Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Brunei Darussalam's youth unemployment rate stands at 18.23% as of 2025-12-31, up from 17.87% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Brunei Darussalam's youth unemployment rate was 18.23%, up from 17.87% in 2024.
In 2024, Brunei Darussalam's youth unemployment rate was 17.87%, down from 17.96% in 2023.
In 2023, Brunei Darussalam's youth unemployment rate was 17.96%, down from 18.3% in 2022.
In 2022, Brunei Darussalam's youth unemployment rate was 18.3%, up from 16.24% in 2021.
In 2021, Brunei Darussalam's youth unemployment rate was 16.24%, down from 26.85% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18.23% | +0.358% |
| 2024 | 17.87% | -0.083% |
| 2023 | 17.96% | -0.344% |
| 2022 | 18.3% | +2.06% |
| 2021 | 16.24% | -10.61% |
| 2020 | 26.85% | +6.71% |
| 2019 | 20.14% | -10.67% |
| 2018 | 30.81% | +1.55% |
| 2017 | 29.26% | +1.63% |
| 2016 | 27.63% | +1.74% |
| 2015 | 25.89% | +1.79% |
| 2014 | 24.09% | +0.754% |
| 2013 | 23.34% | +0.737% |
| 2012 | 22.6% | +0.547% |
| 2011 | 22.05% | +0.38% |
| 2010 | 21.67% | +0.329% |
| 2009 | 21.35% | +0.534% |
| 2008 | 20.81% | +0.397% |
| 2007 | 20.41% | +0.485% |
| 2006 | 19.93% | +0.515% |
| 2005 | 19.41% | +0.588% |
| 2004 | 18.83% | +0.498% |
| 2003 | 18.33% | +0.436% |
| 2002 | 17.89% | +0.419% |
| 2001 | 17.47% | +0.116% |
| 2000 | 17.36% | +0.33% |
| 1999 | 17.03% | +0.202% |
| 1998 | 16.83% | +0.437% |
| 1997 | 16.39% | +0.194% |
| 1996 | 16.19% | +0.299% |
| 1995 | 15.9% | +0.27% |
| 1994 | 15.63% | +0.432% |
| 1993 | 15.19% | +0.495% |
| 1992 | 14.7% | +0.475% |
| 1991 | 14.22% | — |
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Brunei Darussalam's youth unemployment rate is 18.23% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 17.87% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 30.81% (2018); the lowest is 14.22% (1991), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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