The latest officially reported population of Brunei was 462,721 in 2024 vs 7,769,819 people in Laos in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brunei's population is 469,088 people compared to 7,954,155 in Laos.
Population statistics:
- Laos' population is 17 times bigger than Brunei's.
- Brunei is ranked the 170th most populous country in the world, while Laos is the 103rd.
- The countries together account for 0.1% of the world: 0.006% for Brunei vs 0.1% for Laos.
- For the last 10 years, Brunei has had an average growth rate of +1.08% per year vs +1.48% in Laos.
- Since 2005, the population of Brunei has increased from 359K people to 469K (30.7% growth), while Laos has grown from 5.87M to 7.95M (35.5% growth).
- Brunei is projected to reach its peak in 2055 at 521K people compared to the peak of 10.2M people in 2068 for Laos.
Brunei vs Laos: live population counter
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| Current population |
469088
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7954155
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| Population rank | 170/197 | 103/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.006% | 0.1% |
| One net population change |
2.32 hours
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5.01 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.4 hours
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3.22 minutes
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| One death every |
3.65 hours
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11 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.07 years
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51.1 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +0 | -10,284 |
| Daily growth/decline | +10 | +287 |
| Annual growth/decline | +3,772 | +104,826 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.82% | +1.37% |
| Population growth rate rank | 116/197 | 80/197 |
Brunei and Laos: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 88,347 | 2,121,514 | - | - |
| 1961 | 92,517 | 2,169,796 | 4.72% | 2.28% |
| 1962 | 96,719 | 2,219,910 | 4.54% | 2.31% |
| 1963 | 101,159 | 2,271,061 | 4.59% | 2.3% |
| 1964 | 105,922 | 2,322,826 | 4.71% | 2.28% |
| 1965 | 110,838 | 2,376,200 | 4.64% | 2.3% |
| 1966 | 115,874 | 2,431,084 | 4.54% | 2.31% |
| 1967 | 121,017 | 2,487,715 | 4.44% | 2.33% |
| 1968 | 126,222 | 2,546,377 | 4.3% | 2.36% |
| 1969 | 131,446 | 2,606,959 | 4.14% | 2.38% |
| 1970 | 135,138 | 2,669,702 | 2.81% | 2.41% |
| 1971 | 137,921 | 2,734,628 | 2.06% | 2.43% |
| 1972 | 142,189 | 2,801,660 | 3.09% | 2.45% |
| 1973 | 147,369 | 2,870,573 | 3.64% | 2.46% |
| 1974 | 152,656 | 2,939,761 | 3.59% | 2.41% |
| 1975 | 158,070 | 3,005,521 | 3.55% | 2.24% |
| 1976 | 163,607 | 3,064,876 | 3.5% | 1.97% |
| 1977 | 169,277 | 3,118,923 | 3.47% | 1.76% |
| 1978 | 174,884 | 3,171,740 | 3.31% | 1.69% |
| 1979 | 180,422 | 3,228,202 | 3.17% | 1.78% |
| 1980 | 186,111 | 3,292,573 | 3.15% | 1.99% |
| 1981 | 191,977 | 3,366,631 | 3.15% | 2.25% |
| 1982 | 198,165 | 3,450,026 | 3.22% | 2.48% |
| 1983 | 204,741 | 3,541,001 | 3.32% | 2.64% |
| 1984 | 211,661 | 3,637,843 | 3.38% | 2.73% |
| 1985 | 218,919 | 3,739,985 | 3.43% | 2.81% |
| 1986 | 226,495 | 3,846,715 | 3.46% | 2.85% |
| 1987 | 233,860 | 3,957,612 | 3.25% | 2.88% |
| 1988 | 240,913 | 4,072,601 | 3.02% | 2.91% |
| 1989 | 248,064 | 4,190,974 | 2.97% | 2.91% |
| 1990 | 255,292 | 4,311,955 | 2.91% | 2.89% |
| 1991 | 262,596 | 4,435,118 | 2.86% | 2.86% |
| 1992 | 269,839 | 4,559,646 | 2.76% | 2.81% |
| 1993 | 276,971 | 4,685,060 | 2.64% | 2.75% |
| 1994 | 284,091 | 4,809,220 | 2.57% | 2.65% |
| 1995 | 291,195 | 4,929,409 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| 1996 | 298,276 | 5,045,678 | 2.43% | 2.36% |
| 1997 | 305,341 | 5,152,011 | 2.37% | 2.11% |
| 1998 | 312,385 | 5,248,266 | 2.31% | 1.87% |
| 1999 | 319,411 | 5,340,784 | 2.25% | 1.76% |
| 2000 | 326,424 | 5,431,212 | 2.2% | 1.69% |
| 2001 | 333,345 | 5,521,482 | 2.12% | 1.66% |
| 2002 | 340,099 | 5,610,889 | 2.03% | 1.62% |
| 2003 | 346,637 | 5,697,945 | 1.92% | 1.55% |
| 2004 | 352,911 | 5,781,626 | 1.81% | 1.47% |
| 2005 | 358,916 | 5,869,523 | 1.7% | 1.52% |
| 2006 | 364,663 | 5,963,200 | 1.6% | 1.6% |
| 2007 | 370,873 | 6,056,236 | 1.7% | 1.56% |
| 2008 | 377,793 | 6,148,969 | 1.87% | 1.53% |
| 2009 | 384,952 | 6,241,642 | 1.89% | 1.51% |
| 2010 | 392,332 | 6,334,194 | 1.92% | 1.48% |
| 2011 | 399,389 | 6,426,590 | 1.8% | 1.46% |
| 2012 | 405,557 | 6,518,978 | 1.54% | 1.44% |
| 2013 | 411,202 | 6,611,385 | 1.39% | 1.42% |
| 2014 | 416,750 | 6,703,172 | 1.35% | 1.39% |
| 2015 | 422,212 | 6,801,645 | 1.31% | 1.47% |
| 2016 | 427,564 | 6,908,802 | 1.27% | 1.58% |
| 2017 | 432,772 | 7,018,147 | 1.22% | 1.58% |
| 2018 | 437,810 | 7,128,045 | 1.16% | 1.57% |
| 2019 | 442,680 | 7,237,636 | 1.11% | 1.54% |
| 2020 | 447,404 | 7,346,533 | 1.07% | 1.5% |
| 2021 | 451,721 | 7,453,194 | 0.96% | 1.45% |
| 2022 | 455,370 | 7,559,007 | 0.81% | 1.42% |
| 2023 | 458,949 | 7,664,993 | 0.79% | 1.4% |
| 2024 | 462,721 | 7,769,819 | 0.82% | 1.37% |
| 2025 | 466,324 | 7,873,043 | 0.78% | 1.33% |
| 2026 | 469,766 | 7,974,020 | 0.74% | 1.28% |
| 2027 | 473,148 | 8,072,924 | 0.72% | 1.24% |
| 2028 | 476,428 | 8,169,794 | 0.69% | 1.2% |
| 2029 | 479,491 | 8,264,394 | 0.64% | 1.16% |
| 2030 | 482,438 | 8,357,024 | 0.61% | 1.12% |
| 2031 | 485,308 | 8,447,769 | 0.59% | 1.09% |
| 2032 | 487,943 | 8,536,450 | 0.54% | 1.05% |
| 2033 | 490,424 | 8,622,824 | 0.51% | 1.01% |
| 2034 | 492,887 | 8,706,826 | 0.5% | 0.97% |
| 2035 | 495,286 | 8,788,759 | 0.49% | 0.94% |
| 2036 | 497,544 | 8,868,880 | 0.46% | 0.91% |
| 2037 | 499,693 | 8,947,241 | 0.43% | 0.88% |
| 2038 | 501,910 | 9,023,864 | 0.44% | 0.86% |
| 2039 | 504,061 | 9,097,889 | 0.43% | 0.82% |
| 2040 | 505,968 | 9,168,998 | 0.38% | 0.78% |
| 2041 | 507,800 | 9,238,108 | 0.36% | 0.75% |
| 2042 | 509,531 | 9,305,405 | 0.34% | 0.73% |
| 2043 | 511,124 | 9,370,049 | 0.31% | 0.69% |
| 2044 | 512,586 | 9,432,310 | 0.29% | 0.66% |
| 2045 | 514,047 | 9,492,501 | 0.29% | 0.64% |
| 2046 | 515,409 | 9,550,341 | 0.26% | 0.61% |
| 2047 | 516,596 | 9,605,804 | 0.23% | 0.58% |
| 2048 | 517,693 | 9,659,037 | 0.21% | 0.55% |
| 2049 | 518,684 | 9,709,614 | 0.19% | 0.52% |
| 2050 | 519,542 | 9,757,279 | 0.17% | 0.49% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Brunei increased by 63,296 people (a 17.6% growth), while Laos gained 932,122 people (a 15.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Brunei gained 46,876 (a 11.1% growth), while Laos' population increased by 1,152,510 (a 16.9% growth).
Brunei was ranked 169th most populous country in 2005 and is 170th in 2025. Laos was ranked 103rd in 2005 and still ranked 103rd 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 Laos will increase by 22.7% to 9,757,279 people and rank change from 103rd to 99th.
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 |
| Vientiane | 948K |
| Thakhek | 90.8K |
| Luang Prabang | 53.8K |
| Vang Vieng | 25K |
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Population differences between Brunei and Laos
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| Life expectancy | 75.7 years | 69.5 years |
| Average age | 33.9 years | 28.3 years |
| Median age | 33.2 years | 25.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 53.1:46.9 | 50.2:49.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.75 births per woman | 2.42 births per woman |
| Population density | 227.4 ppl/mi² | 87.2 ppl/mi² |
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