The latest officially reported population of Brunei was 462,721 in 2024 vs 18,135,478 people in Ecuador in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brunei's population is 469,088 people compared to 18,414,090 in Ecuador.
Population statistics:
- Ecuador's population is 39.3 times bigger than Brunei's.
- Brunei is ranked the 170th most populous country in the world, while Ecuador is the 71st.
- The countries together account for 0.23% of the world: 0.006% for Brunei vs 0.22% for Ecuador.
- For the last 10 years, Brunei has had an average growth rate of +1.08% per year vs +1.26% in Ecuador.
- Since 2005, the population of Brunei has increased from 359K people to 469K (30.7% growth), while Ecuador has grown from 13.8M to 18.4M (33% growth).
- Brunei is projected to reach its peak in 2055 at 521K people compared to the peak of 21.7M people in 2063 for Ecuador.
Brunei vs Ecuador: live population counter
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| Current population |
469088
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18414090
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| Population rank | 170/197 | 71/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.006% | 0.22% |
| One net population change |
2.32 hours
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3.38 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.4 hours
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1.94 minutes
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| One death every |
3.65 hours
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5.7 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.07 years
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26.7 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +0 | -19,704 |
| Daily growth/decline | +10 | +426 |
| Annual growth/decline | +3,772 | +155,395 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.82% | +0.86% |
| Population growth rate rank | 116/197 | 112/197 |
Brunei and Ecuador: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 88,347 | 4,590,891 | - | - |
| 1961 | 92,517 | 4,722,331 | 4.72% | 2.86% |
| 1962 | 96,719 | 4,859,269 | 4.54% | 2.9% |
| 1963 | 101,159 | 5,001,716 | 4.59% | 2.93% |
| 1964 | 105,922 | 5,149,918 | 4.71% | 2.96% |
| 1965 | 110,838 | 5,303,963 | 4.64% | 2.99% |
| 1966 | 115,874 | 5,463,748 | 4.54% | 3.01% |
| 1967 | 121,017 | 5,629,057 | 4.44% | 3.03% |
| 1968 | 126,222 | 5,799,680 | 4.3% | 3.03% |
| 1969 | 131,446 | 5,975,236 | 4.14% | 3.03% |
| 1970 | 135,138 | 6,155,387 | 2.81% | 3.01% |
| 1971 | 137,921 | 6,340,052 | 2.06% | 3% |
| 1972 | 142,189 | 6,529,034 | 3.09% | 2.98% |
| 1973 | 147,369 | 6,722,033 | 3.64% | 2.96% |
| 1974 | 152,656 | 6,918,573 | 3.59% | 2.92% |
| 1975 | 158,070 | 7,118,251 | 3.55% | 2.89% |
| 1976 | 163,607 | 7,320,912 | 3.5% | 2.85% |
| 1977 | 169,277 | 7,526,819 | 3.47% | 2.81% |
| 1978 | 174,884 | 7,736,167 | 3.31% | 2.78% |
| 1979 | 180,422 | 7,948,869 | 3.17% | 2.75% |
| 1980 | 186,111 | 8,165,877 | 3.15% | 2.73% |
| 1981 | 191,977 | 8,386,910 | 3.15% | 2.71% |
| 1982 | 198,165 | 8,611,298 | 3.22% | 2.68% |
| 1983 | 204,741 | 8,840,417 | 3.32% | 2.66% |
| 1984 | 211,661 | 9,074,782 | 3.38% | 2.65% |
| 1985 | 218,919 | 9,311,154 | 3.43% | 2.6% |
| 1986 | 226,495 | 9,545,998 | 3.46% | 2.52% |
| 1987 | 233,860 | 9,779,290 | 3.25% | 2.44% |
| 1988 | 240,913 | 10,010,808 | 3.02% | 2.37% |
| 1989 | 248,064 | 10,241,852 | 2.97% | 2.31% |
| 1990 | 255,292 | 10,473,673 | 2.91% | 2.26% |
| 1991 | 262,596 | 10,702,380 | 2.86% | 2.18% |
| 1992 | 269,839 | 10,930,128 | 2.76% | 2.13% |
| 1993 | 276,971 | 11,154,274 | 2.64% | 2.05% |
| 1994 | 284,091 | 11,372,197 | 2.57% | 1.95% |
| 1995 | 291,195 | 11,590,514 | 2.5% | 1.92% |
| 1996 | 298,276 | 11,810,950 | 2.43% | 1.9% |
| 1997 | 305,341 | 12,031,127 | 2.37% | 1.86% |
| 1998 | 312,385 | 12,251,184 | 2.31% | 1.83% |
| 1999 | 319,411 | 12,470,795 | 2.25% | 1.79% |
| 2000 | 326,424 | 12,689,206 | 2.2% | 1.75% |
| 2001 | 333,345 | 12,910,740 | 2.12% | 1.75% |
| 2002 | 340,099 | 13,138,472 | 2.03% | 1.76% |
| 2003 | 346,637 | 13,372,306 | 1.92% | 1.78% |
| 2004 | 352,911 | 13,608,701 | 1.81% | 1.77% |
| 2005 | 358,916 | 13,846,163 | 1.7% | 1.74% |
| 2006 | 364,663 | 14,086,131 | 1.6% | 1.73% |
| 2007 | 370,873 | 14,328,773 | 1.7% | 1.72% |
| 2008 | 377,793 | 14,575,202 | 1.87% | 1.72% |
| 2009 | 384,952 | 14,825,954 | 1.89% | 1.72% |
| 2010 | 392,332 | 15,076,695 | 1.92% | 1.69% |
| 2011 | 399,389 | 15,326,227 | 1.8% | 1.66% |
| 2012 | 405,557 | 15,572,194 | 1.54% | 1.6% |
| 2013 | 411,202 | 15,807,128 | 1.39% | 1.51% |
| 2014 | 416,750 | 16,035,124 | 1.35% | 1.44% |
| 2015 | 422,212 | 16,266,225 | 1.31% | 1.44% |
| 2016 | 427,564 | 16,505,139 | 1.27% | 1.47% |
| 2017 | 432,772 | 16,759,519 | 1.22% | 1.54% |
| 2018 | 437,810 | 17,049,547 | 1.16% | 1.73% |
| 2019 | 442,680 | 17,340,021 | 1.11% | 1.7% |
| 2020 | 447,404 | 17,546,065 | 1.07% | 1.19% |
| 2021 | 451,721 | 17,682,454 | 0.96% | 0.78% |
| 2022 | 455,370 | 17,823,897 | 0.81% | 0.8% |
| 2023 | 458,949 | 17,980,083 | 0.79% | 0.88% |
| 2024 | 462,721 | 18,135,478 | 0.82% | 0.86% |
| 2025 | 466,324 | 18,289,898 | 0.78% | 0.85% |
| 2026 | 469,766 | 18,444,505 | 0.74% | 0.85% |
| 2027 | 473,148 | 18,600,319 | 0.72% | 0.84% |
| 2028 | 476,428 | 18,757,228 | 0.69% | 0.84% |
| 2029 | 479,491 | 18,914,103 | 0.64% | 0.84% |
| 2030 | 482,438 | 19,069,715 | 0.61% | 0.82% |
| 2031 | 485,308 | 19,222,817 | 0.59% | 0.8% |
| 2032 | 487,943 | 19,372,495 | 0.54% | 0.78% |
| 2033 | 490,424 | 19,518,750 | 0.51% | 0.75% |
| 2034 | 492,887 | 19,661,347 | 0.5% | 0.73% |
| 2035 | 495,286 | 19,800,128 | 0.49% | 0.71% |
| 2036 | 497,544 | 19,935,162 | 0.46% | 0.68% |
| 2037 | 499,693 | 20,066,382 | 0.43% | 0.66% |
| 2038 | 501,910 | 20,193,573 | 0.44% | 0.63% |
| 2039 | 504,061 | 20,316,268 | 0.43% | 0.61% |
| 2040 | 505,968 | 20,434,223 | 0.38% | 0.58% |
| 2041 | 507,800 | 20,547,455 | 0.36% | 0.55% |
| 2042 | 509,531 | 20,655,763 | 0.34% | 0.53% |
| 2043 | 511,124 | 20,759,127 | 0.31% | 0.5% |
| 2044 | 512,586 | 20,857,468 | 0.29% | 0.47% |
| 2045 | 514,047 | 20,950,629 | 0.29% | 0.45% |
| 2046 | 515,409 | 21,038,532 | 0.26% | 0.42% |
| 2047 | 516,596 | 21,121,169 | 0.23% | 0.39% |
| 2048 | 517,693 | 21,198,613 | 0.21% | 0.37% |
| 2049 | 518,684 | 21,270,658 | 0.19% | 0.34% |
| 2050 | 519,542 | 21,337,231 | 0.17% | 0.31% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Brunei increased by 63,296 people (a 17.6% growth), while Ecuador gained 2,420,062 people (a 17.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Brunei gained 46,876 (a 11.1% growth), while Ecuador's population increased by 2,147,865 (a 13.2% growth).
Brunei was ranked 169th most populous country in 2005 and is 170th in 2025. Ecuador was ranked 64th in 2005 and ranked 71st 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 Ecuador will increase by 15.9% to 21,337,231 people and rank change from 71st to 74th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Kuala Belait | 70K |
| Bandar Seri Begawan | 50K |
| Seria | 13.1K |
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Population differences between Brunei and Ecuador
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| Life expectancy | 75.7 years | 77.8 years |
| Average age | 33.9 years | 32.4 years |
| Median age | 33.2 years | 29.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 53.1:46.9 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.75 births per woman | 1.82 births per woman |
| Population density | 227.4 ppl/mi² | 189.1 ppl/mi² |
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