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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Brunei	Nauru	Brunei	Nauru
1960	88,347	4,607	-	-
1961	92,517	4,774	4.72%	3.62%
1962	96,719	4,979	4.54%	4.29%
1963	101,159	5,226	4.59%	4.96%
1964	105,922	5,515	4.71%	5.53%
1965	110,838	5,832	4.64%	5.75%
1966	115,874	6,043	4.54%	3.62%
1967	121,017	6,135	4.44%	1.52%
1968	126,222	6,328	4.3%	3.15%
1969	131,446	6,581	4.14%	4%
1970	135,138	6,710	2.81%	1.96%
1971	137,921	6,762	2.06%	0.77%
1972	142,189	6,812	3.09%	0.74%
1973	147,369	6,866	3.64%	0.79%
1974	152,656	6,923	3.59%	0.83%
1975	158,070	6,987	3.55%	0.92%
1976	163,607	7,064	3.5%	1.1%
1977	169,277	7,163	3.47%	1.4%
1978	174,884	7,298	3.31%	1.88%
1979	180,422	7,468	3.17%	2.33%
1980	186,111	7,649	3.15%	2.42%
1981	191,977	7,839	3.15%	2.48%
1982	198,165	8,040	3.22%	2.56%
1983	204,741	8,216	3.32%	2.19%
1984	211,661	8,377	3.38%	1.96%
1985	218,919	8,551	3.43%	2.08%
1986	226,495	8,742	3.46%	2.23%
1987	233,860	8,946	3.25%	2.33%
1988	240,913	9,165	3.02%	2.45%
1989	248,064	9,390	2.97%	2.45%
1990	255,292	9,622	2.91%	2.47%
1991	262,596	9,850	2.86%	2.37%
1992	269,839	10,021	2.76%	1.74%
1993	276,971	10,102	2.64%	0.81%
1994	284,091	10,137	2.57%	0.35%
1995	291,195	10,165	2.5%	0.28%
1996	298,276	10,183	2.43%	0.18%
1997	305,341	10,197	2.37%	0.14%
1998	312,385	10,198	2.31%	0.01%
1999	319,411	10,187	2.25%	-0.11%
2000	326,424	10,168	2.2%	-0.19%
2001	333,345	10,130	2.12%	-0.37%
2002	340,099	10,082	2.03%	-0.47%
2003	346,637	10,059	1.92%	-0.23%
2004	352,911	10,060	1.81%	0.01%
2005	358,916	10,049	1.7%	-0.11%
2006	364,663	10,034	1.6%	-0.15%
2007	370,873	10,020	1.7%	-0.14%
2008	377,793	10,009	1.87%	-0.11%
2009	384,952	10,016	1.89%	0.07%
2010	392,332	10,043	1.92%	0.27%
2011	399,389	10,098	1.8%	0.55%
2012	405,557	10,267	1.54%	1.67%
2013	411,202	10,517	1.39%	2.43%
2014	416,750	10,742	1.35%	2.14%
2015	422,212	10,954	1.31%	1.97%
2016	427,564	11,150	1.27%	1.79%
2017	432,772	11,324	1.22%	1.56%
2018	437,810	11,477	1.16%	1.35%
2019	442,680	11,587	1.11%	0.96%
2020	447,404	11,643	1.07%	0.48%
2021	451,721	11,709	0.96%	0.57%
2022	455,370	11,801	0.81%	0.79%
2023	458,949	11,875	0.79%	0.63%
2024	462,721	11,947	0.82%	0.61%
2025	466,324	12,030	0.78%	0.7%
2026	469,766	12,103	0.74%	0.61%
2027	473,148	12,196	0.72%	0.77%
2028	476,428	12,296	0.69%	0.82%
2029	479,491	12,403	0.64%	0.87%
2030	482,438	12,519	0.61%	0.94%
2031	485,308	12,645	0.59%	1%
2032	487,943	12,785	0.54%	1.11%
2033	490,424	12,921	0.51%	1.06%
2034	492,887	13,071	0.5%	1.16%
2035	495,286	13,230	0.49%	1.22%
2036	497,544	13,391	0.46%	1.21%
2037	499,693	13,541	0.43%	1.12%
2038	501,910	13,697	0.44%	1.16%
2039	504,061	13,857	0.43%	1.17%
2040	505,968	14,041	0.38%	1.33%
2041	507,800	14,220	0.36%	1.27%
2042	509,531	14,402	0.34%	1.28%
2043	511,124	14,579	0.31%	1.23%
2044	512,586	14,754	0.29%	1.2%
2045	514,047	14,920	0.29%	1.13%
2046	515,409	15,098	0.26%	1.19%
2047	516,596	15,268	0.23%	1.12%
2048	517,693	15,431	0.21%	1.07%
2049	518,684	15,595	0.19%	1.06%
2050	519,542	15,751	0.17%	1%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brunei increased by 62,901 people (a 17.2% growth), while Nauru gained 1,116 people (a 11.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brunei gained 42,238 (a 9.88% growth), while Nauru's population increased by 954 (a 8.56% growth).

Brunei was ranked 169th most populous country in 2006 and is 170th in 2026. Nauru was ranked 196th in 2006 and ranked 195th 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 Nauru will increase by 30.1% to 15,751 people and rank change from 195th to 194th.