Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Brunei
Brunei: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 was 75.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
75.0%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
89th
of 238 countries
All-time high
75.3%
in 2011
All-time low
0.0%
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Brunei, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Brunei stood at 75.0%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Brunei peaked at 75.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1000.
Brunei ranks 89th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0% | — |
| 1100 | 0.0% | +200.0% |
| 1200 | 0.0% | +200.0% |
| 1300 | 0.0% | +200.0% |
| 1400 | 0.1% | +200.0% |
| 1500 | 0.3% | +200.0% |
| 1600 | 0.9% | +200.0% |
| 1700 | 2.7% | +200.0% |
| 1710 | 3.0% | +12.7% |
| 1720 | 3.3% | +9.5% |
| 1730 | 3.6% | +9.5% |
| 1740 | 4.0% | +9.5% |
| 1750 | 4.3% | +9.5% |
| 1760 | 4.8% | +9.5% |
| 1770 | 5.2% | +9.5% |
| 1780 | 5.7% | +9.5% |
| 1790 | 6.2% | +9.5% |
| 1800 | 6.8% | +9.5% |
| 1810 | 7.5% | +9.5% |
| 1820 | 8.2% | +9.5% |
| 1830 | 9.0% | +9.5% |
| 1840 | 9.8% | +9.5% |
| 1850 | 10.8% | +9.5% |
| 1860 | 11.8% | +9.5% |
| 1870 | 12.9% | +9.5% |
| 1880 | 14.2% | +9.5% |
| 1890 | 15.5% | +9.5% |
| 1900 | 17.0% | +9.5% |
| 1910 | 18.6% | +9.5% |
| 1920 | 20.4% | +9.5% |
| 1930 | 22.3% | +9.5% |
| 1940 | 24.4% | +9.5% |
| 1950 | 26.1% | +6.8% |
| 1951 | 27.8% | +6.5% |
| 1952 | 29.5% | +6.1% |
| 1953 | 31.2% | +5.8% |
| 1954 | 32.9% | +5.5% |
| 1955 | 34.6% | +5.2% |
| 1956 | 36.3% | +5.0% |
| 1957 | 38.1% | +4.8% |
| 1958 | 39.8% | +4.6% |
| 1959 | 41.6% | +4.4% |
| 1960 | 43.3% | +4.2% |
| 1961 | 45.3% | +4.4% |
| 1962 | 47.4% | +4.8% |
| 1963 | 49.8% | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 52.2% | +4.9% |
| 1965 | 54.6% | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 56.9% | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 59.0% | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 60.8% | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 62.3% | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 63.2% | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 63.6% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 63.5% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 63.2% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 62.8% | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 62.2% | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 61.6% | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 61.0% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 60.4% | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 59.9% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 59.5% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 59.4% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 59.4% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 59.6% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 60.1% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 60.8% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 61.7% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 62.7% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 63.8% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 64.8% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 65.7% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 66.5% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 67.1% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 67.7% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 68.3% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 68.8% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 69.3% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 69.8% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 70.3% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 70.8% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 71.2% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 71.7% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 72.1% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 72.6% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 73.1% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 73.6% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 74.0% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 74.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 74.8% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 75.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 75.3% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 75.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 75.3% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 75.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 75.1% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 74.9% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 74.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 74.8% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 74.8% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 74.8% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 74.8% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 74.8% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 74.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 74.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 74.9% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 75.0% | +0.2% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 75.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.3%, 92% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 75.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 65.4%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +200.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1200 | +200.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1300 | +200.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1400 | +200.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1500 | +200.0% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| 1600 | +200.0% | 0.3% | 0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 1700s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1 |
| 1710s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1 |
| 1720s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 1 |
| 1730s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 1 |
| 1740s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1 |
| 1750s | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 1 |
| 1760s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 1 |
| 1770s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 1 |
| 1780s | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 1 |
| 1790s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 1 |
| 1800s | 6.8% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 1 |
| 1810s | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 1 |
| 1820s | 8.2% | 8.2% | 8.2% | 1 |
| 1830s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 1 |
| 1840s | 9.8% | 9.8% | 9.8% | 1 |
| 1850s | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 1 |
| 1860s | 11.8% | 11.8% | 11.8% | 1 |
| 1870s | 12.9% | 12.9% | 12.9% | 1 |
| 1880s | 14.2% | 14.2% | 14.2% | 1 |
| 1890s | 15.5% | 15.5% | 15.5% | 1 |
| 1900s | 17.0% | 17.0% | 17.0% | 1 |
| 1910s | 18.6% | 18.6% | 18.6% | 1 |
| 1920s | 20.4% | 20.4% | 20.4% | 1 |
| 1930s | 22.3% | 22.3% | 22.3% | 1 |
| 1940s | 24.4% | 24.4% | 24.4% | 1 |
| 1950s | 33.8% | 26.1% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 53.2% | 43.3% | 62.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 62.1% | 59.9% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.2% | 59.4% | 64.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.4% | 65.7% | 70.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.2% | 71.2% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.0% | 74.8% | 75.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.8% | 74.8% | 75.0% | 6 |
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- 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 capita 0.2499 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Brunei?
- Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Brunei was 75.0% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 75.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1000.
- How does Brunei rank for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Brunei ranks 89th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modeled historical data.