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Brunei Darussalam

Population

Population: 0.3m
0-14 years: 33% 14-65 years: 62% 65 + years: 5%
Rural population (%): 42 Urban population (%): 58
Growth rate: 2.6% Population density: 49

Income and Wealth

HDI ranking: 38

(out of 175)

GDP real growth rate: 2%
GDP

(in billion $)

4.6 (1995) GDP per capita: $15,800

Health

Birth rate

(births/1000 population):

25.5 Death rate

(deaths/1000 population):

5.1
Infant mortality rate (deaths/1000 live birth): 24.2 Life expectancy at birth

(Male/Female):

69.9

69.8/73.0

Total fertility rate

(children born/woman):

3.4 Public expenditures on health as % of GDP:  
Population with access to...(%)
  -health services:  
  -safe water:  
  -sanitation:  

Education

Adult illiteracy rates estimates

(female):

11.8 (16.6) Public expenditure on education:

(as % of GNP):

 
Number of 3rd level students:

(students/100,000):

516 Net enrolment ratio at the first level

(female):

90 (89)
First level pupil/teachers ratio

(% female teachers)

15 (47) School life expectancy number of years: 11.6

Employment

Labour force as % of total population

(age 15+women’s share) :

  Unemployment rate:  
% of labour force in...
  -Agriculture:  
  -Industry:  
  -Services:  

Poverty & Quality of Life

HPI ranking:   Real GDP per capita rank minus HDI rank: -36
People in poverty in % (urban/rural):   GDI ranking:  
 

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