Brunei People 1997

Population 307,616 (July 1997 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 33% (male 52,239; female 50,025)
15-64 years: 63% (male 101,326; female 90,941)
65 years and over: 4% (male 7,207; female 5,878) (July 1997 est.)

Population growth rate 2.5% (1997 est.)

Birth rate 25.2 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Death rate 5.13 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Net migration rate 4.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.11 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.23 male(s)/female
total population: 1.1 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Infant mortality rate 23.8 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 71.54 years
male: 70 years
female: 73.16 years (1997 est.)

Total fertility rate 3.37 children born/woman (1997 est.)

Nationality
noun: Bruneian(s)
adjective: Bruneian

Ethnic groups Malay 64%, Chinese 20%, other 16%

Religions Muslim (official) 63%, Buddhism 14%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefsand other 15% (1981)

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.)

NOTE: The information regarding Brunei on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Brunei People 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Brunei People 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.