Population using improved sanitation facilities in Brunei
Brunei: Population using improved sanitation facilities was 462,721 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
462,721
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
171st
of 232 countries
All-time high
462,721
in 2024
All-time low
237,359
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using improved sanitation facilities in Brunei, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 462,721 for population using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using improved sanitation facilities in Brunei peaked at 462,721 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 237,359, in 2000.
Brunei ranks 171st of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using improved sanitation facilities in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 237,359 | — |
| 2001 | 246,447 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 255,578 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 264,708 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 273,793 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 282,819 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 291,784 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 301,265 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 311,482 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 322,068 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 333,016 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 343,865 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 354,110 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 364,042 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 374,024 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 384,063 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 394,133 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 404,199 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 414,231 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 424,224 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 434,195 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 443,880 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 453,006 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 458,949 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 462,721 | +0.8% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 462,721 is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.05 million, 15% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 462,721 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.22 million, 38% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 278,730 | 237,359 | 322,068 | 10 |
| 2010s | 378,991 | 333,016 | 424,224 | 10 |
| 2020s | 450,550 | 434,195 | 462,721 | 5 |
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 population using improved sanitation facilities in Brunei?
- Population using improved sanitation facilities in Brunei was 462,721 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 462,721 in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 237,359 in 2000.
- How does Brunei rank for population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Brunei ranks 171st out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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