Brunei has a population density of 227.4 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. Brunei has 134,114 sq ft of land per person vs 5,274 sq ft in the Vatican. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Brunei and the Vatican are ranked 101st and 3rd, 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 the land area of all countries, compared to 0.00001% of the population and 0.0000003% of the land area for the Vatican, hence the population density in Brunei is 96.1% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
Brunei
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 227.4 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 101/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
469088
|
949
|
| Land area | 2,035 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 122,592 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 20.6% | n/a |
| Urban population | 79.4% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
Brunei vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in Brunei increased by 35.6%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, Brunei ranked 103rd for population density and is in 102nd place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Brunei
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 227.4 | - |
| 2023 | 225.6 | - |
| 2022 | 223.8 | - |
| 2021 | 222 | - |
| 2020 | 219.9 | - |
| 2019 | 217.6 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 215.2 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 212.7 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 210.1 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 207.5 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 204.8 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 202.1 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 199.3 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 196.3 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 192.8 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 189.2 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 185.7 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 182.3 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 179.2 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 176.4 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 173.4 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 170.4 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 167.1 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 163.8 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 160.4 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 157 | - |
| 1998 | 153.5 | - |
| 1997 | 150.1 | - |
| 1996 | 146.6 | - |
| 1995 | 143.1 | - |
| 1994 | 139.6 | - |
| 1993 | 136.1 | - |
| 1992 | 132.6 | - |
| 1991 | 129.1 | - |
| 1990 | 125.5 | - |
| 1989 | 121.9 | - |
| 1988 | 118.4 | - |
| 1987 | 114.9 | - |
| 1986 | 111.3 | - |
| 1985 | 107.6 | - |
| 1984 | 104 | - |
| 1983 | 100.6 | - |
| 1982 | 97.4 | - |
| 1981 | 94.3 | - |
| 1980 | 91.5 | - |
| 1979 | 88.7 | - |
| 1978 | 85.9 | - |
| 1977 | 83.2 | - |
| 1976 | 80.4 | - |
| 1975 | 77.7 | - |
| 1974 | 75 | - |
| 1973 | 72.4 | - |
| 1972 | 69.9 | - |
| 1971 | 67.8 | - |
| 1970 | 66.4 | - |
| 1969 | 64.6 | - |
| 1968 | 62 | - |
| 1967 | 59.5 | - |
| 1966 | 56.9 | - |
| 1965 | 54.5 | - |
| 1964 | 52.1 | - |
| 1963 | 49.7 | - |
| 1962 | 47.5 | - |
| 1961 | 45.5 | - |
Densely populated cities
|
Brunei
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Kuala Belait | 70K |
| Bandar Seri Begawan | 50K |
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