Botswana vs Brunei: Total number of international immigrants

Botswana
116,402 immigrants
in 2024
Brunei
119,933 immigrants
in 2024
Botswana rank
133rd
Brunei rank
131st

Total number of international immigrants over time

  • Botswana
  • Brunei
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k120.0k199020072024

How they compare

Brunei currently reports 119,933 immigrants against 116,402 immigrants in Botswana, a difference of 3,531 immigrants.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brunei ahead.

Botswana ranks 133rd and Brunei ranks 131st of 232 countries.

Brunei has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Brunei Difference Ahead
1990s 33,839 immigrants 78,974 immigrants 45,135 immigrants Brunei
2000s 79,798 immigrants 97,368 immigrants 17,571 immigrants Brunei
2010s 98,958 immigrants 101,660 immigrants 2,702 immigrants Brunei
2020s 113,335 immigrants 115,946 immigrants 2,611 immigrants Brunei

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total number of international immigrants, Botswana or Brunei?
Brunei, at 119,933 immigrants against 116,402 immigrants in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in total number of international immigrants between Botswana and Brunei?
3,531 immigrants, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Brunei?
8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Brunei rank globally for total number of international immigrants?
Botswana ranks 133rd and Brunei ranks 131st of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Total number of international immigrants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total number of international immigrants
Unit
immigrants
Source
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 1,856 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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