Population:
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365,251 (July 2004 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 29.1% (male 54,243; female 52,013)
15-64 years: 68% (male 131,682; female 116,631)
65 years and over: 2.9% (male 5,035; female 5,647) (2004 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 26.7 years
male: 27.3 years
female: 26 years (2004 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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1.95% (2004 est.)
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Birth rate:
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19.33 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Death rate:
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3.4 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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3.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.13 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female
total population: 1.1 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 13.05 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 9.41 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 16.51 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 74.54 years
male: 72.13 years
female: 77.09 years (2004 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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2.33 children born/woman (2004 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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less than 0.1% (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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less than 200 (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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less than 200 (2003 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Bruneian(s)
adjective: Bruneian
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Ethnic groups:
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Malay 67%, Chinese 15%, indigenous 6%, other 12%
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Religions:
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Muslim (official) 67%, Buddhist 13%, Christian 10%, indigenous beliefs and other 10%
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Languages:
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Malay (official), English, Chinese
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.9%
male: 96.3%
female: 91.4% (2002)
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