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: 77.8% of total population (2017)

Rate of urbanization: 1.52% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 23.12% (male 52,862/female 49,717)

15-24 years - : 17.05% (male 37,637/female 38,005)

25-54 years - : 46.75% (male 99,203/female 108,198)

55-64 years - : 8.23% (male 18,537/female 17,974)

65 years and over - : 4.84% (male 10,440/female 11,020) (2017 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 38.4

Youth dependency ratio: 32.8

Elderly dependency ratio: 5.7

Potential support ratio: 17.6 (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 30.2 years

Male: 29.7 years

Female: 30.7 years (2017 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: 77.3 years

Male: 75 years

Female: 79.8 years (2017 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 73

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

NA

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

NA

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

14.1% (2016)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

9.6% (2009)

Education Expenditures

3.7% of GDP (2016)

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 (2015)

Year

Population

  • 443,593

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
    1.57% (2017 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 17 births/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Death Rate

  • 3.6 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 2.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (capital)
    241,000

Health Expenditure

  • 2.6% of GDP (2014)

Physicians Density

  • 1.47 physicians/1,000 population (2012)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 2.8 beds/1,000 population (2012)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.78 children born/woman (2017 est.)