Which has higher population, Brunei or Maldives?

Maldives, at 526,009 people against 458,959 people in Brunei as of 2023.

What is the difference in population between Brunei and Maldives?

67,050 people, with Maldives ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Maldives?

224 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brunei vs Maldives: Population

Brunei

458,959 people

in 2023

Maldives

526,009 people

in 2023

Brunei rank

175th

Maldives rank

173rd

Population over time

Brunei
Maldives

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 526,009 people against 458,959 people in Brunei, a difference of 67,050 people.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Brunei's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 224 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Maldives ahead.

Brunei ranks 175th and Maldives ranks 173rd of 238 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 5 and Maldives in 18.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brunei	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
1800s	2,258 people	42,378 people	40,120 people	Maldives
1810s	2,296 people	42,383 people	40,087 people	Maldives
1820s	2,545 people	43,544 people	40,999 people	Maldives
1830s	3,068 people	46,164 people	43,096 people	Maldives
1840s	3,766 people	48,965 people	45,199 people	Maldives
1850s	4,635 people	51,675 people	47,040 people	Maldives
1860s	5,788 people	54,204 people	48,416 people	Maldives
1870s	7,476 people	56,849 people	49,373 people	Maldives
1880s	10,299 people	59,616 people	49,317 people	Maldives
1890s	14,259 people	62,509 people	48,250 people	Maldives
1900s	19,706 people	65,522 people	45,816 people	Maldives
1910s	24,686 people	66,049 people	41,362 people	Maldives
1920s	28,834 people	68,590 people	39,756 people	Maldives
1930s	36,061 people	76,008 people	39,947 people	Maldives
1940s	44,392 people	76,757 people	32,365 people	Maldives
1950s	64,442 people	81,199 people	16,757 people	Maldives
1960s	109,021 people	104,025 people	4,995 people	Brunei
1970s	156,166 people	141,443 people	14,723 people	Brunei
1980s	216,103 people	189,182 people	26,921 people	Brunei
1990s	287,549 people	252,775 people	34,774 people	Brunei
2000s	355,671 people	308,759 people	46,912 people	Brunei
2010s	418,834 people	422,563 people	3,728 people	Maldives
2020s	453,366 people	517,104 people	63,737 people	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Brunei or Maldives?: Maldives, at 526,009 people against 458,959 people in Brunei as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Brunei and Maldives?: 67,050 people, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Maldives?: 224 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
How do Brunei and Maldives rank globally for population?: Brunei ranks 175th and Maldives ranks 173rd of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Population
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.