Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Brunei
Brunei: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 85.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Brunei, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2024, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Brunei stood at 85.3%. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Brunei peaked at 85.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.7%, in 1960.
That places Brunei 106th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 54.7% | — |
| 1961 | 55.5% | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 56.0% | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 57.2% | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 58.0% | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 58.6% | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 59.6% | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 60.4% | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 61.3% | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 62.2% | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 63.1% | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 64.1% | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 65.1% | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 66.2% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 67.1% | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 68.0% | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 68.9% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 69.8% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 70.6% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 71.4% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 72.2% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 72.9% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 73.6% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 74.3% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 74.9% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 75.5% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 76.0% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 76.6% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 77.0% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 77.6% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 78.1% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 78.7% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 79.3% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 79.8% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 80.4% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 80.9% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 81.4% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 81.8% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 82.2% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 82.6% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 82.9% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 83.2% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 83.4% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 83.6% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 83.7% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 83.8% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 83.9% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 84.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 84.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 84.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 84.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 84.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 84.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 84.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 84.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 84.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 84.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 84.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 84.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 84.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 83.9% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 78.2% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 85.0% | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 85.3% | +0.3% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 85.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.2%, 93% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 85.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 83.0%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.3% | 54.7% | 62.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.4% | 63.1% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.1% | 72.2% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.5% | 78.1% | 82.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.7% | 82.9% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.2% | 84.1% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.4% | 78.2% | 85.3% | 5 |
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 share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Brunei?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Brunei was 85.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 85.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.7% in 1960.
- How does Brunei rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Brunei ranks 106th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.