| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
| Date | 08 May 2024 |
There are 235k males and 220k females in Brunei. The percentage of the male population is 51.66%, compared to 48.34% of the female population. Brunei has 15k more males than females. The sex ratio in Brunei in 2024 will be 106.853 males per 100 females. Brunei is in the 215th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 48,269 | 5.84 |
| 1955 | 64,267 | 5.92 |
| 1960 | 85,346 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 107,686 | 4.50 |
| 1970 | 133,343 | 4.02 |
| 1975 | 159,653 | 3.37 |
| 1980 | 187,921 | 3.23 |
| 1985 | 222,119 | 3.41 |
| 1990 | 261,928 | 3.09 |
| 1995 | 299,097 | 2.39 |
| 2000 | 333,926 | 2.06 |
| 2005 | 366,717 | 1.69 |
| 2010 | 396,053 | 1.45 |
| 2015 | 421,437 | 1.11 |
| 2020 | 441,725 | 0.83 |
| 2021 | 445,373 | 0.82 |
| 2022 | 449,002 | 0.81 |
| 2023 | 452,524 | 0.76 |
| 2024 | 455,858 | 0.71 |
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 850 | 2,287 | 17.813 | 47.943 |
| 1955 | 971 | 2,944 | 15.342 | 46.511 |
| 1960 | 986 | 3,723 | 11.655 | 44.017 |
| 1965 | 884 | 4,077 | 8.278 | 38.178 |
| 1970 | 895 | 4,777 | 6.750 | 36.030 |
| 1975 | 851 | 5,485 | 5.339 | 34.427 |
| 1980 | 857 | 5,928 | 4.573 | 31.629 |
| 1985 | 922 | 6,684 | 4.168 | 30.223 |
| 1990 | 1,010 | 7,432 | 3.870 | 28.466 |
| 1995 | 1,053 | 6,828 | 3.532 | 22.900 |
| 2000 | 1,108 | 6,326 | 3.331 | 19.012 |
| 2005 | 1,258 | 6,271 | 3.438 | 17.138 |
| 2010 | 1,485 | 6,780 | 3.751 | 17.128 |
| 2015 | 1,809 | 6,977 | 4.290 | 16.546 |
| 2020 | 2,198 | 6,259 | 4.975 | 14.165 |
| 2021 | 2,321 | 6,147 | 5.211 | 13.800 |
| 2022 | 2,438 | 6,058 | 5.431 | 13.493 |
| 2023 | 2,544 | 5,962 | 5.623 | 13.175 |
| 2024 | 2,637 | 5,892 | 5.785 | 12.926 |
| Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | ||
| 1950 | 12,843 | 35,158 | 26.756 |
| 1955 | 21,948 | 41,472 | 34.608 |
| 1960 | 35,478 | 46,267 | 43.401 |
| 1965 | 53,901 | 48,524 | 52.625 |
| 1970 | 79,920 | 49,663 | 61.675 |
| 1975 | 103,782 | 57,889 | 64.193 |
| 1980 | 125,968 | 67,981 | 64.949 |
| 1985 | 147,498 | 77,014 | 65.697 |
| 1990 | 171,931 | 86,854 | 66.438 |
| 1995 | 204,005 | 93,187 | 68.644 |
| 2000 | 237,146 | 96,095 | 71.164 |
| 2005 | 267,160 | 97,998 | 73.163 |
| 2010 | 291,344 | 97,318 | 74.961 |
| 2015 | 320,102 | 97,440 | 76.663 |
| 2020 | 347,838 | 96,681 | 78.250 |
| 2021 | 353,190 | 96,423 | 78.554 |
| 2022 | 358,463 | 96,129 | 78.854 |
| 2023 | 363,647 | 95,801 | 79.149 |
| 2024 | 368,738 | 95,438 | 79.439 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 15,678 | 14,566 | 30,244 | 6.63 | 107.634 |
| 05-09 | 17,273 | 15,970 | 33,242 | 7.29 | 108.159 |
| 10-14 | 17,752 | 16,514 | 34,266 | 7.52 | 107.497 |
| 15-19 | 16,852 | 15,822 | 32,673 | 7.17 | 106.510 |
| 20-24 | 17,666 | 16,663 | 34,328 | 7.53 | 106.019 |
| 25-29 | 17,558 | 16,434 | 33,993 | 7.46 | 106.839 |
| 30-34 | 18,209 | 16,866 | 35,076 | 7.69 | 107.963 |
| 35-39 | 20,728 | 18,248 | 38,977 | 8.55 | 113.591 |
| 40-44 | 20,416 | 17,771 | 38,187 | 8.38 | 114.884 |
| 45-49 | 18,200 | 16,515 | 34,715 | 7.62 | 110.203 |
| 50-54 | 16,132 | 15,386 | 31,518 | 6.91 | 104.849 |
| 55-59 | 13,405 | 12,719 | 26,125 | 5.73 | 105.394 |
| 60-64 | 10,667 | 10,097 | 20,764 | 4.55 | 105.645 |
| 65-69 | 7,322 | 7,439 | 14,762 | 3.24 | 98.427 |
| 70-74 | 4,220 | 4,735 | 8,954 | 1.96 | 89.124 |
| 75-79 | 1,965 | 2,456 | 4,421 | 0.97 | 80.008 |
| 80-84 | 958 | 1,321 | 2,278 | 0.50 | 72.521 |
| 85-89 | 359 | 625 | 985 | 0.22 | 57.440 |
| 90-94 | 101 | 196 | 297 | 0.07 | 51.531 |
| 95-99 | 18 | 32 | 49 | 0.01 | 56.250 |
| 100+ | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.00 | 33.333 |
| Total | 235,480 | 220,378 | 455,858 | 106.853 | |