Migration And Remittances Factbook 2011

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Brunei Darussalam HIGH-INCOME NON-OECD Population (millions, 2009) Population growth (avg. annual %, 2000–09) Population density (people per km2, 2008) Labor force (millions, 2008) Unemployment rate (% of labor force, 2008) Urban population (% of pop., 2009) Surface area (1,000 km2, 2008) GNI (US$ billions, 2009) GNI per capita, Atlas method (US$, 2009) GDP growth (avg. annual %, 2005–09) Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of pop., 2005) Age dependency ratio (2009)

0.4 2.2 75.3 0.2 — 75.3 5.8 — — — — 43.2

Migration EMIGRATION, 2010 ■ ■ ■

Stock of emigrants: 24.3 thousands Stock of emigrants as percentage of population: 6.0% Top destination countries: Malaysia, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, the Philippines, the United States, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Germany, Ireland

SKILLED EMIGRATION, 2000 ■

Emigration rate of tertiary-educated population: 15.6%

IMMIGRATION, 2010 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■

Stock of immigrants: 148.1 thousands Stock of immigrants as percentage of population: 36.4% Females as percentage of immigrants: 45.5% Refugees as percentage of immigrants: 0.0% Top source countries: Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Nepal, Indonesia, India, the United Kingdom, China, Singapore, Sri Lanka

Remittances 2007

2008

2009

2010e

Inward remittance flowsa of which Workers’ remittances Compensation of employees Migrants’ transfers

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Outward remittance flows of which Workers’ remittances Compensation of employees Migrants’ transfers

303

323

376

405

430

420

420

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US$ millions

2003

2004

2005

2006

a. For comparison: net FDI inflows US$0.2 bn, total international reserves US$0.8 bn in 2008.

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Migration and Remittances Factbook 2011


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