Share urban and rural population in Brunei
Brunei: Share urban and rural population was 75.01 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
75.01
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
88th
of 236 countries
All-time high
75.31
in 2011
All-time low
26.09
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Share urban and rural population in Brunei, 1950–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 75.01 for share urban and rural population in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share urban and rural population in Brunei peaked at 75.31 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 26.09, in 1950.
That places Brunei 88th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 33.78 | 26.09 | 41.58 | 10 |
| 1960s | 53.16 | 43.35 | 62.28 | 10 |
| 1970s | 62.15 | 59.89 | 63.63 | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.18 | 59.38 | 64.82 | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.44 | 65.75 | 70.78 | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.25 | 71.22 | 75.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.04 | 74.79 | 75.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.84 | 74.77 | 75.01 | 6 |
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More population data for Brunei
- 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)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.73 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.73 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 0 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.73 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 1.75 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 1.71 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share urban and rural population in Brunei?
- Share urban and rural population in Brunei was 75.01 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share urban and rural population recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 75.31 in 2011.
- What is the lowest share urban and rural population recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.09 in 1950.
- How does Brunei rank for share urban and rural population?
- Brunei ranks 88th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share urban and rural population 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share urban and rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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