Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Brunei
Brunei: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.7501 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Brunei, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Brunei stood at 0.7501 people per person.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Brunei peaked at 0.7531 people per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4335 people per person, in 1960.
Brunei ranks 75th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Brunei, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4335 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4526 people per person | +4.4% |
| 1962 | 0.4742 people per person | +4.8% |
| 1963 | 0.4976 people per person | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 0.5219 people per person | +4.9% |
| 1965 | 0.546 people per person | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 0.5691 people per person | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 0.5902 people per person | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 0.6084 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.6228 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.6324 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.6363 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.6354 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.6324 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.6278 people per person | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.6222 people per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.616 people per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.6097 people per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6038 people per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5989 people per person | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5954 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5939 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.5938 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5956 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6005 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6079 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.6171 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.6273 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.6379 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.6482 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.6575 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.665 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.6712 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.6771 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.6827 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6881 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.6933 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.6983 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7031 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7078 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7122 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7166 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.721 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7258 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7307 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7355 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7401 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7443 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7479 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7507 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7525 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7531 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7527 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7518 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7506 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7495 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7488 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7485 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7482 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7479 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7477 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7477 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7478 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7482 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.749 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.7501 people per person | +0.2% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 0.7501 people per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 93% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 0.7501 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6545 people per person, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5316 people per person | 0.4335 people per person | 0.6228 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6215 people per person | 0.5989 people per person | 0.6363 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6118 people per person | 0.5938 people per person | 0.6482 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6844 people per person | 0.6575 people per person | 0.7078 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7325 people per person | 0.7122 people per person | 0.7507 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7504 people per person | 0.7479 people per person | 0.7531 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7484 people per person | 0.7477 people per person | 0.7501 people per person | 6 |
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 number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Brunei?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Brunei was 0.7501 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7531 people per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4335 people per person in 1960.
- How does Brunei rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Brunei ranks 75th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban and rural population Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.