Share of the population that is female in Brunei
Brunei: Share of the population that is female was 46.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of the population that is female in Brunei, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population that is female in Brunei is 46.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Brunei peaked at 47.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 44.3%, in 1977.
Brunei ranks 205th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.7% | 44.9% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.4% | 44.3% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.8% | 44.4% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.7% | 45.3% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.4% | 46.1% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.0% | 46.8% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.8% | 46.8% | 46.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 202 Greenland 47.5% compare
- 203 Equatorial Guinea 47.3% compare
- 204 Northern Mariana Islands 47.1% compare
- 206 Bhutan 46.6% compare
- 207 Palau 46.2% compare
- 208 Seychelles 44.9% compare
More gender data for Brunei
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 3,222 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 3,019 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 3,251 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 3,026 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 3,263 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Brunei?
- Share of the population that is female in Brunei was 46.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 47.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.3% in 1977.
- How does Brunei rank for share of the population that is female?
- Brunei ranks 205th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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