Ethnic Chinese in Brunei
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Ethnic Chinese in Brunei are people of full or partial Chinese – particularly Han Chinese – ancestry who are citizens or residents in Brunei. As of 2015, they constitute 10.1% of the country's population, making them the second largest ethnic group in Brunei. Brunei is home to one of the smaller communities of overseas Chinese. Many Chinese in Brunei are stateless.[4]
汶萊華人 Orang Cina di Brunei اورڠ چينا د بروني | |
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Total population | |
42,132 9.6% of the Bruneian population (2021)[1] | |
Languages | |
English and Malay as medium of communication in schools and government • Mandarin (lingua franca) • Chinese varieties such as Hokkien, Cantonese, Teochew, Hainanese, Hakka | |
Religion | |
Buddhism • Christianity[2] • Taoism • Islam[3] • Chinese folk religion | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Singaporean Chinese · Malaysian Chinese · Indonesian Chinese · Overseas Chinese |
Ethnic Chinese in Brunei were encouraged to settle because of their commercial and business acumen. The biggest Chinese group is the Hokkien; many originated from Kinmen and Xiamen in China. The Hakka and Cantonese represent a minority of the Chinese population. Despite their small numbers, the Hokkien have a considerable presence in Brunei's private and business sector, providing commercial and entrepreneurial expertise and often operating joint business ventures with Malaysian Chinese enterprises.[5]