Brunei Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Brunei youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 23.89%, a 0.38% decline from 2021.
  • Brunei youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 24.27%, a 2.86% decline from 2020.
  • Brunei youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 27.13%, a 5.62% increase from 2019.
  • Brunei youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 21.51%, a 9.94% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
New Caledonia 38.02%
French Polynesia 36.37%
Greece 30.05%
Spain 28.34%
Uruguay 27.58%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 27.20%
Barbados 24.49%
Italy 23.93%
Brunei 23.89%
Bahamas 23.85%
Saudi Arabia 23.77%
Sweden 20.68%
Panama 20.19%
Estonia 20.15%
Slovak Republic 19.30%
Cyprus 18.69%
Argentina 18.57%
Portugal 17.80%
France 17.75%
Croatia 17.56%
Luxembourg 17.54%
Chile 17.25%
Belgium 16.27%
Kuwait 15.38%
Channel Islands 14.79%
Finland 14.47%
Guam 13.64%
Latvia 13.20%
Puerto Rico 13.11%
Hong Kong 12.96%
Trinidad and Tobago 11.57%
Slovenia 11.09%
Lithuania 11.05%
Iceland 10.73%
Hungary 10.22%
Canada 10.01%
United Kingdom 9.94%
Norway 9.64%
Austria 9.40%
UAE 9.29%
New Zealand 9.23%
Ireland 9.15%
Denmark 8.78%
Poland 8.71%
Australia 8.29%
Malta 8.27%
United States 7.89%
Netherlands 7.79%
Oman 7.47%
Switzerland 7.37%
Czech Republic 7.08%
Macao 7.05%
South Korea 6.88%
Bahrain 6.63%
Singapore 6.12%
Israel 6.03%
Germany 5.75%
Japan 4.23%
Qatar 0.30%
Brunei Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 23.89% -0.38%
2021 24.27% -2.86%
2020 27.13% 5.62%
2019 21.51% -9.94%
2018 31.45% 1.80%
2017 29.65% 1.84%
2016 27.81% 1.55%
2015 26.26% 1.86%
2014 24.40% 0.85%
2013 23.55% 0.73%
2012 22.82% 0.73%
2011 22.10% 0.95%
2010 21.14% 1.05%
2009 20.09% 0.81%
2008 19.29% 0.66%
2007 18.63% 0.51%
2006 18.12% 0.79%
2005 17.33% 0.55%
2004 16.78% 0.39%
2003 16.39% 0.39%
2002 16.00% 0.42%
2001 15.59% 0.25%
2000 15.34% 0.22%
1999 15.12% 0.33%
1998 14.78% 0.24%
1997 14.55% 0.09%
1996 14.46% 0.22%
1995 14.24% 0.35%
1994 13.89% 0.44%
1993 13.45% 0.26%
1992 13.20% 0.49%
1991 12.70% 0.49%