Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Brunei
Brunei: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 4.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Brunei, 1975–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Brunei stood at 4.9%.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Brunei peaked at 10.0% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2011.
That places Brunei 104th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 8.3% | — |
| 1976 | 7.8% | -4.9% |
| 1977 | 8.1% | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 8.7% | +7.9% |
| 1979 | 10.0% | +15.5% |
| 1980 | 7.7% | -23.6% |
| 1981 | 3.4% | -55.7% |
| 1982 | 6.5% | +92.6% |
| 1983 | 6.0% | -7.8% |
| 1991 | 4.7% | -22.1% |
| 2001 | 7.2% | +53.1% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -76.1% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | +298.7% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | +35.8% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | -24.1% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -33.8% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | -8.0% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 4.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.9%, 99% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 4.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.5%, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +298.7% | 1.7% | 6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.6% | 7.8% | 10.0% | 5 |
| 1980s | 5.9% | 3.4% | 7.7% | 4 |
| 1990s | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 1.7% | 9.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 4.9% | 7.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 101 Croatia 4.9% compare
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- 106 Switzerland 4.8% compare
- 107 Ireland 4.7% compare
More reference data data for Brunei
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0594 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1318 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1318 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.089 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3375 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6707 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Brunei?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Brunei was 4.9% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 1979.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2011.
- How does Brunei rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Brunei ranks 104th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.