2 GeoFroggy

Languages

Malay (official), English, Chinese dialects

Ethnic Groups

Malay 65.7%
Chinese 10.3%
Other indigenous 3.4%
Other 20.6%
(2011 est.)%

Urbanization

Urban population: 77.2% of total population (2015)

Rate of urbanization: -1.79% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 23.82% (male 52,750/female 49,579)

15-24 years - : 17.13% (male 36,485/female 37,127)

25-54 years - : 46.9% (male 97,228/female 104,286)

55-64 years - : 7.88% (male 17,366/female 16,470)

65 years and over - : 4.27% (male 8,925/female 9,430) (2015 est.)

population pyramid - :

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 38%

Youth dependency ratio: 31.9%

Elderly dependency ratio: 6.1%

Potential support ratio: 16.4% (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 29.6 years

Male: 29.2 years

Female: 29.9 years (2015 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years - : 1.06 male(s)/female

15-24 years - : 0.98 male(s)/female

25-54 years - : 0.93 male(s)/female

55-64 years - : 1.05 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.95 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.98 male(s)/female (2015 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 76.97 years

Male: 74.64 years

Female: 79.41 years (2015 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 76

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

NA

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

NA

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

18.6% (2014)

Education Expenditures

3.8% of GDP (2014)

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 96%

Male: 97.5%

Female: 94.5% (2015 est.)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

Total: 15 years

Male: 14 years

Female: 15 years (2012)

Year

Population

  • 429,646

Nationality

  • Bruneian(s) noun


  • Bruneian adjective


Religions

  • Muslim Official
    78.80%
  • Christian
    8.70%
  • Buddhist
    7.80%
  • Other Includes Indigenous Beliefs Est
    4.72%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.62% (2015 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 17.32 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

Death Rate

  • 3.52 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 2.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (capital)
    241,000

Health Expenditure

  • 2.5% of GDP (2013)

Physicians Density

  • 1.44 physicians/1,000 population (2012)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 2.8 beds/1,000 population (2012)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.8 children born/woman (2015 est.)