Brunei Population (LIVE)

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Brunei Darussalam Population (1950 - 2025)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Negara Brunei Darussalam is 465,311 as of Friday, March 21, 2025, based on Worldometer’s elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Brunei Darussalam 2025 population is estimated at 466,330 people at mid-year.
  • Brunei Darussalam population is equivalent to 0.0057% 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 88 per Km² (229 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 5,270 Km² (2,035 sq. miles).
  • 80.14% of the population is urban (373,730 people in 2025)
  • The median age in Brunei Darussalam is 32.7 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Brunei Darussalam (2025 and historical)

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Brunei
Global
Rank
2025 466,330 0.78% 3,609 0 32.7 1.71 88 80.1% 373,730 0.0057% 8,231,613,070 175
2024 462,721 0.82% 3,772 0 32.2 1.73 88 79.7% 368,738 0.0057% 8,161,972,572 175
2023 458,949 0.79% 3,579 0 31.8 1.75 87 79.2% 363,647 0.0057% 8,091,734,930 175
2022 455,370 0.89% 3,983 0 31.3 1.76 86 78.7% 358,463 0.0057% 8,021,407,192 175
2020 447,404 1.17% 5,038 462 30.3 1.8 85 77.7% 347,838 0.0057% 7,887,001,292 175
2015 422,212 1.48% 5,976 356 28.5 1.95 80 75.8% 320,102 0.0057% 7,470,491,872 175
2010 392,332 1.8% 6,683 2,479 27 1.94 74 74.3% 291,344 0.0056% 7,021,732,148 176
2005 358,916 1.92% 6,498 1,163 26.5 2.02 68 74.4% 267,160 0.0054% 6,586,970,132 175
2000 326,424 2.31% 7,046 1,660 24.8 2.4 62 72.6% 237,146 0.0053% 6,171,702,993 175
1995 291,195 2.67% 7,181 1,348 23.4 2.79 55 70.1% 204,005 0.0051% 5,758,878,982 176
1990 255,292 3.12% 7,275 992 22.2 3.29 48 67.3% 171,931 0.0048% 5,327,803,110 177
1985 218,919 3.3% 6,562 1,808 20.7 3.61 42 67.4% 147,498 0.0045% 4,868,943,465 178
1980 186,111 3.32% 5,608 995 19 4.07 35 67.7% 125,968 0.0042% 4,447,606,236 178
1975 158,070 3.18% 4,586 1,047 17.5 4.99 30 65.7% 103,782 0.0039% 4,070,735,277 178
1970 135,138 4.04% 4,860 −1,538 16.7 5.8 26 59.1% 79,920 0.0037% 3,694,683,794 179
1965 110,838 4.64% 4,498 1,655 15.9 6.65 21 48.6% 53,901 0.0033% 3,334,533,703 178
1960 88,347 6.26% 4,627 982 17.8 7.32 17 40.2% 35,478 0.0029% 3,015,470,894 182
1955 65,210 6.19% 3,383 1,840 19.7 7.4 12 33.7% 21,948 0.0024% 2,740,213,792 186

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Brunei Darussalam Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Brunei
Global
Rank
2030 482,447 0.68% 3,223 214 35 1.66 92 82.3% 397,083 0.0056% 8,569,124,911 175
2035 495,290 0.53% 2,569 342 37.2 1.64 94 84.3% 417,408 0.0056% 8,885,210,181 175
2040 505,976 0.43% 2,137 439 39 1.63 96 85.9% 434,500 0.0055% 9,177,190,203 176
2045 514,052 0.32% 1,615 640 40.3 1.62 98 87.3% 448,625 0.0054% 9,439,639,668 176
2050 519,551 0.21% 1,100 513 41.3 1.61 99 88.5% 459,837 0.0054% 9,664,378,587 177

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Brunei Demographics

Life Expectancy
75.7 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate
7.5

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5
9.0

(per 1,000 live births)

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Notes

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

The Population of Brunei Darussalam (1950 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. 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 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.