Brunei vs Iceland: Has the population peaked?

Brunei
458,959 people
in 2023
Iceland
387,559 people
in 2023
Brunei rank
175th
Iceland rank
178th

Has the population peaked? over time

  • Brunei
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Brunei currently reports 458,959 people against 387,559 people in Iceland, a difference of 71,400 people.

That makes Brunei's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iceland ahead.

Brunei ranks 175th and Iceland ranks 178th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 4 and Iceland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Iceland Difference Ahead
1950s 64,442 people 156,502 people 92,060 people Iceland
1960s 109,021 people 190,329 people 81,309 people Iceland
1970s 156,166 people 215,694 people 59,528 people Iceland
1980s 216,103 people 240,230 people 24,127 people Iceland
1990s 287,549 people 266,282 people 21,268 people Brunei
2000s 355,671 people 298,428 people 57,243 people Brunei
2010s 418,834 people 333,320 people 85,514 people Brunei
2020s 453,366 people 376,800 people 76,566 people Brunei

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher has the population peaked?, Brunei or Iceland?
Brunei, at 458,959 people against 387,559 people in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Brunei and Iceland?
71,400 people, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Iceland?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Brunei and Iceland rank globally for has the population peaked??
Brunei ranks 175th and Iceland ranks 178th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.