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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Brunei	Palau	Brunei	Palau
1960	88,347	9,328	-	-
1961	92,517	9,555	4.72%	2.43%
1962	96,719	9,793	4.54%	2.49%
1963	101,159	10,037	4.59%	2.49%
1964	105,922	10,292	4.71%	2.54%
1965	110,838	10,547	4.64%	2.48%
1966	115,874	10,805	4.54%	2.45%
1967	121,017	10,988	4.44%	1.69%
1968	126,222	11,080	4.3%	0.84%
1969	131,446	11,159	4.14%	0.71%
1970	135,138	11,368	2.81%	1.87%
1971	137,921	11,759	2.06%	3.44%
1972	142,189	12,194	3.09%	3.7%
1973	147,369	12,552	3.64%	2.94%
1974	152,656	12,687	3.59%	1.08%
1975	158,070	12,655	3.55%	-0.25%
1976	163,607	12,598	3.5%	-0.45%
1977	169,277	12,525	3.47%	-0.58%
1978	174,884	12,440	3.31%	-0.68%
1979	180,422	12,337	3.17%	-0.83%
1980	186,111	12,271	3.15%	-0.53%
1981	191,977	12,402	3.15%	1.07%
1982	198,165	12,694	3.22%	2.35%
1983	204,741	13,006	3.32%	2.46%
1984	211,661	13,337	3.38%	2.54%
1985	218,919	13,688	3.43%	2.63%
1986	226,495	14,024	3.46%	2.45%
1987	233,860	14,334	3.25%	2.21%
1988	240,913	14,645	3.02%	2.17%
1989	248,064	14,945	2.97%	2.05%
1990	255,292	15,259	2.91%	2.1%
1991	262,596	15,614	2.86%	2.33%
1992	269,839	15,989	2.76%	2.4%
1993	276,971	16,372	2.64%	2.4%
1994	284,091	16,770	2.57%	2.43%
1995	291,195	17,195	2.5%	2.53%
1996	298,276	17,654	2.43%	2.67%
1997	305,341	18,108	2.37%	2.57%
1998	312,385	18,524	2.31%	2.3%
1999	319,411	18,901	2.25%	2.04%
2000	326,424	19,178	2.2%	1.47%
2001	333,345	19,352	2.12%	0.91%
2002	340,099	19,503	2.03%	0.78%
2003	346,637	19,659	1.92%	0.8%
2004	352,911	19,820	1.81%	0.82%
2005	358,916	19,819	1.7%	-0.005%
2006	364,663	19,593	1.6%	-1.14%
2007	370,873	19,302	1.7%	-1.49%
2008	377,793	19,009	1.87%	-1.52%
2009	384,952	18,709	1.89%	-1.58%
2010	392,332	18,396	1.92%	-1.67%
2011	399,389	18,078	1.8%	-1.73%
2012	405,557	17,765	1.54%	-1.73%
2013	411,202	17,648	1.39%	-0.66%
2014	416,750	17,715	1.35%	0.38%
2015	422,212	17,770	1.31%	0.31%
2016	427,564	17,797	1.27%	0.15%
2017	432,772	17,812	1.22%	0.08%
2018	437,810	17,814	1.16%	0.01%
2019	442,680	17,798	1.11%	-0.09%
2020	447,404	17,792	1.07%	-0.03%
2021	451,721	17,783	0.96%	-0.05%
2022	455,370	17,759	0.81%	-0.13%
2023	458,949	17,727	0.79%	-0.18%
2024	462,721	17,695	0.82%	-0.18%
2025	466,324	17,663	0.78%	-0.18%
2026	469,766	17,618	0.74%	-0.25%
2027	473,148	17,564	0.72%	-0.31%
2028	476,428	17,504	0.69%	-0.34%
2029	479,491	17,436	0.64%	-0.39%
2030	482,438	17,376	0.61%	-0.34%
2031	485,308	17,299	0.59%	-0.44%
2032	487,943	17,228	0.54%	-0.41%
2033	490,424	17,163	0.51%	-0.38%
2034	492,887	17,092	0.5%	-0.41%
2035	495,286	17,012	0.49%	-0.47%
2036	497,544	16,940	0.46%	-0.43%
2037	499,693	16,858	0.43%	-0.48%
2038	501,910	16,779	0.44%	-0.47%
2039	504,061	16,689	0.43%	-0.54%
2040	505,968	16,604	0.38%	-0.51%
2041	507,800	16,510	0.36%	-0.57%
2042	509,531	16,403	0.34%	-0.65%
2043	511,124	16,302	0.31%	-0.61%
2044	512,586	16,202	0.29%	-0.62%
2045	514,047	16,097	0.29%	-0.65%
2046	515,409	15,977	0.26%	-0.74%
2047	516,596	15,863	0.23%	-0.71%
2048	517,693	15,749	0.21%	-0.72%
2049	518,684	15,632	0.19%	-0.74%
2050	519,542	15,515	0.17%	-0.75%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Brunei increased by 63,296 people (a 17.6% growth), while Palau lost 2,049 people (a 10.3% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Brunei gained 46,876 (a 11.1% growth), while Palau's population decreased by -107 (a 0.6% decline).

Brunei was ranked 169th most populous country in 2005 and is 170th in 2025. Palau was ranked 194th in 2005 and still ranked 194th 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 Palau will decrease by 12.2% to 15,515 people and rank change from 194th to 195th.