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The People of Brunei

Bruneian People

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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.)

Death rate: 3.28 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

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