Skip to content

Population in Brunei compared to the Philippines: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brunei was 462,721 in 2024 vs 115,843,670 people in the Philippines in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brunei's population is 470,884 people compared to 117,991,570 in the Philippines.

Population statistics:

  • The Philippines' population is 250.6 times bigger than Brunei's.
  • Brunei is ranked the 170th most populous country in the world, while the Philippines is the 14th.
  • The countries together account for 1.43% of the world: 0.006% for Brunei vs 1.42% for the Philippines.
  • For the last 10 years, Brunei has had an average growth rate of +1.08% per year vs +1.16% in the Philippines.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brunei has increased from 365K people to 471K (29.1% growth), while the Philippines has grown from 89.5M to 118M (31.8% growth).

Brunei vs Philippines: population by year and forecast

Brunei
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brunei Philippines
2100 467,416 115,065,514
2099 468,955 115,822,085
2098 470,474 116,579,642
2097 471,886 117,339,735
2096 473,386 118,106,310
2095 474,822 118,872,671
2094 476,324 119,632,784
2093 477,804 120,394,127
2092 479,320 121,153,505
2091 480,794 121,910,997
2090 482,320 122,658,317
2089 483,944 123,398,001
2088 485,580 124,128,536
2087 487,128 124,849,376
2086 488,625 125,558,475
2085 490,259 126,253,074
2084 491,848 126,925,232
2083 493,523 127,573,007
2082 495,200 128,202,586
2081 496,840 128,806,308
2080 498,434 129,391,229
2079 500,007 129,944,270
2078 501,497 130,476,671
2077 503,086 130,988,299
2076 504,597 131,462,248
2075 506,394 131,906,358
2074 508,080 132,328,468
2073 509,613 132,719,174
2072 511,047 133,084,836
2071 512,261 133,419,916
2070 513,446 133,733,411
2069 514,716 134,020,647
2068 516,037 134,283,663
2067 517,358 134,528,603
2066 518,464 134,744,843
2065 519,443 134,949,800
2064 520,281 135,128,431
2063 520,990 135,285,603
2062 521,488 135,425,056
2061 522,004 135,539,763
2060 522,425 135,631,085
2059 522,802 135,698,075
2058 523,135 135,730,163
2057 523,377 135,736,069
2056 523,422 135,720,219
2055 523,432 135,665,249
2054 523,252 135,570,794
2053 523,048 135,440,724
2052 522,679 135,273,857
2051 522,034 135,054,258
2050 521,243 134,793,554
2049 520,307 134,483,048
2048 519,256 134,131,716
2047 518,107 133,731,695
2046 516,871 133,281,676
2045 515,363 132,787,906
2044 513,945 132,252,742
2043 512,420 131,678,840
2042 510,764 131,067,112
2041 508,923 130,419,312
2040 507,093 129,735,394
2039 505,089 129,020,366
2038 502,784 128,266,374
2037 500,639 127,482,230
2036 498,469 126,671,125
2035 496,091 125,841,025
2034 493,656 124,990,553
2033 491,157 124,123,848
2032 488,666 123,246,040
2031 485,865 122,359,182
2030 482,904 121,453,322
2029 479,937 120,538,221
2028 476,756 119,609,503
2027 473,357 118,675,486
2026 469,968 117,737,984
2025 466,440 116,792,787
2024 462,721 115,843,670
2023 458,949 114,891,199
2022 455,370 113,964,338
2021 451,721 113,100,950
2020 447,404 112,081,264
2019 442,680 110,804,683
2018 437,810 109,465,287
2017 432,772 108,119,693
2016 427,564 106,735,719
2015 422,212 105,312,992
2014 416,750 103,767,130
2013 411,202 102,076,336
2012 405,557 100,175,512
2011 399,389 98,248,614
2010 392,332 96,337,125
2009 384,952 94,384,250
2008 377,793 92,699,095
2007 370,873 91,075,184
2006 364,663 89,508,986
2005 358,916 88,015,962
2004 352,911 86,394,504
2003 346,637 84,731,835
2002 340,099 83,068,889
2001 333,345 81,401,488
2000 326,424 79,625,397
1999 319,411 77,753,257
1998 312,385 75,791,024
1997 305,341 73,908,810
1996 298,276 72,190,242
1995 291,195 70,546,246
1994 284,091 69,019,291
1993 276,971 67,530,621
1992 269,839 65,926,125
1991 262,596 64,382,249
1990 255,292 62,854,666
1989 248,064 61,265,260
1988 240,913 59,739,052
1987 233,860 58,157,496
1986 226,495 56,645,077
1985 218,919 55,213,006
1984 211,661 53,726,181
1983 204,741 52,194,620
1982 198,165 50,695,707
1981 191,977 49,311,727
1980 186,111 48,043,740
1979 180,422 46,807,103
1978 174,884 45,575,281
1977 169,277 44,367,962
1976 163,607 43,201,488
1975 158,070 42,120,826
1974 152,656 41,174,341
1973 147,369 40,294,130
1972 142,189 39,408,560
1971 137,921 38,518,659
1970 135,138 37,622,204
1969 131,446 36,660,799
1968 126,222 35,638,342
1967 121,017 34,621,320
1966 115,874 33,617,170
1965 110,838 32,625,316
1964 105,922 31,643,032
1963 101,159 30,674,731
1962 96,719 29,723,536
1961 92,517 28,792,621
1960 88,347 27,891,897

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/brunei/philippines | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brunei increased by 62,901 people (a 17.2% growth), while the Philippines gained 17,226,733 people (a 19.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brunei gained 43,320 people (a 10.1% growth), while the Philippines' population increased by 11,255,851 people (a 10.5% growth).

Brunei was ranked 169th most populous country in 2006 and is 170th in 2026. The Philippines was ranked 12th in 2006 and ranked 14th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Brunei's population will grow by 10.7% to 521,243 people with a rank change from 170th to 171st. The population of the Philippines will increase by 14.2% to 134,793,554 people and rank change from 14th to 13th.

Brunei is projected to reach its peak in 2055 at 523K people compared to the peak of 136M people in 2057 for the Philippines.

Population growth rate by year

Brunei
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brunei Philippines
2100 -0.33% -0.65%
2099 -0.32% -0.65%
2098 -0.3% -0.65%
2097 -0.32% -0.65%
2096 -0.3% -0.64%
2095 -0.32% -0.64%
2094 -0.31% -0.63%
2093 -0.32% -0.63%
2092 -0.31% -0.62%
2091 -0.32% -0.61%
2090 -0.34% -0.6%
2089 -0.34% -0.59%
2088 -0.32% -0.58%
2087 -0.31% -0.56%
2086 -0.33% -0.55%
2085 -0.32% -0.53%
2084 -0.34% -0.51%
2083 -0.34% -0.49%
2082 -0.33% -0.47%
2081 -0.32% -0.45%
2080 -0.31% -0.43%
2079 -0.3% -0.41%
2078 -0.32% -0.39%
2077 -0.3% -0.36%
2076 -0.35% -0.34%
2075 -0.33% -0.32%
2074 -0.3% -0.29%
2073 -0.28% -0.27%
2072 -0.24% -0.25%
2071 -0.23% -0.23%
2070 -0.25% -0.21%
2069 -0.26% -0.2%
2068 -0.26% -0.18%
2067 -0.21% -0.16%
2066 -0.19% -0.15%
2065 -0.16% -0.13%
2064 -0.14% -0.12%
2063 -0.1% -0.1%
2062 -0.1% -0.08%
2061 -0.08% -0.07%
2060 -0.07% -0.05%
2059 -0.06% -0.02%
2058 -0.05% -0.004%
2057 -0.009% 0.01%
2056 -0.002% 0.04%
2055 0.03% 0.07%
2054 0.04% 0.1%
2053 0.07% 0.12%
2052 0.12% 0.16%
2051 0.15% 0.19%
2050 0.18% 0.23%
2049 0.2% 0.26%
2048 0.22% 0.3%
2047 0.24% 0.34%
2046 0.29% 0.37%
2045 0.28% 0.4%
2044 0.3% 0.44%
2043 0.32% 0.47%
2042 0.36% 0.5%
2041 0.36% 0.53%
2040 0.4% 0.55%
2039 0.46% 0.59%
2038 0.43% 0.62%
2037 0.44% 0.64%
2036 0.48% 0.66%
2035 0.49% 0.68%
2034 0.51% 0.7%
2033 0.51% 0.71%
2032 0.58% 0.72%
2031 0.61% 0.75%
2030 0.62% 0.76%
2029 0.67% 0.78%
2028 0.72% 0.79%
2027 0.72% 0.8%
2026 0.76% 0.81%
2025 0.8% 0.82%
2024 0.82% 0.83%
2023 0.79% 0.81%
2022 0.81% 0.76%
2021 0.96% 0.91%
2020 1.07% 1.15%
2019 1.11% 1.22%
2018 1.16% 1.24%
2017 1.22% 1.3%
2016 1.27% 1.35%
2015 1.31% 1.49%
2014 1.35% 1.66%
2013 1.39% 1.9%
2012 1.54% 1.96%
2011 1.8% 1.98%
2010 1.92% 2.07%
2009 1.89% 1.82%
2008 1.87% 1.78%
2007 1.7% 1.75%
2006 1.6% 1.7%
2005 1.7% 1.88%
2004 1.81% 1.96%
2003 1.92% 2%
2002 2.03% 2.05%
2001 2.12% 2.23%
2000 2.2% 2.41%
1999 2.25% 2.59%
1998 2.31% 2.55%
1997 2.37% 2.38%
1996 2.43% 2.33%
1995 2.5% 2.21%
1994 2.57% 2.2%
1993 2.64% 2.43%
1992 2.76% 2.4%
1991 2.86% 2.43%
1990 2.91% 2.59%
1989 2.97% 2.55%
1988 3.02% 2.72%
1987 3.25% 2.67%
1986 3.46% 2.59%
1985 3.43% 2.77%
1984 3.38% 2.93%
1983 3.32% 2.96%
1982 3.22% 2.81%
1981 3.15% 2.64%
1980 3.15% 2.64%
1979 3.17% 2.7%
1978 3.31% 2.72%
1977 3.47% 2.7%
1976 3.5% 2.57%
1975 3.55% 2.3%
1974 3.59% 2.18%
1973 3.64% 2.25%
1972 3.09% 2.31%
1971 2.06% 2.38%
1970 2.81% 2.62%
1969 4.14% 2.87%
1968 4.3% 2.94%
1967 4.44% 2.99%
1966 4.54% 3.04%
1965 4.64% 3.1%
1964 4.71% 3.16%
1963 4.59% 3.2%
1962 4.54% 3.23%
1961 4.72% 3.23%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/brunei/philippines | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Brunei grew by 0.82%, while the Philippines' population grew by 0.83%.

Live population counters

Brunei Philippines
Current population
470884
117991570
Population rank 170/197 14/197
Percent of world population 0.006% 1.42%
One net population change
2.32 hours
33.1 seconds
One birth every
1.4 hours
17.1 seconds
One death every
3.65 hours
44 seconds
Daily growth/decline +10 +2,610
Annual growth/decline +3,772 +952,471
Annual growth/decline rate +0.82% +0.83%
Population growth rate rank 114/197 113/197
One migration net change every
1.08 years
3.53 minutes
Annual migration change +0 -149,315
Net migration rank 77/196 185/196
Foreign-born residents 119,933 87,212
Foreign-born residents rank 124/195 135/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.9% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 21/195 195/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brunei
Natural

Migration
Philippines
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brunei Philippines
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 0 - -149,315
2024 - 0 - -160,373
2023 3,837 0 1,123,981 -164,284
2022 3,319 0 1,115,825 -221,754
2021 3,985 0 917,928 -85,185
2020 4,188 462 1,253,741 -47,014
2019 4,335 456 1,352,703 -6,208
2018 4,502 450 1,495,843 -163,602
2017 4,685 440 1,622,444 -263,593
2016 4,876 415 1,718,232 -309,251
2015 5,060 356 1,827,180 -390,702
2014 5,206 303 1,851,828 -196,524
2013 5,302 285 1,944,758 -218,439
2012 5,349 346 1,979,568 95,702
2011 5,242 1,399 2,018,419 -240,005
2010 5,003 2,479 2,030,979 13,556
2009 4,789 2,489 2,025,580 -164,411
2008 4,624 2,409 2,007,584 -498,480
2007 4,521 2,291 1,964,673 -225,977
2006 4,590 1,030 1,960,246 -566,647
2005 4,703 1,163 1,918,484 -326,063
2004 4,874 1,261 1,924,265 -273,743
2003 5,034 1,383 1,922,904 -248,066
2002 5,169 1,499 1,919,556 -268,520
2001 5,275 1,569 1,931,169 -247,496
2000 5,331 1,660 1,902,330 -33,868
1999 5,388 1,639 1,894,147 -18,323
1998 5,466 1,566 1,870,371 178,274
1997 5,518 1,533 1,861,098 -145,334
1996 5,606 1,464 1,849,587 -128,251
1995 5,750 1,348 1,846,900 -280,327
1994 5,907 1,206 1,813,827 -326,539
1993 6,045 1,082 1,788,414 -298,337
1992 6,169 969 1,769,259 -50,338
1991 6,259 1,087 1,782,165 -413,300
1990 6,265 992 1,749,622 -63,296
1989 6,202 1,002 1,728,354 -235,884
1988 6,135 962 1,707,402 -147,523
1987 6,017 994 1,671,330 -68,149
1986 5,826 1,897 1,631,491 -209,835
1985 5,620 1,808 1,614,042 -171,539
1984 5,373 1,722 1,579,872 -48,739
1983 5,138 1,602 1,542,194 -10,229
1982 4,931 1,475 1,485,790 -19,912
1981 4,839 1,124 1,436,599 -134,484
1980 4,775 995 1,413,735 -179,832
1979 4,717 899 1,394,056 -154,684
1978 4,668 791 1,364,661 -140,372
1977 4,594 1,157 1,314,002 -123,608
1976 4,518 1,080 1,258,286 -115,730
1975 4,431 1,047 1,239,069 -220,296
1974 4,334 1,011 1,218,884 -344,674
1973 4,216 1,007 1,206,285 -320,091
1972 4,085 1,053 1,206,414 -321,491
1971 3,880 -476 1,210,256 -315,363
1970 3,694 -1,538 1,198,944 -300,923
1969 3,618 1,608 1,186,306 -161,517
1968 3,551 1,677 1,172,146 -152,017
1967 3,477 1,703 1,166,704 -152,812
1966 3,403 1,697 1,156,498 -162,127
1965 3,326 1,655 1,146,094 -156,782
1964 3,264 1,595 1,131,586 -156,342
1963 3,195 1,469 1,116,591 -155,267
1962 3,128 1,088 1,091,953 -150,903
1961 3,175 1,014 1,064,377 -143,597
1960 3,168 982 1,036,017 -155,354

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/brunei/philippines | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 93.9% of the population change in Brunei is from natural causes (a gain of 43,993 people) and 6.15% is from migration (a gain of 2,882 people). In the Philippines 88.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 14,279,705 people) and 11.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,848,117 people).

As of 2024, 119,933 residents or 25.9% of the population were not native-born in Brunei, compared to 87,212 people or 0.1% in the Philippines.

Biggest cities by population

Brunei
City Population
Kuala Belait 70K
Bandar Seri Begawan 50K
Seria 13.1K
Philippines
City Population
Quezon 3.08M
Manila 1.9M
Davao 1.85M
Caloocan 1.71M
Taguig 1.31M
Zamboanga 1.02M
Palawan 969K
Cebu 965K
Antipolo 914K
Pasig 853K

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Population map with other countries

1x

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

GeoRank.org/population/brunei/philippines | CC BY

Help us show the world through your eyes

Share a photo of your city and help others discover what it looks like to live there. Your contribution makes our data come alive.

Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) — you’re free to copy, share, remix, adapt, and use even commercially as long as you give appropriate credit and clearly indicate if you made changes. Other sources may be subject to different license terms.