Brunei vs New Caledonia: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Brunei
29,883 people
in 2023
New Caledonia
32,144 people
in 2023
Brunei rank
181st
New Caledonia rank
178th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Brunei
- New Caledonia
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 32,144 people against 29,883 people in Brunei, a difference of 2,261 people.
That makes New Caledonia'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 New Caledonia ahead.
Brunei ranks 181st and New Caledonia ranks 178th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 1 and New Caledonia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,683 people | 2,830 people | 147.1 people | New Caledonia |
| 1960s | 3,616 people | 3,038 people | 578.9 people | Brunei |
| 1970s | 4,266 people | 4,696 people | 429.3 people | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | 5,822 people | 6,592 people | 769.9 people | New Caledonia |
| 1990s | 7,578 people | 9,271 people | 1,693 people | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 10,974 people | 15,258 people | 4,283 people | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 17,566 people | 24,268 people | 6,701 people | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | 27,501 people | 30,562 people | 3,061 people | New Caledonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Brunei or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia, at 32,144 people against 29,883 people in Brunei as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Brunei and New Caledonia?
- 2,261 people, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and New Caledonia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Brunei and New Caledonia rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Brunei ranks 181st and New Caledonia ranks 178th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. 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. This only includes people aged 65+.