Female unemployment — all countries

Female unemployment — Brunei Darussalam

Female unemployment in Brunei Darussalam in 2025 — 5.27%. Ranked 84 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 1.52 pp.

2025 5.27% +0.06 pp vs 2024
World rank 84of 182
Period maximum 10.11%2018
Period minimum 5.22%2024

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of female labor force

Female unemployment — Brunei Darussalam, 1991–2025468101219911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 6.8%1992: 6.82%1993: 6.88%1994: 6.93%1995: 6.92%1996: 6.95%1997: 6.94%1998: 7.05%1999: 7.05%2000: 7.12%2001: 7.09%2002: 7.14%2003: 7.19%2004: 7.26%2005: 7.35%2006: 7.4%2007: 7.49%2008: 7.57%2009: 7.67%2010: 7.66%2011: 7.63%2012: 7.66%2013: 7.76%2014: 7.89%2015: 8.62%2016: 9.34%2017: 10%2018: 10.11%2019: 7.91%2020: 8.91%2021: 6.45%2022: 5.95%2023: 5.32%2024: 5.22%2025: 5.27%
Change over the period: −1.52 pp Annual average: -0.04 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Brunei Darussalam 5.27%
World 4.94%
South-Eastern Asia computed 2.39%
High-income countries computed 4.72%
Female unemployment — Brunei Darussalam, by year Brunei Darussalam All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 5.27 +0.06 pp
2024 5.22 −0.1 pp
2023 5.32 −0.63 pp
2022 5.95 −0.5 pp
2021 6.45 −2.46 pp
2020 8.91 +0.99 pp
2019 7.91 −2.2 pp
2018 10.11 +0.11 pp
2017 10 +0.67 pp
2016 9.34 +0.72 pp
2015 8.62 +0.73 pp
2014 7.89 +0.12 pp
2013 7.76 +0.11 pp
2012 7.66 +0.03 pp
2011 7.63 −0.03 pp
2010 7.66 −0.02 pp
2009 7.67 +0.11 pp
2008 7.57 +0.08 pp
2007 7.49 +0.09 pp
2006 7.4 +0.05 pp
2005 7.35 +0.09 pp
2004 7.26 +0.07 pp
2003 7.19 +0.05 pp
2002 7.14 +0.05 pp
2001 7.09 −0.03 pp
2000 7.12 +0.07 pp
1999 7.05 −0 pp
1998 7.05 +0.11 pp
1997 6.94 −0.01 pp
1996 6.95 +0.03 pp
1995 6.92 −0.01 pp
1994 6.93 +0.05 pp
1993 6.88 +0.06 pp
1992 6.82 +0.03 pp
1991 6.8

About the indicator

The share of the female labor force that is unemployed. The gap with male unemployment reflects both the structure of labor demand and the barriers women face in reaching employment. In some countries the indicator looks favorable only because many women are outside the labor force altogether — it should be read alongside female labor force participation.

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