Population: 397,777 (July 1991), growth rate 6.3% (1991)

Birth rate: 22 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 4 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: 45 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 10 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 74 years male, 77 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 2.9 children born/woman (1991)

Nationality: noun--Bruneian(s); adjective--Bruneian

Ethnic divisions: Malay 64%, Chinese 20%, other 16%

Religion: Muslim (official) 63%, Buddhism 14%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs and other 15% (1981)

Language: Malay (official), English, and Chinese

Literacy: 77% (male 85%, female 69%) age 15 and over can read and write (1981)

Labor force: 89,000 (includes members of the Army); 33% of labor force is foreign (1988); government 47.5%; production of oil, natural gas, services, and construction 41.9%; agriculture, forestry, and fishing 3.8% (1986)

Organized labor: 2% of labor force

NOTE: The information regarding Brunei on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Brunei People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Brunei People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.