Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Brunei
Brunei: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 131.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Brunei, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Brunei is 131.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Brunei peaked at 191.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 101.8%, in 2017.
That places Brunei 54th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 146.9% | — |
| 1992 | 144.3% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 141.8% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 139.6% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 137.7% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 135.7% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 133.7% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 131.5% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 129.7% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 127.8% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 126.2% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 125.1% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 124.0% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 122.9% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 121.6% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 120.3% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 119.6% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 119.3% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 118.9% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 118.4% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 117.7% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 117.0% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 116.2% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 115.3% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 110.3% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 105.8% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 101.8% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 110.4% | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 135.5% | +22.7% |
| 2020 | 145.3% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 191.4% | +31.7% |
| 2022 | 135.7% | -29.1% |
| 2023 | 132.7% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 132.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 131.8% | -0.7% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 131.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 100.5%, 1.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 131.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 106.5%, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Brunei changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +31.7% | 145.3% | 191.4% |
| 2022 | -29.1% | 191.4% | 135.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 137.9% | 129.7% | 146.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 122.6% | 118.9% | 127.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 114.8% | 101.8% | 135.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 144.9% | 131.8% | 191.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More gender data for Brunei
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 92.36 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.1 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 390.09 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 390.09 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,928 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3,146 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,964 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3,187 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,995 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Brunei?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Brunei was 131.8% in 2025, according to World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 191.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 101.8% in 2017.
- How does Brunei rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Brunei ranks 54th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.