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People of Brunei

Population:374,577 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:0-14 years: 27.8% (male 53,512/female 50,529)
15-64 years: 69% (male 130,134/female 128,488)
65 years and over: 3.2% (male 5,688/female 6,226) (2007 est.)
Median age:total: 27.2 years
male: 27.3 years
female: 27.1 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:1.81% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:18.56 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:3.26 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:2.79 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio:at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.059 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.013 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.914 male(s)/female
total population: 1.022 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:total: 13.12 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 15.72 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 10.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 75.3 years
male: 73.12 years
female: 77.59 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:1.97 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:less than 0.1% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:less than 200 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:less than 200 (2003 est.)
Nationality:noun: Bruneian(s)
adjective: Bruneian
Ethnic groups:Malay 67%, Chinese 15%, indigenous 6%, other 12%
Religions:Muslim (official) 67%, Buddhist 13%, Christian 10%, other (includes indigenous beliefs) 10%
Languages:Malay (official), English, Chinese
Literacy:definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.7%
male: 95.2%
female: 90.2% (2001 census)

Brunei Quickstats

  • Population: 374,577 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 5,770 sq km
  • Density: 65 /km² (127th)
  • GDP (total): $9.009 billion (138th)
  • GDP (per capita): $24,826 (26th)
  • Literacy: 92.7%

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  • Currency: Brunei dollar (BND)
  • Dial code: +6731

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