Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Brunei
Brunei: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita was 75.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
75.0%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
88th
of 236 countries
All-time high
75.3%
in 2011
All-time low
26.1%
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Brunei, 1950–2025
Source: 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 vs. gdp per capita in Brunei stood at 75.0%.
That represents a change of 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 vs. gdp per capita in Brunei peaked at 75.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, 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.
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 26.1% | — |
| 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)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 capita 0.2499 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Brunei?
- Share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Brunei was 75.0% in 2025, according to 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 vs. gdp per capita recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 75.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 1950.
- How does Brunei rank for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita?
- Brunei ranks 88th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita 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 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.