Labour Force (Total) rose 0.692% to 0.234 mil in Brunei in 2024, according to .
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Brunei reached an all time high of 0.234 mil in 2024 and an all time low of 0.111 mil in 1990. When compared to Brunei's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Indonesia amounted to 143 mil, 18.3 mil in Malaysia, 51.0 mil in Philippines and 57.1 mil in Vietnam in 2024.
Brunei has been ranked 167th within the group of 168 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Australia | mil | 13.3 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.8 | 14.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brunei | mil | 0.226 | 0.224 | 0.225 | 0.227 | 0.230 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | mil | 9.13 | 9.33 | 9.48 | 9.34 | 9.57 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | mil | 777 | 776 | 764 | 781 | 770 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | mil | 135 | 137 | 137 | 136 | 140 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | mil | 2.95 | 3.06 | 3.16 | 3.29 | 3.45 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | mil | 16.2 | 16.6 | 16.9 | 17.2 | 17.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | mil | 44.0 | 45.3 | 42.5 | 44.7 | 49.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | mil | 3.39 | 3.45 | 3.43 | 3.39 | 3.46 | ||||||||||||||||
| Taiwan | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Thailand | mil | 40.2 | 40.0 | 40.3 | 40.4 | 40.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | mil | 56.2 | 56.2 | 55.1 | 55.3 | 56.5 |
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