Brunei vs Maldives: Has the population peaked?
Brunei
458,959 people
in 2023
Maldives
526,009 people
in 2023
Brunei rank
175th
Maldives rank
173rd
Has the population peaked? 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 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Maldives ahead.
Brunei ranks 175th and Maldives ranks 173rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 5 and Maldives in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 has the population peaked?, Brunei or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 526,009 people against 458,959 people in Brunei as of 2023.
- What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Brunei and Maldives?
- 67,050 people, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Maldives?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Brunei and Maldives rank globally for has the population peaked??
- Brunei ranks 175th and Maldives ranks 173rd 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
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.