.7%2002: 64.5%2003: 64.27%2004: 64.02%2005: 63.74%2006: 63.48%2007: 63.09%2008: 62.68%2009: 62.36%2010: 62.24%2011: 62.18%2012: 62.02%2013: 61.74%2014: 61.42%2015: 60.62%2016: 59.84%2017: 59.12%2018: 60.65%2019: 60.52%2020: 59.22%2021: 60.76%2022: 60.76%2023: 61.31%2024: 61.17%2025: 60.85%
Change over the period: −2.39 pp Annual average: -0.07 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Brunei Darussalam

Brunei Darussalam 60.85%
World 58.06%
South-Eastern Asia computed 65.05%
High-income countries computed 58.43%
Employment-to-population ratio — Brunei Darussalam, by year Brunei Darussalam All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 60.85 −0.32 pp
2024 61.17 −0.14 pp
2023 61.31 +0.55 pp
2022 60.76 −0.01 pp
2021 60.76 +1.55 pp
2020 59.22 −1.3 pp
2019 60.52 −0.14 pp
2018 60.65 +1.54 pp
2017 59.12 −0.72 pp
2016 59.84 −0.79 pp
2015 60.62 −0.8 pp
2014 61.42 −0.32 pp
2013 61.74 −0.28 pp
2012 62.02 −0.16 pp
2011 62.18 −0.06 pp
2010 62.24 −0.12 pp
2009 62.36 −0.32 pp
2008 62.68 −0.41 pp
2007 63.09 −0.38 pp
2006 63.48 −0.27 pp
2005 63.74 −0.27 pp
2004 64.02 −0.25 pp
2003 64.27 −0.23 pp
2002 64.5 −0.21 pp
2001 64.7 +0.08 pp
2000 64.62 +0.05 pp
1999 64.57 +0.1 pp
1998 64.47 +0.05 pp
1997 64.42 +0.12 pp
1996 64.3 +0.12 pp
1995 64.19 +0.18 pp
1994 64.01 +0.21 pp
1993 63.8 +0.26 pp
1992 63.55 +0.31 pp
1991 63.24

About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.