Population of Brunei (2025)

Brunei population

487,634

Births this year: 64,518 Births today 16
Deaths this year 13,504 Deaths today 3

Brunei Population by Religions(2011 est)

Region Name Percents Number
Muslim (official) 78.8% 344,057 people
Christian 8.7% 37,986 people
Buddhist 7.8% 34,056 people
other (includes indigenous beliefs) 4.7% 20,521 people

Brunei Population by Ethnic groups (2011 est)

Ethnic groups Name Percents Number
Malay 65.7% 286,859 people
Chinese 10.3% 44,972 people
other indigenous 3.4% 14,845 people
other 20.6% 89,944 people

Brunei population by Age group

Age Both Sexes Population Male Population Female Population Both Sexes (%) Male (%) Female (%) Sex ratio (female/male)
Total 474,772 243,677 231,095 100 100 100 105.4
00-04 30,678 15,740 14,938 6.5 6.5 6.5 105.4
05-09 32,441 16,642 15,799 6.8 6.8 6.8 105.3
10-14 33,825 17,347 16,478 7.1 7.1 7.1 105.3
15-19 30,541 15,772 14,769 6.4 6.5 6.4 106.8
20-24 34,102 17,487 16,615 7.2 7.2 7.2 105.2
25-29 36,198 18,793 17,405 7.6 7.7 7.5 108
30-34 35,728 18,301 17,427 7.5 7.5 7.5 105
35-39 38,727 20,163 18,564 8.2 8.3 8 108.6
40-44 39,391 20,782 18,609 8.3 8.5 8.1 111.7
45-49 36,805 19,169 17,636 7.8 7.9 7.6 108.7
50-54 33,256 16,976 16,280 7 7 7 104.3
55-59 29,171 14,674 14,497 6.1 6 6.3 101.2
60-64 23,268 11,989 11,279 4.9 4.9 4.9 106.3
65-69 17,944 9,171 8,773 3.8 3.8 3.8 104.5
70-74 11,793 5,815 5,978 2.5 2.4 2.6 97.3
75-79 6,198 2,848 3,350 1.3 1.2 1.4 85
80-84 2,819 1,295 1,524 0.6 0.5 0.7 85
85-89 1,372 537 835 0.3 0.2 0.4 64.3
90-94 432 149 283 0.1 0.1 0.1 52.7
95-99 75 25 50 0 0 0 50
100+ 8 2 6 0 0 0 33.3

Brunei Age structure and Population pyramid

Brunei Age structure and Population pyramid

Brunei Sex ratio

Brunei Sex ratio

Brunei Dependency ratios

Chart working age in Brunei

Brunei Population (1950 - 2025)

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Sex ratio Density
(P/KmĀ²)
2024 470,164 1.02 4,735 105.52 89.22
2023 465,429 1.05 4,859 105.59 88.32
2022 460,570 1.09 4,985 105.67 87.39
2021 455,585 1.13 5,107 105.75 86.45
2020 450,478 1.17 5,228 105.83 85.48
2019 445,250 1.21 5,342 105.91 84.49
2018 439,908 1.26 5,460 105.98 83.47
2017 434,448 1.30 5,574 106.06 82.44
2016 428,874 1.34 5,686 106.15 81.38
2015 423,188 1.39 5,794 106.27 80.30
2014 417,394 1.43 5,895 106.42 79.20
2013 411,499 1.48 5,987 106.59 78.08
2012 405,512 1.52 6,069 106.74 76.95
2011 399,443 1.56 6,141 106.83 75.80
2010 393,302 1.61 6,222 106.81 74.63
2005 361,889 9.48 31,335 105.26 68.67
2000 330,554 12.05 35,544 103.43 62.72
1995 295,010 14.82 38,071 110.27 55.98
1990 256,939 15.19 33,890 112.26 48.76
1985 223,049 15.54 29,992 112.23 42.32
1980 193,057 20.06 32,258 113.97 36.63
1975 160,799 23.95 31,070 106.73 30.51
1970 129,729 26.53 27,204 106.89 24.62
1965 102,525 25.30 20,700 106.65 19.45
1960 81,825 29.06 18,424 106.60 15.53
1955 63,401 32.08 15,400 106.62 12.03
1950 48,001 106.01 9.11
Chart population Brunei Population (1950 - 2025)