Natural population growth in Brunei
Brunei: Natural population growth was 0.836 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.836
Change on year
up 14.7%
World rank
112th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.67
in 1958
All-time low
0.7288
in 2022
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Natural population growth in Brunei, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 0.836 for natural population growth in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.7% on the previous year and down 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural population growth in Brunei peaked at 3.67 in 1958 and was at its lowest, 0.7288, in 2022.
Brunei ranks 112th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Natural population growth in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.12 | — |
| 1951 | 3.27 | +4.9% |
| 1952 | 3.32 | +1.7% |
| 1953 | 3.41 | +2.6% |
| 1954 | 3.5 | +2.7% |
| 1955 | 3.58 | +2.2% |
| 1956 | 3.62 | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 3.66 | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 3.67 | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 3.64 | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 3.59 | -1.4% |
| 1961 | 3.43 | -4.3% |
| 1962 | 3.23 | -5.8% |
| 1963 | 3.16 | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 3.08 | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 3 | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 2.94 | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 2.87 | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 2.81 | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 2.75 | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 2.73 | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 2.81 | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 2.87 | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 2.86 | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 2.84 | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 2.8 | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 2.76 | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 2.71 | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 2.67 | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 2.61 | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 2.57 | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 2.52 | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 2.49 | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 2.51 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 2.54 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 2.57 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 2.57 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 2.57 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2.55 | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 2.5 | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 2.45 | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 2.38 | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 2.29 | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 2.18 | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 2.08 | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 1.97 | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 1.88 | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 1.81 | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 1.75 | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 1.69 | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 1.63 | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 1.58 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 1.52 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 1.45 | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 1.38 | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 1.31 | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 1.26 | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 1.22 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.22 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.24 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.28 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 1.31 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.32 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.29 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.25 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.2 | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 1.14 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 1.08 | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 1.03 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9793 | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9362 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8822 | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7288 | -17.4% |
| 2023 | 0.836 | +14.7% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 0.836 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1118, 7.5× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 0.836 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8367, 100% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.48 | 3.12 | 3.67 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.09 | 2.75 | 3.59 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.77 | 2.61 | 2.87 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.54 | 2.49 | 2.57 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.05 | 1.69 | 2.45 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.38 | 1.22 | 1.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 | 0.9793 | 1.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8458 | 0.7288 | 0.9362 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More population data for Brunei
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.3247 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -6.43 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.3247 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5688 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5079 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.318 (2100)
- Population density 88.2 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 20,764 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.318 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.1505 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural population growth in Brunei?
- Natural population growth in Brunei was 0.836 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural population growth recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 3.67 in 1958.
- What is the lowest natural population growth recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7288 in 2022.
- How does Brunei rank for natural population growth?
- Brunei ranks 112th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is natural population growth rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Natural population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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