Demographics of Brunei
Population:
336,376 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
31% (male 53,812; female 51,628)
15-64 years:
66% (male 118,207; female 103,819)
65 years and over:
3% (male 4,317; female 4,593) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.17% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 20.81 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 3.39 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 4.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.14 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.94 male(s)/female
total population:
1.1 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 14.84 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
73.58 years
male:
71.23 years
female:
76.06 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.47 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Bruneian(s)
adjective:
Bruneian
Ethnic groups: Malay 62%, Chinese 15%, indigenous 6%, other 17%
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.)