The latest officially reported population of Brunei was 466,330 in 2025 vs 75,844 people in the Cayman Islands in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brunei's population is 471,596 people compared to 77,917 in the Cayman Islands.
Population statistics:
- Brunei's population is 6.05 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 +1.03% per year vs +2.13% in the Cayman Islands.
- Since 2006, the population of Brunei has increased from 365K people to 472K (29.3% growth), while the Cayman Islands has grown from 48.2K to 77.9K (61.5% growth).
Brunei vs Cayman Islands: population by year and forecast
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
Brunei
|
Cayman Islands
|
|
| 2100 | 467,305 | 119,150 |
| 2099 | 468,844 | 119,178 |
| 2098 | 470,362 | 119,218 |
| 2097 | 471,774 | 119,188 |
| 2096 | 473,274 | 119,152 |
| 2095 | 474,709 | 119,094 |
| 2094 | 476,211 | 119,012 |
| 2093 | 477,690 | 118,929 |
| 2092 | 479,206 | 118,819 |
| 2091 | 480,680 | 118,645 |
| 2090 | 482,205 | 118,489 |
| 2089 | 483,829 | 118,390 |
| 2088 | 485,465 | 118,298 |
| 2087 | 487,012 | 118,168 |
| 2086 | 488,509 | 118,045 |
| 2085 | 490,142 | 117,899 |
| 2084 | 491,731 | 117,740 |
| 2083 | 493,405 | 117,587 |
| 2082 | 495,083 | 117,430 |
| 2081 | 496,722 | 117,288 |
| 2080 | 498,316 | 117,160 |
| 2079 | 499,888 | 117,000 |
| 2078 | 501,377 | 116,877 |
| 2077 | 502,966 | 116,656 |
| 2076 | 504,477 | 116,480 |
| 2075 | 506,274 | 116,308 |
| 2074 | 507,959 | 116,079 |
| 2073 | 509,492 | 115,896 |
| 2072 | 510,925 | 115,606 |
| 2071 | 512,139 | 115,356 |
| 2070 | 513,323 | 115,053 |
| 2069 | 514,593 | 114,758 |
| 2068 | 515,914 | 114,420 |
| 2067 | 517,235 | 114,105 |
| 2066 | 518,340 | 113,810 |
| 2065 | 519,319 | 113,519 |
| 2064 | 520,157 | 113,187 |
| 2063 | 520,866 | 112,814 |
| 2062 | 521,364 | 112,403 |
| 2061 | 521,880 | 111,986 |
| 2060 | 522,301 | 111,513 |
| 2059 | 522,678 | 110,988 |
| 2058 | 523,011 | 110,415 |
| 2057 | 523,253 | 109,853 |
| 2056 | 523,298 | 109,139 |
| 2055 | 523,308 | 108,436 |
| 2054 | 523,127 | 107,727 |
| 2053 | 522,924 | 106,986 |
| 2052 | 522,555 | 106,236 |
| 2051 | 521,910 | 105,360 |
| 2050 | 521,119 | 104,451 |
| 2049 | 520,183 | 103,606 |
| 2048 | 519,132 | 102,653 |
| 2047 | 517,984 | 101,731 |
| 2046 | 516,748 | 100,784 |
| 2045 | 515,241 | 99,791 |
| 2044 | 513,822 | 98,788 |
| 2043 | 512,299 | 97,721 |
| 2042 | 510,642 | 96,637 |
| 2041 | 508,802 | 95,542 |
| 2040 | 506,973 | 94,404 |
| 2039 | 504,969 | 93,283 |
| 2038 | 502,664 | 92,149 |
| 2037 | 500,520 | 91,002 |
| 2036 | 498,350 | 89,845 |
| 2035 | 495,973 | 88,706 |
| 2034 | 493,539 | 87,539 |
| 2033 | 491,041 | 86,306 |
| 2032 | 488,550 | 85,083 |
| 2031 | 485,750 | 83,804 |
| 2030 | 482,789 | 82,526 |
| 2029 | 479,823 | 81,242 |
| 2028 | 476,642 | 79,922 |
| 2027 | 473,245 | 78,573 |
| 2026 | 469,856 | 77,225 |
| 2025 | 466,330 | 75,844 |
| 2024 | 462,721 | 74,457 |
| 2023 | 458,949 | 73,038 |
| 2022 | 455,370 | 71,591 |
| 2021 | 451,721 | 70,108 |
| 2020 | 447,404 | 68,684 |
| 2019 | 442,680 | 67,327 |
| 2018 | 437,810 | 65,941 |
| 2017 | 432,772 | 64,535 |
| 2016 | 427,564 | 63,100 |
| 2015 | 422,212 | 61,642 |
| 2014 | 416,750 | 60,160 |
| 2013 | 411,202 | 58,655 |
| 2012 | 405,557 | 57,136 |
| 2011 | 399,389 | 55,606 |
| 2010 | 392,332 | 54,099 |
| 2009 | 384,952 | 52,618 |
| 2008 | 377,793 | 51,151 |
| 2007 | 370,873 | 49,687 |
| 2006 | 364,663 | 48,232 |
| 2005 | 358,916 | 46,788 |
| 2004 | 352,911 | 45,352 |
| 2003 | 346,637 | 43,934 |
| 2002 | 340,099 | 42,514 |
| 2001 | 333,345 | 41,089 |
| 2000 | 326,424 | 39,674 |
| 1999 | 319,411 | 38,284 |
| 1998 | 312,385 | 36,922 |
| 1997 | 305,341 | 35,543 |
| 1996 | 298,276 | 34,143 |
| 1995 | 291,195 | 32,743 |
| 1994 | 284,091 | 31,352 |
| 1993 | 276,971 | 29,976 |
| 1992 | 269,839 | 28,621 |
| 1991 | 262,596 | 27,294 |
| 1990 | 255,292 | 25,999 |
| 1989 | 248,064 | 24,874 |
| 1988 | 240,913 | 23,951 |
| 1987 | 233,860 | 23,073 |
| 1986 | 226,495 | 22,197 |
| 1985 | 218,919 | 21,324 |
| 1984 | 211,661 | 20,454 |
| 1983 | 204,741 | 19,598 |
| 1982 | 198,165 | 18,750 |
| 1981 | 191,977 | 17,905 |
| 1980 | 186,111 | 17,079 |
| 1979 | 180,422 | 16,351 |
| 1978 | 174,884 | 15,727 |
| 1977 | 169,277 | 15,105 |
| 1976 | 163,607 | 14,454 |
| 1975 | 158,070 | 13,788 |
| 1974 | 152,656 | 13,114 |
| 1973 | 147,369 | 12,438 |
| 1972 | 142,189 | 11,764 |
| 1971 | 137,921 | 11,098 |
| 1970 | 135,138 | 10,517 |
| 1969 | 131,446 | 10,165 |
| 1968 | 126,222 | 9,971 |
| 1967 | 121,017 | 9,769 |
| 1966 | 115,874 | 9,560 |
| 1965 | 110,838 | 9,361 |
| 1964 | 105,922 | 9,166 |
| 1963 | 101,159 | 8,970 |
| 1962 | 96,719 | 8,781 |
| 1961 | 92,517 | 8,601 |
| 1960 | 88,347 | 8,428 |
Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).
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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brunei increased by 62,901 people (a 17.2% growth), while the Cayman Islands gained 14,868 people (a 30.8% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brunei gained 44,032 people (a 10.3% growth), while the Cayman Islands' population increased by 14,817 people (a 23.5% growth).
Brunei was ranked 169th most populous country in 2006 and is 170th in 2026. The Cayman Islands was ranked 189th in 2006 and ranked 187th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Brunei's population will grow by 10.5% to 521,119 people with a rank change from 170th to 171st. The population of the Cayman Islands will increase by 34.1% to 104,451 people and rank change from 187th to 184th.
Brunei is projected to reach its peak in 2055 at 523K people compared to the peak of 119K people in 2098 for the Cayman Islands.
Population growth rate by year
| Year | Growth rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
Brunei
|
Cayman Islands
|
|
| 2100 | -0.33% | -0.02% |
| 2099 | -0.32% | -0.03% |
| 2098 | -0.3% | 0.03% |
| 2097 | -0.32% | 0.03% |
| 2096 | -0.3% | 0.05% |
| 2095 | -0.32% | 0.07% |
| 2094 | -0.31% | 0.07% |
| 2093 | -0.32% | 0.09% |
| 2092 | -0.31% | 0.15% |
| 2091 | -0.32% | 0.13% |
| 2090 | -0.34% | 0.08% |
| 2089 | -0.34% | 0.08% |
| 2088 | -0.32% | 0.11% |
| 2087 | -0.31% | 0.1% |
| 2086 | -0.33% | 0.12% |
| 2085 | -0.32% | 0.14% |
| 2084 | -0.34% | 0.13% |
| 2083 | -0.34% | 0.13% |
| 2082 | -0.33% | 0.12% |
| 2081 | -0.32% | 0.11% |
| 2080 | -0.31% | 0.14% |
| 2079 | -0.3% | 0.11% |
| 2078 | -0.32% | 0.19% |
| 2077 | -0.3% | 0.15% |
| 2076 | -0.35% | 0.15% |
| 2075 | -0.33% | 0.2% |
| 2074 | -0.3% | 0.16% |
| 2073 | -0.28% | 0.25% |
| 2072 | -0.24% | 0.22% |
| 2071 | -0.23% | 0.26% |
| 2070 | -0.25% | 0.26% |
| 2069 | -0.26% | 0.3% |
| 2068 | -0.26% | 0.28% |
| 2067 | -0.21% | 0.26% |
| 2066 | -0.19% | 0.26% |
| 2065 | -0.16% | 0.29% |
| 2064 | -0.14% | 0.33% |
| 2063 | -0.1% | 0.37% |
| 2062 | -0.1% | 0.37% |
| 2061 | -0.08% | 0.42% |
| 2060 | -0.07% | 0.47% |
| 2059 | -0.06% | 0.52% |
| 2058 | -0.05% | 0.51% |
| 2057 | -0.009% | 0.65% |
| 2056 | -0.002% | 0.65% |
| 2055 | 0.03% | 0.66% |
| 2054 | 0.04% | 0.69% |
| 2053 | 0.07% | 0.71% |
| 2052 | 0.12% | 0.83% |
| 2051 | 0.15% | 0.87% |
| 2050 | 0.18% | 0.82% |
| 2049 | 0.2% | 0.93% |
| 2048 | 0.22% | 0.91% |
| 2047 | 0.24% | 0.94% |
| 2046 | 0.29% | 1% |
| 2045 | 0.28% | 1.02% |
| 2044 | 0.3% | 1.09% |
| 2043 | 0.32% | 1.12% |
| 2042 | 0.36% | 1.15% |
| 2041 | 0.36% | 1.21% |
| 2040 | 0.4% | 1.2% |
| 2039 | 0.46% | 1.23% |
| 2038 | 0.43% | 1.26% |
| 2037 | 0.44% | 1.29% |
| 2036 | 0.48% | 1.28% |
| 2035 | 0.49% | 1.33% |
| 2034 | 0.51% | 1.43% |
| 2033 | 0.51% | 1.44% |
| 2032 | 0.58% | 1.53% |
| 2031 | 0.61% | 1.55% |
| 2030 | 0.62% | 1.58% |
| 2029 | 0.67% | 1.65% |
| 2028 | 0.72% | 1.72% |
| 2027 | 0.72% | 1.75% |
| 2026 | 0.76% | 1.82% |
| 2025 | 0.78% | 1.86% |
| 2024 | 0.82% | 1.94% |
| 2023 | 0.79% | 2.02% |
| 2022 | 0.81% | 2.12% |
| 2021 | 0.96% | 2.07% |
| 2020 | 1.07% | 2.02% |
| 2019 | 1.11% | 2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.16% | 2.18% |
| 2017 | 1.22% | 2.27% |
| 2016 | 1.27% | 2.37% |
| 2015 | 1.31% | 2.46% |
| 2014 | 1.35% | 2.57% |
| 2013 | 1.39% | 2.66% |
| 2012 | 1.54% | 2.75% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | 2.79% |
| 2010 | 1.92% | 2.81% |
| 2009 | 1.89% | 2.87% |
| 2008 | 1.87% | 2.95% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | 3.02% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | 3.09% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | 3.17% |
| 2004 | 1.81% | 3.23% |
| 2003 | 1.92% | 3.34% |
| 2002 | 2.03% | 3.47% |
| 2001 | 2.12% | 3.57% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | 3.63% |
| 1999 | 2.25% | 3.69% |
| 1998 | 2.31% | 3.88% |
| 1997 | 2.37% | 4.1% |
| 1996 | 2.43% | 4.28% |
| 1995 | 2.5% | 4.44% |
| 1994 | 2.57% | 4.59% |
| 1993 | 2.64% | 4.73% |
| 1992 | 2.76% | 4.86% |
| 1991 | 2.86% | 4.98% |
| 1990 | 2.91% | 4.52% |
| 1989 | 2.97% | 3.85% |
| 1988 | 3.02% | 3.81% |
| 1987 | 3.25% | 3.95% |
| 1986 | 3.46% | 4.09% |
| 1985 | 3.43% | 4.25% |
| 1984 | 3.38% | 4.37% |
| 1983 | 3.32% | 4.52% |
| 1982 | 3.22% | 4.72% |
| 1981 | 3.15% | 4.84% |
| 1980 | 3.15% | 4.45% |
| 1979 | 3.17% | 3.97% |
| 1978 | 3.31% | 4.12% |
| 1977 | 3.47% | 4.5% |
| 1976 | 3.5% | 4.83% |
| 1975 | 3.55% | 5.14% |
| 1974 | 3.59% | 5.43% |
| 1973 | 3.64% | 5.73% |
| 1972 | 3.09% | 6% |
| 1971 | 2.06% | 5.52% |
| 1970 | 2.81% | 3.46% |
| 1969 | 4.14% | 1.95% |
| 1968 | 4.3% | 2.07% |
| 1967 | 4.44% | 2.19% |
| 1966 | 4.54% | 2.13% |
| 1965 | 4.64% | 2.13% |
| 1964 | 4.71% | 2.19% |
| 1963 | 4.59% | 2.15% |
| 1962 | 4.54% | 2.09% |
| 1961 | 4.72% | 2.05% |
Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).
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In 2025, the population of Brunei grew by 0.78%, while the Cayman Islands' population grew by 1.86%.
Live population counters
|
Brunei
|
Cayman Islands
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
471596
|
77917
|
| Population rank | 170/197 | 187/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.006% | 0.0009% |
| One net population change |
2.43 hours
|
6.33 hours
|
| One birth every |
1.42 hours
|
10.2 hours
|
| One death every |
3.55 hours
|
1.01 days
|
| Daily growth/decline | +10 | +4 |
| Annual growth/decline | +3,609 | +1,387 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.78% | +1.86% |
| Population growth rate rank | 113/197 | 56/197 |
| One migration net change every |
1.08 years
|
9.89 hours
|
| Annual migration change | +0 | +888 |
| Net migration rank | 77/196 | 65/196 |
| Foreign-born residents | 119,933 | 31,935 |
| Foreign-born residents rank | 124/195 | 162/195 |
| Foreign-born share of population | 25.9% | 42.9% |
| Foreign-born share rank | 21/195 | 13/195 |
Natural population change vs migration
| Year | Population change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Brunei
|
Cayman Islands
|
|||
| Natural | Migration | Natural | Migration | |
| 2025 | - | 0 | - | 888 |
| 2024 | 3,699 | 0 | 498 | 896 |
| 2023 | 3,837 | 0 | 514 | 921 |
| 2022 | 3,319 | 0 | 527 | 942 |
| 2021 | 3,985 | 0 | 533 | 965 |
| 2020 | 4,188 | 462 | 539 | 810 |
| 2019 | 4,335 | 456 | 514 | 859 |
| 2018 | 4,502 | 450 | 383 | 1,011 |
| 2017 | 4,685 | 440 | 351 | 1,065 |
| 2016 | 4,876 | 415 | 351 | 1,094 |
| 2015 | 5,060 | 356 | 364 | 1,107 |
| 2014 | 5,206 | 303 | 392 | 1,105 |
| 2013 | 5,302 | 285 | 439 | 1,077 |
| 2012 | 5,349 | 346 | 468 | 1,060 |
| 2011 | 5,242 | 1,399 | 503 | 1,024 |
| 2010 | 5,003 | 2,479 | 515 | 978 |
| 2009 | 4,789 | 2,489 | 513 | 951 |
| 2008 | 4,624 | 2,409 | 490 | 975 |
| 2007 | 4,521 | 2,291 | 468 | 990 |
| 2006 | 4,590 | 1,030 | 451 | 997 |
| 2005 | 4,703 | 1,163 | 439 | 1,002 |
| 2004 | 4,874 | 1,261 | 426 | 1,004 |
| 2003 | 5,034 | 1,383 | 416 | 1,003 |
| 2002 | 5,169 | 1,499 | 407 | 1,019 |
| 2001 | 5,275 | 1,569 | 400 | 1,026 |
| 2000 | 5,331 | 1,660 | 392 | 1,021 |
| 1999 | 5,388 | 1,639 | 394 | 960 |
| 1998 | 5,466 | 1,566 | 392 | 974 |
| 1997 | 5,518 | 1,533 | 387 | 1,004 |
| 1996 | 5,606 | 1,464 | 377 | 1,026 |
| 1995 | 5,750 | 1,348 | 362 | 1,039 |
| 1994 | 5,907 | 1,206 | 343 | 1,042 |
| 1993 | 6,045 | 1,082 | 325 | 1,040 |
| 1992 | 6,169 | 969 | 320 | 1,020 |
| 1991 | 6,259 | 1,087 | 327 | 982 |
| 1990 | 6,265 | 992 | 284 | 998 |
| 1989 | 6,202 | 1,002 | 269 | 700 |
| 1988 | 6,135 | 962 | 233 | 646 |
| 1987 | 6,017 | 994 | 214 | 663 |
| 1986 | 5,826 | 1,897 | 227 | 649 |
| 1985 | 5,620 | 1,808 | 225 | 646 |
| 1984 | 5,373 | 1,722 | 216 | 649 |
| 1983 | 5,138 | 1,602 | 206 | 648 |
| 1982 | 4,931 | 1,475 | 217 | 629 |
| 1981 | 4,839 | 1,124 | 255 | 578 |
| 1980 | 4,775 | 995 | 232 | 588 |
| 1979 | 4,717 | 899 | 210 | 425 |
| 1978 | 4,668 | 791 | 195 | 413 |
| 1977 | 4,594 | 1,157 | 184 | 456 |
| 1976 | 4,518 | 1,080 | 180 | 484 |
| 1975 | 4,431 | 1,047 | 181 | 492 |
| 1974 | 4,334 | 1,011 | 184 | 493 |
| 1973 | 4,216 | 1,007 | 216 | 460 |
| 1972 | 4,085 | 1,053 | 292 | 375 |
| 1971 | 3,880 | -476 | 158 | 500 |
| 1970 | 3,694 | -1,538 | 219 | 294 |
| 1969 | 3,618 | 1,608 | 139 | 43 |
| 1968 | 3,551 | 1,677 | 167 | 39 |
| 1967 | 3,477 | 1,703 | 168 | 41 |
| 1966 | 3,403 | 1,697 | 167 | 37 |
| 1965 | 3,326 | 1,655 | 168 | 28 |
| 1964 | 3,264 | 1,595 | 179 | 16 |
| 1963 | 3,195 | 1,469 | 191 | 1 |
| 1962 | 3,128 | 1,088 | 192 | -6 |
| 1961 | 3,175 | 1,014 | 188 | -7 |
| 1960 | 3,168 | 982 | 180 | -24 |
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).
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Over the last 10 years, 94.3% of the population change in Brunei is from natural causes (a gain of 42,486 people) and 5.72% is from migration (a gain of 2,579 people). In the Cayman Islands 32.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,574 people) and 67.9% is from migration (a gain of 9,670 people).
As of 2024, 119,933 residents or 25.9% of the population were not native-born in Brunei, compared to 31,935 people or 42.9% in the Cayman Islands.
Biggest cities by population
|
Brunei
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Kuala Belait | 70K |
| Bandar Seri Begawan | 50K |
| Seria | 2.66K |
|
Cayman Islands
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| George Town | 40.2K |
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Population differences between Brunei and the Cayman Islands
|
Brunei
|
Cayman Islands
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 75.8 years | 80.9 years |
| Average age | 34.3 years | 38.7 years |
| Median age | 33.7 years | 39.7 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 53.1:46.9 | 50.2:49.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.73 births per woman | 1.53 births per woman |
| Population density | 230.9 ppl/mi² | 833 ppl/mi² |
Population map with other countries
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).
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