Youth unemployment — all countries

Youth unemployment — Brunei Darussalam

Youth unemployment in Brunei Darussalam in 2025 — 18.23%. Ranked 124 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 4.01 pp.

2025 18.23% +0.36 pp vs 2024
World rank 124of 182
Period maximum 30.81%2018
Period minimum 14.22%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of labor force aged 15–24

Youth unemployment — Brunei Darussalam, 1991–202510152025303519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 14.22%1992: 14.7%1993: 15.19%1994: 15.63%1995: 15.9%1996: 16.19%1997: 16.39%1998: 16.83%1999: 17.03%2000: 17.36%2001: 17.47%2002: 17.89%2003: 18.33%2004: 18.83%2005: 19.41%2006: 19.93%2007: 20.41%2008: 20.81%2009: 21.35%2010: 21.67%2011: 22.05%2012: 22.6%2013: 23.34%2014: 24.09%2015: 25.89%2016: 27.63%2017: 29.26%2018: 30.81%2019: 20.14%2020: 26.85%2021: 16.24%2022: 18.3%2023: 17.96%2024: 17.87%2025: 18.23%
Change over the period: +4.01 pp Annual average: 0.12 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Brunei Darussalam 18.23%
World 13.41%
South-Eastern Asia computed 9.26%
High-income countries computed 11.17%
Youth unemployment — Brunei Darussalam, by year Brunei Darussalam All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 18.23 +0.36 pp
2024 17.87 −0.08 pp
2023 17.96 −0.34 pp
2022 18.3 +2.06 pp
2021 16.24 −10.61 pp
2020 26.85 +6.71 pp
2019 20.14 −10.67 pp
2018 30.81 +1.55 pp
2017 29.26 +1.63 pp
2016 27.63 +1.74 pp
2015 25.89 +1.79 pp
2014 24.09 +0.75 pp
2013 23.34 +0.74 pp
2012 22.6 +0.55 pp
2011 22.05 +0.38 pp
2010 21.67 +0.33 pp
2009 21.35 +0.53 pp
2008 20.81 +0.4 pp
2007 20.41 +0.49 pp
2006 19.93 +0.51 pp
2005 19.41 +0.59 pp
2004 18.83 +0.5 pp
2003 18.33 +0.44 pp
2002 17.89 +0.42 pp
2001 17.47 +0.12 pp
2000 17.36 +0.33 pp
1999 17.03 +0.2 pp
1998 16.83 +0.44 pp
1997 16.39 +0.19 pp
1996 16.19 +0.3 pp
1995 15.9 +0.27 pp
1994 15.63 +0.43 pp
1993 15.19 +0.49 pp
1992 14.7 +0.48 pp
1991 14.22

About the indicator

The share of the economically active population aged 15–24 that is unemployed. In almost every country youth unemployment runs two to three times above the overall rate: the young have no experience, and their first entry into the labor market puts them up against more qualified workers. A sharp gap with the overall rate points to structural problems in the transition from school to work.

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