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Brunei Darussalam — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Brunei Darussalam, 1990–2025.
Latest value · 2025
64.23%
Labor Force Participation Rate · % of population ages 15+ · -3.3% since 1990
Labor participation for Brunei Darussalam was 64.23% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 68.51% in 2001. The lowest was 63.90% in 2021 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.10% per year.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 75 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 40%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 64.35%, so Brunei Darussalam sits below it. It peaked in 2001 and has fallen 6% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 2%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
64.23%
First (1990)
66.42%
Change
-3.3%
Highest
68.51%
in 2001
Lowest
63.90%
in 2021
Average
66.55%
Annual growth (CAGR)
-0.10%
Years of data
36
Recent years
| Year | % of population ages 15+ |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 64.24% |
| 2024 | 64.51% |
| 2023 | 64.73% |
| 2022 | 64.08% |
| 2021 | 63.9% |
| 2020 | 63.95% |
| 2019 | 64.79% |
| 2018 | 66.43% |
| 2017 | 65.19% |
| 2016 | 65.42% |
| 2015 | 65.68% |
| 2014 | 65.95% |
Reading this correctly. Proportion of the population aged 15 and above that is economically active: supplying labor for the production of goods and services. Figures are in % of population ages 15+. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.