The latest officially reported population of Brunei was 462,721 in 2024 vs 9,974,400 people in Israel in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brunei's population is 469,088 people compared to 10,224,104 in Israel.
Population statistics:
- Israel's population is 21.8 times bigger than Brunei's.
- Brunei is ranked the 170th most populous country in the world, while Israel is the 96th.
- The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.006% for Brunei vs 0.12% for Israel.
- For the last 10 years, Brunei has had an average growth rate of +1.08% per year vs +1.96% in Israel.
- Since 2005, the population of Brunei has increased from 359K people to 469K (30.7% growth), while Israel has grown from 6.93M to 10.2M (47.5% growth).
- Brunei is projected to reach its peak in 2055 at 521K people compared to the peak of 21M people in 2100 for Israel.
Brunei vs Israel: live population counter
Brunei
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Israel
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
469088
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10224104
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| Population rank | 170/197 | 96/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.006% | 0.12% |
| One net population change |
2.32 hours
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4.19 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.4 hours
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2.87 minutes
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| One death every |
3.65 hours
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10.3 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.07 years
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49.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +0 | +10,612 |
| Daily growth/decline | +10 | +344 |
| Annual growth/decline | +3,772 | +125,400 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.82% | +1.27% |
| Population growth rate rank | 116/197 | 86/197 |
Brunei and Israel: population history and growth rate by year chart
Brunei
Population
Growth rate
Israel
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Brunei
|
Israel
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Brunei
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Israel
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|
| 1960 | 88,347 | 2,114,020 | - | - |
| 1961 | 92,517 | 2,185,000 | 4.72% | 3.36% |
| 1962 | 96,719 | 2,293,000 | 4.54% | 4.94% |
| 1963 | 101,159 | 2,379,000 | 4.59% | 3.75% |
| 1964 | 105,922 | 2,475,000 | 4.71% | 4.04% |
| 1965 | 110,838 | 2,563,000 | 4.64% | 3.56% |
| 1966 | 115,874 | 2,629,000 | 4.54% | 2.58% |
| 1967 | 121,017 | 2,745,000 | 4.44% | 4.41% |
| 1968 | 126,222 | 2,803,000 | 4.3% | 2.11% |
| 1969 | 131,446 | 2,877,000 | 4.14% | 2.64% |
| 1970 | 135,138 | 2,974,000 | 2.81% | 3.37% |
| 1971 | 137,921 | 3,069,000 | 2.06% | 3.19% |
| 1972 | 142,189 | 3,148,000 | 3.09% | 2.57% |
| 1973 | 147,369 | 3,278,000 | 3.64% | 4.13% |
| 1974 | 152,656 | 3,377,000 | 3.59% | 3.02% |
| 1975 | 158,070 | 3,455,000 | 3.55% | 2.31% |
| 1976 | 163,607 | 3,533,000 | 3.5% | 2.26% |
| 1977 | 169,277 | 3,613,000 | 3.47% | 2.26% |
| 1978 | 174,884 | 3,690,000 | 3.31% | 2.13% |
| 1979 | 180,422 | 3,786,000 | 3.17% | 2.6% |
| 1980 | 186,111 | 3,878,000 | 3.15% | 2.43% |
| 1981 | 191,977 | 3,956,000 | 3.15% | 2.01% |
| 1982 | 198,165 | 4,031,000 | 3.22% | 1.9% |
| 1983 | 204,741 | 4,105,000 | 3.32% | 1.84% |
| 1984 | 211,661 | 4,159,000 | 3.38% | 1.32% |
| 1985 | 218,919 | 4,233,000 | 3.43% | 1.78% |
| 1986 | 226,495 | 4,299,000 | 3.46% | 1.56% |
| 1987 | 233,860 | 4,369,000 | 3.25% | 1.63% |
| 1988 | 240,913 | 4,442,000 | 3.02% | 1.67% |
| 1989 | 248,064 | 4,518,000 | 2.97% | 1.71% |
| 1990 | 255,292 | 4,660,000 | 2.91% | 3.14% |
| 1991 | 262,596 | 4,949,000 | 2.86% | 6.2% |
| 1992 | 269,839 | 5,123,000 | 2.76% | 3.52% |
| 1993 | 276,971 | 5,261,000 | 2.64% | 2.69% |
| 1994 | 284,091 | 5,399,000 | 2.57% | 2.62% |
| 1995 | 291,195 | 5,545,000 | 2.5% | 2.7% |
| 1996 | 298,276 | 5,692,000 | 2.43% | 2.65% |
| 1997 | 305,341 | 5,836,000 | 2.37% | 2.53% |
| 1998 | 312,385 | 5,971,000 | 2.31% | 2.31% |
| 1999 | 319,411 | 6,125,000 | 2.25% | 2.58% |
| 2000 | 326,424 | 6,289,000 | 2.2% | 2.68% |
| 2001 | 333,345 | 6,439,000 | 2.12% | 2.39% |
| 2002 | 340,099 | 6,570,000 | 2.03% | 2.03% |
| 2003 | 346,637 | 6,689,700 | 1.92% | 1.82% |
| 2004 | 352,911 | 6,809,000 | 1.81% | 1.78% |
| 2005 | 358,916 | 6,930,100 | 1.7% | 1.78% |
| 2006 | 364,663 | 7,053,700 | 1.6% | 1.78% |
| 2007 | 370,873 | 7,180,100 | 1.7% | 1.79% |
| 2008 | 377,793 | 7,308,800 | 1.87% | 1.79% |
| 2009 | 384,952 | 7,485,600 | 1.89% | 2.42% |
| 2010 | 392,332 | 7,623,600 | 1.92% | 1.84% |
| 2011 | 399,389 | 7,765,800 | 1.8% | 1.87% |
| 2012 | 405,557 | 7,910,500 | 1.54% | 1.86% |
| 2013 | 411,202 | 8,059,500 | 1.39% | 1.88% |
| 2014 | 416,750 | 8,215,700 | 1.35% | 1.94% |
| 2015 | 422,212 | 8,380,100 | 1.31% | 2% |
| 2016 | 427,564 | 8,546,000 | 1.27% | 1.98% |
| 2017 | 432,772 | 8,713,300 | 1.22% | 1.96% |
| 2018 | 437,810 | 8,882,800 | 1.16% | 1.95% |
| 2019 | 442,680 | 9,054,000 | 1.11% | 1.93% |
| 2020 | 447,404 | 9,215,100 | 1.07% | 1.78% |
| 2021 | 451,721 | 9,371,400 | 0.96% | 1.7% |
| 2022 | 455,370 | 9,557,500 | 0.81% | 1.99% |
| 2023 | 458,949 | 9,849,000 | 0.79% | 3.05% |
| 2024 | 462,721 | 9,974,400 | 0.82% | 1.27% |
| 2025 | 466,324 | 10,112,712 | 0.78% | 1.39% |
| 2026 | 469,766 | 10,251,384 | 0.74% | 1.37% |
| 2027 | 473,148 | 10,390,790 | 0.72% | 1.36% |
| 2028 | 476,428 | 10,530,831 | 0.69% | 1.35% |
| 2029 | 479,491 | 10,670,808 | 0.64% | 1.33% |
| 2030 | 482,438 | 10,812,707 | 0.61% | 1.33% |
| 2031 | 485,308 | 10,958,256 | 0.59% | 1.35% |
| 2032 | 487,943 | 11,102,895 | 0.54% | 1.32% |
| 2033 | 490,424 | 11,245,826 | 0.51% | 1.29% |
| 2034 | 492,887 | 11,390,158 | 0.5% | 1.28% |
| 2035 | 495,286 | 11,537,556 | 0.49% | 1.29% |
| 2036 | 497,544 | 11,685,531 | 0.46% | 1.28% |
| 2037 | 499,693 | 11,835,669 | 0.43% | 1.28% |
| 2038 | 501,910 | 11,990,527 | 0.44% | 1.31% |
| 2039 | 504,061 | 12,147,999 | 0.43% | 1.31% |
| 2040 | 505,968 | 12,306,173 | 0.38% | 1.3% |
| 2041 | 507,800 | 12,464,653 | 0.36% | 1.29% |
| 2042 | 509,531 | 12,626,052 | 0.34% | 1.29% |
| 2043 | 511,124 | 12,788,911 | 0.31% | 1.29% |
| 2044 | 512,586 | 12,952,526 | 0.29% | 1.28% |
| 2045 | 514,047 | 13,114,360 | 0.29% | 1.25% |
| 2046 | 515,409 | 13,274,365 | 0.26% | 1.22% |
| 2047 | 516,596 | 13,433,565 | 0.23% | 1.2% |
| 2048 | 517,693 | 13,590,900 | 0.21% | 1.17% |
| 2049 | 518,684 | 13,750,245 | 0.19% | 1.17% |
| 2050 | 519,542 | 13,911,988 | 0.17% | 1.18% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Brunei increased by 63,296 people (a 17.6% growth), while Israel gained 1,450,000 people (a 20.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Brunei gained 46,876 (a 11.1% growth), while Israel's population increased by 1,844,004 (a 22% growth).
Brunei was ranked 169th most populous country in 2005 and is 170th in 2025. Israel was ranked 98th in 2005 and ranked 96th 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 Israel will increase by 36.1% to 13,911,988 people and rank change from 96th to 88th.
Biggest cities by population
|
Brunei
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Kuala Belait | 70K |
| Bandar Seri Begawan | 50K |
| Seria | 13.1K |
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Population differences between Brunei and Israel
|
Brunei
|
Israel
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 75.7 years | 82.8 years |
| Average age | 33.9 years | 33.6 years |
| Median age | 33.2 years | 30.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 53.1:46.9 | 49.8:50.2 |
| Fertility rate | 1.75 births per woman | 2.85 births per woman |
| Population density | 227.4 ppl/mi² | 1,194 ppl/mi² |
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