Short facts about people of Brunei

Population:

343,653 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  30.77% (male 53,977; female 51,772) 15-64 years:  66.52% (male 121,601; female 107,007) 65 years and over:  2.71% (male 4,449; female 4,847) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.11% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

20.45 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

3.38 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

4.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  1.14 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.92 male(s)/female total population:  1.1 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

14.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  73.82 years male:  71.45 years female:  76.31 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.44 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.2% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

less than 100 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

NA

Nationality:

noun:  Bruneian(s) adjective:  Bruneian

Ethnic groups:

Malay 67%, Chinese 15%, indigenous 6%, other 12%

Religions:

Muslim (official) 67%, Buddhist 13%, Christian 10%, indigenous beliefs and other 10%

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.)

Source: World Factbook