Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) in Brunei
Brunei: Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) was 2.87 per 10,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.87 per 10,000 people
Change on year
up 10.8%
World rank
91st
of 184 countries
All-time high
2.87 per 10,000 people
in 2024
All-time low
1.47 per 10,000 people
in 2000
Years of data
19
2000–2024
Health worker density, by type of occupation in Brunei, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 10,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health worker density, by type of occupation in Brunei is 2.87 per 10,000 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.8% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health worker density, by type of occupation in Brunei peaked at 2.87 per 10,000 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.47 per 10,000 people, in 2000.
That places Brunei 91st out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | per 10,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.47 per 10,000 people | — |
| 2002 | 2.06 per 10,000 people | +40.1% |
| 2004 | 1.93 per 10,000 people | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 2.03 per 10,000 people | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 2.06 per 10,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 2.18 per 10,000 people | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 2.17 per 10,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.87 per 10,000 people | -13.8% |
| 2010 | 2.19 per 10,000 people | +17.1% |
| 2011 | 2.38 per 10,000 people | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 2.32 per 10,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 2.23 per 10,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 2.58 per 10,000 people | +15.7% |
| 2019 | 2.49 per 10,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 2.55 per 10,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 2.61 per 10,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 2.59 per 10,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 2.59 per 10,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.87 per 10,000 people | +10.8% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 2.87 per 10,000 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.23 per 10,000 people, 40% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 2.87 per 10,000 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.45 per 10,000 people, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.97 per 10,000 people | 1.47 per 10,000 people | 2.18 per 10,000 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.36 per 10,000 people | 2.19 per 10,000 people | 2.58 per 10,000 people | 6 |
| 2020s | 2.64 per 10,000 people | 2.55 per 10,000 people | 2.87 per 10,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 88 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 3 per 10,000 people compare
- 89 Trinidad and Tobago 2.99 per 10,000 people compare
- 90 Ecuador 2.97 per 10,000 people compare
- 91 Brunei Darussalam 2.87 per 10,000 people compare
- 93 Philippines 2.86 per 10,000 people compare
- 94 Dominican Republic 2.83 per 10,000 people compare
More health data for Brunei
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3926 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7116 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.032 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7964 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0345 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health worker density, by type of occupation in Brunei?
- Health worker density, by type of occupation in Brunei was 2.87 per 10,000 people in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest health worker density, by type of occupation recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 2.87 per 10,000 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest health worker density, by type of occupation recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.47 per 10,000 people in 2000.
- How does Brunei rank for health worker density, by type of occupation?
- Brunei ranks 91st out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health worker density, by type of occupation rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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