The latest officially reported population of Brunei was 462,721 in 2024 vs 10,388,805 people in Greece in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brunei's population is 469,088 people compared to 10,276,140 in Greece.
Population statistics:
- Greece's population is 21.9 times bigger than Brunei's.
- Brunei is ranked the 170th most populous country in the world, while Greece is the 95th.
- The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.006% for Brunei vs 0.12% for Greece.
- For the last 10 years, Brunei has had an average growth rate of +1.08% per year vs -0.49% in Greece.
- Since 2005, the population of Brunei has increased from 359K people to 469K (30.7% growth), while Greece has declined from 11M to 10.3M (6.47% decline).
- Brunei is projected to reach its peak in 2055 at 521K people, while Greece's population already peaked in 2010 at 11.1M people and is projected to decrease to 6.49M people by 2100.
Brunei vs Greece: live population counter
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| Current population |
469088
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10276140
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| Population rank | 170/197 | 95/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.006% | 0.12% |
| One net population change |
2.32 hours
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31.3 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.4 hours
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7.43 minutes
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| One death every |
3.65 hours
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4.14 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.07 years
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4.28 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +0 | -122,772 |
| Daily growth/decline | +10 | -46 |
| Annual growth/decline | +3,772 | -16,783 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.82% | -0.16% |
| Population growth rate rank | 116/197 | 175/197 |
Brunei and Greece: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 88,347 | 8,331,725 | - | - |
| 1961 | 92,517 | 8,398,050 | 4.72% | 0.8% |
| 1962 | 96,719 | 8,448,233 | 4.54% | 0.6% |
| 1963 | 101,159 | 8,479,625 | 4.59% | 0.37% |
| 1964 | 105,922 | 8,510,429 | 4.71% | 0.36% |
| 1965 | 110,838 | 8,550,333 | 4.64% | 0.47% |
| 1966 | 115,874 | 8,613,651 | 4.54% | 0.74% |
| 1967 | 121,017 | 8,684,088 | 4.44% | 0.82% |
| 1968 | 126,222 | 8,740,765 | 4.3% | 0.65% |
| 1969 | 131,446 | 8,772,764 | 4.14% | 0.37% |
| 1970 | 135,138 | 8,792,806 | 2.81% | 0.23% |
| 1971 | 137,921 | 8,831,036 | 2.06% | 0.43% |
| 1972 | 142,189 | 8,888,628 | 3.09% | 0.65% |
| 1973 | 147,369 | 8,929,086 | 3.64% | 0.46% |
| 1974 | 152,656 | 8,962,022 | 3.59% | 0.37% |
| 1975 | 158,070 | 9,046,541 | 3.55% | 0.94% |
| 1976 | 163,607 | 9,188,150 | 3.5% | 1.57% |
| 1977 | 169,277 | 9,308,479 | 3.47% | 1.31% |
| 1978 | 174,884 | 9,429,959 | 3.31% | 1.31% |
| 1979 | 180,422 | 9,548,258 | 3.17% | 1.25% |
| 1980 | 186,111 | 9,642,505 | 3.15% | 0.99% |
| 1981 | 191,977 | 9,729,350 | 3.15% | 0.9% |
| 1982 | 198,165 | 9,789,513 | 3.22% | 0.62% |
| 1983 | 204,741 | 9,846,627 | 3.32% | 0.58% |
| 1984 | 211,661 | 9,895,801 | 3.38% | 0.5% |
| 1985 | 218,919 | 9,934,300 | 3.43% | 0.39% |
| 1986 | 226,495 | 9,967,213 | 3.46% | 0.33% |
| 1987 | 233,860 | 10,000,595 | 3.25% | 0.33% |
| 1988 | 240,913 | 10,036,983 | 3.02% | 0.36% |
| 1989 | 248,064 | 10,089,498 | 2.97% | 0.52% |
| 1990 | 255,292 | 10,196,792 | 2.91% | 1.06% |
| 1991 | 262,596 | 10,319,927 | 2.86% | 1.21% |
| 1992 | 269,839 | 10,399,061 | 2.76% | 0.77% |
| 1993 | 276,971 | 10,460,415 | 2.64% | 0.59% |
| 1994 | 284,091 | 10,512,922 | 2.57% | 0.5% |
| 1995 | 291,195 | 10,562,153 | 2.5% | 0.47% |
| 1996 | 298,276 | 10,608,800 | 2.43% | 0.44% |
| 1997 | 305,341 | 10,661,259 | 2.37% | 0.49% |
| 1998 | 312,385 | 10,720,509 | 2.31% | 0.56% |
| 1999 | 319,411 | 10,761,698 | 2.25% | 0.38% |
| 2000 | 326,424 | 10,805,808 | 2.2% | 0.41% |
| 2001 | 333,345 | 10,862,132 | 2.12% | 0.52% |
| 2002 | 340,099 | 10,902,022 | 2.03% | 0.37% |
| 2003 | 346,637 | 10,928,070 | 1.92% | 0.24% |
| 2004 | 352,911 | 10,955,141 | 1.81% | 0.25% |
| 2005 | 358,916 | 10,987,314 | 1.7% | 0.29% |
| 2006 | 364,663 | 11,020,362 | 1.6% | 0.3% |
| 2007 | 370,873 | 11,048,473 | 1.7% | 0.26% |
| 2008 | 377,793 | 11,077,841 | 1.87% | 0.27% |
| 2009 | 384,952 | 11,107,017 | 1.89% | 0.26% |
| 2010 | 392,332 | 11,121,341 | 1.92% | 0.13% |
| 2011 | 399,389 | 11,104,899 | 1.8% | -0.15% |
| 2012 | 405,557 | 11,045,011 | 1.54% | -0.54% |
| 2013 | 411,202 | 10,965,211 | 1.39% | -0.72% |
| 2014 | 416,750 | 10,892,413 | 1.35% | -0.66% |
| 2015 | 422,212 | 10,820,883 | 1.31% | -0.66% |
| 2016 | 427,564 | 10,775,971 | 1.27% | -0.42% |
| 2017 | 432,772 | 10,754,679 | 1.22% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 437,810 | 10,732,882 | 1.16% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 442,680 | 10,721,582 | 1.11% | -0.11% |
| 2020 | 447,404 | 10,698,599 | 1.07% | -0.21% |
| 2021 | 451,721 | 10,569,207 | 0.96% | -1.21% |
| 2022 | 455,370 | 10,436,882 | 0.81% | -1.25% |
| 2023 | 458,949 | 10,405,588 | 0.79% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 462,721 | 10,388,805 | 0.82% | -0.16% |
| 2025 | 466,324 | 10,276,140 | 0.78% | -1.08% |
| 2026 | 469,766 | 10,232,997 | 0.74% | -0.42% |
| 2027 | 473,148 | 10,188,386 | 0.72% | -0.44% |
| 2028 | 476,428 | 10,143,203 | 0.69% | -0.44% |
| 2029 | 479,491 | 10,097,603 | 0.64% | -0.45% |
| 2030 | 482,438 | 10,051,921 | 0.61% | -0.45% |
| 2031 | 485,308 | 10,006,045 | 0.59% | -0.46% |
| 2032 | 487,943 | 9,959,048 | 0.54% | -0.47% |
| 2033 | 490,424 | 9,911,765 | 0.51% | -0.47% |
| 2034 | 492,887 | 9,865,342 | 0.5% | -0.47% |
| 2035 | 495,286 | 9,818,783 | 0.49% | -0.47% |
| 2036 | 497,544 | 9,772,426 | 0.46% | -0.47% |
| 2037 | 499,693 | 9,726,502 | 0.43% | -0.47% |
| 2038 | 501,910 | 9,680,639 | 0.44% | -0.47% |
| 2039 | 504,061 | 9,635,315 | 0.43% | -0.47% |
| 2040 | 505,968 | 9,590,401 | 0.38% | -0.47% |
| 2041 | 507,800 | 9,545,637 | 0.36% | -0.47% |
| 2042 | 509,531 | 9,501,568 | 0.34% | -0.46% |
| 2043 | 511,124 | 9,457,398 | 0.31% | -0.46% |
| 2044 | 512,586 | 9,411,943 | 0.29% | -0.48% |
| 2045 | 514,047 | 9,365,737 | 0.29% | -0.49% |
| 2046 | 515,409 | 9,319,023 | 0.26% | -0.5% |
| 2047 | 516,596 | 9,269,970 | 0.23% | -0.53% |
| 2048 | 517,693 | 9,218,699 | 0.21% | -0.55% |
| 2049 | 518,684 | 9,165,668 | 0.19% | -0.58% |
| 2050 | 519,542 | 9,111,122 | 0.17% | -0.6% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Brunei increased by 63,296 people (a 17.6% growth), while Greece lost 166,431 people (a 1.51% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Brunei gained 46,876 (a 11.1% growth), while Greece's population decreased by -544,743 (a 5.03% decline).
Brunei was ranked 169th most populous country in 2005 and is 170th in 2025. Greece was ranked 74th in 2005 and ranked 95th 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 Greece will decrease by 11.3% to 9,111,122 people and rank change from 95th to 106th.
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 |
| Athens | 643K |
| Crete | 623K |
| Thessaloniki | 310K |
| Piraeus | 168K |
| Larissa | 146K |
| Peristeri | 134K |
| Glyfada | 89.6K |
| Nikaia | 88.1K |
| Nea Smyrni | 72.9K |
| Palaio Faliro | 64.9K |
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Population differences between Brunei and Greece
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| Life expectancy | 75.7 years | 82.2 years |
| Average age | 33.9 years | 45.5 years |
| Median age | 33.2 years | 47.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 53.1:46.9 | 48.4:51.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.75 births per woman | 1.32 births per woman |
| Population density | 227.4 ppl/mi² | 208.7 ppl/mi² |
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