| Population: |
343,653 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
30.77% (male 53,977; female 51,772)
15-64 years:
66.52% (male 121,601; female 107,007)
65 years and over:
2.71% (male 4,449; female 4,847) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
2.11% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
20.45 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
3.38 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
4.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.14 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.92 male(s)/female
total population:
1.1 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
14.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
73.82 years
male:
71.45 years
female:
76.31 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
2.44 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.2% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
less than 100 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Bruneian(s)
adjective:
Bruneian
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| Ethnic groups: |
Malay 67%, Chinese 15%, indigenous 6%, other 12%
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| Religions: |
Muslim (official) 67%, Buddhist 13%, Christian 10%, indigenous beliefs and other 10%
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| Languages: |
Malay (official), English, Chinese
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
88.2%
male:
92.6%
female:
83.4% (1995 est.)
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