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 2023 was 18.62%, a 0.31% increase from 2022.
  • Brunei youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 18.31%, a 1.86% increase from 2021.
  • Brunei youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 16.45%, a 10.88% decline from 2020.
  • Brunei youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 27.33%, a 6.89% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
French Polynesia 37.31%
New Caledonia 32.57%
Spain 28.70%
Greece 26.57%
Uruguay 26.16%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 25.55%
Barbados 24.87%
Bahamas 23.57%
Italy 22.73%
Chile 22.05%
Sweden 21.57%
Portugal 20.25%
Slovak Republic 19.41%
Croatia 19.24%
Luxembourg 18.99%
Brunei 18.62%
Argentina 18.00%
Cyprus 17.45%
France 17.13%
Estonia 17.09%
Panama 16.59%
Saudi Arabia 16.25%
Belgium 16.09%
Finland 15.92%
Kuwait 14.99%
Lithuania 13.90%
Puerto Rico 13.65%
Channel Islands 13.47%
Guam 12.88%
Hungary 12.76%
United Kingdom 12.54%
Latvia 12.50%
Denmark 11.66%
Poland 11.58%
Norway 10.95%
Austria 10.93%
New Zealand 10.72%
UAE 10.65%
Canada 10.59%
Ireland 10.54%
Hong Kong 10.45%
Trinidad and Tobago 10.12%
Slovenia 9.91%
Malta 9.34%
Iceland 9.16%
Netherlands 8.94%
Australia 8.57%
Singapore 8.29%
Czech Republic 8.28%
Switzerland 8.00%
United States 7.90%
Macao 6.97%
Oman 6.85%
Israel 6.03%
Germany 5.96%
Bahrain 5.82%
South Korea 5.37%
Japan 4.09%
Qatar 0.60%
Brunei Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 18.62% 0.31%
2022 18.31% 1.86%
2021 16.45% -10.88%
2020 27.33% 6.89%
2019 20.44% -11.02%
2018 31.46% 1.83%
2017 29.63% 1.62%
2016 28.01% 1.75%
2015 26.26% 1.84%
2014 24.42% 0.80%
2013 23.62% 0.80%
2012 22.83% 0.69%
2011 22.14% 0.70%
2010 21.44% 0.72%
2009 20.72% 0.80%
2008 19.91% 0.71%
2007 19.21% 0.63%
2006 18.58% 0.54%
2005 18.04% 0.53%
2004 17.50% 0.45%
2003 17.05% 0.36%
2002 16.69% 0.30%
2001 16.39% 0.14%
2000 16.25% 0.10%
1999 16.15% 0.12%
1998 16.03% 0.18%
1997 15.85% 0.20%
1996 15.65% 0.17%
1995 15.48% 0.26%
1994 15.22% 0.31%
1993 14.90% 0.37%
1992 14.53% 0.39%
1991 14.14% 0.39%