The latest officially reported population of Brunei was 462,721 in 2024 vs 2,759,988 people in the Gambia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brunei's population is 469,802 people compared to 2,884,750 in the Gambia.
Population statistics:
- The Gambia's population is 6.14 times bigger than Brunei's.
- Brunei is ranked the 170th most populous country in the world, while the Gambia is the 138th.
- The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.006% for Brunei vs 0.03% for the Gambia.
- For the last 10 years, Brunei has had an average growth rate of +1.08% per year vs +2.5% in the Gambia.
- Since 2006, the population of Brunei has increased from 365K people to 470K (28.8% growth), while the Gambia has grown from 1.72M to 2.88M (68.2% growth).
- Brunei is projected to reach its peak in 2055 at 521K people compared to the peak of 5.7M people in 2100 for the Gambia.
Brunei vs Gambia: live population counter
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| Current population |
469802
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2884750
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| Population rank | 170/197 | 138/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.006% | 0.03% |
| One net population change |
2.32 hours
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8.46 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.4 hours
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6.4 minutes
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| One death every |
3.65 hours
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31 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.07 years
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2.93 hours
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| Annual migration change | +0 | -2,989 |
| Daily growth/decline | +10 | +170 |
| Annual growth/decline | +3,772 | +62,143 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.82% | +2.3% |
| Population growth rate rank | 115/197 | 37/197 |
Brunei and the Gambia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 88,347 | 398,060 | - | - |
| 1961 | 92,517 | 408,930 | 4.72% | 2.73% |
| 1962 | 96,719 | 420,163 | 4.54% | 2.75% |
| 1963 | 101,159 | 431,757 | 4.59% | 2.76% |
| 1964 | 105,922 | 443,687 | 4.71% | 2.76% |
| 1965 | 110,838 | 455,952 | 4.64% | 2.76% |
| 1966 | 115,874 | 468,516 | 4.54% | 2.76% |
| 1967 | 121,017 | 481,588 | 4.44% | 2.79% |
| 1968 | 126,222 | 495,269 | 4.3% | 2.84% |
| 1969 | 131,446 | 509,440 | 4.14% | 2.86% |
| 1970 | 135,138 | 524,105 | 2.81% | 2.88% |
| 1971 | 137,921 | 539,388 | 2.06% | 2.92% |
| 1972 | 142,189 | 555,370 | 3.09% | 2.96% |
| 1973 | 147,369 | 571,991 | 3.64% | 2.99% |
| 1974 | 152,656 | 589,085 | 3.59% | 2.99% |
| 1975 | 158,070 | 606,821 | 3.55% | 3.01% |
| 1976 | 163,607 | 625,667 | 3.5% | 3.11% |
| 1977 | 169,277 | 645,770 | 3.47% | 3.21% |
| 1978 | 174,884 | 667,103 | 3.31% | 3.3% |
| 1979 | 180,422 | 689,781 | 3.17% | 3.4% |
| 1980 | 186,111 | 713,913 | 3.15% | 3.5% |
| 1981 | 191,977 | 739,125 | 3.15% | 3.53% |
| 1982 | 198,165 | 765,753 | 3.22% | 3.6% |
| 1983 | 204,741 | 794,525 | 3.32% | 3.76% |
| 1984 | 211,661 | 825,631 | 3.38% | 3.92% |
| 1985 | 218,919 | 858,874 | 3.43% | 4.03% |
| 1986 | 226,495 | 894,019 | 3.46% | 4.09% |
| 1987 | 233,860 | 931,091 | 3.25% | 4.15% |
| 1988 | 240,913 | 970,160 | 3.02% | 4.2% |
| 1989 | 248,064 | 1,011,357 | 2.97% | 4.25% |
| 1990 | 255,292 | 1,054,696 | 2.91% | 4.29% |
| 1991 | 262,596 | 1,099,959 | 2.86% | 4.29% |
| 1992 | 269,839 | 1,145,582 | 2.76% | 4.15% |
| 1993 | 276,971 | 1,188,365 | 2.64% | 3.73% |
| 1994 | 284,091 | 1,227,226 | 2.57% | 3.27% |
| 1995 | 291,195 | 1,264,313 | 2.5% | 3.02% |
| 1996 | 298,276 | 1,301,410 | 2.43% | 2.93% |
| 1997 | 305,341 | 1,338,889 | 2.37% | 2.88% |
| 1998 | 312,385 | 1,376,987 | 2.31% | 2.85% |
| 1999 | 319,411 | 1,415,779 | 2.25% | 2.82% |
| 2000 | 326,424 | 1,455,084 | 2.2% | 2.78% |
| 2001 | 333,345 | 1,495,011 | 2.12% | 2.74% |
| 2002 | 340,099 | 1,535,691 | 2.03% | 2.72% |
| 2003 | 346,637 | 1,577,611 | 1.92% | 2.73% |
| 2004 | 352,911 | 1,621,312 | 1.81% | 2.77% |
| 2005 | 358,916 | 1,667,037 | 1.7% | 2.82% |
| 2006 | 364,663 | 1,715,275 | 1.6% | 2.89% |
| 2007 | 370,873 | 1,765,774 | 1.7% | 2.94% |
| 2008 | 377,793 | 1,817,852 | 1.87% | 2.95% |
| 2009 | 384,952 | 1,871,422 | 1.89% | 2.95% |
| 2010 | 392,332 | 1,926,630 | 1.92% | 2.95% |
| 2011 | 399,389 | 1,983,784 | 1.8% | 2.97% |
| 2012 | 405,557 | 2,043,094 | 1.54% | 2.99% |
| 2013 | 411,202 | 2,103,820 | 1.39% | 2.97% |
| 2014 | 416,750 | 2,164,528 | 1.35% | 2.89% |
| 2015 | 422,212 | 2,224,529 | 1.31% | 2.77% |
| 2016 | 427,564 | 2,283,769 | 1.27% | 2.66% |
| 2017 | 432,772 | 2,342,189 | 1.22% | 2.56% |
| 2018 | 437,810 | 2,399,632 | 1.16% | 2.45% |
| 2019 | 442,680 | 2,456,844 | 1.11% | 2.38% |
| 2020 | 447,404 | 2,515,733 | 1.07% | 2.4% |
| 2021 | 451,721 | 2,576,010 | 0.96% | 2.4% |
| 2022 | 455,370 | 2,636,470 | 0.81% | 2.35% |
| 2023 | 458,949 | 2,697,845 | 0.79% | 2.33% |
| 2024 | 462,721 | 2,759,988 | 0.82% | 2.3% |
| 2025 | 466,324 | 2,822,083 | 0.78% | 2.25% |
| 2026 | 469,766 | 2,884,075 | 0.74% | 2.2% |
| 2027 | 473,148 | 2,945,874 | 0.72% | 2.14% |
| 2028 | 476,428 | 3,007,541 | 0.69% | 2.09% |
| 2029 | 479,491 | 3,069,012 | 0.64% | 2.04% |
| 2030 | 482,438 | 3,130,117 | 0.61% | 1.99% |
| 2031 | 485,308 | 3,190,986 | 0.59% | 1.94% |
| 2032 | 487,943 | 3,251,816 | 0.54% | 1.91% |
| 2033 | 490,424 | 3,312,585 | 0.51% | 1.87% |
| 2034 | 492,887 | 3,373,117 | 0.5% | 1.83% |
| 2035 | 495,286 | 3,433,418 | 0.49% | 1.79% |
| 2036 | 497,544 | 3,493,569 | 0.46% | 1.75% |
| 2037 | 499,693 | 3,553,521 | 0.43% | 1.72% |
| 2038 | 501,910 | 3,613,489 | 0.44% | 1.69% |
| 2039 | 504,061 | 3,673,332 | 0.43% | 1.66% |
| 2040 | 505,968 | 3,732,793 | 0.38% | 1.62% |
| 2041 | 507,800 | 3,791,791 | 0.36% | 1.58% |
| 2042 | 509,531 | 3,850,526 | 0.34% | 1.55% |
| 2043 | 511,124 | 3,909,016 | 0.31% | 1.52% |
| 2044 | 512,586 | 3,966,899 | 0.29% | 1.48% |
| 2045 | 514,047 | 4,024,221 | 0.29% | 1.45% |
| 2046 | 515,409 | 4,080,955 | 0.26% | 1.41% |
| 2047 | 516,596 | 4,137,188 | 0.23% | 1.38% |
| 2048 | 517,693 | 4,192,836 | 0.21% | 1.35% |
| 2049 | 518,684 | 4,247,701 | 0.19% | 1.31% |
| 2050 | 519,542 | 4,301,881 | 0.17% | 1.28% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brunei increased by 62,901 people (a 17.2% growth), while the Gambia gained 568,494 people (a 33.1% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brunei gained 42,238 (a 9.88% growth), while the Gambia's population increased by 600,981 (a 26.3% growth).
Brunei was ranked 169th most populous country in 2006 and is 170th in 2026. The Gambia was ranked 146th in 2006 and ranked 138th 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 the Gambia will increase by 49.1% to 4,301,881 people and rank change from 138th to 132nd.
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 the Gambia
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| Life expectancy | 75.8 years | 66.5 years |
| Average age | 33.9 years | 23.7 years |
| Median age | 33.2 years | 19.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 53.1:46.9 | 49.8:50.2 |
| Fertility rate | 1.75 births per woman | 4.01 births per woman |
| Population density | 227.4 ppl/mi² | 706 ppl/mi² |
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