Population 350,898 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 30.2% (male 54,038; female 51,833)
15-64 years: 67% (male 125,051; female 110,257)
65 years and over: 2.8% (male 4,609; female 5,110) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 2.06% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 20.06 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 3.38 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate 3.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.13 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.9 male(s)/female
total population: 1.1 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 13.95 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 74.06 years
female: 76.56 years (2002 est.)
male: 71.68 years

Total fertility rate 2.4 children born/woman (2002 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.)

NOTE: The information regarding Brunei on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Brunei People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Brunei People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.