Brunei Population (LIVE)

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Brunei Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Negara Brunei Darussalam is 454,899 as of Monday, March 18, 2024, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data 1.
  • Brunei Darussalam 2023 population is estimated at 452,524 people at mid year.
  • Brunei Darussalam population is equivalent to 0.01% of the total world population.
  • Brunei ranks number 175 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Brunei Darussalam is 86 per Km2 (222 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 5,270 Km2 (2,035 sq. miles)
  • 80.4 % of the population is urban (363,647 people in 2023)
  • The median age in Brunei Darussalam is 32.8 years.
1. Updated on July 16, 2023 with the latest July 2023-July 2024 estimates from the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Brunei Darussalam (2024 and historical)

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationBrunei
Global Rank
2024 455,858 0.74 % 3,334 0 33.2 1.74 87 80.9 % 368,738 0.01 % 8,118,835,999 175
2023 452,524 0.78 % 3,522 0 32.8 1.75 86 80.4 % 363,647 0.01 % 8,045,311,447 175
2022 449,002 0.81 % 3,629 0 32.3 1.76 85 79.8 % 358,463 0.01 % 7,975,105,156 175
2020 441,725 0.84 % 3,677 -395 31.3 1.80 84 78.7 % 347,838 0.01 % 7,840,952,880 175
2015 421,437 1.25 % 5,077 -485 28.9 1.95 80 76.0 % 320,102 0.01 % 7,426,597,537 175
2010 396,053 1.55 % 5,867 468 26.4 1.94 75 73.6 % 291,344 0.01 % 6,985,603,105 175
2005 366,717 1.89 % 6,558 1,163 24.0 2.02 70 72.9 % 267,160 0.01 % 6,558,176,119 175
2000 333,926 2.23 % 6,9661,660 22.3 2.35 63 71.0 % 237,146 0.01 % 6,148,898,975 175
1995 299,097 2.69 % 7,434 1,356 21.7 2.79 57 68.2 % 204,005 0.01 % 5,743,219,454 176
1990 261,928 3.35 % 7,962 1,670 21.5 3.29 50 65.6 % 171,931 0.00 % 5,316,175,862 176
1985 222,119 3.40 % 6,840 1,816 20.3 3.61 42 66.4 % 147,498 0.00 % 4,861,730,613 178
1980 187,921 3.31 % 5,654 993 19.1 4.07 36 67.0 % 125,968 0.00 % 4,444,007,706 178
1975 159,653 3.67 % 5,262 744 17.4 4.99 30 65.0 % 103,782 0.00 % 4,069,437,231 178
1970 133,343 4.37 % 5,131 1,484 16.4 5.72 25 59.9 % 79,920 0.00 % 3,695,390,336 179
1965 107,686 4.76 % 4,468 1,656 15.3 6.30 20 50.1 % 53,901 0.00 % 3,337,111,983 188
1960 85,346 5.84 % 4,216 1,484 16.3 6.84 16 41.6 % 35,478 0.00 % 3,019,233,434 183
1955 64,267 5.89 % 3,200 1,840 18.5 6.92 12 34.2 % 21,948 0.00 % 2,746,072,141 188
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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Brunei Darussalam Population Forecast

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YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationBrunei
Global Rank
2025 459,045 0.77 % 3,464 0 33.6 1.73 87 81.4 % 373,730 0.01 % 8,191,988,453 175
2030 473,312 0.61 % 2,853 0 35.7 1.71 90 83.9 % 397,083 0.01 % 8,546,141,327 175
2035 484,918 0.49 % 2,321 0 37.5 1.69 92 86.1 % 417,408 0.01 % 8,879,397,401 175
2040 493,006 0.33 % 1,618 0 39.2 1.68 94 88.1 % 434,500 0.01 % 9,188,250,492 177
2045 497,572 0.18 % 913 0 40.7 1.67 94 90.2 % 448,625 0.01 % 9,467,543,575 178
2050 498,373 0.03 % 160   41.9 1.67 95 92.3 % 459,837 0.01 % 9,709,491,761 179
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Brunei Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Brunei Darussalam
Life Expectancy
74.54 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality
9.3
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
11.2
(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in Brunei

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Bandar Seri Begawan 64,409
2 Kuala Belait 31,178
3 Seria 30,097
4 Tutong 19,151

See also

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Notes

The Brunei Darussalam Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Negara Brunei Darussalam delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Brunei Darussalam (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.


Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Brunei in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.