Population growth in Brunei
The population of Brunei changed by 0.78% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Brunei, 2025
0.78%
Change from 2024
−0.04percentage points
World, 2025
0.91%
Position in 2025
116th of 217
Population growth in Brunei over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Brunei | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.78% | 0.91% |
| 2024 | 0.82% | 0.96% |
| 2023 | 0.78% | 0.93% |
| 2022 | 0.80% | 0.87% |
| 2021 | 0.96% | 0.83% |
| 2020 | 1.06% | 0.98% |
| 2019 | 1.11% | 1.05% |
| 2018 | 1.16% | 1.08% |
| 2017 | 1.21% | 1.13% |
| 2016 | 1.26% | 1.16% |
| 2015 | 1.30% | 1.18% |
| 2014 | 1.34% | 1.21% |
| 2013 | 1.38% | 1.23% |
| 2012 | 1.53% | 1.26% |
| 2011 | 1.78% | 1.22% |
| 2010 | 1.90% | 1.22% |
| 2009 | 1.88% | 1.25% |
| 2008 | 1.85% | 1.27% |
| 2007 | 1.69% | 1.26% |
| 2006 | 1.59% | 1.27% |
| 2005 | 1.69% | 1.27% |
| 2004 | 1.79% | 1.29% |
| 2003 | 1.90% | 1.29% |
| 2002 | 2.01% | 1.31% |
| 2001 | 2.10% | 1.34% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.04 percentage points from 0.82% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 1.30%, the figure has changed by −0.53 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Brunei has the 116th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 0.91%.
More for Brunei
All statistics for Brunei
Population
466,330 people
2025 · World Bank
Net migration
0 people
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
458,949 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
31.8 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.75 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
0.84%
2023 · UN Population Division