Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Brunei Darussalam

Labor force participation rate in Brunei Darussalam in 2025 — 64.24%. Ranked 74 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 2.19 pp.

2025 64.24% −0.27 pp vs 2024
World rank 74of 182
Period maximum 68.51%2001
Period minimum 63.9%2021

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Brunei Darussalam, 1990–2025626466687019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 66.42%1991: 66.36%1992: 66.74%1993: 67.09%1994: 67.38%1995: 67.61%1996: 67.8%1997: 67.96%1998: 68.12%1999: 68.27%2000: 68.41%2001: 68.51%2002: 68.36%2003: 68.19%2004: 67.99%2005: 67.79%2006: 67.57%2007: 67.25%2008: 66.9%2009: 66.67%2010: 66.56%2011: 66.51%2012: 66.38%2013: 66.18%2014: 65.95%2015: 65.68%2016: 65.42%2017: 65.19%2018: 66.43%2019: 64.79%2020: 63.95%2021: 63.9%2022: 64.08%2023: 64.73%2024: 64.51%2025: 64.24%
Change over the period: −2.19 pp Annual average: -0.06 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Brunei Darussalam 64.24%
World 60.98%
South-Eastern Asia computed 66.68%
High-income countries computed 61.12%
Labor force participation rate — Brunei Darussalam, by year Brunei Darussalam All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 64.24 −0.27 pp
2024 64.51 −0.22 pp
2023 64.73 +0.65 pp
2022 64.08 +0.19 pp
2021 63.9 −0.06 pp
2020 63.95 −0.84 pp
2019 64.79 −1.64 pp
2018 66.43 +1.24 pp
2017 65.19 −0.23 pp
2016 65.42 −0.26 pp
2015 65.68 −0.26 pp
2014 65.95 −0.24 pp
2013 66.18 −0.2 pp
2012 66.38 −0.12 pp
2011 66.51 −0.05 pp
2010 66.56 −0.11 pp
2009 66.67 −0.23 pp
2008 66.9 −0.35 pp
2007 67.25 −0.32 pp
2006 67.57 −0.22 pp
2005 67.79 −0.2 pp
2004 67.99 −0.19 pp
2003 68.19 −0.17 pp
2002 68.36 −0.15 pp
2001 68.51 +0.1 pp
2000 68.41 +0.14 pp
1999 68.27 +0.15 pp
1998 68.12 +0.16 pp
1997 67.96 +0.16 pp
1996 67.8 +0.18 pp
1995 67.61 +0.23 pp
1994 67.38 +0.29 pp
1993 67.09 +0.35 pp
1992 66.74 +0.39 pp
1991 66.36 −0.06 pp
1990 66.42

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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