Brunei vs Maldives: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Brunei
96,492 people
in 2023
Maldives
105,459 people
in 2023
Brunei rank
177th
Maldives rank
174th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Brunei
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 105,459 people against 96,492 people in Brunei, a difference of 8,967 people.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Brunei's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Maldives ahead.
Brunei ranks 177th and Maldives ranks 174th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 25,875 people | 31,700 people | 5,825 people | Maldives |
| 1960s | 49,631 people | 43,442 people | 6,189 people | Brunei |
| 1970s | 64,488 people | 64,665 people | 177.3 people | Maldives |
| 1980s | 78,064 people | 87,011 people | 8,948 people | Maldives |
| 1990s | 95,168 people | 114,444 people | 19,277 people | Maldives |
| 2000s | 96,896 people | 102,222 people | 5,325 people | Maldives |
| 2010s | 99,342 people | 98,586 people | 756.5 people | Brunei |
| 2020s | 96,494 people | 106,536 people | 10,041 people | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Brunei or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 105,459 people against 96,492 people in Brunei as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Brunei and Maldives?
- 8,967 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 share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Brunei ranks 177th and Maldives ranks 174th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share 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 0-14.