Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) … national in Brunei
Brunei: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) … national was 166.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Brunei, 2014–2025
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
In 2025, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Brunei stood at 166.7%.
That represents a change of up 21.8% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Brunei peaked at 191.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 103.7%, in 2017.
Brunei ranks 34th of 155 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) … national in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 119.5% | — |
| 2017 | 103.7% | -13.2% |
| 2018 | 115.5% | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 138.2% | +19.7% |
| 2020 | 143.2% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 191.3% | +33.6% |
| 2022 | 137.5% | -28.1% |
| 2023 | 133.2% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 136.9% | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 166.7% | +21.8% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 166.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 100.3%, 1.7× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 166.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 101.9%, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 119.2% | 103.7% | 138.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 151.5% | 133.2% | 191.3% | 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 (%) in Brunei?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Brunei was 166.7% 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 (%) recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 191.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 103.7% in 2017.
- How does Brunei rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%)?
- Brunei ranks 34th out of 155 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (%) (national 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.