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Population in Brunei compared to Sao Tome and Principe: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brunei was 462,721 in 2024 vs 235,536 people in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brunei's population is 469,088 people compared to 244,055 in Sao Tome and Principe.

Population statistics:

  • Brunei's population is 1.92 times bigger than Sao Tome and Principe's.
  • Brunei is ranked the 170th most populous country in the world, while Sao Tome and Principe is the 176th.
  • The countries together account for 0.009% of the world: 0.006% for Brunei vs 0.003% for Sao Tome and Principe.
  • For the last 10 years, Brunei has had an average growth rate of +1.08% per year vs +1.82% in Sao Tome and Principe.
  • Since 2005, the population of Brunei has increased from 359K people to 469K (30.7% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe has grown from 162K to 244K (51% growth).
  • Brunei is projected to reach its peak in 2055 at 521K people compared to the peak of 534K people in 2100 for Sao Tome and Principe.

Brunei vs Sao Tome and Principe: live population counter

Brunei Sao Tome
Current population
469088
244055
Population rank 170/197 176/197
Percent of world population 0.006% 0.003%
One net population change
2.32 hours
1.88 hours
One birth every
1.4 hours
1.35 hours
One death every
3.65 hours
6.81 hours
One migration net change every
1.07 years
14.5 hours
Annual migration change +0 -604
Daily growth/decline +10 +13
Annual growth/decline +3,772 +4,665
Annual growth/decline rate +0.82% +2.02%
Population growth rate rank 116/197 52/197

Brunei and Sao Tome and Principe: population history and growth rate by year chart

Brunei
Population

Growth rate
Sao Tome and Principe
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Brunei Sao Tome Brunei Sao Tome
1960 88,347 68,012 - -
1961 92,517 68,707 4.72% 1.02%
1962 96,719 69,403 4.54% 1.01%
1963 101,159 70,112 4.59% 1.02%
1964 105,922 70,865 4.71% 1.07%
1965 110,838 71,680 4.64% 1.15%
1966 115,874 72,576 4.54% 1.25%
1967 121,017 73,596 4.44% 1.41%
1968 126,222 74,765 4.3% 1.59%
1969 131,446 76,083 4.14% 1.76%
1970 135,138 77,626 2.81% 2.03%
1971 137,921 79,330 2.06% 2.2%
1972 142,189 81,041 3.09% 2.16%
1973 147,369 82,798 3.64% 2.17%
1974 152,656 84,672 3.59% 2.26%
1975 158,070 86,708 3.55% 2.4%
1976 163,607 88,922 3.5% 2.55%
1977 169,277 91,301 3.47% 2.68%
1978 174,884 93,794 3.31% 2.73%
1979 180,422 96,252 3.17% 2.62%
1980 186,111 98,544 3.15% 2.38%
1981 191,977 100,615 3.15% 2.1%
1982 198,165 102,508 3.22% 1.88%
1983 204,741 104,380 3.32% 1.83%
1984 211,661 106,394 3.38% 1.93%
1985 218,919 108,658 3.43% 2.13%
1986 226,495 111,150 3.46% 2.29%
1987 233,860 113,919 3.25% 2.49%
1988 240,913 116,939 3.02% 2.65%
1989 248,064 119,979 2.97% 2.6%
1990 255,292 122,980 2.91% 2.5%
1991 262,596 125,697 2.86% 2.21%
1992 269,839 128,110 2.76% 1.92%
1993 276,971 130,467 2.64% 1.84%
1994 284,091 132,732 2.57% 1.74%
1995 291,195 134,895 2.5% 1.63%
1996 298,276 136,962 2.43% 1.53%
1997 305,341 138,922 2.37% 1.43%
1998 312,385 140,751 2.31% 1.32%
1999 319,411 142,442 2.25% 1.2%
2000 326,424 144,018 2.2% 1.11%
2001 333,345 146,375 2.12% 1.64%
2002 340,099 149,922 2.03% 2.42%
2003 346,637 153,814 1.92% 2.6%
2004 352,911 157,705 1.81% 2.53%
2005 358,916 161,639 1.7% 2.49%
2006 364,663 165,638 1.6% 2.47%
2007 370,873 169,700 1.7% 2.45%
2008 377,793 173,793 1.87% 2.41%
2009 384,952 177,853 1.89% 2.34%
2010 392,332 181,802 1.92% 2.22%
2011 399,389 185,649 1.8% 2.12%
2012 405,557 189,439 1.54% 2.04%
2013 411,202 193,148 1.39% 1.96%
2014 416,750 196,767 1.35% 1.87%
2015 422,212 200,291 1.31% 1.79%
2016 427,564 203,689 1.27% 1.7%
2017 432,772 206,970 1.22% 1.61%
2018 437,810 210,187 1.16% 1.55%
2019 442,680 213,392 1.11% 1.52%
2020 447,404 217,435 1.07% 1.89%
2021 451,721 221,961 0.96% 2.08%
2022 455,370 226,305 0.81% 1.96%
2023 458,949 230,871 0.79% 2.02%
2024 462,721 235,536 0.82% 2.02%
2025 466,324 240,251 0.78% 2%
2026 469,766 244,987 0.74% 1.97%
2027 473,148 249,783 0.72% 1.96%
2028 476,428 254,657 0.69% 1.95%
2029 479,491 259,597 0.64% 1.94%
2030 482,438 264,560 0.61% 1.91%
2031 485,308 269,566 0.59% 1.89%
2032 487,943 274,643 0.54% 1.88%
2033 490,424 279,761 0.51% 1.86%
2034 492,887 284,911 0.5% 1.84%
2035 495,286 290,082 0.49% 1.81%
2036 497,544 295,269 0.46% 1.79%
2037 499,693 300,439 0.43% 1.75%
2038 501,910 305,590 0.44% 1.71%
2039 504,061 310,729 0.43% 1.68%
2040 505,968 315,833 0.38% 1.64%
2041 507,800 320,875 0.36% 1.6%
2042 509,531 325,888 0.34% 1.56%
2043 511,124 330,908 0.31% 1.54%
2044 512,586 335,919 0.29% 1.51%
2045 514,047 340,911 0.29% 1.49%
2046 515,409 345,883 0.26% 1.46%
2047 516,596 350,758 0.23% 1.41%
2048 517,693 355,569 0.21% 1.37%
2049 518,684 360,353 0.19% 1.35%
2050 519,542 365,103 0.17% 1.32%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Brunei increased by 63,296 people (a 17.6% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe gained 38,652 people (a 23.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Brunei gained 46,876 (a 11.1% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe's population increased by 43,764 (a 21.9% growth).

Brunei was ranked 169th most populous country in 2005 and is 170th in 2025. Sao Tome and Principe was ranked 178th in 2005 and ranked 176th 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 Sao Tome and Principe will increase by 49.6% to 365,103 people and rank change from 176th to 175th.

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