Population growth rate in Brunei
Brunei: Population growth rate was -0.318 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.318
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
131st
of 239 countries
All-time high
6.47
in 1956
All-time low
-0.356
in 2075
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Brunei, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2100, population growth rate in Brunei stood at -0.318.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Brunei peaked at 6.47 in 1956 and was at its lowest, -0.356, in 2075.
That places Brunei 131st out of 239 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 growth rate in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.1823 | — |
| 1800 | 0.4348 | +138.5% |
| 1900 | 3.25 | +647.6% |
| 1905 | 3.25 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 2.64 | -18.7% |
| 1915 | 1.73 | -34.7% |
| 1920 | 1.57 | -8.9% |
| 1925 | 1.43 | -9.1% |
| 1930 | 2.13 | +49.0% |
| 1935 | 3.12 | +46.5% |
| 1940 | 2.22 | -29.1% |
| 1945 | 0.928 | -58.1% |
| 1950 | 5.96 | +542.2% |
| 1951 | 5.68 | -4.6% |
| 1952 | 5.86 | +3.2% |
| 1953 | 6.04 | +3.0% |
| 1954 | 6.26 | +3.6% |
| 1955 | 6.41 | +2.4% |
| 1956 | 6.47 | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 6.38 | -1.4% |
| 1958 | 6.19 | -3.1% |
| 1959 | 5.79 | -6.4% |
| 1960 | 4.7 | -18.8% |
| 1961 | 4.53 | -3.8% |
| 1962 | 4.36 | -3.7% |
| 1963 | 4.61 | +5.8% |
| 1964 | 4.59 | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 4.49 | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 4.4 | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 4.29 | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 4.14 | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 3.97 | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 1.6 | -59.7% |
| 1971 | 2.47 | +54.1% |
| 1972 | 3.61 | +46.4% |
| 1973 | 3.55 | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 3.5 | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 3.47 | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 3.42 | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 3.4 | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 3.12 | -8.0% |
| 1979 | 3.11 | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 3.1 | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 3.11 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 3.23 | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 3.29 | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 3.35 | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 3.39 | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 3.41 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 2.99 | -12.3% |
| 1988 | 2.95 | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 2.9 | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 2.84 | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 2.8 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 2.65 | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 2.57 | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 2.5 | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 2.44 | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 2.37 | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 2.31 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 2.25 | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 2.2 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 2.14 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 2.05 | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 1.96 | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 1.85 | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 1.74 | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 1.64 | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 1.54 | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 1.83 | +19.2% |
| 2008 | 1.86 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.89 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.91 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.66 | -12.8% |
| 2012 | 1.41 | -15.5% |
| 2013 | 1.36 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.32 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 1.28 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 1.24 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 1.19 | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 1.13 | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 1.08 | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 1.04 | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.881 | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 0.728 | -17.4% |
| 2023 | 0.837 | +15.0% |
| 2024 | 0.801 | -4.3% |
| 2025 | 0.753 | -6.0% |
| 2026 | 0.719 | -4.5% |
| 2027 | 0.715 | -0.6% |
| 2028 | 0.665 | -7.0% |
| 2029 | 0.616 | -7.4% |
| 2030 | 0.611 | -0.8% |
| 2031 | 0.575 | -5.9% |
| 2032 | 0.508 | -11.7% |
| 2033 | 0.508 | +0.0% |
| 2034 | 0.492 | -3.1% |
| 2035 | 0.478 | -2.8% |
| 2036 | 0.435 | -9.0% |
| 2037 | 0.427 | -1.8% |
| 2038 | 0.457 | +7.0% |
| 2039 | 0.396 | -13.3% |
| 2040 | 0.36 | -9.1% |
| 2041 | 0.361 | +0.3% |
| 2042 | 0.324 | -10.2% |
| 2043 | 0.297 | -8.3% |
| 2044 | 0.276 | -7.1% |
| 2045 | 0.292 | +5.8% |
| 2046 | 0.239 | -18.2% |
| 2047 | 0.221 | -7.5% |
| 2048 | 0.202 | -8.6% |
| 2049 | 0.18 | -10.9% |
| 2050 | 0.152 | -15.6% |
| 2051 | 0.124 | -18.4% |
| 2052 | 0.07 | -43.5% |
| 2053 | 0.039 | -44.3% |
| 2054 | 0.035 | -10.3% |
| 2055 | -0.002 | -105.7% |
| 2056 | -0.009 | +350.0% |
| 2057 | -0.046 | +411.1% |
| 2058 | -0.064 | +39.1% |
| 2059 | -0.072 | +12.5% |
| 2060 | -0.081 | +12.5% |
| 2061 | -0.099 | +22.2% |
| 2062 | -0.096 | -3.0% |
| 2063 | -0.136 | +41.7% |
| 2064 | -0.161 | +18.4% |
| 2065 | -0.189 | +17.4% |
| 2066 | -0.213 | +12.7% |
| 2067 | -0.256 | +20.2% |
| 2068 | -0.256 | -0.0% |
| 2069 | -0.247 | -3.5% |
| 2070 | -0.231 | -6.5% |
| 2071 | -0.237 | +2.6% |
| 2072 | -0.281 | +18.6% |
| 2073 | -0.301 | +7.1% |
| 2074 | -0.332 | +10.3% |
| 2075 | -0.356 | +7.2% |
| 2076 | -0.3 | -15.7% |
| 2077 | -0.316 | +5.3% |
| 2078 | -0.298 | -5.7% |
| 2079 | -0.315 | +5.7% |
| 2080 | -0.32 | +1.6% |
| 2081 | -0.331 | +3.4% |
| 2082 | -0.339 | +2.4% |
| 2083 | -0.34 | +0.3% |
| 2084 | -0.324 | -4.7% |
| 2085 | -0.334 | +3.1% |
| 2086 | -0.307 | -8.1% |
| 2087 | -0.318 | +3.6% |
| 2088 | -0.337 | +6.0% |
| 2089 | -0.336 | -0.3% |
| 2090 | -0.317 | -5.7% |
| 2091 | -0.307 | -3.2% |
| 2092 | -0.317 | +3.3% |
| 2093 | -0.31 | -2.2% |
| 2094 | -0.316 | +1.9% |
| 2095 | -0.303 | -4.1% |
| 2096 | -0.317 | +4.6% |
| 2097 | -0.3 | -5.4% |
| 2098 | -0.323 | +7.7% |
| 2099 | -0.329 | +1.9% |
| 2100 | -0.318 | -3.3% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's -0.318 is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.343, 93% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Brunei's -0.318 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.318, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | +647.6% | 0.4348 | 3.25 |
| 1950 | +542.2% | 0.928 | 5.96 |
| 2057 | -411.1% | -0.009 | -0.046 |
| 2056 | -350.0% | -0.002 | -0.009 |
| 1800 | +138.5% | 0.1823 | 0.4348 |
| 2055 | -105.7% | 0.035 | -0.002 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1823 | 0.1823 | 0.1823 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.4348 | 0.4348 | 0.4348 | 1 |
| 1900s | 3.25 | 3.25 | 3.25 | 2 |
| 1910s | 2.19 | 1.73 | 2.64 | 2 |
| 1920s | 1.5 | 1.43 | 1.57 | 2 |
| 1930s | 2.63 | 2.13 | 3.12 | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.57 | 0.928 | 2.22 | 2 |
| 1950s | 6.1 | 5.68 | 6.47 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.41 | 3.97 | 4.7 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.12 | 1.6 | 3.61 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.17 | 2.9 | 3.41 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.49 | 2.2 | 2.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.85 | 1.54 | 2.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.36 | 1.08 | 1.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7755 | 0.616 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.4887 | 0.396 | 0.611 | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.2752 | 0.18 | 0.361 | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.0227 | -0.072 | 0.152 | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.1734 | -0.256 | -0.081 | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.2967 | -0.356 | -0.231 | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.3286 | -0.34 | -0.307 | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.3139 | -0.329 | -0.3 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.318 | -0.318 | -0.318 | 1 |
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- 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 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)
- Urbanization vs gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Brunei?
- Population growth rate in Brunei was -0.318 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 6.47 in 1956.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.356 in 2075.
- How does Brunei rank for population growth rate?
- Brunei ranks 131st out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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