The latest officially reported population of Brunei was 462,721 in 2024 vs 404,610 people in Iceland in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brunei's population is 469,088 people compared to 412,970 in Iceland.
Population statistics:
- Brunei's population is 1.14 times bigger than Iceland's.
- Brunei is ranked the 170th most populous country in the world, while Iceland is the 172nd.
- The countries together account for 0.01% of the world: 0.006% for Brunei vs 0.005% for Iceland.
- For the last 10 years, Brunei has had an average growth rate of +1.08% per year vs +2.05% in Iceland.
- Since 2005, the population of Brunei has increased from 359K people to 469K (30.7% growth), while Iceland has grown from 297K to 413K (39.2% growth).
- Brunei is projected to reach its peak in 2055 at 521K people compared to the peak of 445K people in 2049 for Iceland.
Brunei vs Iceland: live population counter
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| Current population |
469088
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412970
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| Population rank | 170/197 | 172/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.006% | 0.005% |
| One net population change |
2.32 hours
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46.7 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.4 hours
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2.02 hours
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| One death every |
3.65 hours
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3.37 hours
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| One migration net change every |
1.07 years
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2.47 hours
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| Annual migration change | +0 | +3,543 |
| Daily growth/decline | +10 | +31 |
| Annual growth/decline | +3,772 | +11,261 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.82% | +2.86% |
| Population growth rate rank | 116/197 | 21/197 |
Brunei and Iceland: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 88,347 | 175,574 | - | - |
| 1961 | 92,517 | 179,029 | 4.72% | 1.97% |
| 1962 | 96,719 | 182,378 | 4.54% | 1.87% |
| 1963 | 101,159 | 185,653 | 4.59% | 1.8% |
| 1964 | 105,922 | 188,983 | 4.71% | 1.79% |
| 1965 | 110,838 | 192,286 | 4.64% | 1.75% |
| 1966 | 115,874 | 195,570 | 4.54% | 1.71% |
| 1967 | 121,017 | 198,751 | 4.44% | 1.63% |
| 1968 | 126,222 | 201,488 | 4.3% | 1.38% |
| 1969 | 131,446 | 203,369 | 4.14% | 0.93% |
| 1970 | 135,138 | 204,438 | 2.81% | 0.53% |
| 1971 | 137,921 | 206,098 | 2.06% | 0.81% |
| 1972 | 142,189 | 209,137 | 3.09% | 1.47% |
| 1973 | 147,369 | 212,317 | 3.64% | 1.52% |
| 1974 | 152,656 | 215,209 | 3.59% | 1.36% |
| 1975 | 158,070 | 217,979 | 3.55% | 1.29% |
| 1976 | 163,607 | 220,154 | 3.5% | 1% |
| 1977 | 169,277 | 221,799 | 3.47% | 0.75% |
| 1978 | 174,884 | 223,537 | 3.31% | 0.78% |
| 1979 | 180,422 | 225,735 | 3.17% | 0.98% |
| 1980 | 186,111 | 228,138 | 3.15% | 1.06% |
| 1981 | 191,977 | 230,755 | 3.15% | 1.15% |
| 1982 | 198,165 | 233,860 | 3.22% | 1.35% |
| 1983 | 204,741 | 236,977 | 3.32% | 1.33% |
| 1984 | 211,661 | 239,511 | 3.38% | 1.07% |
| 1985 | 218,919 | 241,405 | 3.43% | 0.79% |
| 1986 | 226,495 | 243,180 | 3.46% | 0.74% |
| 1987 | 233,860 | 245,859 | 3.25% | 1.1% |
| 1988 | 240,913 | 249,740 | 3.02% | 1.58% |
| 1989 | 248,064 | 252,852 | 2.97% | 1.25% |
| 1990 | 255,292 | 254,826 | 2.91% | 0.78% |
| 1991 | 262,596 | 257,797 | 2.86% | 1.17% |
| 1992 | 269,839 | 261,057 | 2.76% | 1.26% |
| 1993 | 276,971 | 263,725 | 2.64% | 1.02% |
| 1994 | 284,091 | 266,021 | 2.57% | 0.87% |
| 1995 | 291,195 | 267,468 | 2.5% | 0.54% |
| 1996 | 298,276 | 268,916 | 2.43% | 0.54% |
| 1997 | 305,341 | 271,128 | 2.37% | 0.82% |
| 1998 | 312,385 | 274,047 | 2.31% | 1.08% |
| 1999 | 319,411 | 277,381 | 2.25% | 1.22% |
| 2000 | 326,424 | 281,205 | 2.2% | 1.38% |
| 2001 | 333,345 | 284,968 | 2.12% | 1.34% |
| 2002 | 340,099 | 287,523 | 2.03% | 0.9% |
| 2003 | 346,637 | 289,521 | 1.92% | 0.69% |
| 2004 | 352,911 | 292,074 | 1.81% | 0.88% |
| 2005 | 358,916 | 296,734 | 1.7% | 1.6% |
| 2006 | 364,663 | 303,782 | 1.6% | 2.38% |
| 2007 | 370,873 | 311,566 | 1.7% | 2.56% |
| 2008 | 377,793 | 317,414 | 1.87% | 1.88% |
| 2009 | 384,952 | 318,499 | 1.89% | 0.34% |
| 2010 | 392,332 | 318,041 | 1.92% | -0.14% |
| 2011 | 399,389 | 319,014 | 1.8% | 0.31% |
| 2012 | 405,557 | 320,716 | 1.54% | 0.53% |
| 2013 | 411,202 | 323,764 | 1.39% | 0.95% |
| 2014 | 416,750 | 327,386 | 1.35% | 1.12% |
| 2015 | 422,212 | 330,815 | 1.31% | 1.05% |
| 2016 | 427,564 | 335,439 | 1.27% | 1.4% |
| 2017 | 432,772 | 343,400 | 1.22% | 2.37% |
| 2018 | 437,810 | 352,721 | 1.16% | 2.71% |
| 2019 | 442,680 | 360,563 | 1.11% | 2.22% |
| 2020 | 447,404 | 366,463 | 1.07% | 1.64% |
| 2021 | 451,721 | 372,520 | 0.96% | 1.65% |
| 2022 | 455,370 | 382,003 | 0.81% | 2.55% |
| 2023 | 458,949 | 393,349 | 0.79% | 2.97% |
| 2024 | 462,721 | 404,610 | 0.82% | 2.86% |
| 2025 | 466,324 | 409,614 | 0.78% | 1.24% |
| 2026 | 469,766 | 413,792 | 0.74% | 1.02% |
| 2027 | 473,148 | 417,406 | 0.72% | 0.87% |
| 2028 | 476,428 | 420,691 | 0.69% | 0.79% |
| 2029 | 479,491 | 423,592 | 0.64% | 0.69% |
| 2030 | 482,438 | 426,158 | 0.61% | 0.61% |
| 2031 | 485,308 | 428,479 | 0.59% | 0.54% |
| 2032 | 487,943 | 430,544 | 0.54% | 0.48% |
| 2033 | 490,424 | 432,406 | 0.51% | 0.43% |
| 2034 | 492,887 | 434,083 | 0.5% | 0.39% |
| 2035 | 495,286 | 435,646 | 0.49% | 0.36% |
| 2036 | 497,544 | 437,132 | 0.46% | 0.34% |
| 2037 | 499,693 | 438,466 | 0.43% | 0.31% |
| 2038 | 501,910 | 439,670 | 0.44% | 0.27% |
| 2039 | 504,061 | 440,754 | 0.43% | 0.25% |
| 2040 | 505,968 | 441,687 | 0.38% | 0.21% |
| 2041 | 507,800 | 442,487 | 0.36% | 0.18% |
| 2042 | 509,531 | 443,200 | 0.34% | 0.16% |
| 2043 | 511,124 | 443,884 | 0.31% | 0.15% |
| 2044 | 512,586 | 444,457 | 0.29% | 0.13% |
| 2045 | 514,047 | 444,812 | 0.29% | 0.08% |
| 2046 | 515,409 | 445,028 | 0.26% | 0.05% |
| 2047 | 516,596 | 445,183 | 0.23% | 0.03% |
| 2048 | 517,693 | 445,283 | 0.21% | 0.02% |
| 2049 | 518,684 | 445,335 | 0.19% | 0.01% |
| 2050 | 519,542 | 445,330 | 0.17% | -0.001% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Brunei increased by 63,296 people (a 17.6% growth), while Iceland gained 34,081 people (a 11.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Brunei gained 46,876 (a 11.1% growth), while Iceland's population increased by 82,155 (a 24.8% growth).
Brunei was ranked 169th most populous country in 2005 and is 170th in 2025. Iceland was ranked 172nd in 2005 and still ranked 172nd 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 Iceland will increase by 7.84% to 445,330 people and rank change from 172nd to 173rd.
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 Iceland
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| Life expectancy | 75.7 years | 83.2 years |
| Average age | 33.9 years | 38.8 years |
| Median age | 33.2 years | 37.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 53.1:46.9 | 51.2:48.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.75 births per woman | 1.59 births per woman |
| Population density | 227.4 ppl/mi² | 10.4 ppl/mi² |
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