The people of Brunei are ethnically related to the Malay population of neighboring Indonesia and Malaysia. The majority of residents are Muslims. Brunei's high oil income has allowed it provide a high level of health care and education to its citizens.
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1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2016 | |
Population, total (millions) | 0.26 | 0.33 | 0.39 | 0.42 |
Population growth (annual %) | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
Surface area (sq. km) (thousands) | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 |
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) | 49.1 | 63.2 | 73.7 | 80.3 |
Income share held by lowest 20% | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) | 73 | 75 | 77 | 77 |
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) | 40 | 26 | 15 | 11 |
Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) | 98 | 99 | 100 | 100 |
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5) | .. | .. | 9.6 | .. |
Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) | 99 | 99 | 94 | 98 |
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) | 99 | 115 | 105 | 102 |
School enrollment, primary (% gross) | 111.1 | 110.2 | 106.5 | 106.6 |
School enrollment, secondary (% gross) | 73 | 85 | 99 | 93 |
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49) | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Environment | ||||
Forest area (sq. km) (thousands) | 4.1 | 4 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) | .. | .. | .. | 9 |
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) | 0.9 | 1.1 | .. | .. |
Urban population growth (annual %) | 3.1 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) | 6,673 | 7,156 | 8,337 | 8,632 |
CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) | 23.93 | 14.14 | 21.11 | 22.12 |
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) | 4,324 | 7,544 | 8,810 | 10,243 |