Brunei Demographics Profile 2002

Population

350,898 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 30.2% (male 54,038; female 51,833)
15-64 years: 67% (male 125,051; female 110,257)
65 years and over: 2.8% (male 4,609; female 5,110) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate

2.06% (2002 est.)

Birth rate

20.06 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate

3.38 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate

3.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.13 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.9 male(s)/female
total population: 1.1 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate

13.95 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 74.06 years
male: 71.68 years
female: 76.56 years (2002 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.4 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.2% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

less than 100 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

NA

Nationality

noun: Bruneian(s)
adjective: Bruneian

Ethnic groups

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

Religions

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

Languages

Malay (official), English, Chinese

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 88.2%
male: 92.6%
female: 83.4% (1995 est.)