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Population in Brunei compared to Kiribati: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brunei was 462,721 in 2024 vs 134,518 people in Kiribati in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brunei's population is 469,088 people compared to 138,067 in Kiribati.

Population statistics:

  • Brunei's population is 3.4 times bigger than Kiribati's.
  • Brunei is ranked the 170th most populous country in the world, while Kiribati is the 180th.
  • The countries together account for 0.007% of the world: 0.006% for Brunei vs 0.002% for Kiribati.
  • For the last 10 years, Brunei has had an average growth rate of +1.08% per year vs +1.53% in Kiribati.
  • Since 2005, the population of Brunei has increased from 359K people to 469K (30.7% growth), while Kiribati has grown from 98K to 138K (40.8% growth).
  • Brunei is projected to reach its peak in 2055 at 521K people compared to the peak of 223K people in 2099 for Kiribati.

Brunei vs Kiribati: live population counter

Brunei Kiribati
Current population
469088
138067
Population rank 170/197 180/197
Percent of world population 0.006% 0.002%
One net population change
2.32 hours
4.41 hours
One birth every
1.4 hours
2.56 hours
One death every
3.65 hours
9.39 hours
One migration net change every
1.07 years
18.6 hours
Annual migration change +0 -471
Daily growth/decline +10 +5
Annual growth/decline +3,772 +1,988
Annual growth/decline rate +0.82% +1.5%
Population growth rate rank 116/197 74/197

Brunei and Kiribati: population history and growth rate by year chart

Brunei
Population

Growth rate
Kiribati
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Brunei Kiribati Brunei Kiribati
1960 88,347 47,157 - -
1961 92,517 48,323 4.72% 2.47%
1962 96,719 49,538 4.54% 2.51%
1963 101,159 50,791 4.59% 2.53%
1964 105,922 52,088 4.71% 2.55%
1965 110,838 53,439 4.64% 2.59%
1966 115,874 54,425 4.54% 1.85%
1967 121,017 54,996 4.44% 1.05%
1968 126,222 55,529 4.3% 0.97%
1969 131,446 56,360 4.14% 1.5%
1970 135,138 57,510 2.81% 2.04%
1971 137,921 58,652 2.06% 1.99%
1972 142,189 59,778 3.09% 1.92%
1973 147,369 60,824 3.64% 1.75%
1974 152,656 61,219 3.59% 0.65%
1975 158,070 60,987 3.55% -0.38%
1976 163,607 60,661 3.5% -0.53%
1977 169,277 60,267 3.47% -0.65%
1978 174,884 59,864 3.31% -0.67%
1979 180,422 60,172 3.17% 0.51%
1980 186,111 61,148 3.15% 1.62%
1981 191,977 62,121 3.15% 1.59%
1982 198,165 63,134 3.22% 1.63%
1983 204,741 64,169 3.32% 1.64%
1984 211,661 65,228 3.38% 1.65%
1985 218,919 66,496 3.43% 1.94%
1986 226,495 68,059 3.46% 2.35%
1987 233,860 69,733 3.25% 2.46%
1988 240,913 71,427 3.02% 2.43%
1989 248,064 73,147 2.97% 2.41%
1990 255,292 74,855 2.91% 2.34%
1991 262,596 76,367 2.86% 2.02%
1992 269,839 77,641 2.76% 1.67%
1993 276,971 78,841 2.64% 1.55%
1994 284,091 80,021 2.57% 1.5%
1995 291,195 81,234 2.5% 1.52%
1996 298,276 82,623 2.43% 1.71%
1997 305,341 84,147 2.37% 1.84%
1998 312,385 85,657 2.31% 1.79%
1999 319,411 87,126 2.25% 1.71%
2000 326,424 88,613 2.2% 1.71%
2001 333,345 90,335 2.12% 1.94%
2002 340,099 92,264 2.03% 2.14%
2003 346,637 94,175 1.92% 2.07%
2004 352,911 96,085 1.81% 2.03%
2005 358,916 98,035 1.7% 2.03%
2006 364,663 100,017 1.6% 2.02%
2007 370,873 102,068 1.7% 2.05%
2008 377,793 104,222 1.87% 2.11%
2009 384,952 106,467 1.89% 2.15%
2010 392,332 108,704 1.92% 2.1%
2011 399,389 110,647 1.8% 1.79%
2012 405,557 112,284 1.54% 1.48%
2013 411,202 113,838 1.39% 1.38%
2014 416,750 115,326 1.35% 1.31%
2015 422,212 116,815 1.31% 1.29%
2016 427,564 118,478 1.27% 1.42%
2017 432,772 120,275 1.22% 1.52%
2018 437,810 122,084 1.16% 1.5%
2019 442,680 123,921 1.11% 1.5%
2020 447,404 126,099 1.07% 1.76%
2021 451,721 128,377 0.96% 1.81%
2022 455,370 130,469 0.81% 1.63%
2023 458,949 132,530 0.79% 1.58%
2024 462,721 134,518 0.82% 1.5%
2025 466,324 136,501 0.78% 1.47%
2026 469,766 138,451 0.74% 1.43%
2027 473,148 140,405 0.72% 1.41%
2028 476,428 142,335 0.69% 1.37%
2029 479,491 144,231 0.64% 1.33%
2030 482,438 146,130 0.61% 1.32%
2031 485,308 148,028 0.59% 1.3%
2032 487,943 149,915 0.54% 1.27%
2033 490,424 151,768 0.51% 1.24%
2034 492,887 153,602 0.5% 1.21%
2035 495,286 155,447 0.49% 1.2%
2036 497,544 157,316 0.46% 1.2%
2037 499,693 159,188 0.43% 1.19%
2038 501,910 161,050 0.44% 1.17%
2039 504,061 162,895 0.43% 1.15%
2040 505,968 164,711 0.38% 1.11%
2041 507,800 166,508 0.36% 1.09%
2042 509,531 168,325 0.34% 1.09%
2043 511,124 170,182 0.31% 1.1%
2044 512,586 172,012 0.29% 1.08%
2045 514,047 173,818 0.29% 1.05%
2046 515,409 175,629 0.26% 1.04%
2047 516,596 177,392 0.23% 1%
2048 517,693 179,152 0.21% 0.99%
2049 518,684 180,915 0.19% 0.98%
2050 519,542 182,629 0.17% 0.95%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Brunei increased by 63,296 people (a 17.6% growth), while Kiribati gained 18,780 people (a 19.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Brunei gained 46,876 (a 11.1% growth), while Kiribati's population increased by 21,252 (a 18.2% growth).

Brunei was ranked 169th most populous country in 2005 and is 170th in 2025. Kiribati was ranked 183rd in 2005 and ranked 180th 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 Kiribati will increase by 32.3% to 182,629 people and rank change from 180th to 178th.

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