Urban and rural population 2050, per capita in Brunei
Brunei: Urban and rural population 2050, per capita was 0.2499 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Urban and rural population 2050, per capita in Brunei, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban and rural population 2050, per capita in Brunei is 0.2499 units per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban and rural population 2050, per capita in Brunei peaked at 0.5665 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.2469 units per person, in 2011.
Brunei ranks 142nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Urban and rural population 2050, per capita in Brunei, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5665 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5475 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1962 | 0.5258 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1963 | 0.5024 units per person | -4.5% |
| 1964 | 0.4781 units per person | -4.8% |
| 1965 | 0.454 units per person | -5.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4309 units per person | -5.1% |
| 1967 | 0.4098 units per person | -4.9% |
| 1968 | 0.3916 units per person | -4.4% |
| 1969 | 0.3772 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 0.3676 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.3637 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3646 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.3676 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3722 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3778 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.384 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3903 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3962 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4011 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.4046 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.4062 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.4062 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4044 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3995 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3921 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3829 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3727 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3621 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3518 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3425 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.335 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3288 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3229 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3173 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3119 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3067 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.3017 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2969 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2922 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2878 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2834 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.279 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2742 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2693 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2645 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2599 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2557 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2521 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2493 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2475 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2469 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2473 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2482 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2494 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2505 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2512 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2515 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2518 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2521 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2523 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2523 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2522 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2518 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.251 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.2499 units per person | -0.4% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 0.2499 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1867 units per person, 1.3× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 0.2499 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3455 units per person, 72% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4684 units per person | 0.3772 units per person | 0.5665 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3785 units per person | 0.3637 units per person | 0.4011 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3882 units per person | 0.3518 units per person | 0.4062 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3156 units per person | 0.2922 units per person | 0.3425 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2675 units per person | 0.2493 units per person | 0.2878 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2496 units per person | 0.2469 units per person | 0.2521 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2516 units per person | 0.2499 units per person | 0.2523 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More population data for Brunei
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5688 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run 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 regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.3247 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 20,764 people (2100)
- Population density 88.2 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5079 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban and rural population 2050, per capita in Brunei?
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita in Brunei was 0.2499 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban and rural population 2050, per capita recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5665 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest urban and rural population 2050, per capita recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2469 units per person in 2011.
- How does Brunei rank for urban and rural population 2050, per capita?
- Brunei ranks 142nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban and rural population 2050, per capita rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban and rural population 2050, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban and rural population 2050 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban and rural population 2050 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban and rural population projected to 2050 HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Urban and rural population 2050 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.