Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Brunei
Brunei: Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) was 0.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Brunei, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Brunei is 0.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and up 105.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Brunei peaked at 2.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2021.
Brunei ranks 160th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.8% | — |
| 1992 | 2.5% | -12.2% |
| 1993 | 2.2% | -13.2% |
| 1994 | 1.9% | -13.3% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | -13.9% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | -13.5% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | -13.9% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | -15.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | -13.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -14.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -15.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +22.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +30.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -53.6% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +227.0% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | -3.7% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 0.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.3%, 73% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 0.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.4%, 6% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Brunei changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +227.0% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| 2021 | -53.6% | 0.6% | 0.3% |
| 2019 | +30.0% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 0.9% | 2.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 157 New Caledonia 1.1% compare
- 158 Channel Islands 1.0% compare
- 159 United States 1.0% compare
- 161 Slovakia 0.9% compare
- 162 Djibouti 0.9% compare
- 163 Sweden 0.9% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Brunei
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0118 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 380.81 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3272 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2499 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Brunei?
- Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Brunei was 0.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
- How does Brunei rank for employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment)?
- Brunei ranks 160th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).