Population density in Brunei

Brunei: Population density was 88.2 people per km² in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
88.2 people per km²
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
130th
of 235 countries
All-time high
98.93 people per km²
in 2055
All-time low
0.3795 people per km²
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Brunei, 1000–2100

020406080100100015502100

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².

Analysis

In 2100, population density in Brunei stood at 88.2 people per km².

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 people per km² in 2055 and was at its lowest, 0.3795 people per km², 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

Annual values for Population density in Brunei, 1000 to 2100.
Year people per km² Change
1000 0.3795 people per km²
1100 0.4554 people per km² +20.0%
1200 0.759 people per km² +66.7%
1300 0.8349 people per km² +10.0%
1400 0.9108 people per km² +9.1%
1500 0.759 people per km² -16.7%
1600 0.9488 people per km² +25.0%
1700 1.14 people per km² +20.0%
1710 1.18 people per km² +3.8%
1720 1.29 people per km² +9.1%
1730 1.41 people per km² +9.1%
1740 1.53 people per km² +9.1%
1750 1.67 people per km² +9.1%
1760 1.83 people per km² +9.1%
1770 1.99 people per km² +9.1%
1780 2.17 people per km² +9.1%
1790 2.37 people per km² +9.1%
1800 0.4285 people per km² -81.9%
1801 0.4285 people per km² +0.0%
1802 0.4285 people per km² +0.0%
1803 0.4285 people per km² +0.0%
1804 0.4285 people per km² +0.0%
1805 0.4285 people per km² +0.0%
1806 0.4285 people per km² +0.0%
1807 0.4285 people per km² +0.0%
1808 0.4285 people per km² +0.0%
1809 0.4285 people per km² +0.0%
1810 0.4285 people per km² +0.0%
1811 0.4288 people per km² +0.1%
1812 0.4296 people per km² +0.2%
1813 0.4309 people per km² +0.3%
1814 0.4326 people per km² +0.4%
1815 0.4349 people per km² +0.5%
1816 0.4376 people per km² +0.6%
1817 0.4408 people per km² +0.7%
1818 0.4444 people per km² +0.8%
1819 0.4486 people per km² +0.9%
1820 0.4531 people per km² +1.0%
1821 0.4583 people per km² +1.1%
1822 0.4639 people per km² +1.2%
1823 0.4702 people per km² +1.3%
1824 0.477 people per km² +1.5%
1825 0.4843 people per km² +1.5%
1826 0.4922 people per km² +1.6%
1827 0.5008 people per km² +1.7%
1828 0.5099 people per km² +1.8%
1829 0.5195 people per km² +1.9%
1830 0.53 people per km² +2.0%
1831 0.541 people per km² +2.1%
1832 0.5522 people per km² +2.1%
1833 0.5636 people per km² +2.1%
1834 0.5751 people per km² +2.1%
1835 0.5871 people per km² +2.1%
1836 0.5992 people per km² +2.1%
1837 0.6118 people per km² +2.1%
1838 0.6243 people per km² +2.0%
1839 0.6374 people per km² +2.1%
1840 0.6505 people per km² +2.1%
1841 0.6639 people per km² +2.1%
1842 0.6778 people per km² +2.1%
1843 0.6918 people per km² +2.1%
1844 0.7061 people per km² +2.1%
1845 0.7207 people per km² +2.1%
1846 0.7357 people per km² +2.1%
1847 0.7509 people per km² +2.1%
1848 0.7664 people per km² +2.1%
1849 0.7824 people per km² +2.1%
1850 0.7985 people per km² +2.1%
1851 0.8156 people per km² +2.1%
1852 0.8328 people per km² +2.1%
1853 0.8507 people per km² +2.1%
1854 0.8687 people per km² +2.1%
1855 0.8873 people per km² +2.1%
1856 0.9061 people per km² +2.1%
1857 0.9254 people per km² +2.1%
1858 0.9452 people per km² +2.1%
1859 0.9653 people per km² +2.1%
1860 0.9858 people per km² +2.1%
1861 1.01 people per km² +2.2%
1862 1.03 people per km² +2.3%
1863 1.05 people per km² +2.3%
1864 1.08 people per km² +2.4%
1865 1.11 people per km² +2.5%
1866 1.13 people per km² +2.5%
1867 1.16 people per km² +2.6%
1868 1.19 people per km² +2.7%
1869 1.23 people per km² +2.7%
1870 1.26 people per km² +2.8%
1871 1.27 people per km² +0.4%
1872 1.3 people per km² +2.9%
1873 1.34 people per km² +3.0%
1874 1.38 people per km² +3.1%
1875 1.43 people per km² +3.2%
1876 1.48 people per km² +3.3%
1877 1.52 people per km² +3.3%
1878 1.57 people per km² +3.3%
1879 1.63 people per km² +3.3%
1880 1.68 people per km² +3.3%
1881 1.74 people per km² +3.3%
1882 1.79 people per km² +3.3%
1883 1.85 people per km² +3.3%
1884 1.91 people per km² +3.3%
1885 1.98 people per km² +3.3%
1886 2.04 people per km² +3.3%
1887 2.11 people per km² +3.3%
1888 2.18 people per km² +3.3%
1889 2.25 people per km² +3.3%
1890 2.33 people per km² +3.3%
1891 2.4 people per km² +3.3%
1892 2.48 people per km² +3.3%
1893 2.57 people per km² +3.3%
1894 2.65 people per km² +3.3%
1895 2.74 people per km² +3.3%
1896 2.83 people per km² +3.3%
1897 2.92 people per km² +3.3%
1898 3.02 people per km² +3.3%
1899 3.12 people per km² +3.3%
1900 3.22 people per km² +3.3%
1901 3.33 people per km² +3.3%
1902 3.44 people per km² +3.3%
1903 3.55 people per km² +3.3%
1904 3.67 people per km² +3.3%
1905 3.79 people per km² +3.3%
1906 3.92 people per km² +3.3%
1907 4.04 people per km² +3.1%
1908 4.16 people per km² +3.0%
1909 4.28 people per km² +2.8%
1910 4.39 people per km² +2.7%
1911 4.43 people per km² +0.9%
1912 4.47 people per km² +0.9%
1913 4.55 people per km² +1.7%
1914 4.63 people per km² +1.7%
1915 4.71 people per km² +1.7%
1916 4.79 people per km² +1.7%
1917 4.87 people per km² +1.7%
1918 4.96 people per km² +1.7%
1919 5.04 people per km² +1.6%
1920 5.12 people per km² +1.6%
1921 5.2 people per km² +1.5%
1922 5.27 people per km² +1.5%
1923 5.35 people per km² +1.4%
1924 5.43 people per km² +1.4%
1925 5.5 people per km² +1.4%
1926 5.58 people per km² +1.4%
1927 5.66 people per km² +1.4%
1928 5.75 people per km² +1.4%
1929 5.85 people per km² +1.8%
1930 5.98 people per km² +2.2%
1931 6.13 people per km² +2.5%
1932 6.3 people per km² +2.8%
1933 6.5 people per km² +3.2%
1934 6.71 people per km² +3.2%
1935 6.92 people per km² +3.2%
1936 7.14 people per km² +3.2%
1937 7.36 people per km² +3.2%
1938 7.6 people per km² +3.2%
1939 7.8 people per km² +2.7%
1940 7.98 people per km² +2.2%
1941 8.12 people per km² +1.8%
1942 8.23 people per km² +1.4%
1943 8.31 people per km² +0.9%
1944 8.39 people per km² +0.9%
1945 8.46 people per km² +0.9%
1946 8.54 people per km² +0.9%
1947 8.62 people per km² +0.9%
1948 8.7 people per km² +0.9%
1949 8.88 people per km² +2.0%
1950 9.17 people per km² +3.3%
1951 9.72 people per km² +6.0%
1952 10.29 people per km² +5.9%
1953 10.93 people per km² +6.1%
1954 11.62 people per km² +6.3%
1955 12.38 people per km² +6.5%
1956 13.2 people per km² +6.7%
1957 14.08 people per km² +6.6%
1958 14.99 people per km² +6.5%
1959 15.91 people per km² +6.2%
1960 16.77 people per km² +5.4%
1961 17.56 people per km² +4.7%
1962 18.36 people per km² +4.5%
1963 19.2 people per km² +4.6%
1964 20.1 people per km² +4.7%
1965 21.04 people per km² +4.6%
1966 21.99 people per km² +4.5%
1967 22.97 people per km² +4.4%
1968 23.95 people per km² +4.3%
1969 24.94 people per km² +4.1%
1970 25.65 people per km² +2.8%
1971 26.17 people per km² +2.1%
1972 26.98 people per km² +3.1%
1973 27.97 people per km² +3.6%
1974 28.97 people per km² +3.6%
1975 30 people per km² +3.5%
1976 31.05 people per km² +3.5%
1977 32.12 people per km² +3.5%
1978 33.19 people per km² +3.3%
1979 34.24 people per km² +3.2%
1980 35.32 people per km² +3.2%
1981 36.43 people per km² +3.2%
1982 37.6 people per km² +3.2%
1983 38.85 people per km² +3.3%
1984 40.17 people per km² +3.4%
1985 41.54 people per km² +3.4%
1986 42.98 people per km² +3.5%
1987 44.38 people per km² +3.3%
1988 45.72 people per km² +3.0%
1989 47.07 people per km² +3.0%
1990 48.45 people per km² +2.9%
1991 49.83 people per km² +2.9%
1992 51.2 people per km² +2.8%
1993 52.56 people per km² +2.6%
1994 53.91 people per km² +2.6%
1995 55.26 people per km² +2.5%
1996 56.6 people per km² +2.4%
1997 57.94 people per km² +2.4%
1998 59.28 people per km² +2.3%
1999 60.61 people per km² +2.2%
2000 61.94 people per km² +2.2%
2001 63.25 people per km² +2.1%
2002 64.54 people per km² +2.0%
2003 65.78 people per km² +1.9%
2004 66.97 people per km² +1.8%
2005 68.11 people per km² +1.7%
2006 69.2 people per km² +1.6%
2007 70.38 people per km² +1.7%
2008 71.69 people per km² +1.9%
2009 73.05 people per km² +1.9%
2010 74.45 people per km² +1.9%
2011 75.79 people per km² +1.8%
2012 76.96 people per km² +1.5%
2013 78.03 people per km² +1.4%
2014 79.08 people per km² +1.4%
2015 80.12 people per km² +1.3%
2016 81.13 people per km² +1.3%
2017 82.12 people per km² +1.2%
2018 83.08 people per km² +1.2%
2019 84 people per km² +1.1%
2020 84.9 people per km² +1.1%
2021 85.72 people per km² +1.0%
2022 86.41 people per km² +0.8%
2023 87.09 people per km² +0.8%
2024 87.81 people per km² +0.8%
2025 88.49 people per km² +0.8%
2026 89.14 people per km² +0.7%
2027 89.78 people per km² +0.7%
2028 90.41 people per km² +0.7%
2029 90.99 people per km² +0.6%
2030 91.55 people per km² +0.6%
2031 92.09 people per km² +0.6%
2032 92.59 people per km² +0.5%
2033 93.06 people per km² +0.5%
2034 93.53 people per km² +0.5%
2035 93.98 people per km² +0.5%
2036 94.41 people per km² +0.5%
2037 94.82 people per km² +0.4%
2038 95.24 people per km² +0.4%
2039 95.65 people per km² +0.4%
2040 96.01 people per km² +0.4%
2041 96.36 people per km² +0.4%
2042 96.69 people per km² +0.3%
2043 96.99 people per km² +0.3%
2044 97.27 people per km² +0.3%
2045 97.55 people per km² +0.3%
2046 97.8 people per km² +0.3%
2047 98.03 people per km² +0.2%
2048 98.24 people per km² +0.2%
2049 98.42 people per km² +0.2%
2050 98.59 people per km² +0.2%
2051 98.72 people per km² +0.1%
2052 98.82 people per km² +0.1%
2053 98.87 people per km² +0.1%
2054 98.91 people per km² +0.0%
2055 98.93 people per km² +0.0%
2056 98.92 people per km² -0.0%
2057 98.89 people per km² -0.0%
2058 98.84 people per km² -0.1%
2059 98.77 people per km² -0.1%
2060 98.7 people per km² -0.1%
2061 98.61 people per km² -0.1%
2062 98.51 people per km² -0.1%
2063 98.4 people per km² -0.1%
2064 98.25 people per km² -0.1%
2065 98.08 people per km² -0.2%
2066 97.88 people per km² -0.2%
2067 97.65 people per km² -0.2%
2068 97.4 people per km² -0.3%
2069 97.16 people per km² -0.3%
2070 96.93 people per km² -0.2%
2071 96.7 people per km² -0.2%
2072 96.45 people per km² -0.3%
2073 96.17 people per km² -0.3%
2074 95.87 people per km² -0.3%
2075 95.54 people per km² -0.3%
2076 95.22 people per km² -0.3%
2077 94.93 people per km² -0.3%
2078 94.64 people per km² -0.3%
2079 94.35 people per km² -0.3%
2080 94.05 people per km² -0.3%
2081 93.75 people per km² -0.3%
2082 93.43 people per km² -0.3%
2083 93.12 people per km² -0.3%
2084 92.81 people per km² -0.3%
2085 92.5 people per km² -0.3%
2086 92.21 people per km² -0.3%
2087 91.92 people per km² -0.3%
2088 91.62 people per km² -0.3%
2089 91.31 people per km² -0.3%
2090 91.01 people per km² -0.3%
2091 90.73 people per km² -0.3%
2092 90.45 people per km² -0.3%
2093 90.16 people per km² -0.3%
2094 89.88 people per km² -0.3%
2095 89.6 people per km² -0.3%
2096 89.33 people per km² -0.3%
2097 89.05 people per km² -0.3%
2098 88.77 people per km² -0.3%
2099 88.49 people per km² -0.3%
2100 88.2 people per km² -0.3%

Brunei compared with similar countries

  • Brunei's 88.2 people per km² is below the median for high income countries, which is 106.6 people per km², 83% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Brunei's 88.2 people per km² is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 132.68 people per km², 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 people per km² 0.4285 people per km²
1200 +66.7% 0.4554 people per km² 0.759 people per km²
1600 +25.0% 0.759 people per km² 0.9488 people per km²

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.3795 people per km² 0.3795 people per km² 0.3795 people per km² 1
1100s 0.4554 people per km² 0.4554 people per km² 0.4554 people per km² 1
1200s 0.759 people per km² 0.759 people per km² 0.759 people per km² 1
1300s 0.8349 people per km² 0.8349 people per km² 0.8349 people per km² 1
1400s 0.9108 people per km² 0.9108 people per km² 0.9108 people per km² 1
1500s 0.759 people per km² 0.759 people per km² 0.759 people per km² 1
1600s 0.9488 people per km² 0.9488 people per km² 0.9488 people per km² 1
1700s 1.14 people per km² 1.14 people per km² 1.14 people per km² 1
1710s 1.18 people per km² 1.18 people per km² 1.18 people per km² 1
1720s 1.29 people per km² 1.29 people per km² 1.29 people per km² 1
1730s 1.41 people per km² 1.41 people per km² 1.41 people per km² 1
1740s 1.53 people per km² 1.53 people per km² 1.53 people per km² 1
1750s 1.67 people per km² 1.67 people per km² 1.67 people per km² 1
1760s 1.83 people per km² 1.83 people per km² 1.83 people per km² 1
1770s 1.99 people per km² 1.99 people per km² 1.99 people per km² 1
1780s 2.17 people per km² 2.17 people per km² 2.17 people per km² 1
1790s 2.37 people per km² 2.37 people per km² 2.37 people per km² 1
1800s 0.4285 people per km² 0.4285 people per km² 0.4285 people per km² 10
1810s 0.4357 people per km² 0.4285 people per km² 0.4486 people per km² 10
1820s 0.4829 people per km² 0.4531 people per km² 0.5195 people per km² 10
1830s 0.5822 people per km² 0.53 people per km² 0.6374 people per km² 10
1840s 0.7146 people per km² 0.6505 people per km² 0.7824 people per km² 10
1850s 0.8795 people per km² 0.7985 people per km² 0.9653 people per km² 10
1860s 1.1 people per km² 0.9858 people per km² 1.23 people per km² 10
1870s 1.42 people per km² 1.26 people per km² 1.63 people per km² 10
1880s 1.95 people per km² 1.68 people per km² 2.25 people per km² 10
1890s 2.71 people per km² 2.33 people per km² 3.12 people per km² 10
1900s 3.74 people per km² 3.22 people per km² 4.28 people per km² 10
1910s 4.68 people per km² 4.39 people per km² 5.04 people per km² 10
1920s 5.47 people per km² 5.12 people per km² 5.85 people per km² 10
1930s 6.84 people per km² 5.98 people per km² 7.8 people per km² 10
1940s 8.42 people per km² 7.98 people per km² 8.88 people per km² 10
1950s 12.23 people per km² 9.17 people per km² 15.91 people per km² 10
1960s 20.69 people per km² 16.77 people per km² 24.94 people per km² 10
1970s 29.63 people per km² 25.65 people per km² 34.24 people per km² 10
1980s 41.01 people per km² 35.32 people per km² 47.07 people per km² 10
1990s 54.56 people per km² 48.45 people per km² 60.61 people per km² 10
2000s 67.49 people per km² 61.94 people per km² 73.05 people per km² 10
2010s 79.48 people per km² 74.45 people per km² 84 people per km² 10
2020s 88.07 people per km² 84.9 people per km² 90.99 people per km² 10
2030s 93.69 people per km² 91.55 people per km² 95.65 people per km² 10
2040s 97.34 people per km² 96.01 people per km² 98.42 people per km² 10
2050s 98.83 people per km² 98.59 people per km² 98.93 people per km² 10
2060s 98.06 people per km² 97.16 people per km² 98.7 people per km² 10
2070s 95.68 people per km² 94.35 people per km² 96.93 people per km² 10
2080s 92.67 people per km² 91.31 people per km² 94.05 people per km² 10
2090s 89.75 people per km² 88.49 people per km² 91.01 people per km² 10
2100s 88.2 people per km² 88.2 people per km² 88.2 people per km² 1

Countries ranked near Brunei

  1. 127 Northern Mariana Islands 90.51 people per km² compare
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  3. 129 Thailand 89.17 people per km² compare
  4. 131 Zambia 86.73 people per km² compare
  5. 132 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 86.58 people per km² compare
  6. 133 Turkey 84.9 people per km² compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Brunei?
Population density in Brunei was 88.2 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Brunei?
The highest recorded value was 98.93 people per km² in 2055.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Brunei?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3795 people per km² 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 HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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people per km²
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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