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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:
408,786 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 175
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Age structure:
0-14 years: 25.5% (male 52,944/female 49,729)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-64 years: 70.9% (male 141,121/female 143,977)
[see also: Age structure 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 3.5% (male 6,881/female 7,238) (2011 est.)
[see also: Age structure 65 years and over country ranks ]

Median age:
total: 28.4 years
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male: 28.3 years
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female: 28.6 years (2011 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]

Population growth rate:
1.691% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 68
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Birth rate:
17.74 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 106
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Death rate:
3.39 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 213
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Net migration rate:
2.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 32
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Urbanization:
urban population: 76% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 2.2% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]

Major cities - population:
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (capital) 22,000 (2009)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - under 15 years country ranks ]
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.95 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2012 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]

Maternal mortality rate:
21 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)
country comparison to the world: 124
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 11.15 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 139
male: 13.31 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female: 8.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 76.37 years
country comparison to the world: 76
male: 74.09 years
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female: 78.75 years (2012 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]

Total fertility rate:
1.85 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 148
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

Health expenditures:
3% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 177
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Physicians density:
1.417 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
country comparison to the world: 85
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
2.71 beds/1,000 population (2008)
country comparison to the world: 82
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
less than 0.1% (2003 est.)
country comparison to the world: 115
[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: 112
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Education expenditures:
NA

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.7%
male: 95.2%
[see also: Literacy - male country ranks ]
female: 90.2% (2001 census)
[see also: Literacy - female country ranks ]

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 14 years
male: 14 years
female: 14 years (2009)