The latest officially reported population of Brunei was 462,721 in 2024 vs 83,516,593 people in Germany in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brunei's population is 469,802 people compared to 82,619,736 in Germany.
Population statistics:
- Germany's population is 175.9 times bigger than Brunei's.
- Brunei is ranked the 170th most populous country in the world, while Germany is the 19th.
- The countries together account for 1% of the world: 0.006% for Brunei vs 1% for Germany.
- For the last 10 years, Brunei has had an average growth rate of +1.08% per year vs +0.32% in Germany.
- Since 2006, the population of Brunei has increased from 365K people to 470K (28.8% growth), while Germany has grown from 82.4M to 82.6M (0.3% growth).
- Brunei is projected to reach its peak in 2055 at 521K people, while Germany's population already peaked in 2024 at 83.5M people and is projected to decrease to 70M people by 2100.
Brunei vs Germany: live population counter
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| Current population |
469802
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82619736
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| Population rank | 170/197 | 19/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.006% | 1% |
| One net population change |
2.32 hours
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2.29 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.4 hours
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45.6 seconds
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| One death every |
3.65 hours
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30.8 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
1.07 years
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14.2 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +0 | +36,954 |
| Daily growth/decline | +10 | +628 |
| Annual growth/decline | +3,772 | +229,320 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.82% | +0.28% |
| Population growth rate rank | 115/197 | 152/197 |
Brunei and Germany: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 88,347 | 72,814,900 | - | - |
| 1961 | 92,517 | 73,377,632 | 4.72% | 0.77% |
| 1962 | 96,719 | 74,025,784 | 4.54% | 0.88% |
| 1963 | 101,159 | 74,714,353 | 4.59% | 0.93% |
| 1964 | 105,922 | 75,318,337 | 4.71% | 0.81% |
| 1965 | 110,838 | 75,963,695 | 4.64% | 0.86% |
| 1966 | 115,874 | 76,600,311 | 4.54% | 0.84% |
| 1967 | 121,017 | 76,951,336 | 4.44% | 0.46% |
| 1968 | 126,222 | 77,294,314 | 4.3% | 0.45% |
| 1969 | 131,446 | 77,909,682 | 4.14% | 0.8% |
| 1970 | 135,138 | 78,169,289 | 2.81% | 0.33% |
| 1971 | 137,921 | 78,312,842 | 2.06% | 0.18% |
| 1972 | 142,189 | 78,688,452 | 3.09% | 0.48% |
| 1973 | 147,369 | 78,936,666 | 3.64% | 0.32% |
| 1974 | 152,656 | 78,967,433 | 3.59% | 0.04% |
| 1975 | 158,070 | 78,673,554 | 3.55% | -0.37% |
| 1976 | 163,607 | 78,336,950 | 3.5% | -0.43% |
| 1977 | 169,277 | 78,159,814 | 3.47% | -0.23% |
| 1978 | 174,884 | 78,091,820 | 3.31% | -0.09% |
| 1979 | 180,422 | 78,126,350 | 3.17% | 0.04% |
| 1980 | 186,111 | 78,288,576 | 3.15% | 0.21% |
| 1981 | 191,977 | 78,407,907 | 3.15% | 0.15% |
| 1982 | 198,165 | 78,333,366 | 3.22% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 204,741 | 78,128,282 | 3.32% | -0.26% |
| 1984 | 211,661 | 77,858,685 | 3.38% | -0.35% |
| 1985 | 218,919 | 77,684,873 | 3.43% | -0.22% |
| 1986 | 226,495 | 77,720,436 | 3.46% | 0.05% |
| 1987 | 233,860 | 77,839,920 | 3.25% | 0.15% |
| 1988 | 240,913 | 78,144,619 | 3.02% | 0.39% |
| 1989 | 248,064 | 78,751,283 | 2.97% | 0.78% |
| 1990 | 255,292 | 79,433,029 | 2.91% | 0.87% |
| 1991 | 262,596 | 80,013,896 | 2.86% | 0.73% |
| 1992 | 269,839 | 80,624,598 | 2.76% | 0.76% |
| 1993 | 276,971 | 81,156,363 | 2.64% | 0.66% |
| 1994 | 284,091 | 81,438,348 | 2.57% | 0.35% |
| 1995 | 291,195 | 81,678,051 | 2.5% | 0.29% |
| 1996 | 298,276 | 81,914,831 | 2.43% | 0.29% |
| 1997 | 305,341 | 82,034,771 | 2.37% | 0.15% |
| 1998 | 312,385 | 82,047,195 | 2.31% | 0.02% |
| 1999 | 319,411 | 82,100,243 | 2.25% | 0.06% |
| 2000 | 326,424 | 82,211,508 | 2.2% | 0.14% |
| 2001 | 333,345 | 82,349,925 | 2.12% | 0.17% |
| 2002 | 340,099 | 82,488,495 | 2.03% | 0.17% |
| 2003 | 346,637 | 82,534,176 | 1.92% | 0.06% |
| 2004 | 352,911 | 82,516,260 | 1.81% | -0.02% |
| 2005 | 358,916 | 82,469,422 | 1.7% | -0.06% |
| 2006 | 364,663 | 82,376,451 | 1.6% | -0.11% |
| 2007 | 370,873 | 82,266,372 | 1.7% | -0.13% |
| 2008 | 377,793 | 82,110,097 | 1.87% | -0.19% |
| 2009 | 384,952 | 81,902,307 | 1.89% | -0.25% |
| 2010 | 392,332 | 81,776,930 | 1.92% | -0.15% |
| 2011 | 399,389 | 80,274,983 | 1.8% | -1.84% |
| 2012 | 405,557 | 80,425,823 | 1.54% | 0.19% |
| 2013 | 411,202 | 80,645,605 | 1.39% | 0.27% |
| 2014 | 416,750 | 80,982,500 | 1.35% | 0.42% |
| 2015 | 422,212 | 81,686,611 | 1.31% | 0.87% |
| 2016 | 427,564 | 82,348,669 | 1.27% | 0.81% |
| 2017 | 432,772 | 82,657,002 | 1.22% | 0.37% |
| 2018 | 437,810 | 82,905,782 | 1.16% | 0.3% |
| 2019 | 442,680 | 83,092,962 | 1.11% | 0.23% |
| 2020 | 447,404 | 83,160,871 | 1.07% | 0.08% |
| 2021 | 451,721 | 83,196,078 | 0.96% | 0.04% |
| 2022 | 455,370 | 83,177,813 | 0.81% | -0.02% |
| 2023 | 458,949 | 83,287,273 | 0.79% | 0.13% |
| 2024 | 462,721 | 83,516,593 | 0.82% | 0.28% |
| 2025 | 466,324 | 83,045,276 | 0.78% | -0.56% |
| 2026 | 469,766 | 82,619,736 | 0.74% | -0.51% |
| 2027 | 473,148 | 82,420,656 | 0.72% | -0.24% |
| 2028 | 476,428 | 82,209,650 | 0.69% | -0.26% |
| 2029 | 479,491 | 81,988,746 | 0.64% | -0.27% |
| 2030 | 482,438 | 81,767,011 | 0.61% | -0.27% |
| 2031 | 485,308 | 81,541,291 | 0.59% | -0.28% |
| 2032 | 487,943 | 81,315,327 | 0.54% | -0.28% |
| 2033 | 490,424 | 81,094,150 | 0.51% | -0.27% |
| 2034 | 492,887 | 80,879,704 | 0.5% | -0.26% |
| 2035 | 495,286 | 80,669,570 | 0.49% | -0.26% |
| 2036 | 497,544 | 80,445,835 | 0.46% | -0.28% |
| 2037 | 499,693 | 80,222,108 | 0.43% | -0.28% |
| 2038 | 501,910 | 80,001,936 | 0.44% | -0.27% |
| 2039 | 504,061 | 79,780,699 | 0.43% | -0.28% |
| 2040 | 505,968 | 79,565,092 | 0.38% | -0.27% |
| 2041 | 507,800 | 79,361,541 | 0.36% | -0.26% |
| 2042 | 509,531 | 79,167,400 | 0.34% | -0.24% |
| 2043 | 511,124 | 78,962,964 | 0.31% | -0.26% |
| 2044 | 512,586 | 78,743,160 | 0.29% | -0.28% |
| 2045 | 514,047 | 78,518,131 | 0.29% | -0.29% |
| 2046 | 515,409 | 78,293,579 | 0.26% | -0.29% |
| 2047 | 516,596 | 78,066,226 | 0.23% | -0.29% |
| 2048 | 517,693 | 77,826,011 | 0.21% | -0.31% |
| 2049 | 518,684 | 77,578,876 | 0.19% | -0.32% |
| 2050 | 519,542 | 77,335,610 | 0.17% | -0.31% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brunei increased by 62,901 people (a 17.2% growth), while Germany lost 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brunei gained 42,238 (a 9.88% growth), while Germany's population increased by 271,067 (a 0.33% growth).
Brunei was ranked 169th most populous country in 2006 and is 170th in 2026. Germany was ranked 14th in 2006 and ranked 19th 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 Germany will decrease by 6.4% to 77,335,610 people and rank change from 19th to 24th.
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 Germany
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| Life expectancy | 75.8 years | 81.9 years |
| Average age | 33.9 years | 45 years |
| Median age | 33.2 years | 46.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 53.1:46.9 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.75 births per woman | 1.39 births per woman |
| Population density | 227.4 ppl/mi² | 619 ppl/mi² |
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