The latest officially reported population of Brunei was 462,721 in 2024 vs 5,619,911 people in Finland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brunei's population is 469,802 people compared to 5,624,333 in Finland.
Population statistics:
- Finland's population is 12 times bigger than Brunei's.
- Brunei is ranked the 170th most populous country in the world, while Finland is the 120th.
- The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.006% for Brunei vs 0.07% for Finland.
- For the last 10 years, Brunei has had an average growth rate of +1.08% per year vs +0.3% in Finland.
- Since 2006, the population of Brunei has increased from 365K people to 470K (28.8% growth), while Finland has grown from 5.27M to 5.62M (6.8% growth).
- Brunei is projected to reach its peak in 2055 at 521K people, while Finland's population already peaked in 2025 at 5.63M people and is projected to decrease to 4.6M people by 2100.
Brunei vs Finland: live population counter
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| Current population |
469802
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5624333
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| Population rank | 170/197 | 120/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.006% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
2.32 hours
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14.6 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.4 hours
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12.1 minutes
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| One death every |
3.65 hours
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8.56 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.07 years
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19.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +0 | +26,894 |
| Daily growth/decline | +10 | +99 |
| Annual growth/decline | +3,772 | +36,000 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.82% | +0.64% |
| Population growth rate rank | 115/197 | 123/197 |
Brunei and Finland: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 88,347 | 4,429,634 | - | - |
| 1961 | 92,517 | 4,461,005 | 4.72% | 0.71% |
| 1962 | 96,719 | 4,491,443 | 4.54% | 0.68% |
| 1963 | 101,159 | 4,523,309 | 4.59% | 0.71% |
| 1964 | 105,922 | 4,548,543 | 4.71% | 0.56% |
| 1965 | 110,838 | 4,563,732 | 4.64% | 0.33% |
| 1966 | 115,874 | 4,580,869 | 4.54% | 0.38% |
| 1967 | 121,017 | 4,605,744 | 4.44% | 0.54% |
| 1968 | 126,222 | 4,626,469 | 4.3% | 0.45% |
| 1969 | 131,446 | 4,623,785 | 4.14% | -0.06% |
| 1970 | 135,138 | 4,606,307 | 2.81% | -0.38% |
| 1971 | 137,921 | 4,612,124 | 2.06% | 0.13% |
| 1972 | 142,189 | 4,639,657 | 3.09% | 0.6% |
| 1973 | 147,369 | 4,666,081 | 3.64% | 0.57% |
| 1974 | 152,656 | 4,690,574 | 3.59% | 0.52% |
| 1975 | 158,070 | 4,711,440 | 3.55% | 0.44% |
| 1976 | 163,607 | 4,725,664 | 3.5% | 0.3% |
| 1977 | 169,277 | 4,738,902 | 3.47% | 0.28% |
| 1978 | 174,884 | 4,752,528 | 3.31% | 0.29% |
| 1979 | 180,422 | 4,764,690 | 3.17% | 0.26% |
| 1980 | 186,111 | 4,779,535 | 3.15% | 0.31% |
| 1981 | 191,977 | 4,799,964 | 3.15% | 0.43% |
| 1982 | 198,165 | 4,826,933 | 3.22% | 0.56% |
| 1983 | 204,741 | 4,855,787 | 3.32% | 0.6% |
| 1984 | 211,661 | 4,881,803 | 3.38% | 0.54% |
| 1985 | 218,919 | 4,902,206 | 3.43% | 0.42% |
| 1986 | 226,495 | 4,918,154 | 3.46% | 0.33% |
| 1987 | 233,860 | 4,932,123 | 3.25% | 0.28% |
| 1988 | 240,913 | 4,946,481 | 3.02% | 0.29% |
| 1989 | 248,064 | 4,964,371 | 2.97% | 0.36% |
| 1990 | 255,292 | 4,986,431 | 2.91% | 0.44% |
| 1991 | 262,596 | 5,013,740 | 2.86% | 0.55% |
| 1992 | 269,839 | 5,041,992 | 2.76% | 0.56% |
| 1993 | 276,971 | 5,066,447 | 2.64% | 0.49% |
| 1994 | 284,091 | 5,088,333 | 2.57% | 0.43% |
| 1995 | 291,195 | 5,107,790 | 2.5% | 0.38% |
| 1996 | 298,276 | 5,124,573 | 2.43% | 0.33% |
| 1997 | 305,341 | 5,139,835 | 2.37% | 0.3% |
| 1998 | 312,385 | 5,153,498 | 2.31% | 0.27% |
| 1999 | 319,411 | 5,165,474 | 2.25% | 0.23% |
| 2000 | 326,424 | 5,176,209 | 2.2% | 0.21% |
| 2001 | 333,345 | 5,188,008 | 2.12% | 0.23% |
| 2002 | 340,099 | 5,200,598 | 2.03% | 0.24% |
| 2003 | 346,637 | 5,213,014 | 1.92% | 0.24% |
| 2004 | 352,911 | 5,228,172 | 1.81% | 0.29% |
| 2005 | 358,916 | 5,246,096 | 1.7% | 0.34% |
| 2006 | 364,663 | 5,266,268 | 1.6% | 0.38% |
| 2007 | 370,873 | 5,288,720 | 1.7% | 0.43% |
| 2008 | 377,793 | 5,313,399 | 1.87% | 0.47% |
| 2009 | 384,952 | 5,338,871 | 1.89% | 0.48% |
| 2010 | 392,332 | 5,363,352 | 1.92% | 0.46% |
| 2011 | 399,389 | 5,388,272 | 1.8% | 0.46% |
| 2012 | 405,557 | 5,413,971 | 1.54% | 0.48% |
| 2013 | 411,202 | 5,438,972 | 1.39% | 0.46% |
| 2014 | 416,750 | 5,461,512 | 1.35% | 0.41% |
| 2015 | 422,212 | 5,479,531 | 1.31% | 0.33% |
| 2016 | 427,564 | 5,495,303 | 1.27% | 0.29% |
| 2017 | 432,772 | 5,508,214 | 1.22% | 0.23% |
| 2018 | 437,810 | 5,515,525 | 1.16% | 0.13% |
| 2019 | 442,680 | 5,521,606 | 1.11% | 0.11% |
| 2020 | 447,404 | 5,529,543 | 1.07% | 0.14% |
| 2021 | 451,721 | 5,541,017 | 0.96% | 0.21% |
| 2022 | 455,370 | 5,556,106 | 0.81% | 0.27% |
| 2023 | 458,949 | 5,583,911 | 0.79% | 0.5% |
| 2024 | 462,721 | 5,619,911 | 0.82% | 0.64% |
| 2025 | 466,324 | 5,625,932 | 0.78% | 0.11% |
| 2026 | 469,766 | 5,624,333 | 0.74% | -0.03% |
| 2027 | 473,148 | 5,618,598 | 0.72% | -0.1% |
| 2028 | 476,428 | 5,611,400 | 0.69% | -0.13% |
| 2029 | 479,491 | 5,603,365 | 0.64% | -0.14% |
| 2030 | 482,438 | 5,594,631 | 0.61% | -0.16% |
| 2031 | 485,308 | 5,585,302 | 0.59% | -0.17% |
| 2032 | 487,943 | 5,575,456 | 0.54% | -0.18% |
| 2033 | 490,424 | 5,565,204 | 0.51% | -0.18% |
| 2034 | 492,887 | 5,554,448 | 0.5% | -0.19% |
| 2035 | 495,286 | 5,543,219 | 0.49% | -0.2% |
| 2036 | 497,544 | 5,531,603 | 0.46% | -0.21% |
| 2037 | 499,693 | 5,519,668 | 0.43% | -0.22% |
| 2038 | 501,910 | 5,507,536 | 0.44% | -0.22% |
| 2039 | 504,061 | 5,495,296 | 0.43% | -0.22% |
| 2040 | 505,968 | 5,483,053 | 0.38% | -0.22% |
| 2041 | 507,800 | 5,470,834 | 0.36% | -0.22% |
| 2042 | 509,531 | 5,458,532 | 0.34% | -0.22% |
| 2043 | 511,124 | 5,446,086 | 0.31% | -0.23% |
| 2044 | 512,586 | 5,433,513 | 0.29% | -0.23% |
| 2045 | 514,047 | 5,420,858 | 0.29% | -0.23% |
| 2046 | 515,409 | 5,408,069 | 0.26% | -0.24% |
| 2047 | 516,596 | 5,395,098 | 0.23% | -0.24% |
| 2048 | 517,693 | 5,381,776 | 0.21% | -0.25% |
| 2049 | 518,684 | 5,368,125 | 0.19% | -0.25% |
| 2050 | 519,542 | 5,354,121 | 0.17% | -0.26% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brunei increased by 62,901 people (a 17.2% growth), while Finland gained 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brunei gained 42,238 (a 9.88% growth), while Finland's population increased by 129,030 (a 2.35% growth).
Brunei was ranked 169th most populous country in 2006 and is 170th in 2026. Finland was ranked 111th in 2006 and ranked 120th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Brunei's population will grow by 10.6% to 519,542 people with a rank change from 170th to 171st. The population of Finland will decrease by 4.8% to 5,354,121 people and rank change from 120th 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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Population differences between Brunei and Finland
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| Life expectancy | 75.8 years | 82.4 years |
| Average age | 33.9 years | 44 years |
| Median age | 33.2 years | 44 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 53.1:46.9 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.75 births per woman | 1.26 births per woman |
| Population density | 227.4 ppl/mi² | 47.9 ppl/mi² |
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