Fertility & birth rates in Brunei and Seychelles

Fertility rate in Brunei vs Seychelles by year

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Brunei

Seychelles

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Year	Fertility rate
	Brunei	Seychelles
2023	1.75	2.02
2022	1.76	2.01
2021	1.78	2.46
2020	1.8	2.29
2019	1.82	2.36
2018	1.85	2.41
2017	1.88	2.41
2016	1.92	2.39
2015	1.95	2.31
2014	1.97	2.25
2013	1.98	2.26
2012	1.97	2.37
2011	1.96	2.33
2010	1.94	2.16
2009	1.92	2.38
2008	1.92	2.33
2007	1.93	2.24
2006	1.97	2.11
2005	2.02	2.2
2004	2.1	2.01
2003	2.19	2.06
2002	2.26	2.04
2001	2.34	1.98
2000	2.4	2.08
1999	2.46	2.04
1998	2.53	2.04
1997	2.6	2.1
1996	2.68	2.31
1995	2.79	2.36
1994	2.9	2.6
1993	3.01	2.58
1992	3.11	2.53
1991	3.21	2.69
1990	3.29	2.61
1989	3.36	2.67
1988	3.44	2.79
1987	3.49	2.92
1986	3.55	3.07
1985	3.61	3.09
1984	3.68	3.24
1983	3.75	3.22
1982	3.84	3.13
1981	3.94	3.67
1980	4.07	3.79
1979	4.22	3.66
1978	4.39	3.92
1977	4.58	3.75
1976	4.78	4.09
1975	4.99	4.75
1974	5.18	5.1
1973	5.36	4.78
1972	5.5	5.16
1971	5.62	5.69
1970	5.8	5.31
1969	6.01	5.48
1968	6.2	5.61
1967	6.37	5.9
1966	6.51	6.13
1965	6.65	5.72
1964	6.77	5.69
1963	6.89	5.61
1962	7.03	5.51
1961	7.19	5.42
1960	7.32	5.31

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Brunei was 1.75 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.02 in the Seychelles in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Brunei vs the Seychelles population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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Brunei

Seychelles

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Year	Natural population change
	Brunei	Seychelles
2023	3,837	683
2022	3,319	635
2021	3,985	744
2020	4,188	886
2019	4,335	811
2018	4,502	842
2017	4,685	901
2016	4,876	900
2015	5,060	888
2014	5,206	832
2013	5,302	846
2012	5,349	989
2011	5,242	936
2010	5,003	844
2009	4,789	900
2008	4,624	887
2007	4,521	867
2006	4,590	804
2005	4,703	861
2004	4,874	842
2003	5,034	828
2002	5,169	837
2001	5,275	885
2000	5,331	958
1999	5,388	901
1998	5,466	844
1997	5,518	873
1996	5,606	1,047
1995	5,750	1,054
1994	5,907	1,136
1993	6,045	1,091
1992	6,169	1,076
1991	6,259	1,162
1990	6,265	1,070
1989	6,202	1,030
1988	6,135	1,135
1987	6,017	1,172
1986	5,826	1,222
1985	5,620	1,259
1984	5,373	1,255
1983	5,138	1,209
1982	4,931	1,069
1981	4,839	1,358
1980	4,775	1,386
1979	4,717	1,292
1978	4,668	1,330
1977	4,594	1,125
1976	4,518	1,174
1975	4,431	1,376
1974	4,334	1,361
1973	4,216	1,166
1972	4,085	1,199
1971	3,880	1,373
1970	3,694	1,087
1969	3,618	1,119
1968	3,551	1,145
1967	3,477	1,217
1966	3,403	1,280
1965	3,326	1,165
1964	3,264	1,155
1963	3,195	1,123
1962	3,128	1,083
1961	3,175	1,040
1960	3,168	977

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.84% in Brunei and +0.57% in the Seychelles.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +1.01% in Brunei and +0.82% in the Seychelles.

Birth rate in Brunei vs Seychelles by year

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Brunei

Seychelles

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Brunei	Seychelles
2023	13.6	13
2022	13.8	13.1
2021	14.1	16.8
2020	14.3	15.8
2019	14.6	16.4
2018	14.9	17.1
2017	15.3	17.2
2016	15.8	17.4
2015	16.2	17
2014	16.6	17
2013	16.9	17.4
2012	17.1	18.6
2011	17	18.6
2010	16.6	16.8
2009	16.2	18.1
2008	16	17.8
2007	15.9	17.6
2006	16.3	17.3
2005	16.7	18.5
2004	17.4	17.4
2003	18	18.1
2002	18.7	17.7
2001	19.3	17.7
2000	19.8	18.6
1999	20.4	18.2
1998	21	17.9
1997	21.6	19.1
1996	22.4	21.1
1995	23.4	21
1994	24.5	22.9
1993	25.6	23.4
1992	26.7	22.6
1991	27.7	24.2
1990	28.5	23.1
1989	29	23
1988	29.5	23.8
1987	29.8	24.5
1986	29.9	26.2
1985	29.9	26.5
1984	29.7	26.9
1983	29.4	25.8
1982	29.3	24.1
1981	29.7	28.1
1980	30.3	28.9
1979	30.9	27.6
1978	31.6	28.9
1977	32.2	25.9
1976	32.8	27.1
1975	33.4	30.5
1974	34	32.1
1973	34.5	28.8
1972	34.9	30.8
1971	34.6	33.6
1970	34.3	30.2
1969	34.7	31.7
1968	35.6	33.1
1967	36.5	35.5
1966	37.5	37.8
1965	38.6	36.2
1964	39.7	36.8
1963	41	37
1962	42.8	37
1961	45	36.9
1960	47.2	36.5

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 13.6 in Brunei and 13 in the Seychelles, compared with 47.2 and 36.5, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Brunei

Factual

UN forecast

Seychelles

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Brunei	Seychelles
2100	13.8%	14.8%
2099	13.9%	14.9%
2098	13.9%	14.9%
2097	13.9%	15%
2096	14%	15%
2095	14%	15.1%
2094	14.1%	15.1%
2093	14.1%	15.2%
2092	14.1%	15.2%
2091	14.1%	15.2%
2090	14.2%	15.3%
2089	14.2%	15.3%
2088	14.2%	15.3%
2087	14.2%	15.3%
2086	14.2%	15.3%
2085	14.2%	15.4%
2084	14.2%	15.4%
2083	14.2%	15.4%
2082	14.2%	15.4%
2081	14.2%	15.4%
2080	14.2%	15.4%
2079	14.2%	15.4%
2078	14.2%	15.5%
2077	14.2%	15.5%
2076	14.2%	15.5%
2075	14.2%	15.6%
2074	14.3%	15.6%
2073	14.3%	15.7%
2072	14.3%	15.7%
2071	14.4%	15.7%
2070	14.4%	15.8%
2069	14.5%	15.8%
2068	14.6%	15.9%
2067	14.6%	15.9%
2066	14.7%	16%
2065	14.8%	16%
2064	14.8%	16.1%
2063	14.9%	16.1%
2062	15%	16.1%
2061	15%	16.2%
2060	15.1%	16.2%
2059	15.2%	16.2%
2058	15.2%	16.2%
2057	15.3%	16.2%
2056	15.3%	16.2%
2055	15.4%	16.2%
2054	15.4%	16.3%
2053	15.4%	16.3%
2052	15.5%	16.3%
2051	15.5%	16.3%
2050	15.6%	16.4%
2049	15.6%	16.4%
2048	15.7%	16.5%
2047	15.8%	16.6%
2046	15.9%	16.7%
2045	16%	16.9%
2044	16.1%	17%
2043	16.2%	17.2%
2042	16.3%	17.4%
2041	16.5%	17.5%
2040	16.7%	17.7%
2039	16.9%	17.9%
2038	17.1%	18%
2037	17.4%	18.2%
2036	17.6%	18.5%
2035	17.9%	18.6%
2034	18.1%	18.8%
2033	18.4%	18.9%
2032	18.7%	19%
2031	19%	19.1%
2030	19.3%	19.2%
2029	19.6%	19.3%
2028	20%	19.4%
2027	20.3%	19.5%
2026	20.5%	19.7%
2025	20.7%	19.9%
2024	20.8%	20%
2023	21%	20.1%
2022	21.2%	20.3%
2021	21.3%	20.4%
2020	21.6%	20.6%
2019	21.9%	20.7%
2018	22.3%	20.9%
2017	22.7%	21%
2016	23.1%	21.2%
2015	23.6%	21.4%
2014	24%	21.6%
2013	24.5%	21.8%
2012	24.9%	22%
2011	25.2%	22.2%
2010	25.3%	22.5%
2009	25.4%	22.9%
2008	25.5%	23.5%
2007	25.5%	24%
2006	25.9%	24.5%
2005	26.7%	25%
2004	27.4%	25.5%
2003	28.1%	26%
2002	28.9%	26.5%
2001	29.6%	27%
2000	30.3%	27.6%
1999	31%	28.2%
1998	31.6%	28.8%
1997	32.2%	29.3%
1996	32.7%	29.8%
1995	33.3%	30.3%
1994	33.7%	30.6%
1993	34.1%	31%
1992	34.3%	31.5%
1991	34.4%	31.9%
1990	34.4%	32.4%
1989	34.6%	32.9%
1988	34.7%	33.4%
1987	34.9%	33.8%
1986	35.2%	34.1%
1985	35.7%	34.4%
1984	36.3%	34.8%
1983	36.9%	35.2%
1982	37.6%	35.7%
1981	38.1%	36.4%
1980	38.5%	37.1%
1979	38.9%	37.9%
1978	39.3%	38.8%
1977	39.9%	39.7%
1976	40.6%	40.5%
1975	41.3%	41.2%
1974	42%	41.9%
1973	42.6%	42.5%
1972	43%	43%
1971	43.3%	43.4%
1970	43.6%	43.6%
1969	44.2%	43.4%
1968	44.8%	43.1%
1967	45.4%	42.7%
1966	46%	42.1%
1965	46.5%	41.5%
1964	46.6%	40.9%
1963	46.6%	40.3%
1962	46.1%	39.7%
1961	45.2%	39.1%
1960	44.1%	38.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 20.8% of the population in Brunei and 20% in the Seychelles in 2024, compared to 34.4% and 32.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Brunei and the Seychelles compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Brunei vs Seychelles

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Seychelles

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Brunei	Seychelles
2023	36	42
2022	88	89
2021	44	74
2020	39	51
2019	38	48
2018	39	49
2017	39	47
2016	39	47
2015	39	46
2014	40	46
2013	40	48
2012	40	49
2011	40	50
2010	40	50
2009	40	51
2008	40	51
2007	41	52
2006	42	51
2005	43	50
2004	44	52
2003	45	47
2002	46	45
2001	46	43
2000	48	45
1999	50	41
1998	51	41
1997	52	37
1996	54	39
1995	55	40
1994	58	45
1993	59	49
1992	62	50
1991	65	54
1990	68	53
1989	71	61
1988	73	60
1987	75	62
1986	78	65
1985	79	69

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 36 deaths per 100,000 live births in Brunei, compared to 42 deaths in the Seychelles.

Under-five mortality rates

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Brunei

Seychelles

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Brunei	Seychelles
2023	0.94%	1.43%
2022	0.95%	1.45%
2021	0.96%	1.47%
2020	0.97%	1.48%
2019	0.98%	1.48%
2018	0.99%	1.48%
2017	1%	1.47%
2016	1%	1.46%
2015	1%	1.45%
2014	1%	1.45%
2013	0.99%	1.44%
2012	0.99%	1.43%
2011	0.98%	1.42%
2010	0.97%	1.41%
2009	0.96%	1.4%
2008	0.96%	1.39%
2007	0.95%	1.39%
2006	0.95%	1.38%
2005	0.95%	1.38%
2004	0.95%	1.38%
2003	0.96%	1.37%
2002	0.98%	1.37%
2001	1%	1.37%
2000	1.03%	1.38%
1999	1.07%	1.38%
1998	1.1%	1.39%
1997	1.15%	1.4%
1996	1.19%	1.41%
1995	1.23%	1.43%
1994	1.27%	1.46%
1993	1.3%	1.49%
1992	1.31%	1.53%
1991	1.32%	1.58%
1990	1.33%	1.63%
1989	1.35%	1.69%
1988	1.38%	1.76%
1987	1.42%	1.84%
1986	1.48%	1.93%
1985	1.57%	2.04%
1984	1.67%	2.16%
1983	1.79%	2.32%
1982	1.93%	2.51%
1981	2.09%	2.74%
1980	2.28%	3.01%
1979	2.48%	3.34%
1978	2.71%	3.72%
1977	2.95%	4.14%
1976	3.21%	4.6%
1975	3.49%	5.09%
1974	3.77%	5.59%
1973	4.06%	6.09%
1972	4.35%	6.59%
1971	4.64%	7.09%
1970	4.91%	7.58%
1969	5.16%	8.07%
1968	5.42%	8.52%
1967	5.69%	8.92%
1966	5.98%	9.26%
1965	6.32%	9.55%
1964	6.7%	9.8%
1963	7.15%	10%
1962	7.66%	10.2%
1961	8.24%	10.3%
1960	8.9%	10.5%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.94% in Brunei and 1.43% in the Seychelles. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.