Population:
388,190 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 26.6% (male 53,282/female 50,141)
15-64 years: 70.1% (male 135,640/female 136,292)
65 years and over: 3.3% (male 6,199/female 6,636) (2009 est.)

Median age:
total: 27.8 years
male: 27.7 years
female: 27.8 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate:
1.759% (2009 est.)

Birth rate:
18.2 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate:
3.29 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate:
2.69 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization:
urban population: 75% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 2.6% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.93 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 12.27 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 14.68 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 9.75 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.74 years
male: 73.52 years
female: 78.07 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate:
1.91 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
less than 0.1% (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
fewer than 200 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
fewer than 200 (2003 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Bruneian(s)
adjective: Bruneian

Ethnic groups:
Malay 66.3%, Chinese 11.2%, indigenous 3.4%, other 19.1% (2004 est.)

Religions:
Muslim (official) 67%, Buddhist 13%, Christian 10%, other (includes indigenous beliefs) 10%

Languages:
Malay (official), English, Chinese

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.7%
male: 95.2%
female: 90.2% (2001 census)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 14 years
male: 14 years
female: 14 years (2006)

Education expenditures:
5.2% of GDP (2000)