Brunei Population

Population now

454,807

World: 169th
Asia: 46th

Male:	234,452	(51.78 %)
Female:	218,904	(48.22 %)

Births in 2024:	8,498
Deaths in 2024:	3,393

Life expectancy & Rates (2024)

Male:	75.36 years
Female:	77.85 years
Total:	76.55 years
Median Age:	33.07 years

Birth Rate:	12.92
Death Rate:	5.16
Growth Rate:	1.50 %
Fertility Rate:	1.74

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Birth & Death rate
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Median Age
Population structure (mid 2024)
Urbanization

Brunei Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	82k	42k	40k	1.07	2.26%	45.21	13.86	6.84	54.81	53.77	55.99	18.43	43.40%	14.16
1961	86k	44k	41k	1.07	2.40%	44.19	13.00	6.77	55.81	54.86	56.89	18.12	45.23%	14.83
1962	89k	46k	43k	1.07	2.54%	43.07	12.16	6.68	56.81	55.95	57.78	17.70	47.07%	15.51
1963	94k	48k	45k	1.07	2.68%	41.88	11.38	6.57	57.76	56.99	58.63	17.23	48.92%	16.21
1964	98k	50k	47k	1.07	2.81%	40.67	10.68	6.44	58.64	57.96	59.42	16.85	50.78%	16.95
1965	102k	53k	50k	1.07	2.93%	39.53	10.07	6.30	59.43	58.83	60.13	16.65	52.63%	17.75
1966	107k	55k	52k	1.07	3.04%	38.55	9.55	6.16	60.15	59.60	60.78	16.66	54.47%	18.59
1967	112k	58k	54k	1.07	3.15%	37.77	9.11	6.03	60.80	60.29	61.40	16.80	56.30%	19.49
1968	118k	61k	57k	1.07	3.26%	37.21	8.73	5.91	61.42	60.92	62.00	17.01	58.12%	20.43
1969	124k	64k	60k	1.07	3.39%	36.86	8.39	5.81	62.01	61.51	62.59	17.21	59.91%	21.42
1970	130k	67k	63k	1.06	3.53%	36.67	8.09	5.72	62.58	62.05	63.18	17.42	61.68%	22.45
1971	136k	70k	66k	1.06	3.67%	36.54	7.83	5.62	63.13	62.57	63.77	17.63	63.41%	23.51
1972	142k	73k	69k	1.06	3.78%	36.39	7.61	5.50	63.67	63.07	64.34	17.84	63.74%	24.61
1973	149k	76k	72k	1.06	3.88%	36.13	7.40	5.36	64.20	63.56	64.91	18.06	63.89%	25.74
1974	155k	80k	75k	1.06	3.96%	35.74	7.20	5.18	64.71	64.03	65.46	18.32	64.04%	26.88
1975	162k	83k	78k	1.06	4.03%	35.21	7.00	4.99	65.21	64.50	66.00	18.62	64.19%	28.01
1976	168k	87k	81k	1.08	4.10%	34.56	6.77	4.78	65.70	64.96	66.53	18.46	64.35%	29.15
1977	175k	91k	83k	1.09	4.19%	33.85	6.52	4.58	66.16	65.41	67.05	18.49	64.50%	30.28
1978	181k	95k	86k	1.11	4.31%	33.16	6.25	4.39	66.61	65.84	67.54	18.68	64.65%	31.40
1979	188k	99k	88k	1.13	4.46%	32.49	5.95	4.22	67.03	66.24	68.02	18.95	64.80%	32.51
1980	194k	103k	91k	1.14	4.64%	31.90	5.66	4.07	67.43	66.62	68.48	19.23	64.95%	33.60
1981	200k	106k	94k	1.14	4.84%	31.40	5.38	3.94	67.79	66.95	68.91	19.49	65.10%	34.67
1982	206k	110k	97k	1.13	5.03%	31.00	5.14	3.84	68.12	67.25	69.32	19.70	65.25%	35.71
1983	212k	112k	100k	1.13	5.20%	30.68	4.95	3.75	68.42	67.52	69.70	19.88	65.40%	36.75
1984	218k	115k	103k	1.12	5.33%	30.43	4.81	3.68	68.70	67.75	70.06	20.05	65.55%	37.81
1985	224k	119k	106k	1.12	5.42%	30.25	4.71	3.61	68.96	67.96	70.40	20.24	65.70%	38.90
1986	231k	122k	109k	1.12	5.49%	30.12	4.64	3.55	69.21	68.15	70.71	20.52	65.85%	40.02
1987	238k	125k	112k	1.12	5.54%	30.00	4.59	3.49	69.45	68.33	71.01	20.87	65.99%	41.17
1988	244k	129k	115k	1.12	5.59%	29.87	4.53	3.43	69.69	68.52	71.30	21.26	66.14%	42.36
1989	251k	133k	119k	1.12	5.65%	29.68	4.46	3.36	69.94	68.71	71.58	21.69	66.29%	43.58
1990	259k	136k	122k	1.12	5.71%	29.40	4.38	3.29	70.19	68.91	71.84	22.15	66.44%	44.84
1991	266k	140k	126k	1.11	5.76%	29.00	4.29	3.21	70.44	69.13	72.11	22.18	66.59%	46.14
1992	274k	144k	130k	1.11	5.79%	28.46	4.19	3.11	70.70	69.37	72.36	22.26	67.08%	47.47
1993	282k	148k	133k	1.11	5.78%	27.81	4.10	3.01	70.95	69.62	72.60	22.41	67.60%	48.82
1994	289k	152k	137k	1.11	5.73%	27.06	4.02	2.90	71.21	69.88	72.84	22.64	68.13%	50.16
1995	297k	155k	142k	1.1	5.66%	26.24	3.94	2.79	71.47	70.16	73.07	22.96	68.64%	51.49
1996	305k	158k	146k	1.08	5.58%	25.41	3.86	2.68	71.73	70.45	73.30	23.09	69.16%	52.79
1997	312k	161k	151k	1.07	5.53%	24.63	3.77	2.58	71.99	70.76	73.52	23.31	69.67%	54.07
1998	319k	163k	156k	1.05	5.50%	23.91	3.68	2.49	72.27	71.07	73.73	23.63	70.17%	55.31
1999	326k	166k	160k	1.03	5.48%	23.27	3.59	2.41	72.54	71.38	73.94	24.04	70.67%	56.54
2000	333k	169k	164k	1.03	5.46%	22.68	3.51	2.35	72.81	71.69	74.14	24.47	71.16%	57.74
2001	340k	172k	168k	1.02	5.40%	22.09	3.45	2.28	73.08	71.99	74.33	24.67	71.65%	58.93
2002	347k	176k	171k	1.03	5.27%	21.45	3.42	2.22	73.33	72.28	74.53	24.90	72.05%	60.10
2003	353k	179k	174k	1.03	5.08%	20.74	3.41	2.15	73.58	72.55	74.72	25.15	72.42%	61.23
2004	359k	183k	176k	1.04	4.81%	19.97	3.44	2.09	73.80	72.79	74.90	25.43	72.79%	62.29
2005	365k	186k	179k	1.04	4.50%	19.21	3.49	2.02	74.01	73.01	75.08	25.76	73.16%	63.28
2006	370k	190k	181k	1.05	4.21%	18.53	3.56	1.97	74.19	73.19	75.26	25.90	73.53%	64.17
2007	375k	192k	183k	1.05	3.96%	17.99	3.63	1.93	74.35	73.34	75.43	26.05	73.89%	64.99
2008	379k	195k	184k	1.06	3.75%	17.62	3.71	1.92	74.49	73.47	75.59	26.21	74.25%	65.76
2009	384k	198k	186k	1.06	3.62%	17.41	3.77	1.92	74.62	73.57	75.74	26.37	74.61%	66.53
2010	389k	201k	188k	1.07	3.52%	17.33	3.83	1.94	74.74	73.66	75.88	26.53	74.96%	67.35
2011	394k	204k	190k	1.07	3.44%	17.29	3.89	1.96	74.85	73.75	76.02	27.03	75.31%	68.23
2012	399k	207k	192k	1.08	3.37%	17.22	3.94	1.97	74.96	73.84	76.16	27.49	75.66%	69.15
2013	404k	210k	194k	1.08	3.25%	17.05	4.01	1.98	75.08	73.94	76.29	27.93	76.00%	70.09
2014	410k	213k	197k	1.08	3.11%	16.77	4.08	1.97	75.19	74.05	76.42	28.39	76.33%	71.02
2015	415k	216k	199k	1.08	2.94%	16.37	4.16	1.95	75.32	74.18	76.55	28.89	76.66%	71.91
2016	420k	218k	201k	1.08	2.74%	15.88	4.25	1.92	75.45	74.31	76.68	29.32	76.99%	72.75
2017	424k	221k	204k	1.08	2.54%	15.38	4.35	1.88	75.59	74.45	76.82	29.81	77.31%	73.57
2018	429k	223k	206k	1.08	2.35%	14.90	4.45	1.85	75.72	74.59	76.96	30.33	77.63%	74.34
2019	433k	225k	208k	1.08	2.18%	14.46	4.55	1.82	75.86	74.73	77.11	30.84	77.94%	75.09
2020	437k	227k	210k	1.08	2.02%	14.08	4.66	1.80	76.00	74.86	77.26	31.31	78.25%	75.82
2021	442k	229k	213k	1.08	2.02%	14.08	4.66	1.80	76.00	74.86	77.26	31.82	78.55%	76.52
2022	445k	231k	215k	1.07	2.02%	14.08	4.66	1.80	76.00	74.86	77.26	32.26	78.85%	77.12
2023	449k	233k	216k	1.08	1.63%	13.21	5.03	1.75	76.41	75.24	77.70	32.96	79.15%	77.82
2024	453k	234k	218k	1.07	1.50%	12.92	5.16	1.74	76.55	75.36	77.85	33.07	79.44%	78.51

Brunei Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2025	456k	236k	220k	1.07	1.39%	12.63	5.28	1.72	76.69	75.49	78.00	34.00	79.73%	79.03
2026	459k	238k	222k	1.07	1.28%	12.40	5.44	1.71	76.83	75.62	78.14	34.20	80.01%	79.55
2027	463k	239k	223k	1.07	1.18%	12.18	5.60	1.70	76.96	75.75	78.28	34.35	80.29%	80.24
2028	466k	241k	225k	1.07	1.08%	11.95	5.75	1.68	77.10	75.88	78.43	35.11	80.56%	80.76
2029	468k	242k	226k	1.07	0.98%	11.73	5.91	1.67	77.23	76.01	78.57	35.18	80.83%	81.11
2030	471k	243k	228k	1.07	0.89%	11.50	6.07	1.66	77.37	76.14	78.71	36.13	81.09%	81.63
2031	473k	244k	229k	1.07	0.81%	11.35	6.27	1.65	77.50	76.27	78.85	36.28	81.35%	81.98
2032	476k	245k	230k	1.07	0.73%	11.20	6.46	1.64	77.64	76.40	78.99	36.65	81.61%	82.50
2033	478k	246k	232k	1.06	0.66%	11.04	6.66	1.64	77.77	76.54	79.12	37.09	81.86%	82.84
2034	480k	247k	233k	1.06	0.59%	10.89	6.85	1.63	77.91	76.67	79.26	37.38	82.11%	83.19
2035	482k	248k	234k	1.06	0.52%	10.74	7.05	1.62	78.04	76.80	79.40	38.26	82.36%	83.54
2036	483k	249k	235k	1.06	0.47%	10.66	7.27	1.62	78.17	76.93	79.53	38.21	82.60%	83.71
2037	485k	249k	236k	1.06	0.41%	10.58	7.50	1.61	78.30	77.07	79.66	38.50	82.83%	84.06
2038	486k	250k	236k	1.06	0.36%	10.49	7.72	1.61	78.44	77.20	79.79	39.15	83.07%	84.23
2039	488k	250k	237k	1.05	0.31%	10.41	7.95	1.60	78.57	77.34	79.92	39.59	83.30%	84.58
2040	489k	251k	238k	1.05	0.26%	10.33	8.17	1.60	78.70	77.47	80.05	40.10	83.53%	84.75
2041	490k	251k	238k	1.05	0.22%	10.28	8.40	1.60	78.83	77.61	80.18	40.18	83.75%	84.92
2042	491k	252k	239k	1.05	0.18%	10.22	8.63	1.60	78.96	77.74	80.30	40.40	83.98%	85.10
2043	491k	252k	240k	1.05	0.15%	10.17	8.87	1.59	79.10	77.88	80.43	40.89	84.20%	85.10
2044	492k	252k	240k	1.05	0.11%	10.11	9.10	1.59	79.23	78.01	80.55	41.42	84.42%	85.27
2045	492k	252k	240k	1.05	0.08%	10.06	9.33	1.59	79.36	78.15	80.68	41.58	84.63%	85.27
2046	493k	252k	240k	1.05	0.05%	9.98	9.55	1.59	79.49	78.29	80.80	41.65	84.85%	85.44
2047	493k	252k	241k	1.05	0.01%	9.91	9.78	1.59	79.62	78.43	80.92	41.98	85.06%	85.44
2048	493k	252k	241k	1.05	-0.02%	9.83	10.00	1.59	79.75	78.57	81.05	42.31	85.27%	85.44
2049	493k	252k	241k	1.05	-0.05%	9.76	10.23	1.59	79.88	78.71	81.17	42.63	85.47%	85.44
2050	492k	252k	241k	1.05	-0.07%	9.68	10.45	1.59	80.01	78.85	81.29	42.87	85.68%	85.27

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