The latest officially reported population of Brunei was 462,721 in 2024 vs 74,457 people in the Cayman Islands in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brunei's population is 469,088 people compared to 76,930 in the Cayman Islands.
Population statistics:
- Brunei's population is 6.1 times bigger than the Cayman Islands'.
- Brunei is ranked the 170th most populous country in the world, while the Cayman Islands is the 187th.
- The countries together account for 0.007% of the world: 0.006% for Brunei vs 0.0009% for the Cayman Islands.
- For the last 10 years, Brunei has had an average growth rate of +1.08% per year vs +2.19% in the Cayman Islands.
- Since 2005, the population of Brunei has increased from 359K people to 469K (30.7% growth), while the Cayman Islands has grown from 46.8K to 76.9K (64.4% growth).
- Brunei is projected to reach its peak in 2055 at 521K people compared to the peak of 118K people in 2097 for the Cayman Islands.
Brunei vs Cayman Islands: live population counter
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| Current population |
469088
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76930
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| Population rank | 170/197 | 187/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.006% | 0.0009% |
| One net population change |
2.32 hours
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6.17 hours
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| One birth every |
1.4 hours
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10.1 hours
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| One death every |
3.65 hours
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1.04 days
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| One migration net change every |
1.07 years
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9.78 hours
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| Annual migration change | +0 | +896 |
| Daily growth/decline | +10 | +4 |
| Annual growth/decline | +3,772 | +1,419 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.82% | +1.94% |
| Population growth rate rank | 116/197 | 56/197 |
Brunei and the Cayman Islands: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 88,347 | 8,428 | - | - |
| 1961 | 92,517 | 8,601 | 4.72% | 2.05% |
| 1962 | 96,719 | 8,781 | 4.54% | 2.09% |
| 1963 | 101,159 | 8,970 | 4.59% | 2.15% |
| 1964 | 105,922 | 9,166 | 4.71% | 2.19% |
| 1965 | 110,838 | 9,361 | 4.64% | 2.13% |
| 1966 | 115,874 | 9,560 | 4.54% | 2.13% |
| 1967 | 121,017 | 9,769 | 4.44% | 2.19% |
| 1968 | 126,222 | 9,971 | 4.3% | 2.07% |
| 1969 | 131,446 | 10,165 | 4.14% | 1.95% |
| 1970 | 135,138 | 10,517 | 2.81% | 3.46% |
| 1971 | 137,921 | 11,098 | 2.06% | 5.52% |
| 1972 | 142,189 | 11,764 | 3.09% | 6% |
| 1973 | 147,369 | 12,438 | 3.64% | 5.73% |
| 1974 | 152,656 | 13,114 | 3.59% | 5.43% |
| 1975 | 158,070 | 13,788 | 3.55% | 5.14% |
| 1976 | 163,607 | 14,454 | 3.5% | 4.83% |
| 1977 | 169,277 | 15,105 | 3.47% | 4.5% |
| 1978 | 174,884 | 15,727 | 3.31% | 4.12% |
| 1979 | 180,422 | 16,351 | 3.17% | 3.97% |
| 1980 | 186,111 | 17,079 | 3.15% | 4.45% |
| 1981 | 191,977 | 17,905 | 3.15% | 4.84% |
| 1982 | 198,165 | 18,750 | 3.22% | 4.72% |
| 1983 | 204,741 | 19,598 | 3.32% | 4.52% |
| 1984 | 211,661 | 20,454 | 3.38% | 4.37% |
| 1985 | 218,919 | 21,324 | 3.43% | 4.25% |
| 1986 | 226,495 | 22,197 | 3.46% | 4.09% |
| 1987 | 233,860 | 23,073 | 3.25% | 3.95% |
| 1988 | 240,913 | 23,951 | 3.02% | 3.81% |
| 1989 | 248,064 | 24,874 | 2.97% | 3.85% |
| 1990 | 255,292 | 25,999 | 2.91% | 4.52% |
| 1991 | 262,596 | 27,294 | 2.86% | 4.98% |
| 1992 | 269,839 | 28,621 | 2.76% | 4.86% |
| 1993 | 276,971 | 29,976 | 2.64% | 4.73% |
| 1994 | 284,091 | 31,352 | 2.57% | 4.59% |
| 1995 | 291,195 | 32,743 | 2.5% | 4.44% |
| 1996 | 298,276 | 34,143 | 2.43% | 4.28% |
| 1997 | 305,341 | 35,543 | 2.37% | 4.1% |
| 1998 | 312,385 | 36,922 | 2.31% | 3.88% |
| 1999 | 319,411 | 38,284 | 2.25% | 3.69% |
| 2000 | 326,424 | 39,674 | 2.2% | 3.63% |
| 2001 | 333,345 | 41,089 | 2.12% | 3.57% |
| 2002 | 340,099 | 42,514 | 2.03% | 3.47% |
| 2003 | 346,637 | 43,934 | 1.92% | 3.34% |
| 2004 | 352,911 | 45,352 | 1.81% | 3.23% |
| 2005 | 358,916 | 46,788 | 1.7% | 3.17% |
| 2006 | 364,663 | 48,232 | 1.6% | 3.09% |
| 2007 | 370,873 | 49,687 | 1.7% | 3.02% |
| 2008 | 377,793 | 51,151 | 1.87% | 2.95% |
| 2009 | 384,952 | 52,618 | 1.89% | 2.87% |
| 2010 | 392,332 | 54,099 | 1.92% | 2.81% |
| 2011 | 399,389 | 55,606 | 1.8% | 2.79% |
| 2012 | 405,557 | 57,136 | 1.54% | 2.75% |
| 2013 | 411,202 | 58,655 | 1.39% | 2.66% |
| 2014 | 416,750 | 60,160 | 1.35% | 2.57% |
| 2015 | 422,212 | 61,642 | 1.31% | 2.46% |
| 2016 | 427,564 | 63,100 | 1.27% | 2.37% |
| 2017 | 432,772 | 64,535 | 1.22% | 2.27% |
| 2018 | 437,810 | 65,941 | 1.16% | 2.18% |
| 2019 | 442,680 | 67,327 | 1.11% | 2.1% |
| 2020 | 447,404 | 68,684 | 1.07% | 2.02% |
| 2021 | 451,721 | 70,108 | 0.96% | 2.07% |
| 2022 | 455,370 | 71,591 | 0.81% | 2.12% |
| 2023 | 458,949 | 73,038 | 0.79% | 2.02% |
| 2024 | 462,721 | 74,457 | 0.82% | 1.94% |
| 2025 | 466,324 | 75,842 | 0.78% | 1.86% |
| 2026 | 469,766 | 77,197 | 0.74% | 1.79% |
| 2027 | 473,148 | 78,532 | 0.72% | 1.73% |
| 2028 | 476,428 | 79,852 | 0.69% | 1.68% |
| 2029 | 479,491 | 81,146 | 0.64% | 1.62% |
| 2030 | 482,438 | 82,412 | 0.61% | 1.56% |
| 2031 | 485,308 | 83,676 | 0.59% | 1.53% |
| 2032 | 487,943 | 84,915 | 0.54% | 1.48% |
| 2033 | 490,424 | 86,125 | 0.51% | 1.42% |
| 2034 | 492,887 | 87,319 | 0.5% | 1.39% |
| 2035 | 495,286 | 88,457 | 0.49% | 1.3% |
| 2036 | 497,544 | 89,597 | 0.46% | 1.29% |
| 2037 | 499,693 | 90,741 | 0.43% | 1.28% |
| 2038 | 501,910 | 91,867 | 0.44% | 1.24% |
| 2039 | 504,061 | 92,983 | 0.43% | 1.21% |
| 2040 | 505,968 | 94,101 | 0.38% | 1.2% |
| 2041 | 507,800 | 95,206 | 0.36% | 1.17% |
| 2042 | 509,531 | 96,287 | 0.34% | 1.14% |
| 2043 | 511,124 | 97,352 | 0.31% | 1.11% |
| 2044 | 512,586 | 98,386 | 0.29% | 1.06% |
| 2045 | 514,047 | 99,371 | 0.29% | 1% |
| 2046 | 515,409 | 100,330 | 0.26% | 0.96% |
| 2047 | 516,596 | 101,257 | 0.23% | 0.92% |
| 2048 | 517,693 | 102,188 | 0.21% | 0.92% |
| 2049 | 518,684 | 103,075 | 0.19% | 0.87% |
| 2050 | 519,542 | 103,943 | 0.17% | 0.84% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Brunei increased by 63,296 people (a 17.6% growth), while the Cayman Islands gained 14,854 people (a 31.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Brunei gained 46,876 (a 11.1% growth), while the Cayman Islands' population increased by 15,288 (a 24.8% growth).
Brunei was ranked 169th most populous country in 2005 and is 170th in 2025. The Cayman Islands was ranked 189th in 2005 and ranked 187th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Brunei's population will grow by 10.8% to 519,542 people with a rank change from 170th to 171st. The population of the Cayman Islands will increase by 35.1% to 103,943 people and rank change from 187th to 184th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Kuala Belait | 70K |
| Bandar Seri Begawan | 50K |
| Seria | 13.1K |
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| City | Population |
| George Town | 40.2K |
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Population differences between Brunei and the Cayman Islands
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| Life expectancy | 75.7 years | 80.7 years |
| Average age | 33.9 years | 38.4 years |
| Median age | 33.2 years | 39.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 53.1:46.9 | 50.2:49.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.75 births per woman | 1.53 births per woman |
| Population density | 227.4 ppl/mi² | 804 ppl/mi² |
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