Barbados vs Brunei: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Barbados
66,216 people
in 2050
Brunei
62,798 people
in 2050
Barbados rank
177th
Brunei rank
178th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Barbados
- Brunei
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 66,216 people against 62,798 people in Brunei, a difference of 3,418 people.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Brunei's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Brunei ahead.
Barbados ranks 177th and Brunei ranks 178th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 35 and Brunei in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Brunei | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 17.9 people | 2,000 people | 1,982 people | Brunei |
| 1100s | 19.53 people | 2,400 people | 2,380 people | Brunei |
| 1200s | 78.12 people | 4,000 people | 3,921 people | Brunei |
| 1300s | 312.49 people | 4,399 people | 4,086 people | Brunei |
| 1400s | 1,250 people | 4,795 people | 3,545 people | Brunei |
| 1500s | 4,999 people | 3,988 people | 1,011 people | Barbados |
| 1600s | 19,987 people | 4,955 people | 15,031 people | Barbados |
| 1700s | 79,840 people | 5,839 people | 74,001 people | Barbados |
| 1710s | 79,864 people | 6,038 people | 73,825 people | Barbados |
| 1720s | 79,830 people | 6,568 people | 73,262 people | Barbados |
| 1730s | 79,787 people | 7,142 people | 72,646 people | Barbados |
| 1740s | 79,734 people | 7,763 people | 71,971 people | Barbados |
| 1750s | 79,668 people | 8,435 people | 71,232 people | Barbados |
| 1760s | 79,584 people | 9,163 people | 70,422 people | Barbados |
| 1770s | 79,480 people | 9,948 people | 69,532 people | Barbados |
| 1780s | 79,350 people | 10,796 people | 68,555 people | Barbados |
| 1790s | 79,188 people | 11,709 people | 67,479 people | Barbados |
| 1800s | 78,985 people | 12,693 people | 66,292 people | Barbados |
| 1810s | 90,541 people | 13,750 people | 76,791 people | Barbados |
| 1820s | 101,939 people | 14,362 people | 87,577 people | Barbados |
| 1830s | 113,126 people | 14,990 people | 98,136 people | Barbados |
| 1840s | 124,036 people | 15,630 people | 108,406 people | Barbados |
| 1850s | 134,580 people | 16,282 people | 118,298 people | Barbados |
| 1860s | 140,838 people | 16,942 people | 123,896 people | Barbados |
| 1870s | 146,564 people | 17,067 people | 129,497 people | Barbados |
| 1880s | 151,600 people | 17,169 people | 134,431 people | Barbados |
| 1890s | 155,744 people | 18,051 people | 137,693 people | Barbados |
| 1900s | 158,735 people | 18,867 people | 139,868 people | Barbados |
| 1910s | 158,532 people | 19,609 people | 138,923 people | Barbados |
| 1920s | 156,558 people | 20,268 people | 136,290 people | Barbados |
| 1930s | 152,313 people | 25,628 people | 126,685 people | Barbados |
| 1940s | 145,161 people | 30,620 people | 114,541 people | Barbados |
| 1950s | 132,699 people | 42,096 people | 90,602 people | Barbados |
| 1960s | 139,437 people | 50,187 people | 89,250 people | Barbados |
| 1970s | 114,446 people | 59,296 people | 55,150 people | Barbados |
| 1980s | 93,070 people | 83,532 people | 9,537 people | Barbados |
| 1990s | 96,082 people | 90,418 people | 5,664 people | Barbados |
| 2000s | 104,805 people | 94,908 people | 9,897 people | Barbados |
| 2010s | 113,489 people | 104,588 people | 8,901 people | Barbados |
| 2020s | 113,582 people | 115,587 people | 2,005 people | Brunei |
| 2030s | 102,782 people | 109,287 people | 6,505 people | Brunei |
| 2040s | 80,899 people | 83,757 people | 2,858 people | Brunei |
| 2050s | 66,216 people | 62,798 people | 3,418 people | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Barbados or Brunei?
- Barbados, at 66,216 people against 62,798 people in Brunei as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Barbados and Brunei?
- 3,418 people, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Brunei?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Barbados and Brunei rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Barbados ranks 177th and Brunei ranks 178th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.