Brunei: People & Society#
| Population | 436,620 (July 2016 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Bruneian(s) adjective: Bruneian |
| Ethnic groups | Malay 65.7%, Chinese 10.3%, other indigenous 3.4%, other 20.6% (2011 est.) |
| Languages | Malay (official), English, Chinese dialects |
| Religions | Muslim (official) 78.8%, Christian 8.7%, Buddhist 7.8%, other (includes indigenous beliefs) 4.7% (2011 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 23.46% (male 52,785/female 49,638) 15-24 years: 17.11% (male 37,103/female 37,603) 25-54 years: 46.8% (male 98,152/female 106,206) 55-64 years: 8.09% (male 18,043/female 17,278) 65 years and over: 4.54% (male 9,635/female 10,177) (2016 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 38% youth dependency ratio: 31.9% elderly dependency ratio: 6.1% potential support ratio: 16.4% (2015 est.) |
| Median age | total: 29.9 years male: 29.5 years female: 30.3 years (2016 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 1.6% (2016 est.) |
| Birth rate | 17.2 births/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Death rate | 3.6 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 2.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 77.2% of total population (2015) rate of urbanization: -1.79% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
| Major urban areas - population | BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (capital) 241,000 note: the boundaries of the capital city were expanded in 2007, greatly increasing the city area; the population of the capital increased tenfold (2011) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 0.92 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.95 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2016 est.) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 23 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 9.9 deaths/1,000 live births male: 11.7 deaths/1,000 live births female: 7.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 77.2 years male: 74.8 years female: 79.6 years (2016 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.79 children born/woman (2016 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 2.6% of GDP (2014) |
| Physicians density | 1.44 physicians/1,000 population (2012) |
| Hospital bed density | 2.8 beds/1,000 population (2012) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 18.6% (2014) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 9.6% (2009) |
| Education expenditures | 3.7% of GDP (2016) |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96% male: 97.5% female: 94.5% (2015 est.) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 15 years male: 15 years female: 15 years (2014) |