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Nationality: noun: Bruneian(s)
adjective: Bruneian

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

Languages:
Malay (official), English, Chinese

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

Population:
415,717 (July 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 175
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 24.6% (male 52,761/female 49,538)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 17.5% (male 35,879/female 36,767)
25-54 years: 46.8% (male 94,827/female 99,779)
55-64 years: 7.3% (male 15,594/female 14,642)
65 years and over: 3.8% (male 7,767/female 8,163) (2013 est.)

Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 42 %
[see also: Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio country ranks ]
youth dependency ratio: 36 %
elderly dependency ratio: 6.1 %
potential support ratio: 16.4 (2013)

Median age:
total: 29 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male: 28.7 years
female: 29.2 years (2013 est.)

Population growth rate:
1.67% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 71
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]

Birth rate:
17.63 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 107
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
3.43 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 216
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
2.51 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 34
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Urbanization:
urban population: 76% of total population (2011)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 2.13% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major urban areas - population:
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (capital) 241,000
note: the boundaries of the capital city were expanded in 2007, greatly increasing the city area; the population of the capital increased tenfold (2011)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
0-14 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.95 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2013 est.)

Maternal mortality rate:
24 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 133
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 10.81 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 140
male: 12.89 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 8.64 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 76.57 years
country comparison to the world: 76
male: 74.28 years
female: 78.97 years (2013 est.)

Total fertility rate:
1.83 children born/woman (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 151
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

Health expenditures:
2.5% of GDP (2011)
country comparison to the world: 187
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]

Physicians density:
1.36 physicians/1,000 population (2010)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
2.8 beds/1,000 population (2011)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
less than 0.1% (2003 est.)
country comparison to the world: 114
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
fewer than 200 (2003 est.)
country comparison to the world: 159
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
fewer than 200 (2003 est.)
country comparison to the world: 114
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
7.5% (2008)
country comparison to the world: 141
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

Education expenditures:
3.3% of GDP (2012)
country comparison to the world: 133
[see also: Education expenditures - percent of GDP country ranks ]

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95.4%
male: 97%
female: 93.9% (2011 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 15 years
male: 15 years
female: 16 years (2011)