Youth unemployment — all countries

Youth unemployment — Brunei Darussalam

Youth unemployment in Brunei Darussalam in 2025 — 18.23%. Ranked 124 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 4.01 pp.

2025 18.23% +0.36 pp vs 2024
World rank 124of 182
Period maximum 30.81%2018
Period minimum 14.22%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of labor force aged 15–24

Youth unemployment — Brunei Darussalam, 1991–202510152025303519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 14.22%1992: 14.7%1993: 15.19%1994: 15.63%1995: 15.9%1996: 16.19%1997: 16.39%1998: 16.83%1999: 17.03%2000: 17.36%2001: 17.47%2002: 17.89%2003: 18.33%2004: 18.83%2005: 19.41%2006: 19.93%2007: 20.41%2008: 20.81%2009: 21.35%2010: 21.67%2011: 22.05%2012: 22.6%2013: 23.34%2014: 24.09%2015: 25.89%2016: 27.63%2017: 29.26%2018: 30.81%2019: 20.14%2020: 26.85%2021: 16.24%2022: 18.3%2023: 17.96%2024: 17.87%2025: 18.23%
Change over the period: +4.01 pp Annual average: 0.12 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Brunei Darussalam

Brunei Darussalam 18.23%
World 13.41%
South-Eastern Asia computed 9.26%
High-income countries computed 11.17%
Youth unemployment — Brunei Darussalam, by year Brunei Darussalam All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 18.23 +0.36 pp
2024 17.87 −0.08 pp
2023 17.96 −0.34 pp
2022 18.3 +2.06 pp
2021 16.24 −10.61 pp
2020 26.85 +6.71 pp
2019 20.14 −10.67 pp
2018 30.81 +1.55 pp
2017 29.26 +1.63 pp
2016 27.63 +1.74 pp
2015 25.89 +1.79 pp
2014 24.09 +0.75 pp
2013 23.34 +0.74 pp
2012 22.6 +0.55 pp
2011 22.05 +0.38 pp
2010 21.67 +0.33 pp
2009 21.35 +0.53 pp
2008 20.81 +0.4 pp
2007 20.41 +0.49 pp
2006 19.93 +0.51 pp
2005 19.41 +0.59 pp
2004 18.83 +0.5 pp
2003 18.33 +0.44 pp
2002 17.89 +0.42 pp
2001 17.47 +0.12 pp
2000 17.36 +0.33 pp
1999 17.03 +0.2 pp
1998 16.83 +0.44 pp
1997 16.39 +0.19 pp
1996 16.19 +0.3 pp
1995 15.9 +0.27 pp
1994 15.63 +0.43 pp
1993 15.19 +0.49 pp
1992 14.7 +0.48 pp
1991 14.22 —

About the indicator

The share of the economically active population aged 15–24 that is unemployed. In almost every country youth unemployment runs two to three times above the overall rate: the young have no experience, and their first entry into the labor market puts them up against more qualified workers. A sharp gap with the overall rate points to structural problems in the transition from school to work.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.