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Population in Brunei
464 478
people
As of November 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) in Brunei is 464 478 people, including children under the age of 6 - 46 680 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 54 576 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 55 970 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 199 493 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 87 322 people, and the centenarians in Brunei over 80 years old - 20 437 people.
Population size in Brunei by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 46 680 / 10.05% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 54 576 / 11.75% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 55 970 / 12.05% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 199 493 / 42.95% |
| Elderly over 60 | 87 322 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 20 437 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population in Brunei
Total in Brunei permanent residents 212 731 men (45.8%) and 251 747 women (54.2%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 13 887 / 5.8% | 11 111 / 5.9% | 46.8% |
| 5 – 9 | 13 887 / 5.8% | 10 897 / 5.8% | 46.6% |
| 10 - 14 | 12 392 / 5.1% | 9 829 / 5.3% | 46.6% |
| 15 - 19 | 10 469 / 4.2% | 8 547 / 4.7% | 47.1% |
| 20 - 24 | 12 392 / 5.1% | 10 256 / 5.5% | 48.1% |
| 25 - 29 | 18 374 / 7.9% | 15 384 / 7.9% | 48% |
| 30 - 34 | 17 947 / 7.7% | 15 384 / 7.9% | 48.5% |
| 35 - 39 | 16 451 / 7% | 14 957 / 7.7% | 50.2% |
| 40 - 44 | 15 169 / 6.4% | 14 102 / 7.3% | 50.6% |
| 45 - 49 | 13 887 / 5.8% | 13 034 / 6.8% | 50.9% |
| 50 - 54 | 15 810 / 6.7% | 15 812 / 8.1% | 52.7% |
| 55 - 59 | 16 665 / 7.1% | 18 162 / 9.2% | 54.6% |
| 60 - 64 | 13 887 / 5.8% | 16 239 / 8.3% | 56.4% |
| 65 - 69 | 9 614 / 3.8% | 12 820 / 6.7% | 59.5% |
| 70 - 74 | 4 059 / 1.2% | 6 838 / 3.9% | 64.9% |
| 75 - 79 | 5 127 / 1.7% | 10 684 / 5.7% | 69.1% |
| 80+ | 3 632 / 1% | 9 615 / 5.2% | 74.3% |
Education level
Education level of residents in Brunei: have higher education 22.4% (104 043 people), incomplete higher education — 3.2% (14 863 people), secondary vocational — 35.4% (164 425 people), 11 classes — 15.4% (71 530 people), 9 classes — 8.4% (39 016 people), 5 classes — 8.5% (39 481 people), have no education — 0.1% (464 people), illiterate — 0.9% (4 180 people).
| Higher education | 104 043 / 22.4% |
| Incomplete higher | 14 863 / 3.2% |
| Secondary vocational | 164 425 / 35.4% |
| Elementary school | 71 530 / 15.4% |
| Middle school | 39 016 / 8.4% |
| High school | 39 481 / 8.5% |
| Without education | 464 / 0.1% |
| Illiterate | 4 180 / 0.9% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners in Brunei
Total in Brunei the number of officially employed population is 286 118 people (61.6%), pensioners 125 409 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 39 016 people (8.4%).
| Employed population | 286 118 / 61.6% |
| Unemployed | 39 016 / 8.4% |
| Pensioners | 125 409 / 27% |
Disability
Total in Brunei have a disability 49 838 people, what constitutes 10.73% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 8 221 (1.77.%), disabled of the group II are 18 672 (4.02.%), disabled of the group III are 17 975 (3.87.%), disabled children 4 970 (1.07.%).
| Total disabled | 49 838 / 10.73% |
| Disabled of the group I | 8 221 / 1.77% |
| Disabled of the group II | 18 672 / 4.02% |
| Disabled of the group III | 17 975 / 3.87% |
| Disabled children | 4 970 / 1.07% |