Age dependency ratio, young in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Age dependency ratio, young was 28.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Brunei Darussalam, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Brunei Darussalam recorded 28.6% for age dependency ratio, young in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 93.3% in 1964 and was at its lowest, 28.6%, in 2025.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 126th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, young in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 84.4% | — |
| 1961 | 88.4% | +4.7% |
| 1962 | 91.6% | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 93.1% | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 93.3% | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 92.5% | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 90.6% | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 88.3% | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 86.0% | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 83.6% | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 81.5% | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 80.0% | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 79.0% | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 77.8% | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 76.0% | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 73.9% | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 71.7% | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 69.6% | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 67.9% | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 66.6% | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 65.5% | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 64.4% | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 62.9% | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 61.1% | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 59.5% | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 58.1% | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 56.8% | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 55.9% | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 55.4% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 55.0% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 54.6% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 54.6% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 54.4% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 53.8% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 53.0% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 51.9% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 50.7% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 49.4% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 48.1% | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 46.8% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 45.3% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 43.8% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 42.3% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 40.8% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 39.4% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 38.0% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 36.6% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 35.9% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 35.8% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 35.7% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 35.6% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 35.3% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 34.8% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 34.1% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 33.4% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 32.6% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 31.9% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 31.3% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 30.7% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 30.2% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 29.7% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 29.3% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 29.2% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 29.0% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 28.8% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 28.6% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.2% | 83.6% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.4% | 66.6% | 81.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.5% | 55.0% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.7% | 46.8% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.3% | 35.7% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.0% | 30.2% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 28.6% | 29.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei Darussalam
More health data for Brunei Darussalam
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3926 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,268 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 11.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per capita 0.0097 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Brunei Darussalam?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Brunei Darussalam was 28.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 93.3% in 1964.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.6% in 2025.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 126th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.