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Population density in Brunei

Brunei: Population density was 88.2 in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
88.2
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
130th
of 235 countries
All-time high
98.93
in 2055
All-time low
0.3795
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Brunei, 1000–2100

020406080100100015502100

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2100, population density in Brunei stood at 88.2.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Brunei peaked at 98.93 in 2055 and was at its lowest, 0.3795, in 1000.

That places Brunei 130th out of 235 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population density in Brunei, year by year

Year Value Change
1000 0.3795 —
1100 0.4554 +20.0%
1200 0.759 +66.7%
1300 0.8349 +10.0%
1400 0.9108 +9.1%
1500 0.759 -16.7%
1600 0.9488 +25.0%
1700 1.14 +20.0%
1710 1.18 +3.8%
1720 1.29 +9.1%
1730 1.41 +9.1%
1740 1.53 +9.1%
1750 1.67 +9.1%
1760 1.83 +9.1%
1770 1.99 +9.1%
1780 2.17 +9.1%
1790 2.37 +9.1%
1800 0.4285 -81.9%
1801 0.4285 +0.0%
1802 0.4285 +0.0%
1803 0.4285 +0.0%
1804 0.4285 +0.0%
1805 0.4285 +0.0%
1806 0.4285 +0.0%
1807 0.4285 +0.0%
1808 0.4285 +0.0%
1809 0.4285 +0.0%
1810 0.4285 +0.0%
1811 0.4288 +0.1%
1812 0.4296 +0.2%
1813 0.4309 +0.3%
1814 0.4326 +0.4%
1815 0.4349 +0.5%
1816 0.4376 +0.6%
1817 0.4408 +0.7%
1818 0.4444 +0.8%
1819 0.4486 +0.9%
1820 0.4531 +1.0%
1821 0.4583 +1.1%
1822 0.4639 +1.2%
1823 0.4702 +1.3%
1824 0.477 +1.5%
1825 0.4843 +1.5%
1826 0.4922 +1.6%
1827 0.5008 +1.7%
1828 0.5099 +1.8%
1829 0.5195 +1.9%
1830 0.53 +2.0%
1831 0.541 +2.1%
1832 0.5522 +2.1%
1833 0.5636 +2.1%
1834 0.5751 +2.1%
1835 0.5871 +2.1%
1836 0.5992 +2.1%
1837 0.6118 +2.1%
1838 0.6243 +2.0%
1839 0.6374 +2.1%
1840 0.6505 +2.1%
1841 0.6639 +2.1%
1842 0.6778 +2.1%
1843 0.6918 +2.1%
1844 0.7061 +2.1%
1845 0.7207 +2.1%
1846 0.7357 +2.1%
1847 0.7509 +2.1%
1848 0.7664 +2.1%
1849 0.7824 +2.1%
1850 0.7985 +2.1%
1851 0.8156 +2.1%
1852 0.8328 +2.1%
1853 0.8507 +2.1%
1854 0.8687 +2.1%
1855 0.8873 +2.1%
1856 0.9061 +2.1%
1857 0.9254 +2.1%
1858 0.9452 +2.1%
1859 0.9653 +2.1%
1860 0.9858 +2.1%
1861 1.01 +2.2%
1862 1.03 +2.3%
1863 1.05 +2.3%
1864 1.08 +2.4%
1865 1.11 +2.5%
1866 1.13 +2.5%
1867 1.16 +2.6%
1868 1.19 +2.7%
1869 1.23 +2.7%
1870 1.26 +2.8%
1871 1.27 +0.4%
1872 1.3 +2.9%
1873 1.34 +3.0%
1874 1.38 +3.1%
1875 1.43 +3.2%
1876 1.48 +3.3%
1877 1.52 +3.3%
1878 1.57 +3.3%
1879 1.63 +3.3%
1880 1.68 +3.3%
1881 1.74 +3.3%
1882 1.79 +3.3%
1883 1.85 +3.3%
1884 1.91 +3.3%
1885 1.98 +3.3%
1886 2.04 +3.3%
1887 2.11 +3.3%
1888 2.18 +3.3%
1889 2.25 +3.3%
1890 2.33 +3.3%
1891 2.4 +3.3%
1892 2.48 +3.3%
1893 2.57 +3.3%
1894 2.65 +3.3%
1895 2.74 +3.3%
1896 2.83 +3.3%
1897 2.92 +3.3%
1898 3.02 +3.3%
1899 3.12 +3.3%
1900 3.22 +3.3%
1901 3.33 +3.3%
1902 3.44 +3.3%
1903 3.55 +3.3%
1904 3.67 +3.3%
1905 3.79 +3.3%
1906 3.92 +3.3%
1907 4.04 +3.1%
1908 4.16 +3.0%
1909 4.28 +2.8%
1910 4.39 +2.7%
1911 4.43 +0.9%
1912 4.47 +0.9%
1913 4.55 +1.7%
1914 4.63 +1.7%
1915 4.71 +1.7%
1916 4.79 +1.7%
1917 4.87 +1.7%
1918 4.96 +1.7%
1919 5.04 +1.6%
1920 5.12 +1.6%
1921 5.2 +1.5%
1922 5.27 +1.5%
1923 5.35 +1.4%
1924 5.43 +1.4%
1925 5.5 +1.4%
1926 5.58 +1.4%
1927 5.66 +1.4%
1928 5.75 +1.4%
1929 5.85 +1.8%
1930 5.98 +2.2%
1931 6.13 +2.5%
1932 6.3 +2.8%
1933 6.5 +3.2%
1934 6.71 +3.2%
1935 6.92 +3.2%
1936 7.14 +3.2%
1937 7.36 +3.2%
1938 7.6 +3.2%
1939 7.8 +2.7%
1940 7.98 +2.2%
1941 8.12 +1.8%
1942 8.23 +1.4%
1943 8.31 +0.9%
1944 8.39 +0.9%
1945 8.46 +0.9%
1946 8.54 +0.9%
1947 8.62 +0.9%
1948 8.7 +0.9%
1949 8.88 +2.0%
1950 9.17 +3.3%
1951 9.72 +6.0%
1952 10.29 +5.9%
1953 10.93 +6.1%
1954 11.62 +6.3%
1955 12.38 +6.5%
1956 13.2 +6.7%
1957 14.08 +6.6%
1958 14.99 +6.5%
1959 15.91 +6.2%
1960 16.77 +5.4%
1961 17.56 +4.7%
1962 18.36 +4.5%
1963 19.2 +4.6%
1964 20.1 +4.7%
1965 21.04 +4.6%
1966 21.99 +4.5%
1967 22.97 +4.4%
1968 23.95 +4.3%
1969 24.94 +4.1%
1970 25.65 +2.8%
1971 26.17 +2.1%
1972 26.98 +3.1%
1973 27.97 +3.6%
1974 28.97 +3.6%
1975 30 +3.5%
1976 31.05 +3.5%
1977 32.12 +3.5%
1978 33.19 +3.3%
1979 34.24 +3.2%
1980 35.32 +3.2%
1981 36.43 +3.2%
1982 37.6 +3.2%
1983 38.85 +3.3%
1984 40.17 +3.4%
1985 41.54 +3.4%
1986 42.98 +3.5%
1987 44.38 +3.3%
1988 45.72 +3.0%
1989 47.07 +3.0%
1990 48.45 +2.9%
1991 49.83 +2.9%
1992 51.2 +2.8%
1993 52.56 +2.6%
1994 53.91 +2.6%
1995 55.26 +2.5%
1996 56.6 +2.4%
1997 57.94 +2.4%
1998 59.28 +2.3%
1999 60.61 +2.2%
2000 61.94 +2.2%
2001 63.25 +2.1%
2002 64.54 +2.0%
2003 65.78 +1.9%
2004 66.97 +1.8%
2005 68.11 +1.7%
2006 69.2 +1.6%
2007 70.38 +1.7%
2008 71.69 +1.9%
2009 73.05 +1.9%
2010 74.45 +1.9%
2011 75.79 +1.8%
2012 76.96 +1.5%
2013 78.03 +1.4%
2014 79.08 +1.4%
2015 80.12 +1.3%
2016 81.13 +1.3%
2017 82.12 +1.2%
2018 83.08 +1.2%
2019 84 +1.1%
2020 84.9 +1.1%
2021 85.72 +1.0%
2022 86.41 +0.8%
2023 87.09 +0.8%
2024 87.81 +0.8%
2025 88.49 +0.8%
2026 89.14 +0.7%
2027 89.78 +0.7%
2028 90.41 +0.7%
2029 90.99 +0.6%
2030 91.55 +0.6%
2031 92.09 +0.6%
2032 92.59 +0.5%
2033 93.06 +0.5%
2034 93.53 +0.5%
2035 93.98 +0.5%
2036 94.41 +0.5%
2037 94.82 +0.4%
2038 95.24 +0.4%
2039 95.65 +0.4%
2040 96.01 +0.4%
2041 96.36 +0.4%
2042 96.69 +0.3%
2043 96.99 +0.3%
2044 97.27 +0.3%
2045 97.55 +0.3%
2046 97.8 +0.3%
2047 98.03 +0.2%
2048 98.24 +0.2%
2049 98.42 +0.2%
2050 98.59 +0.2%
2051 98.72 +0.1%
2052 98.82 +0.1%
2053 98.87 +0.1%
2054 98.91 +0.0%
2055 98.93 +0.0%
2056 98.92 -0.0%
2057 98.89 -0.0%
2058 98.84 -0.1%
2059 98.77 -0.1%
2060 98.7 -0.1%
2061 98.61 -0.1%
2062 98.51 -0.1%
2063 98.4 -0.1%
2064 98.25 -0.1%
2065 98.08 -0.2%
2066 97.88 -0.2%
2067 97.65 -0.2%
2068 97.4 -0.3%
2069 97.16 -0.3%
2070 96.93 -0.2%
2071 96.7 -0.2%
2072 96.45 -0.3%
2073 96.17 -0.3%
2074 95.87 -0.3%
2075 95.54 -0.3%
2076 95.22 -0.3%
2077 94.93 -0.3%
2078 94.64 -0.3%
2079 94.35 -0.3%
2080 94.05 -0.3%
2081 93.75 -0.3%
2082 93.43 -0.3%
2083 93.12 -0.3%
2084 92.81 -0.3%
2085 92.5 -0.3%
2086 92.21 -0.3%
2087 91.92 -0.3%
2088 91.62 -0.3%
2089 91.31 -0.3%
2090 91.01 -0.3%
2091 90.73 -0.3%
2092 90.45 -0.3%
2093 90.16 -0.3%
2094 89.88 -0.3%
2095 89.6 -0.3%
2096 89.33 -0.3%
2097 89.05 -0.3%
2098 88.77 -0.3%
2099 88.49 -0.3%
2100 88.2 -0.3%

Brunei compared with similar countries

  • Brunei's 88.2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 106.6, 83% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Brunei's 88.2 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 132.68, 66% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population density in Brunei changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1800 -81.9% 2.37 0.4285
1200 +66.7% 0.4554 0.759
1600 +25.0% 0.759 0.9488

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.3795 0.3795 0.3795 1
1100s 0.4554 0.4554 0.4554 1
1200s 0.759 0.759 0.759 1
1300s 0.8349 0.8349 0.8349 1
1400s 0.9108 0.9108 0.9108 1
1500s 0.759 0.759 0.759 1
1600s 0.9488 0.9488 0.9488 1
1700s 1.14 1.14 1.14 1
1710s 1.18 1.18 1.18 1
1720s 1.29 1.29 1.29 1
1730s 1.41 1.41 1.41 1
1740s 1.53 1.53 1.53 1
1750s 1.67 1.67 1.67 1
1760s 1.83 1.83 1.83 1
1770s 1.99 1.99 1.99 1
1780s 2.17 2.17 2.17 1
1790s 2.37 2.37 2.37 1
1800s 0.4285 0.4285 0.4285 10
1810s 0.4357 0.4285 0.4486 10
1820s 0.4829 0.4531 0.5195 10
1830s 0.5822 0.53 0.6374 10
1840s 0.7146 0.6505 0.7824 10
1850s 0.8795 0.7985 0.9653 10
1860s 1.1 0.9858 1.23 10
1870s 1.42 1.26 1.63 10
1880s 1.95 1.68 2.25 10
1890s 2.71 2.33 3.12 10
1900s 3.74 3.22 4.28 10
1910s 4.68 4.39 5.04 10
1920s 5.47 5.12 5.85 10
1930s 6.84 5.98 7.8 10
1940s 8.42 7.98 8.88 10
1950s 12.23 9.17 15.91 10
1960s 20.69 16.77 24.94 10
1970s 29.63 25.65 34.24 10
1980s 41.01 35.32 47.07 10
1990s 54.56 48.45 60.61 10
2000s 67.49 61.94 73.05 10
2010s 79.48 74.45 84 10
2020s 88.07 84.9 90.99 10
2030s 93.69 91.55 95.65 10
2040s 97.34 96.01 98.42 10
2050s 98.83 98.59 98.93 10
2060s 98.06 97.16 98.7 10
2070s 95.68 94.35 96.93 10
2080s 92.67 91.31 94.05 10
2090s 89.75 88.49 91.01 10
2100s 88.2 88.2 88.2 1

Countries ranked near Brunei

  1. 127 Northern Mariana Islands 90.51 compare
  2. 128 Austria 89.67 compare
  3. 129 Thailand 89.17 compare
  4. 131 Zambia 86.73 compare
  5. 132 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 86.58 compare
  6. 133 Turkey 84.9 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Brunei?
Population density in Brunei was 88.2 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Brunei?
The highest recorded value was 98.93 in 2055.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Brunei?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3795 in 1000.
How does Brunei rank for population density?
Brunei ranks 130th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Brunei?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Brunei data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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