Brunei - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Brunei was 40.80 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 42.94 in 2017, while its lowest value was 32.78 in 1990.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 32.78
1991 33.02
1992 33.64
1993 34.31
1994 35.04
1995 35.85
1996 36.82
1997 37.85
1998 38.88
1999 39.84
2000 40.67
2001 41.19
2002 41.21
2003 41.17
2004 41.11
2005 41.04
2006 41.02
2007 40.99
2008 40.97
2009 40.95
2010 40.95
2011 40.96
2012 41.19
2013 41.44
2014 41.73
2015 42.07
2016 42.48
2017 42.94
2018 42.01
2019 41.09
2020 40.90
2021 40.80

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Brunei was 218,653 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 218,653 in 2021 and a minimum value of 110,733 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 110,733
1991 114,482
1992 118,677
1993 123,004
1994 127,468
1995 132,107
1996 136,606
1997 141,331
1998 146,230
1999 151,281
2000 156,443
2001 161,470
2002 165,720
2003 169,839
2004 173,727
2005 177,426
2006 180,333
2007 183,243
2008 186,068
2009 188,796
2010 191,517
2011 194,832
2012 196,639
2013 198,270
2014 199,879
2015 201,490
2016 202,432
2017 203,713
2018 215,909
2019 215,967
2020 216,798
2021 218,653

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure