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 - : 23.46% (male 52,785/female 49,638)

15-24 years - : 17.11% (male 37,103/female 37,603)

25-54 years - : 46.8% (male 98,152/female 106,206)

55-64 years - : 8.09% (male 18,043/female 17,278)

65 years and over - : 4.54% (male 9,635/female 10,177) (2016 est.)

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: 29.9 years

Male: 29.5 years

Female: 30.3 years (2016 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 116

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.05 male(s)/female

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

15-24 years - : 0.99 male(s)/female

25-54 years - : 0.92 male(s)/female

55-64 years - : 1.04 male(s)/female

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

total population - : 0.98 male(s)/female (2016 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 77.2 years

Male: 74.8 years

Female: 79.6 years (2016 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 75

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

NA

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

NA

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

18.6% (2014)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

9.6% (2009)

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: 15 years

Female: 15 years (2014)

Year

Population

  • 436,620

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
    1.6% (2016 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 17.2 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)

Death Rate

  • 3.6 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 2.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (capital)
    241,000

Health Expenditure

  • 2.6% of GDP (2014)

Physicians Density

  • 1.44 physicians/1,000 population (2012)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 2.8 beds/1,000 population (2012)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.79 children born/woman (2016 est.)