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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Brunei	Lesotho	Brunei	Lesotho
1960	88,347	736,500	-	-
1961	92,517	758,824	4.72%	3.03%
1962	96,719	781,814	4.54%	3.03%
1963	101,159	805,373	4.59%	3.01%
1964	105,922	829,437	4.71%	2.99%
1965	110,838	854,090	4.64%	2.97%
1966	115,874	881,870	4.54%	3.25%
1967	121,017	913,982	4.44%	3.64%
1968	126,222	948,105	4.3%	3.73%
1969	131,446	983,202	4.14%	3.7%
1970	135,138	1,019,273	2.81%	3.67%
1971	137,921	1,056,246	2.06%	3.63%
1972	142,189	1,094,063	3.09%	3.58%
1973	147,369	1,132,697	3.64%	3.53%
1974	152,656	1,172,420	3.59%	3.51%
1975	158,070	1,213,643	3.55%	3.52%
1976	163,607	1,253,214	3.5%	3.26%
1977	169,277	1,289,967	3.47%	2.93%
1978	174,884	1,327,240	3.31%	2.89%
1979	180,422	1,366,169	3.17%	2.93%
1980	186,111	1,406,521	3.15%	2.95%
1981	191,977	1,448,069	3.15%	2.95%
1982	198,165	1,490,732	3.22%	2.95%
1983	204,741	1,534,413	3.32%	2.93%
1984	211,661	1,578,986	3.38%	2.9%
1985	218,919	1,624,379	3.43%	2.87%
1986	226,495	1,666,138	3.46%	2.57%
1987	233,860	1,703,390	3.25%	2.24%
1988	240,913	1,739,841	3.02%	2.14%
1989	248,064	1,775,436	2.97%	2.05%
1990	255,292	1,809,696	2.91%	1.93%
1991	262,596	1,842,379	2.86%	1.81%
1992	269,839	1,873,274	2.76%	1.68%
1993	276,971	1,901,793	2.64%	1.52%
1994	284,091	1,927,707	2.57%	1.36%
1995	291,195	1,951,437	2.5%	1.23%
1996	298,276	1,972,418	2.43%	1.08%
1997	305,341	1,988,130	2.37%	0.8%
1998	312,385	1,998,049	2.31%	0.5%
1999	319,411	2,003,234	2.25%	0.26%
2000	326,424	2,003,913	2.2%	0.03%
2001	333,345	2,000,853	2.12%	-0.15%
2002	340,099	1,994,679	2.03%	-0.31%
2003	346,637	1,985,059	1.92%	-0.48%
2004	352,911	1,971,129	1.81%	-0.7%
2005	358,916	1,953,076	1.7%	-0.92%
2006	364,663	1,945,063	1.6%	-0.41%
2007	370,873	1,953,268	1.7%	0.42%
2008	377,793	1,966,541	1.87%	0.68%
2009	384,952	1,980,883	1.89%	0.73%
2010	392,332	1,996,251	1.92%	0.78%
2011	399,389	2,014,009	1.8%	0.89%
2012	405,557	2,034,354	1.54%	1.01%
2013	411,202	2,056,504	1.39%	1.09%
2014	416,750	2,080,089	1.35%	1.15%
2015	422,212	2,104,611	1.31%	1.18%
2016	427,564	2,130,422	1.27%	1.23%
2017	432,772	2,157,110	1.22%	1.25%
2018	437,810	2,183,603	1.16%	1.23%
2019	442,680	2,209,405	1.11%	1.18%
2020	447,404	2,235,727	1.07%	1.19%
2021	451,721	2,261,542	0.96%	1.15%
2022	455,370	2,286,110	0.81%	1.09%
2023	458,949	2,311,472	0.79%	1.11%
2024	462,721	2,337,423	0.82%	1.12%
2025	466,324	2,363,324	0.78%	1.11%
2026	469,766	2,389,334	0.74%	1.1%
2027	473,148	2,415,365	0.72%	1.09%
2028	476,428	2,441,435	0.69%	1.08%
2029	479,491	2,467,677	0.64%	1.07%
2030	482,438	2,493,816	0.61%	1.06%
2031	485,308	2,520,014	0.59%	1.05%
2032	487,943	2,546,489	0.54%	1.05%
2033	490,424	2,573,106	0.51%	1.05%
2034	492,887	2,599,777	0.5%	1.04%
2035	495,286	2,626,560	0.49%	1.03%
2036	497,544	2,653,503	0.46%	1.03%
2037	499,693	2,680,081	0.43%	1%
2038	501,910	2,706,197	0.44%	0.97%
2039	504,061	2,732,138	0.43%	0.96%
2040	505,968	2,757,868	0.38%	0.94%
2041	507,800	2,783,361	0.36%	0.92%
2042	509,531	2,808,538	0.34%	0.9%
2043	511,124	2,833,257	0.31%	0.88%
2044	512,586	2,857,499	0.29%	0.86%
2045	514,047	2,881,333	0.29%	0.83%
2046	515,409	2,904,780	0.26%	0.81%
2047	516,596	2,927,859	0.23%	0.79%
2048	517,693	2,950,411	0.21%	0.77%
2049	518,684	2,972,156	0.19%	0.74%
2050	519,542	2,993,080	0.17%	0.7%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brunei increased by 62,901 people (a 17.2% growth), while Lesotho gained 185,359 people (a 9.53% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brunei gained 42,238 (a 9.88% growth), while Lesotho's population increased by 259,196 (a 12.2% growth).

Brunei was ranked 169th most populous country in 2006 and is 170th in 2026. Lesotho was ranked 144th in 2006 and ranked 143rd 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 Lesotho will increase by 25.3% to 2,993,080 people and rank change from 143rd to 141st.