Labour Force (Total) rose 0.833% to 0.220 mil in Brunei in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Brunei reached an all time high of 0.220 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 0.110 mil in 1990. When compared to Brunei's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Indonesia amounted to 138 mil, 16.7 mil in Malaysia, 44.2 mil in Philippines and 56.2 mil in Vietnam in 2021.
Brunei has been ranked 171st within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 4 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Australia | mil | 12.6 | 12.7 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 13.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brunei | mil | 0.204 | 0.205 | 0.206 | 0.218 | 0.217 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | mil | 8.48 | 8.85 | 8.97 | 9.09 | 9.22 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | mil | 792 | 794 | 795 | 794 | 796 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | mil | 126 | 127 | 130 | 133 | 136 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | mil | 3.52 | 3.59 | 3.66 | 3.73 | 3.80 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | mil | 15.0 | 15.3 | 15.6 | 16.0 | 16.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | mil | 42.6 | 43.8 | 43.0 | 43.8 | 45.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | mil | 3.45 | 3.49 | 3.49 | 3.50 | 3.54 | ||||||||||||||||
| Taiwan | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Thailand | mil | 40.2 | 39.9 | 39.8 | 40.2 | 40.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | mil | 54.5 | 54.7 | 55.0 | 55.2 | 55.8 |
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