Brunei has a population density of 230.9 people per square mile compared to 50.3 people in the Congo. Brunei has 133,076 sq ft of land per person vs 567,707 sq ft in the Congo. Brunei and the Congo rank 100th and 172nd by population density, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Brunei has 0.006% of the world's population and 0.004% of all countries' land area, compared to 0.08% of the population and 0.23% of the land area for the Congo, making the population density in Brunei 359% higher than in the Congo.
Population density by year
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
Brunei
|
Congo
|
|
| 2026 | 230.9 | 50.3 |
| 2025 | 229.2 | 49.2 |
| 2024 | 227.4 | 48 |
| 2023 | 225.6 | 46.9 |
| 2022 | 223.8 | 45.8 |
| 2021 | 222 | 44.7 |
| 2020 | 219.9 | 43.6 |
| 2019 | 217.6 | 42.6 |
| 2018 | 215.2 | 41.6 |
| 2017 | 212.7 | 40.6 |
| 2016 | 210.1 | 39.6 |
| 2015 | 207.5 | 38.7 |
| 2014 | 204.8 | 37.7 |
| 2013 | 202.1 | 36.8 |
| 2012 | 199.3 | 36 |
| 2011 | 196.3 | 35 |
| 2010 | 192.8 | 33.8 |
| 2009 | 189.2 | 32.5 |
| 2008 | 185.7 | 31.2 |
| 2007 | 182.3 | 30.2 |
| 2006 | 179.2 | 29.1 |
| 2005 | 176.4 | 28 |
| 2004 | 173.4 | 27 |
| 2003 | 170.4 | 26.1 |
| 2002 | 167.1 | 25.4 |
| 2001 | 163.8 | 24.8 |
| 2000 | 160.4 | 23.9 |
| 1999 | 157 | 23 |
| 1998 | 153.5 | 22.4 |
| 1997 | 150.1 | 21.9 |
| 1996 | 146.6 | 21.4 |
| 1995 | 143.1 | 20.9 |
| 1994 | 139.6 | 20.3 |
| 1993 | 136.1 | 19.7 |
| 1992 | 132.6 | 19.1 |
| 1991 | 129.1 | 18.6 |
| 1990 | 125.5 | 18.1 |
| 1989 | 121.9 | 17.5 |
| 1988 | 118.4 | 17 |
| 1987 | 114.9 | 16.6 |
| 1986 | 111.3 | 16.1 |
| 1985 | 107.6 | 15.6 |
| 1984 | 104 | 15.2 |
| 1983 | 100.6 | 14.8 |
| 1982 | 97.4 | 14.5 |
| 1981 | 94.3 | 14.2 |
| 1980 | 91.5 | 13.9 |
| 1979 | 88.7 | 13.6 |
| 1978 | 85.9 | 13.3 |
| 1977 | 83.2 | 13 |
| 1976 | 80.4 | 12.6 |
| 1975 | 77.7 | 12.3 |
| 1974 | 75 | 12 |
| 1973 | 72.4 | 11.6 |
| 1972 | 69.9 | 11.3 |
| 1971 | 67.8 | 10.9 |
| 1970 | 66.4 | 10.6 |
| 1969 | 64.6 | 10.3 |
| 1968 | 62 | 9.98 |
| 1967 | 59.5 | 9.7 |
| 1966 | 56.9 | 9.42 |
| 1965 | 54.5 | 9.16 |
| 1964 | 52.1 | 8.91 |
| 1963 | 49.7 | 8.67 |
| 1962 | 47.5 | 8.44 |
| 1961 | 45.5 | 8.22 |
Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08).
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From 2006 to 2026, population density in Brunei increased by 28.8%, compared to a 73% growth in the Congo.
In 2006, Brunei ranked 104th by population density and is 100th now. The Congo was 175th in 2006 and ranks 172nd out of 197 currently.
Population density comparison
|
Brunei
|
Congo
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 230.9 ppl/mi² | 50.3 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 100/197 | 172/197 |
| Population |
471596
|
6718789
|
| Land area | 2,035 sq mi | 131,854 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 121,643 sq ft | 566,877 sq ft |
| Rural population | 25% | 35.9% |
| Urban population | 75% | 64.1% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 53.1% |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Brunei
|
Congo
|
|
| 2025 | 75% | 64.1% |
| 2024 | 74.9% | 63.9% |
| 2023 | 74.8% | 63.7% |
| 2022 | 74.8% | 63.6% |
| 2021 | 74.8% | 63.6% |
| 2020 | 74.8% | 63.6% |
| 2019 | 74.8% | 63.5% |
| 2018 | 74.8% | 63.4% |
| 2017 | 74.8% | 63.4% |
| 2016 | 74.9% | 63.3% |
| 2015 | 74.9% | 63.1% |
| 2014 | 75.1% | 63% |
| 2013 | 75.2% | 62.9% |
| 2012 | 75.3% | 62.7% |
| 2011 | 75.3% | 62.6% |
| 2010 | 75.3% | 62.4% |
| 2009 | 75.1% | 62.2% |
| 2008 | 74.8% | 62% |
| 2007 | 74.4% | 61.9% |
| 2006 | 74% | 61.6% |
| 2005 | 73.6% | 61.3% |
| 2004 | 73.1% | 60.9% |
| 2003 | 72.6% | 60.5% |
| 2002 | 72.1% | 60% |
| 2001 | 71.7% | 59.4% |
| 2000 | 71.2% | 58.9% |
| 1999 | 70.8% | 58.3% |
| 1998 | 70.3% | 57.8% |
| 1997 | 69.8% | 57.3% |
| 1996 | 69.3% | 56.8% |
| 1995 | 68.8% | 56.4% |
| 1994 | 68.3% | 56% |
| 1993 | 67.7% | 55.6% |
| 1992 | 67.1% | 55.3% |
| 1991 | 66.5% | 54.9% |
| 1990 | 65.7% | 54.6% |
| 1989 | 64.8% | 54.2% |
| 1988 | 63.8% | 53.8% |
| 1987 | 62.7% | 53.4% |
| 1986 | 61.7% | 52.9% |
| 1985 | 60.8% | 52.3% |
| 1984 | 60.1% | 51.6% |
| 1983 | 59.6% | 50.7% |
| 1982 | 59.4% | 49.6% |
| 1981 | 59.4% | 48.2% |
| 1980 | 59.5% | 46.8% |
| 1979 | 59.9% | 45.3% |
| 1978 | 60.4% | 43.8% |
| 1977 | 61% | 42.4% |
| 1976 | 61.6% | 41.2% |
| 1975 | 62.2% | 40.2% |
| 1974 | 62.8% | 39.6% |
| 1973 | 63.2% | 39.2% |
| 1972 | 63.5% | 38.9% |
| 1971 | 63.6% | 38.6% |
| 1970 | 63.2% | 38.3% |
| 1969 | 62.3% | 38.1% |
| 1968 | 60.8% | 37.8% |
| 1967 | 59% | 37.6% |
| 1966 | 56.9% | 37.4% |
| 1965 | 54.6% | 37.3% |
| 1964 | 52.2% | 37.2% |
| 1963 | 49.8% | 37.1% |
| 1962 | 47.4% | 37% |
| 1961 | 45.3% | 37% |
| 1960 | 43.3% | 36.7% |
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).
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From 2005 to 2025, the share of urban population changed from 73.6% to 75% in Brunei and from 61.3% to 64.1% in the Congo.
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Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).
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Data sources:
- World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
- United Nations | World Population Prospects (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
- U.S. Census Bureau (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
- Wikidata (2015–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
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