The latest officially reported population of Brunei was 462,721 in 2024 vs 2,839,175 people in Jamaica in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brunei's population is 469,802 people compared to 2,833,401 in Jamaica.
Population statistics:
- Jamaica's population is 6.03 times bigger than Brunei's.
- Brunei is ranked the 170th most populous country in the world, while Jamaica is the 139th.
- The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.006% for Brunei vs 0.03% for Jamaica.
- For the last 10 years, Brunei has had an average growth rate of +1.08% per year vs +0.18% in Jamaica.
- Since 2006, the population of Brunei has increased from 365K people to 470K (28.8% growth), while Jamaica has grown from 2.7M to 2.83M (4.9% growth).
- Brunei is projected to reach its peak in 2055 at 521K people, while Jamaica's population already peaked in 2023 at 2.84M people and is projected to decrease to 1.07M people by 2100.
Brunei vs Jamaica: live population counter
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| Current population |
469802
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2833401
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| Population rank | 170/197 | 139/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.006% | 0.03% |
| One net population change |
2.32 hours
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14.3 hours
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| One birth every |
1.4 hours
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15.9 minutes
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| One death every |
3.65 hours
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22.9 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.07 years
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50 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +0 | -10,506 |
| Daily growth/decline | +10 | -2 |
| Annual growth/decline | +3,772 | -611 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.82% | -0.02% |
| Population growth rate rank | 115/197 | 167/197 |
Brunei and Jamaica: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 88,347 | 1,650,005 | - | - |
| 1961 | 92,517 | 1,673,261 | 4.72% | 1.41% |
| 1962 | 96,719 | 1,696,932 | 4.54% | 1.41% |
| 1963 | 101,159 | 1,721,099 | 4.59% | 1.42% |
| 1964 | 105,922 | 1,745,568 | 4.71% | 1.42% |
| 1965 | 110,838 | 1,769,192 | 4.64% | 1.35% |
| 1966 | 115,874 | 1,791,475 | 4.54% | 1.26% |
| 1967 | 121,017 | 1,812,865 | 4.44% | 1.19% |
| 1968 | 126,222 | 1,833,765 | 4.3% | 1.15% |
| 1969 | 131,446 | 1,855,127 | 4.14% | 1.16% |
| 1970 | 135,138 | 1,878,196 | 2.81% | 1.24% |
| 1971 | 137,921 | 1,903,728 | 2.06% | 1.36% |
| 1972 | 142,189 | 1,931,542 | 3.09% | 1.46% |
| 1973 | 147,369 | 1,961,219 | 3.64% | 1.54% |
| 1974 | 152,656 | 1,990,906 | 3.59% | 1.51% |
| 1975 | 158,070 | 2,018,981 | 3.55% | 1.41% |
| 1976 | 163,607 | 2,045,578 | 3.5% | 1.32% |
| 1977 | 169,277 | 2,070,657 | 3.47% | 1.23% |
| 1978 | 174,884 | 2,094,836 | 3.31% | 1.17% |
| 1979 | 180,422 | 2,119,486 | 3.17% | 1.18% |
| 1980 | 186,111 | 2,145,658 | 3.15% | 1.23% |
| 1981 | 191,977 | 2,173,818 | 3.15% | 1.31% |
| 1982 | 198,165 | 2,203,889 | 3.22% | 1.38% |
| 1983 | 204,741 | 2,234,832 | 3.32% | 1.4% |
| 1984 | 211,661 | 2,264,562 | 3.38% | 1.33% |
| 1985 | 218,919 | 2,290,656 | 3.43% | 1.15% |
| 1986 | 226,495 | 2,312,125 | 3.46% | 0.94% |
| 1987 | 233,860 | 2,329,813 | 3.25% | 0.77% |
| 1988 | 240,913 | 2,345,777 | 3.02% | 0.69% |
| 1989 | 248,064 | 2,361,916 | 2.97% | 0.69% |
| 1990 | 255,292 | 2,379,877 | 2.91% | 0.76% |
| 1991 | 262,596 | 2,400,869 | 2.86% | 0.88% |
| 1992 | 269,839 | 2,424,701 | 2.76% | 0.99% |
| 1993 | 276,971 | 2,449,916 | 2.64% | 1.04% |
| 1994 | 284,091 | 2,475,220 | 2.57% | 1.03% |
| 1995 | 291,195 | 2,500,151 | 2.5% | 1.01% |
| 1996 | 298,276 | 2,524,463 | 2.43% | 0.97% |
| 1997 | 305,341 | 2,547,848 | 2.37% | 0.93% |
| 1998 | 312,385 | 2,569,736 | 2.31% | 0.86% |
| 1999 | 319,411 | 2,589,795 | 2.25% | 0.78% |
| 2000 | 326,424 | 2,607,826 | 2.2% | 0.7% |
| 2001 | 333,345 | 2,624,403 | 2.12% | 0.64% |
| 2002 | 340,099 | 2,640,572 | 2.03% | 0.62% |
| 2003 | 346,637 | 2,656,623 | 1.92% | 0.61% |
| 2004 | 352,911 | 2,672,225 | 1.81% | 0.59% |
| 2005 | 358,916 | 2,687,066 | 1.7% | 0.56% |
| 2006 | 364,663 | 2,700,968 | 1.6% | 0.52% |
| 2007 | 370,873 | 2,713,800 | 1.7% | 0.48% |
| 2008 | 377,793 | 2,725,635 | 1.87% | 0.44% |
| 2009 | 384,952 | 2,736,995 | 1.89% | 0.42% |
| 2010 | 392,332 | 2,748,568 | 1.92% | 0.42% |
| 2011 | 399,389 | 2,760,494 | 1.8% | 0.43% |
| 2012 | 405,557 | 2,772,430 | 1.54% | 0.43% |
| 2013 | 411,202 | 2,783,687 | 1.39% | 0.41% |
| 2014 | 416,750 | 2,793,749 | 1.35% | 0.36% |
| 2015 | 422,212 | 2,802,534 | 1.31% | 0.31% |
| 2016 | 427,564 | 2,809,915 | 1.27% | 0.26% |
| 2017 | 432,772 | 2,815,764 | 1.22% | 0.21% |
| 2018 | 437,810 | 2,820,097 | 1.16% | 0.15% |
| 2019 | 442,680 | 2,823,271 | 1.11% | 0.11% |
| 2020 | 447,404 | 2,830,739 | 1.07% | 0.26% |
| 2021 | 451,721 | 2,837,682 | 0.96% | 0.25% |
| 2022 | 455,370 | 2,839,144 | 0.81% | 0.05% |
| 2023 | 458,949 | 2,839,786 | 0.79% | 0.02% |
| 2024 | 462,721 | 2,839,175 | 0.82% | -0.02% |
| 2025 | 466,324 | 2,837,071 | 0.78% | -0.07% |
| 2026 | 469,766 | 2,833,401 | 0.74% | -0.13% |
| 2027 | 473,148 | 2,828,530 | 0.72% | -0.17% |
| 2028 | 476,428 | 2,822,861 | 0.69% | -0.2% |
| 2029 | 479,491 | 2,816,391 | 0.64% | -0.23% |
| 2030 | 482,438 | 2,808,946 | 0.61% | -0.26% |
| 2031 | 485,308 | 2,800,607 | 0.59% | -0.3% |
| 2032 | 487,943 | 2,791,130 | 0.54% | -0.34% |
| 2033 | 490,424 | 2,780,468 | 0.51% | -0.38% |
| 2034 | 492,887 | 2,768,714 | 0.5% | -0.42% |
| 2035 | 495,286 | 2,755,929 | 0.49% | -0.46% |
| 2036 | 497,544 | 2,742,071 | 0.46% | -0.5% |
| 2037 | 499,693 | 2,726,892 | 0.43% | -0.55% |
| 2038 | 501,910 | 2,710,812 | 0.44% | -0.59% |
| 2039 | 504,061 | 2,693,901 | 0.43% | -0.62% |
| 2040 | 505,968 | 2,676,087 | 0.38% | -0.66% |
| 2041 | 507,800 | 2,657,558 | 0.36% | -0.69% |
| 2042 | 509,531 | 2,638,085 | 0.34% | -0.73% |
| 2043 | 511,124 | 2,617,576 | 0.31% | -0.78% |
| 2044 | 512,586 | 2,596,160 | 0.29% | -0.82% |
| 2045 | 514,047 | 2,574,074 | 0.29% | -0.85% |
| 2046 | 515,409 | 2,551,347 | 0.26% | -0.88% |
| 2047 | 516,596 | 2,528,004 | 0.23% | -0.91% |
| 2048 | 517,693 | 2,504,191 | 0.21% | -0.94% |
| 2049 | 518,684 | 2,479,744 | 0.19% | -0.98% |
| 2050 | 519,542 | 2,454,935 | 0.17% | -1% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brunei increased by 62,901 people (a 17.2% growth), while Jamaica gained 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brunei gained 42,238 (a 9.88% growth), while Jamaica's population increased by 23,486 (a 0.84% growth).
Brunei was ranked 169th most populous country in 2006 and is 170th in 2026. Jamaica was ranked 136th in 2006 and ranked 139th 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 Jamaica will decrease by 13.4% to 2,454,935 people and rank change from 139th to 144th.
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 |
| Kingston | 580K |
| Spanish Town | 131K |
| Montego Bay | 124K |
| Half Way Tree | 96.5K |
| May Pen | 61.5K |
| Mandeville | 48.3K |
| Old Harbour | 28.7K |
| Linstead | 22.8K |
| Savanna-la-Mar | 22.6K |
| Port Antonio | 14.8K |
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Population differences between Brunei and Jamaica
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| Life expectancy | 75.8 years | 71.9 years |
| Average age | 33.9 years | 34.9 years |
| Median age | 33.2 years | 33.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 53.1:46.9 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.75 births per woman | 1.36 births per woman |
| Population density | 227.4 ppl/mi² | 679 ppl/mi² |
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