There are no official data to indicate the prevalence of female genital cutting (FGC) in Brunei Darussalam, as no health or other official surveys have included questions about the practice. There is, however, anecdotal evidence of its occurrence in media reports and a reference to it in a statement presented to the United Nations by the Government.
This Short Report draws on data and surveys about the practice of FGC in neighbouring Malaysia, most of which are referred to throughout Orchid Project’s Country Profile: FGC in Malaysia published in March 2024.
In neighbouring Malaysia, surveys suggest the prevalence of FGC among Malay Muslims to be between 86% and 99.3%. In 2021, 67.4% of Brunei’s population were Malay citizens, who are defined by law as Muslim from birth.