Which has higher population, Belize or Brunei?

Brunei, at 458,959 people against 411,112 people in Belize as of 2023.

What is the difference in population between Belize and Brunei?

47,847 people, with Brunei ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belize vs Brunei: Population

Belize

411,112 people

in 2023

Brunei

458,959 people

in 2023

Belize rank

176th

Brunei rank

175th

Population over time

Belize
Brunei

How they compare

Brunei currently reports 458,959 people against 411,112 people in Belize, a difference of 47,847 people.

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

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

Belize ranks 176th and Brunei ranks 175th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Brunei in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Brunei	Difference	Ahead
1950s	78,880 people	64,442 people	14,438 people	Belize
1960s	103,805 people	109,021 people	5,216 people	Brunei
1970s	130,275 people	156,166 people	25,890 people	Brunei
1980s	161,985 people	216,103 people	54,118 people	Brunei
1990s	204,536 people	287,549 people	83,014 people	Brunei
2000s	276,146 people	355,671 people	79,525 people	Brunei
2010s	353,289 people	418,834 people	65,545 people	Brunei
2020s	400,007 people	453,366 people	53,360 people	Brunei

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Belize or Brunei?: Brunei, at 458,959 people against 411,112 people in Belize as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Belize and Brunei?: 47,847 people, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Brunei?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belize and Brunei rank globally for population?: Belize ranks 176th and Brunei ranks 175th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed 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: 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: 07 August 2026

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