Brunei Demographics Profile 2008

Population

381,371 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 27.2% (male 53,400/female 50,333)
15-64 years: 69.6% (male 132,895/female 132,391)
65 years and over: 3.2% (male 5,927/female 6,425) (2008 est.)

Median age

total: 27.5 years
male: 27.5 years
female: 27.5 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

1.785% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

18.39 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

3.28 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

2.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.92 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 12.69 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 15.19 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 10.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 75.52 years
male: 73.32 years
female: 77.83 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.94 children born/woman (2008 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

less than 0.1% (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

less than 200 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

less than 200 (2003 est.)

Nationality

noun: Bruneian(s)
adjective: Bruneian

Ethnic groups

Malay 67%, Chinese 15%, indigenous 6%, other 12%

Religions

Muslim (official) 67%, Buddhist 13%, Christian 10%, other (includes indigenous beliefs) 10%

Languages

Malay (official), English, Chinese

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.7%
male: 95.2%
female: 90.2% (2001 census)