Population in Brunei compared to the Marshall Islands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Brunei and the Marshall Islands: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Brunei	Marshall Islands	Brunei	Marshall Islands
1960	88,347	14,703	-	-
1961	92,517	15,219	4.72%	3.51%
1962	96,719	15,755	4.54%	3.52%
1963	101,159	16,302	4.59%	3.47%
1964	105,922	16,852	4.71%	3.37%
1965	110,838	17,402	4.64%	3.26%
1966	115,874	17,927	4.54%	3.02%
1967	121,017	18,655	4.44%	4.06%
1968	126,222	19,862	4.3%	6.47%
1969	131,446	21,305	4.14%	7.27%
1970	135,138	22,530	2.81%	5.75%
1971	137,921	23,366	2.06%	3.71%
1972	142,189	23,992	3.09%	2.68%
1973	147,369	24,581	3.64%	2.45%
1974	152,656	25,296	3.59%	2.91%
1975	158,070	26,154	3.55%	3.39%
1976	163,607	27,021	3.5%	3.31%
1977	169,277	27,906	3.47%	3.28%
1978	174,884	28,809	3.31%	3.24%
1979	180,422	29,738	3.17%	3.22%
1980	186,111	30,774	3.15%	3.48%
1981	191,977	32,017	3.15%	4.04%
1982	198,165	33,397	3.22%	4.31%
1983	204,741	34,811	3.32%	4.23%
1984	211,661	36,264	3.38%	4.17%
1985	218,919	37,761	3.43%	4.13%
1986	226,495	39,286	3.46%	4.04%
1987	233,860	40,828	3.25%	3.93%
1988	240,913	42,321	3.02%	3.66%
1989	248,064	43,586	2.97%	2.99%
1990	255,292	44,629	2.91%	2.39%
1991	262,596	45,568	2.86%	2.1%
1992	269,839	46,388	2.76%	1.8%
1993	276,971	47,093	2.64%	1.52%
1994	284,091	47,712	2.57%	1.31%
1995	291,195	48,266	2.5%	1.16%
1996	298,276	48,775	2.43%	1.05%
1997	305,341	49,259	2.37%	0.99%
1998	312,385	49,717	2.31%	0.93%
1999	319,411	50,202	2.25%	0.98%
2000	326,424	50,706	2.2%	1%
2001	333,345	51,123	2.12%	0.82%
2002	340,099	51,425	2.03%	0.59%
2003	346,637	51,639	1.92%	0.42%
2004	352,911	51,791	1.81%	0.29%
2005	358,916	51,906	1.7%	0.22%
2006	364,663	51,992	1.6%	0.17%
2007	370,873	52,035	1.7%	0.08%
2008	377,793	52,030	1.87%	-0.01%
2009	384,952	52,019	1.89%	-0.02%
2010	392,332	52,044	1.92%	0.05%
2011	399,389	51,907	1.8%	-0.26%
2012	405,557	51,419	1.54%	-0.94%
2013	411,202	50,681	1.39%	-1.44%
2014	416,750	49,796	1.35%	-1.75%
2015	422,212	48,800	1.31%	-2%
2016	427,564	47,709	1.27%	-2.24%
2017	432,772	46,529	1.22%	-2.47%
2018	437,810	45,285	1.16%	-2.67%
2019	442,680	44,007	1.11%	-2.82%
2020	447,404	42,706	1.07%	-2.96%
2021	451,721	41,367	0.96%	-3.14%
2022	455,370	40,077	0.81%	-3.12%
2023	458,949	38,827	0.79%	-3.12%
2024	462,721	37,548	0.82%	-3.29%
2025	466,324	36,281	0.78%	-3.37%
2026	469,766	35,078	0.74%	-3.32%
2027	473,148	33,976	0.72%	-3.14%
2028	476,428	32,977	0.69%	-2.94%
2029	479,491	32,054	0.64%	-2.8%
2030	482,438	31,191	0.61%	-2.69%
2031	485,308	30,420	0.59%	-2.47%
2032	487,943	29,740	0.54%	-2.23%
2033	490,424	29,142	0.51%	-2.01%
2034	492,887	28,608	0.5%	-1.83%
2035	495,286	28,147	0.49%	-1.61%
2036	497,544	27,751	0.46%	-1.41%
2037	499,693	27,405	0.43%	-1.25%
2038	501,910	27,092	0.44%	-1.14%
2039	504,061	26,836	0.43%	-0.94%
2040	505,968	26,598	0.38%	-0.89%
2041	507,800	26,396	0.36%	-0.76%
2042	509,531	26,217	0.34%	-0.68%
2043	511,124	26,054	0.31%	-0.62%
2044	512,586	25,913	0.29%	-0.54%
2045	514,047	25,777	0.29%	-0.52%
2046	515,409	25,653	0.26%	-0.48%
2047	516,596	25,543	0.23%	-0.43%
2048	517,693	25,429	0.21%	-0.45%
2049	518,684	25,311	0.19%	-0.46%
2050	519,542	25,195	0.17%	-0.46%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Brunei increased by 63,296 people (a 17.6% growth), while the Marshall Islands lost 3,106 people (a 5.98% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Brunei gained 46,876 (a 11.1% growth), while the Marshall Islands' population decreased by -12,519 (a 25.7% decline).

Brunei was ranked 169th most populous country in 2005 and is 170th in 2025. The Marshall Islands was ranked 188th in 2005 and ranked 192nd 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 the Marshall Islands will decrease by 30.6% to 25,195 people and rank change from 192nd to 193rd.