Gender in Brunei

203 indicators covering gender for Brunei.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 131.8% 2025 up 19.5% 54th
Share of female employment by economic sector 0.9% 2025 up 105.0% 159th
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 36 2023 down 10.0% 107th
Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 47 2019 up 4.0% 27th
Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 45.6 2019 up 7.3% 17th
Total Fertility Rate 1.76 2022 down 10.6% 124th
Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 36.42 2023 up 55.2% 108th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 14.57 years 2019 up 1.7% 76th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.61 years 2019 down 2.3% 81st
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 10.0% 2025 155th
Women of reproductive age 118,840 2023 up 3.5% 169th
Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 36.5% 2020 up 7.2% 84th
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 4 2026 up 33.3% 190th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 11.4% 2026 up 25.7% 176th
Share of women in ministerial positions 10.0% 2024 157th
Share of women in parliament 11.4% 2025 up 77.1% 164th
Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 63.48 2020 down 5.5% 108th
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 4.0% 2016 down 12.5% 175th
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 4.9% 2016 up 35.4% 180th
Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 11.76 2024 up 82.4% 163rd
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.25 ratio 2026 up 31.6% 145th
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 136.9% 2024 up 14.6% 52nd
Share of pregnant women who have anemia 21.1% 2023 down 7.0% 159th
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 21.7 2023 up 27.6% 169th
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 18.3% 2023 up 21.2% 166th
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 21.1% 2023 down 7.0% 172nd
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 18.2% 2023 up 23.0% 166th
Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 18.3 2023 up 21.2% 155th
Gender Development Index 0.983 2022 up 0.5% 63rd
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 36.4% 2024 up 8.1% 68th
Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 1.02 2024 down 3.0% 58th
Gender Inequality Index 0.279 2022 down 9.4% 95th
Suicide Rate 3.05 2021 up 114.8% 153rd
Female migrants 43.4% 2020 down 0.6% 175th
Time-related underemployment, female 3.8% 2024 down 6.4% 49th
Time-related underemployment, male 2.7% 2024 down 32.7% 53rd
Age at first marriage, female 26.1 2011 60th
Proportion of Women in Ministerial Level Positions 10 2024 155th
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in senior and middle 36.43 2024 up 12.1% 46th
Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) 10.7% 2019 up 12.6% 147th
Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 0.58 2019 down 9.4% 170th
Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) 15.0% 2019 down 2.0% 120th
Mean hemoglobin level of non-pregnant women 130 2019 unchanged 52nd
Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 12.2 2019 up 18.4% 168th
Mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women 118 2019 unchanged 71st
Mean hemoglobin level of women of reproductive age 130 2019 unchanged 48th
Age-Standardized Mortality Rate Attributed to Noncommunicable Diseases 629.47 2019 up 2.9% 55th
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.2% 2026 up 30.0% 157th
Maternal Mortality Ratio, National Estimate 0 2016 down 100.0% 129th
Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel 99.6 2021 down 0.1% 46th
Number of daily smokers, men and women 22,295 2012 up 21.2% 169th
Age at first marriage, male 29.3 2011 53rd
Female homicide victims 2 homicides 2000 113th
Female homicide rate 1.33 homicides per 100,000 population 2000 65th
Male homicide victims 2 homicides 2000 122nd
Male homicide rate 1.14 homicides per 100,000 population 2000 107th
Inactivity rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 35.75 2024 up 5.1% 48th
Human trafficking victims 13 number 2023 up 116.7% 112th
Human trafficking victims 13 number 2023 up 116.7% 112th
Global Gender Gap Index 0.6799 2022 up 0.7% 108th