How many people live in Brunei right now?
Right now, according to UN estimates
470,844
| Today | In 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Births | · | · |
| Deaths | · | · |
| Growth | · | · |
2026 figures
- Rank by population
- 176 of 237
- Share of world population
- 0.0057%
- Median age
- 33.2 years
- Children per woman
- 1.70
- Life expectancy
- 75.8 years
- People per km²
- 82
According to UN estimates, about 470,844 people live in Brunei right now. It ranks 176th out of 237 countries and territories by population, between Cape Verde and Belize, and it is home to one in every 17,700 people on the planet.
Every day, about 16 people are born there and about 7 die. Overall, the population grows by about 9 people a day (0.72% a year).
In 1950, about 48,298 people lived there. Today there are 9.7 times as many. The UN expects it to peak around 2055, at about 521,333, and then begin to fall. By 2050 it is projected to have about 519,551 people (10% more than today), and by 2100 about 464,806.
Half of its people are younger than 33 (worldwide, 31). Women have an average of 1.70 children each, below the 2.1 needed for each generation to replace the one before, and life expectancy at birth is 76 years (worldwide, 74). There are 82 people per square kilometer.
UN estimates up to today and projections (medium variant) from today onward.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the population of Brunei in 2026?
- Brunei has about 470,844 people right now, according to the UN's World Population Prospects 2024. On July 1, 2026, there were 469,775.
- How many people are born each day in Brunei?
- About 16 a day (6,000 a year). About 7 people die each day (2,600 a year).
- Is the population of Brunei growing?
- Yes: it grows by 0.72% a year, or about 3,400 people.
- What will the population of Brunei be in 2050?
- According to the UN projection (medium variant), about 519,551, with a peak around 2055 at about 521,333.
- Why doesn't this figure match the country's official statistics?
- The UN estimates the population of every country with the same method, based on censuses, surveys and registers, and projects it year by year. Each national statistics office uses its own censuses and registers, which may be more up to date or count foreign residents differently. That is why the figures can differ slightly.
Countries with a similar population
More countries in Asia
- India 1,480,587,103
- China 1,411,888,382
- Indonesia 288,550,431
- Pakistan 260,628,285
- Bangladesh 178,484,573
- Japan 122,206,969
- Philippines 118,018,961
- Vietnam 102,351,367
- Iran 93,380,313
- Turkey 88,012,290
- Thailand 71,536,965
- Myanmar 55,285,273
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Where these figures come from
The figures are estimates from the United Nations Population Division, published in World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant): the reference used by international organizations and by most population counters. The UN estimates how many people there are on July 1 of each year and how many are born, die and migrate; between one date and the next, this counter spreads the change continuously, second by second.
It is not a real-time headcount: nobody can count every person in a country at once. It is the best available estimate, and it may differ slightly from the figures of each country's statistics office, which use their own censuses and population registers.