Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Brunei Darussalam

Female labor force participation rate in Brunei Darussalam in 2025 — 54.44%. Ranked 86 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 7.47 pp.

2025 54.44% −0.27 pp vs 2024
World rank 86of 182
Period maximum 57.72%2018
Period minimum 46.43%1991

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Brunei Darussalam, 1990–20254550556019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 46.96%1991: 46.43%1992: 47.47%1993: 48.5%1994: 49.49%1995: 50.43%1996: 51.34%1997: 52.22%1998: 53.11%1999: 53.99%2000: 54.85%2001: 55.68%2002: 55.83%2003: 55.96%2004: 56.08%2005: 56.17%2006: 56.26%2007: 56.33%2008: 56.43%2009: 56.59%2010: 56.83%2011: 57.07%2012: 57.22%2013: 57.3%2014: 57.36%2015: 57.38%2016: 57.41%2017: 57.46%2018: 57.72%2019: 55.06%2020: 54.47%2021: 54.79%2022: 53.7%2023: 54.83%2024: 54.71%2025: 54.44%
Change over the period: +7.47 pp Annual average: 0.21 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Brunei Darussalam 54.44%
World 48.94%
South-Eastern Asia computed 55.55%
High-income countries computed 54.21%
Female labor force participation rate — Brunei Darussalam, by year Brunei Darussalam All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 54.44 −0.27 pp
2024 54.71 −0.12 pp
2023 54.83 +1.13 pp
2022 53.7 −1.09 pp
2021 54.79 +0.32 pp
2020 54.47 −0.59 pp
2019 55.06 −2.66 pp
2018 57.72 +0.26 pp
2017 57.46 +0.05 pp
2016 57.41 +0.03 pp
2015 57.38 +0.03 pp
2014 57.36 +0.05 pp
2013 57.3 +0.08 pp
2012 57.22 +0.15 pp
2011 57.07 +0.24 pp
2010 56.83 +0.24 pp
2009 56.59 +0.16 pp
2008 56.43 +0.1 pp
2007 56.33 +0.07 pp
2006 56.26 +0.08 pp
2005 56.17 +0.1 pp
2004 56.08 +0.11 pp
2003 55.96 +0.13 pp
2002 55.83 +0.15 pp
2001 55.68 +0.83 pp
2000 54.85 +0.87 pp
1999 53.99 +0.88 pp
1998 53.11 +0.88 pp
1997 52.22 +0.88 pp
1996 51.34 +0.91 pp
1995 50.43 +0.94 pp
1994 49.49 +0.99 pp
1993 48.5 +1.02 pp
1992 47.47 +1.04 pp
1991 46.43 −0.53 pp
1990 46.96

About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

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