| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
| Date | 01 May 2025 |
The current population of Brunei is 467,526 as of November 03, 2025, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Brunei is projected at 466,330, or 466k, as of July 1, 2025. The total population in Brunei is projected at 462,721, or 463k people for the year 2024.
Brunei ranks 176th in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. Brunei is ranked 51st among 51 countries and territories in Asia.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 2024 | 460,869 | 462,721 | 3,705 | 0.801 | 0.00567 |
| 2025 | 464,574 | 466,330 | 3,513 | 0.753 | 0.00567 |
| 2026 | 468,087 | 469,775 | 3,376 | 0.719 | 0.00566 |
| 2027 | 471,463 | 473,156 | 3,385 | 0.715 | 0.00565 |
| 2028 | 474,848 | 476,433 | 3,169 | 0.665 | 0.00565 |
| 2029 | 478,017 | 479,495 | 2,955 | 0.616 | 0.00564 |
| 2030 | 480,972 | 482,447 | 2,949 | 0.611 | 0.00563 |
| 2031 | 483,921 | 485,316 | 2,790 | 0.575 | 0.00562 |
| 2032 | 486,711 | 487,952 | 2,481 | 0.508 | 0.00561 |
| 2033 | 489,192 | 490,437 | 2,489 | 0.508 | 0.00560 |
| 2034 | 491,681 | 492,894 | 2,425 | 0.492 | 0.00559 |
| 2035 | 494,106 | 495,290 | 2,368 | 0.478 | 0.00557 |
| 2036 | 496,474 | 497,555 | 2,162 | 0.435 | 0.00556 |
| 2037 | 498,636 | 499,704 | 2,136 | 0.427 | 0.00555 |
| 2038 | 500,772 | 501,920 | 2,296 | 0.457 | 0.00554 |
| 2039 | 503,068 | 504,066 | 1,996 | 0.396 | 0.00553 |
| 2040 | 505,064 | 505,976 | 1,823 | 0.360 | 0.00551 |
| 2041 | 506,887 | 507,803 | 1,833 | 0.361 | 0.00550 |
| 2042 | 508,720 | 509,545 | 1,650 | 0.324 | 0.00549 |
| 2043 | 510,370 | 511,129 | 1,518 | 0.297 | 0.00547 |
| 2044 | 511,888 | 512,595 | 1,413 | 0.276 | 0.00546 |
| 2045 | 513,301 | 514,052 | 1,502 | 0.292 | 0.00545 |
| 2046 | 514,803 | 515,418 | 1,231 | 0.239 | 0.00543 |
| 2047 | 516,034 | 516,606 | 1,144 | 0.221 | 0.00542 |
| 2048 | 517,178 | 517,702 | 1,047 | 0.202 | 0.00540 |
| 2049 | 518,225 | 518,691 | 932 | 0.180 | 0.00539 |
| 2050 | 519,157 | 519,551 | 788 | 0.152 | 0.00538 |
| 2051 | 519,945 | 520,266 | 643 | 0.124 | 0.00536 |
| 2052 | 520,588 | 520,771 | 367 | 0.070 | 0.00535 |
| 2053 | 520,955 | 521,057 | 203 | 0.039 | 0.00533 |
| 2054 | 521,158 | 521,248 | 180 | 0.035 | 0.00531 |
| 2055 | 521,338 | 521,333 | -10 | -0.002 | 0.00529 |
| 2056 | 521,328 | 521,306 | -45 | -0.009 | 0.00528 |
| 2057 | 521,283 | 521,163 | -241 | -0.046 | 0.00526 |
| 2058 | 521,042 | 520,876 | -332 | -0.064 | 0.00524 |
| 2059 | 520,710 | 520,523 | -375 | -0.072 | 0.00522 |
| 2060 | 520,335 | 520,125 | -420 | -0.081 | 0.00521 |
| 2061 | 519,915 | 519,658 | -514 | -0.099 | 0.00519 |
| 2062 | 519,401 | 519,153 | -496 | -0.096 | 0.00517 |
| 2063 | 518,905 | 518,552 | -706 | -0.136 | 0.00515 |
| 2064 | 518,199 | 517,782 | -835 | -0.161 | 0.00514 |
| 2065 | 517,364 | 516,876 | -975 | -0.189 | 0.00512 |
| 2066 | 516,389 | 515,838 | -1,101 | -0.213 | 0.00510 |
| 2067 | 515,288 | 514,630 | -1,316 | -0.256 | 0.00508 |
| 2068 | 513,972 | 513,314 | -1,316 | -0.256 | 0.00505 |
| 2069 | 512,656 | 512,024 | -1,265 | -0.247 | 0.00503 |
| 2070 | 511,391 | 510,801 | -1,180 | -0.231 | 0.00501 |
| 2071 | 510,211 | 509,606 | -1,209 | -0.237 | 0.00499 |
| 2072 | 509,002 | 508,288 | -1,428 | -0.281 | 0.00497 |
| 2073 | 507,574 | 506,810 | -1,527 | -0.301 | 0.00495 |
| 2074 | 506,047 | 505,207 | -1,679 | -0.332 | 0.00493 |
| 2075 | 504,368 | 503,473 | -1,790 | -0.356 | 0.00491 |
| 2076 | 502,578 | 501,825 | -1,505 | -0.300 | 0.00489 |
| 2077 | 501,073 | 500,281 | -1,583 | -0.316 | 0.00487 |
| 2078 | 499,490 | 498,748 | -1,484 | -0.298 | 0.00485 |
| 2079 | 498,006 | 497,223 | -1,566 | -0.315 | 0.00484 |
| 2080 | 496,440 | 495,646 | -1,588 | -0.320 | 0.00482 |
| 2081 | 494,852 | 494,036 | -1,633 | -0.331 | 0.00480 |
| 2082 | 493,219 | 492,384 | -1,671 | -0.339 | 0.00479 |
| 2083 | 491,548 | 490,714 | -1,668 | -0.340 | 0.00477 |
| 2084 | 489,880 | 489,089 | -1,583 | -0.324 | 0.00475 |
| 2085 | 488,297 | 487,483 | -1,627 | -0.334 | 0.00474 |
| 2086 | 486,670 | 485,925 | -1,491 | -0.307 | 0.00472 |
| 2087 | 485,179 | 484,408 | -1,542 | -0.318 | 0.00471 |
| 2088 | 483,637 | 482,822 | -1,629 | -0.337 | 0.00470 |
| 2089 | 482,008 | 481,199 | -1,618 | -0.336 | 0.00468 |
| 2090 | 480,390 | 479,630 | -1,520 | -0.317 | 0.00467 |
| 2091 | 478,870 | 478,136 | -1,468 | -0.307 | 0.00466 |
| 2092 | 477,402 | 476,647 | -1,510 | -0.317 | 0.00465 |
| 2093 | 475,892 | 475,155 | -1,474 | -0.310 | 0.00463 |
| 2094 | 474,418 | 473,670 | -1,496 | -0.316 | 0.00462 |
| 2095 | 472,922 | 472,207 | -1,430 | -0.303 | 0.00461 |
| 2096 | 471,492 | 470,745 | -1,494 | -0.317 | 0.00460 |
| 2097 | 469,998 | 469,295 | -1,407 | -0.300 | 0.00459 |
| 2098 | 468,591 | 467,835 | -1,512 | -0.323 | 0.00458 |
| 2099 | 467,079 | 466,313 | -1,533 | -0.329 | 0.00457 |
| 2100 | 465,546 | 464,806 | -1,480 | -0.318 | 0.00457 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 1950 | 46,859 | 48,297 | 2,877 | 5.959 | 0.00194 |
| 1951 | 49,736 | 51,190 | 2,908 | 5.682 | 0.00202 |
| 1952 | 52,644 | 54,233 | 3,178 | 5.862 | 0.00210 |
| 1953 | 55,822 | 57,559 | 3,473 | 6.036 | 0.00219 |
| 1954 | 59,295 | 61,209 | 3,828 | 6.256 | 0.00228 |
| 1955 | 63,123 | 65,210 | 4,175 | 6.405 | 0.00238 |
| 1956 | 67,298 | 69,548 | 4,500 | 6.473 | 0.00249 |
| 1957 | 71,798 | 74,164 | 4,732 | 6.383 | 0.00260 |
| 1958 | 76,530 | 78,972 | 4,885 | 6.188 | 0.00271 |
| 1959 | 81,415 | 83,842 | 4,854 | 5.791 | 0.00283 |
| 1960 | 86,269 | 88,347 | 4,155 | 4.704 | 0.00293 |
| 1961 | 90,424 | 92,517 | 4,187 | 4.526 | 0.00302 |
| 1962 | 94,611 | 96,719 | 4,216 | 4.360 | 0.00310 |
| 1963 | 98,827 | 101,159 | 4,665 | 4.612 | 0.00317 |
| 1964 | 103,492 | 105,922 | 4,860 | 4.589 | 0.00324 |
| 1965 | 108,352 | 110,838 | 4,973 | 4.487 | 0.00332 |
| 1966 | 113,325 | 115,874 | 5,099 | 4.401 | 0.00340 |
| 1967 | 118,424 | 121,017 | 5,187 | 4.287 | 0.00348 |
| 1968 | 123,611 | 126,222 | 5,223 | 4.139 | 0.00356 |
| 1969 | 128,834 | 131,446 | 5,223 | 3.974 | 0.00363 |
| 1970 | 134,057 | 135,138 | 2,163 | 1.601 | 0.00366 |
| 1971 | 136,220 | 137,921 | 3,402 | 2.467 | 0.00366 |
| 1972 | 139,622 | 142,189 | 5,134 | 3.611 | 0.00370 |
| 1973 | 144,756 | 147,369 | 5,227 | 3.547 | 0.00376 |
| 1974 | 149,983 | 152,656 | 5,346 | 3.502 | 0.00382 |
| 1975 | 155,329 | 158,070 | 5,482 | 3.468 | 0.00388 |
| 1976 | 160,811 | 163,607 | 5,591 | 3.418 | 0.00395 |
| 1977 | 166,402 | 169,277 | 5,750 | 3.397 | 0.00401 |
| 1978 | 172,152 | 174,884 | 5,464 | 3.125 | 0.00407 |
| 1979 | 177,616 | 180,422 | 5,612 | 3.111 | 0.00413 |
| 1980 | 183,228 | 186,111 | 5,766 | 3.098 | 0.00418 |
| 1981 | 188,994 | 191,977 | 5,966 | 3.108 | 0.00424 |
| 1982 | 194,960 | 198,165 | 6,409 | 3.234 | 0.00430 |
| 1983 | 201,369 | 204,741 | 6,744 | 3.294 | 0.00436 |
| 1984 | 208,113 | 211,661 | 7,095 | 3.352 | 0.00443 |
| 1985 | 215,208 | 218,919 | 7,423 | 3.391 | 0.00450 |
| 1986 | 222,631 | 226,495 | 7,728 | 3.412 | 0.00457 |
| 1987 | 230,359 | 233,860 | 7,002 | 2.994 | 0.00463 |
| 1988 | 237,361 | 240,913 | 7,104 | 2.949 | 0.00469 |
| 1989 | 244,465 | 248,064 | 7,198 | 2.902 | 0.00474 |
| 1990 | 251,663 | 255,292 | 7,259 | 2.844 | 0.00479 |
| 1991 | 258,922 | 262,596 | 7,349 | 2.799 | 0.00485 |
| 1992 | 266,271 | 269,839 | 7,137 | 2.645 | 0.00490 |
| 1993 | 273,408 | 276,971 | 7,127 | 2.573 | 0.00495 |
| 1994 | 280,535 | 284,091 | 7,113 | 2.504 | 0.00501 |
| 1995 | 287,648 | 291,195 | 7,095 | 2.437 | 0.00506 |
| 1996 | 294,743 | 298,276 | 7,065 | 2.369 | 0.00511 |
| 1997 | 301,808 | 305,341 | 7,067 | 2.315 | 0.00515 |
| 1998 | 308,875 | 312,385 | 7,021 | 2.248 | 0.00520 |
| 1999 | 315,896 | 319,411 | 7,031 | 2.201 | 0.00525 |
| 2000 | 322,927 | 326,424 | 6,994 | 2.143 | 0.00529 |
| 2001 | 329,921 | 333,345 | 6,848 | 2.054 | 0.00533 |
| 2002 | 336,769 | 340,099 | 6,660 | 1.958 | 0.00537 |
| 2003 | 343,429 | 346,637 | 6,416 | 1.851 | 0.00540 |
| 2004 | 349,845 | 352,911 | 6,131 | 1.737 | 0.00543 |
| 2005 | 355,976 | 358,916 | 5,879 | 1.638 | 0.00545 |
| 2006 | 361,855 | 364,663 | 5,615 | 1.540 | 0.00547 |
| 2007 | 367,470 | 370,873 | 6,805 | 1.835 | 0.00549 |
| 2008 | 374,275 | 377,793 | 7,036 | 1.862 | 0.00552 |
| 2009 | 381,311 | 384,952 | 7,283 | 1.892 | 0.00555 |
| 2010 | 388,594 | 392,332 | 7,476 | 1.906 | 0.00559 |
| 2011 | 396,070 | 399,389 | 6,637 | 1.662 | 0.00562 |
| 2012 | 402,707 | 405,557 | 5,699 | 1.405 | 0.00563 |
| 2013 | 408,406 | 411,202 | 5,592 | 1.360 | 0.00564 |
| 2014 | 413,998 | 416,750 | 5,505 | 1.321 | 0.00565 |
| 2015 | 419,503 | 422,212 | 5,417 | 1.283 | 0.00565 |
| 2016 | 424,920 | 427,564 | 5,288 | 1.237 | 0.00566 |
| 2017 | 430,208 | 432,772 | 5,128 | 1.185 | 0.00566 |
| 2018 | 435,336 | 437,810 | 4,947 | 1.130 | 0.00566 |
| 2019 | 440,283 | 442,680 | 4,794 | 1.083 | 0.00567 |
| 2020 | 445,077 | 447,404 | 4,653 | 1.040 | 0.00567 |
| 2021 | 449,730 | 451,721 | 3,981 | 0.881 | 0.00568 |
| 2022 | 453,711 | 455,370 | 3,317 | 0.728 | 0.00568 |
| 2023 | 457,028 | 458,949 | 3,841 | 0.837 | 0.00567 |