🇧🇳 Brunei Population 2026
As of 2026, the population of Brunei is 469,775, ranking #176 in the world (0.01% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 0.72% per year. The biggest city is Bandar Seri Begawan with 64,409 inhabitants.
Live estimate
469,854
Growth rate
0.72%
Density
81
people / km² (211 / mi²)
Median age
33.2
Fertility rate
1.70
births per woman
Life expectancy
75.8
years
Brunei population 1950–2100
By 2050, the population of Brunei is projected to reach 519,551, and 464,806 by 2100. The population is expected to peak in 2055 at 521,333, then decline.
Brunei population by year
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 469,775 | 0.72% | 81.5 | 33.2 |
| 2025 | 466,330 | 0.75% | 80.9 | 32.7 |
| 2024 | 462,722 | 0.80% | 80.3 | 32.2 |
| 2023 | 458,949 | 0.84% | 79.6 | 31.8 |
| 2022 | 455,370 | 0.73% | 79.0 | 31.3 |
| 2021 | 451,720 | 0.88% | 78.4 | 30.8 |
| 2020 | 447,404 | 1.04% | 77.6 | 30.3 |
| 2019 | 442,680 | 1.08% | 76.8 | 30.0 |
| 2018 | 437,810 | 1.13% | 75.9 | 29.6 |
| 2017 | 432,772 | 1.19% | 75.1 | 29.2 |
| 2016 | 427,564 | 1.24% | 74.2 | 28.8 |
| 2015 | 422,212 | 1.28% | 73.2 | 28.5 |
| 2014 | 416,750 | 1.32% | 72.3 | 28.1 |
| 2013 | 411,202 | 1.36% | 71.3 | 27.7 |
| 2012 | 405,557 | 1.41% | 70.3 | 27.4 |
| 2011 | 399,389 | 1.66% | 69.3 | 27.1 |
| 2010 | 392,332 | 1.91% | 68.1 | 27.0 |
| 2009 | 384,952 | 1.89% | 66.8 | 27.0 |
| 2008 | 377,793 | 1.86% | 65.5 | 27.0 |
| 2007 | 370,872 | 1.83% | 64.3 | 27.1 |
| 2006 | 364,663 | 1.54% | 63.3 | 26.9 |
| 2005 | 358,916 | 1.64% | 62.3 | 26.5 |
| 2004 | 352,910 | 1.74% | 61.2 | 26.1 |
| 2003 | 346,637 | 1.85% | 60.1 | 25.7 |
| 2002 | 340,099 | 1.96% | 59.0 | 25.4 |
| 2001 | 333,345 | 2.05% | 57.8 | 25.1 |
| 2000 | 326,424 | 2.14% | 56.6 | 24.8 |
| 1999 | 319,412 | 2.20% | 55.4 | 24.5 |
| 1998 | 312,385 | 2.25% | 54.2 | 24.2 |
| 1997 | 305,342 | 2.31% | 53.0 | 23.9 |
| 1996 | 298,276 | 2.37% | 51.7 | 23.7 |
| 1995 | 291,195 | 2.44% | 50.5 | 23.4 |
| 1994 | 284,092 | 2.50% | 49.3 | 23.1 |
| 1993 | 276,972 | 2.57% | 48.0 | 22.9 |
| 1992 | 269,840 | 2.65% | 46.8 | 22.6 |
| 1991 | 262,596 | 2.80% | 45.6 | 22.4 |
| 1990 | 255,292 | 2.84% | 44.3 | 22.2 |
| 1989 | 248,064 | 2.90% | 43.0 | 21.9 |
| 1988 | 240,913 | 2.95% | 41.8 | 21.6 |
| 1987 | 233,860 | 2.99% | 40.6 | 21.3 |
| 1986 | 226,495 | 3.41% | 39.3 | 21.1 |
| 1985 | 218,920 | 3.39% | 38.0 | 20.7 |
| 1984 | 211,661 | 3.35% | 36.7 | 20.4 |
| 1983 | 204,741 | 3.29% | 35.5 | 20.0 |
| 1982 | 198,165 | 3.23% | 34.4 | 19.6 |
| 1981 | 191,977 | 3.11% | 33.3 | 19.3 |
| 1980 | 186,111 | 3.10% | 32.3 | 19.0 |
| 1979 | 180,422 | 3.11% | 31.3 | 18.7 |
| 1978 | 174,884 | 3.13% | 30.3 | 18.3 |
| 1977 | 169,277 | 3.40% | 29.4 | 18.0 |
| 1976 | 163,607 | 3.42% | 28.4 | 17.8 |
| 1975 | 158,070 | 3.47% | 27.4 | 17.5 |
| 1974 | 152,656 | 3.50% | 26.5 | 17.3 |
| 1973 | 147,369 | 3.55% | 25.6 | 17.1 |
| 1972 | 142,189 | 3.61% | 24.7 | 17.0 |
| 1971 | 137,921 | 2.47% | 23.9 | 16.9 |
| 1970 | 135,138 | 1.60% | 23.4 | 16.7 |
| 1969 | 131,446 | 3.97% | 22.8 | 16.5 |
| 1968 | 126,222 | 4.14% | 21.9 | 16.3 |
| 1967 | 121,018 | 4.29% | 21.0 | 16.0 |
| 1966 | 115,874 | 4.40% | 20.1 | 15.9 |
| 1965 | 110,838 | 4.49% | 19.2 | 15.9 |
| 1964 | 105,922 | 4.59% | 18.4 | 15.9 |
| 1963 | 101,159 | 4.61% | 17.5 | 16.0 |
| 1962 | 96,719 | 4.36% | 16.8 | 16.4 |
| 1961 | 92,518 | 4.53% | 16.0 | 17.0 |
| 1960 | 88,347 | 4.70% | 15.3 | 17.8 |
| 1959 | 83,842 | 5.79% | 14.5 | 18.4 |
| 1958 | 78,972 | 6.19% | 13.7 | 18.8 |
| 1957 | 74,164 | 6.38% | 12.9 | 19.1 |
| 1956 | 69,548 | 6.47% | 12.1 | 19.4 |
| 1955 | 65,210 | 6.41% | 11.3 | 19.7 |
| 1954 | 61,209 | 6.26% | 10.6 | 20.0 |
| 1953 | 57,559 | 6.04% | 10.0 | 20.3 |
| 1952 | 54,233 | 5.86% | 9.4 | 20.6 |
| 1951 | 51,190 | 5.68% | 8.9 | 20.9 |
| 1950 | 48,298 | 5.96% | 8.4 | 21.1 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 473,156 | 0.71% | 82.1 | 33.6 |
| 2028 | 476,432 | 0.67% | 82.6 | 34.1 |
| 2029 | 479,494 | 0.62% | 83.2 | 34.6 |
| 2030 | 482,446 | 0.61% | 83.7 | 35.0 |
| 2031 | 485,316 | 0.57% | 84.2 | 35.5 |
| 2032 | 487,952 | 0.51% | 84.6 | 35.9 |
| 2033 | 490,437 | 0.51% | 85.1 | 36.4 |
| 2034 | 492,894 | 0.49% | 85.5 | 36.8 |
| 2035 | 495,290 | 0.48% | 85.9 | 37.2 |
| 2036 | 497,555 | 0.43% | 86.3 | 37.6 |
| 2037 | 499,704 | 0.43% | 86.7 | 37.9 |
| 2038 | 501,920 | 0.46% | 87.1 | 38.3 |
| 2039 | 504,066 | 0.40% | 87.4 | 38.6 |
| 2040 | 505,976 | 0.36% | 87.8 | 39.0 |
| 2041 | 507,804 | 0.36% | 88.1 | 39.3 |
| 2042 | 509,545 | 0.32% | 88.4 | 39.5 |
| 2043 | 511,129 | 0.30% | 88.7 | 39.8 |
| 2044 | 512,594 | 0.28% | 88.9 | 40.1 |
| 2045 | 514,052 | 0.29% | 89.2 | 40.3 |
| 2046 | 515,418 | 0.24% | 89.4 | 40.6 |
| 2047 | 516,606 | 0.22% | 89.6 | 40.8 |
| 2048 | 517,702 | 0.20% | 89.8 | 41.0 |
| 2049 | 518,691 | 0.18% | 90.0 | 41.2 |
| 2050 | 519,551 | 0.15% | 90.1 | 41.3 |
| 2051 | 520,266 | 0.12% | 90.2 | 41.5 |
| 2052 | 520,771 | 0.07% | 90.3 | 41.7 |
| 2053 | 521,056 | 0.04% | 90.4 | 41.8 |
| 2054 | 521,248 | 0.04% | 90.4 | 42.0 |
| 2055 | 521,333 | -0.00% | 90.4 | 42.2 |
| 2056 | 521,306 | -0.01% | 90.4 | 42.4 |
| 2057 | 521,162 | -0.05% | 90.4 | 42.6 |
| 2058 | 520,876 | -0.06% | 90.4 | 42.8 |
| 2059 | 520,522 | -0.07% | 90.3 | 43.0 |
| 2060 | 520,125 | -0.08% | 90.2 | 43.2 |
| 2061 | 519,658 | -0.10% | 90.1 | 43.4 |
| 2062 | 519,153 | -0.10% | 90.1 | 43.5 |
| 2063 | 518,552 | -0.14% | 89.9 | 43.7 |
| 2064 | 517,782 | -0.16% | 89.8 | 43.8 |
| 2065 | 516,876 | -0.19% | 89.7 | 44.0 |
| 2066 | 515,838 | -0.21% | 89.5 | 44.1 |
| 2067 | 514,630 | -0.26% | 89.3 | 44.2 |
| 2068 | 513,314 | -0.26% | 89.0 | 44.4 |
| 2069 | 512,024 | -0.25% | 88.8 | 44.5 |
| 2070 | 510,801 | -0.23% | 88.6 | 44.6 |
| 2071 | 509,606 | -0.24% | 88.4 | 44.7 |
| 2072 | 508,288 | -0.28% | 88.2 | 44.8 |
| 2073 | 506,810 | -0.30% | 87.9 | 44.8 |
| 2074 | 505,207 | -0.33% | 87.6 | 44.9 |
| 2075 | 503,473 | -0.36% | 87.3 | 45.0 |
| 2076 | 501,825 | -0.30% | 87.0 | 45.0 |
| 2077 | 500,282 | -0.32% | 86.8 | 45.1 |
| 2078 | 498,748 | -0.30% | 86.5 | 45.1 |
| 2079 | 497,223 | -0.32% | 86.2 | 45.1 |
| 2080 | 495,646 | -0.32% | 86.0 | 45.2 |
| 2081 | 494,036 | -0.33% | 85.7 | 45.2 |
| 2082 | 492,384 | -0.34% | 85.4 | 45.3 |
| 2083 | 490,714 | -0.34% | 85.1 | 45.3 |
| 2084 | 489,088 | -0.32% | 84.8 | 45.3 |
| 2085 | 487,484 | -0.33% | 84.6 | 45.4 |
| 2086 | 485,925 | -0.31% | 84.3 | 45.4 |
| 2087 | 484,408 | -0.32% | 84.0 | 45.5 |
| 2088 | 482,822 | -0.34% | 83.8 | 45.5 |
| 2089 | 481,199 | -0.34% | 83.5 | 45.6 |
| 2090 | 479,630 | -0.32% | 83.2 | 45.7 |
| 2091 | 478,136 | -0.31% | 82.9 | 45.7 |
| 2092 | 476,647 | -0.32% | 82.7 | 45.8 |
| 2093 | 475,155 | -0.31% | 82.4 | 45.9 |
| 2094 | 473,670 | -0.32% | 82.2 | 46.0 |
| 2095 | 472,207 | -0.30% | 81.9 | 46.1 |
| 2096 | 470,745 | -0.32% | 81.7 | 46.2 |
| 2097 | 469,295 | -0.30% | 81.4 | 46.3 |
| 2098 | 467,835 | -0.32% | 81.2 | 46.3 |
| 2099 | 466,312 | -0.33% | 80.9 | 46.4 |
| 2100 | 464,806 | -0.32% | 80.6 | 46.5 |
States & provinces of Brunei by population
| # | State / province | Population | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brunei and Muara | 318,530 | 67.8% |
| 2 | Belait | 65,531 | 13.9% |
| 3 | Tutong | 47,210 | 10.0% |
| 4 | Temburong | 9,600 | 2.0% |
State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).
Biggest cities in Brunei
| # | City | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bandar Seri Begawan capital | Brunei-Muara District | 64,409 |
| 2 | Sengkurong | Brunei-Muara District | 40,972 |
| 3 | Mentiri | Brunei-Muara District | 39,324 |
| 4 | Kuala Belait | Belait | 31,178 |
| 5 | Seria | Belait | 30,097 |
| 6 | Tutong | Tutong | 19,151 |
| 7 | Serasa | Brunei-Muara District | 18,569 |
| 8 | Liang | Belait | 16,813 |
FAQ
What is the population of Brunei in 2026?
The population of Brunei is 469,775 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).
What is the biggest city in Brunei?
Bandar Seri Begawan is the biggest city in Brunei with 64,409 inhabitants and it is also the capital.
Is the population of Brunei growing or shrinking?
The population of Brunei is growing at 0.72% per year, and is projected to peak in 2055 at 521,333.
Neighboring countries
Sources
- Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
- City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
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