The latest officially reported population of Brunei was 462,721 in 2024 vs 5,129,910 people in Costa Rica in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brunei's population is 469,088 people compared to 5,170,484 in Costa Rica.
Population statistics:
- Costa Rica's population is 11 times bigger than Brunei's.
- Brunei is ranked the 170th most populous country in the world, while Costa Rica is the 126th.
- The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.006% for Brunei vs 0.06% for Costa Rica.
- For the last 10 years, Brunei has had an average growth rate of +1.08% per year vs +0.77% in Costa Rica.
- Since 2005, the population of Brunei has increased from 359K people to 469K (30.7% growth), while Costa Rica has grown from 4.26M to 5.17M (21.3% growth).
- Brunei is projected to reach its peak in 2055 at 521K people compared to the peak of 5.38M people in 2044 for Costa Rica.
Brunei vs Costa Rica: live population counter
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| Current population |
469088
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5170484
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| Population rank | 170/197 | 126/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.006% | 0.06% |
| One net population change |
2.32 hours
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21.6 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.4 hours
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10.1 minutes
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| One death every |
3.65 hours
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18.9 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.07 years
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9.06 hours
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| Annual migration change | +0 | +967 |
| Daily growth/decline | +10 | +67 |
| Annual growth/decline | +3,772 | +24,385 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.82% | +0.48% |
| Population growth rate rank | 116/197 | 138/197 |
Brunei and Costa Rica: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 88,347 | 1,327,496 | - | - |
| 1961 | 92,517 | 1,377,920 | 4.72% | 3.8% |
| 1962 | 96,719 | 1,429,445 | 4.54% | 3.74% |
| 1963 | 101,159 | 1,481,604 | 4.59% | 3.65% |
| 1964 | 105,922 | 1,533,960 | 4.71% | 3.53% |
| 1965 | 110,838 | 1,586,208 | 4.64% | 3.41% |
| 1966 | 115,874 | 1,638,116 | 4.54% | 3.27% |
| 1967 | 121,017 | 1,689,523 | 4.44% | 3.14% |
| 1968 | 126,222 | 1,739,731 | 4.3% | 2.97% |
| 1969 | 131,446 | 1,789,276 | 4.14% | 2.85% |
| 1970 | 135,138 | 1,838,949 | 2.81% | 2.78% |
| 1971 | 137,921 | 1,888,539 | 2.06% | 2.7% |
| 1972 | 142,189 | 1,938,248 | 3.09% | 2.63% |
| 1973 | 147,369 | 1,988,343 | 3.64% | 2.58% |
| 1974 | 152,656 | 2,039,643 | 3.59% | 2.58% |
| 1975 | 158,070 | 2,092,719 | 3.55% | 2.6% |
| 1976 | 163,607 | 2,147,774 | 3.5% | 2.63% |
| 1977 | 169,277 | 2,205,025 | 3.47% | 2.67% |
| 1978 | 174,884 | 2,264,510 | 3.31% | 2.7% |
| 1979 | 180,422 | 2,326,490 | 3.17% | 2.74% |
| 1980 | 186,111 | 2,390,633 | 3.15% | 2.76% |
| 1981 | 191,977 | 2,456,637 | 3.15% | 2.76% |
| 1982 | 198,165 | 2,524,806 | 3.22% | 2.77% |
| 1983 | 204,741 | 2,595,153 | 3.32% | 2.79% |
| 1984 | 211,661 | 2,667,595 | 3.38% | 2.79% |
| 1985 | 218,919 | 2,741,894 | 3.43% | 2.79% |
| 1986 | 226,495 | 2,817,216 | 3.46% | 2.75% |
| 1987 | 233,860 | 2,892,699 | 3.25% | 2.68% |
| 1988 | 240,913 | 2,968,103 | 3.02% | 2.61% |
| 1989 | 248,064 | 3,043,827 | 2.97% | 2.55% |
| 1990 | 255,292 | 3,121,706 | 2.91% | 2.56% |
| 1991 | 262,596 | 3,202,176 | 2.86% | 2.58% |
| 1992 | 269,839 | 3,284,258 | 2.76% | 2.56% |
| 1993 | 276,971 | 3,367,434 | 2.64% | 2.53% |
| 1994 | 284,091 | 3,451,122 | 2.57% | 2.49% |
| 1995 | 291,195 | 3,535,176 | 2.5% | 2.44% |
| 1996 | 298,276 | 3,619,013 | 2.43% | 2.37% |
| 1997 | 305,341 | 3,701,711 | 2.37% | 2.29% |
| 1998 | 312,385 | 3,782,838 | 2.31% | 2.19% |
| 1999 | 319,411 | 3,862,101 | 2.25% | 2.1% |
| 2000 | 326,424 | 3,937,739 | 2.2% | 1.96% |
| 2001 | 333,345 | 4,008,947 | 2.12% | 1.81% |
| 2002 | 340,099 | 4,075,705 | 2.03% | 1.67% |
| 2003 | 346,637 | 4,138,784 | 1.92% | 1.55% |
| 2004 | 352,911 | 4,200,078 | 1.81% | 1.48% |
| 2005 | 358,916 | 4,261,240 | 1.7% | 1.46% |
| 2006 | 364,663 | 4,321,340 | 1.6% | 1.41% |
| 2007 | 370,873 | 4,380,248 | 1.7% | 1.36% |
| 2008 | 377,793 | 4,440,056 | 1.87% | 1.37% |
| 2009 | 384,952 | 4,499,791 | 1.89% | 1.35% |
| 2010 | 392,332 | 4,555,962 | 1.92% | 1.25% |
| 2011 | 399,389 | 4,609,833 | 1.8% | 1.18% |
| 2012 | 405,557 | 4,663,934 | 1.54% | 1.17% |
| 2013 | 411,202 | 4,716,147 | 1.39% | 1.12% |
| 2014 | 416,750 | 4,767,119 | 1.35% | 1.08% |
| 2015 | 422,212 | 4,818,038 | 1.31% | 1.07% |
| 2016 | 427,564 | 4,866,998 | 1.27% | 1.02% |
| 2017 | 432,772 | 4,913,177 | 1.22% | 0.95% |
| 2018 | 437,810 | 4,957,818 | 1.16% | 0.91% |
| 2019 | 442,680 | 4,999,553 | 1.11% | 0.84% |
| 2020 | 447,404 | 5,034,320 | 1.07% | 0.7% |
| 2021 | 451,721 | 5,059,988 | 0.96% | 0.51% |
| 2022 | 455,370 | 5,081,765 | 0.81% | 0.43% |
| 2023 | 458,949 | 5,105,525 | 0.79% | 0.47% |
| 2024 | 462,721 | 5,129,910 | 0.82% | 0.48% |
| 2025 | 466,324 | 5,152,946 | 0.78% | 0.45% |
| 2026 | 469,766 | 5,174,780 | 0.74% | 0.42% |
| 2027 | 473,148 | 5,195,555 | 0.72% | 0.4% |
| 2028 | 476,428 | 5,215,247 | 0.69% | 0.38% |
| 2029 | 479,491 | 5,233,877 | 0.64% | 0.36% |
| 2030 | 482,438 | 5,251,495 | 0.61% | 0.34% |
| 2031 | 485,308 | 5,268,137 | 0.59% | 0.32% |
| 2032 | 487,943 | 5,283,807 | 0.54% | 0.3% |
| 2033 | 490,424 | 5,298,514 | 0.51% | 0.28% |
| 2034 | 492,887 | 5,312,162 | 0.5% | 0.26% |
| 2035 | 495,286 | 5,324,698 | 0.49% | 0.24% |
| 2036 | 497,544 | 5,336,133 | 0.46% | 0.21% |
| 2037 | 499,693 | 5,346,408 | 0.43% | 0.19% |
| 2038 | 501,910 | 5,355,519 | 0.44% | 0.17% |
| 2039 | 504,061 | 5,363,363 | 0.43% | 0.15% |
| 2040 | 505,968 | 5,369,806 | 0.38% | 0.12% |
| 2041 | 507,800 | 5,374,934 | 0.36% | 0.1% |
| 2042 | 509,531 | 5,378,670 | 0.34% | 0.07% |
| 2043 | 511,124 | 5,380,915 | 0.31% | 0.04% |
| 2044 | 512,586 | 5,381,720 | 0.29% | 0.01% |
| 2045 | 514,047 | 5,381,014 | 0.29% | -0.01% |
| 2046 | 515,409 | 5,378,757 | 0.26% | -0.04% |
| 2047 | 516,596 | 5,374,945 | 0.23% | -0.07% |
| 2048 | 517,693 | 5,369,577 | 0.21% | -0.1% |
| 2049 | 518,684 | 5,362,651 | 0.19% | -0.13% |
| 2050 | 519,542 | 5,354,148 | 0.17% | -0.16% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Brunei increased by 63,296 people (a 17.6% growth), while Costa Rica gained 556,798 people (a 13.1% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Brunei gained 46,876 (a 11.1% growth), while Costa Rica's population increased by 352,446 (a 7.32% growth).
Brunei was ranked 169th most populous country in 2005 and is 170th in 2025. Costa Rica was ranked 120th in 2005 and ranked 126th 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 Costa Rica will increase by 3.55% to 5,354,148 people and rank change from 126th to 127th.
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 |
| San Jose | 342K |
| Limon | 71.5K |
| Liberia | 65.9K |
| Alajuela | 44.4K |
| Puntarenas | 41.5K |
| Cartago | 22.8K |
| Heredia | 16.7K |
| Tamarindo | 7.13K |
| Santa Teresa | 3K |
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Population differences between Brunei and Costa Rica
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| Life expectancy | 75.7 years | 81.2 years |
| Average age | 33.9 years | 37 years |
| Median age | 33.2 years | 35.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 53.1:46.9 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.75 births per woman | 1.33 births per woman |
| Population density | 227.4 ppl/mi² | 260.2 ppl/mi² |
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