Population in Brunei compared to Saudi Arabia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Brunei and Saudi Arabia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Brunei	Saudi Arabia	Brunei	Saudi Arabia
1960	88,347	2,435,403	-	-
1961	92,517	2,526,347	4.72%	3.73%
1962	96,719	2,620,910	4.54%	3.74%
1963	101,159	2,719,341	4.59%	3.76%
1964	105,922	2,821,968	4.71%	3.77%
1965	110,838	2,928,771	4.64%	3.78%
1966	115,874	3,039,887	4.54%	3.79%
1967	121,017	3,157,242	4.44%	3.86%
1968	126,222	3,282,711	4.3%	3.97%
1969	131,446	3,417,114	4.14%	4.09%
1970	135,138	3,562,470	2.81%	4.25%
1971	137,921	3,724,031	2.06%	4.54%
1972	142,189	3,905,722	3.09%	4.88%
1973	147,369	4,106,344	3.64%	5.14%
1974	152,656	4,323,632	3.59%	5.29%
1975	158,070	4,556,287	3.55%	5.38%
1976	163,607	4,807,933	3.5%	5.52%
1977	169,277	5,083,048	3.47%	5.72%
1978	174,884	5,381,902	3.31%	5.88%
1979	180,422	5,703,698	3.17%	5.98%
1980	186,111	6,047,997	3.15%	6.04%
1981	191,977	6,420,551	3.15%	6.16%
1982	198,165	6,824,486	3.22%	6.29%
1983	204,741	7,252,941	3.32%	6.28%
1984	211,661	7,697,307	3.38%	6.13%
1985	218,919	8,151,779	3.43%	5.9%
1986	226,495	8,628,639	3.46%	5.85%
1987	233,860	9,130,194	3.25%	5.81%
1988	240,913	9,629,165	3.02%	5.47%
1989	248,064	10,128,394	2.97%	5.18%
1990	255,292	10,640,691	2.91%	5.06%
1991	262,596	11,160,744	2.86%	4.89%
1992	269,839	11,686,676	2.76%	4.71%
1993	276,971	12,215,862	2.64%	4.53%
1994	284,091	12,750,040	2.57%	4.37%
1995	291,195	13,289,245	2.5%	4.23%
1996	298,276	13,831,009	2.43%	4.08%
1997	305,341	14,374,943	2.37%	3.93%
1998	312,385	14,922,185	2.31%	3.81%
1999	319,411	15,472,075	2.25%	3.69%
2000	326,424	16,177,722	2.2%	4.56%
2001	333,345	17,041,397	2.12%	5.34%
2002	340,099	17,910,910	2.03%	5.1%
2003	346,637	18,786,767	1.92%	4.89%
2004	352,911	19,669,480	1.81%	4.7%
2005	358,916	20,559,890	1.7%	4.53%
2006	364,663	21,459,144	1.6%	4.37%
2007	370,873	22,368,313	1.7%	4.24%
2008	377,793	23,287,877	1.87%	4.11%
2009	384,952	24,217,654	1.89%	3.99%
2010	392,332	23,978,487	1.92%	-0.99%
2011	399,389	25,091,867	1.8%	4.64%
2012	405,557	26,168,861	1.54%	4.29%
2013	411,202	27,624,004	1.39%	5.56%
2014	416,750	28,309,273	1.35%	2.48%
2015	422,212	29,816,382	1.31%	5.32%
2016	427,564	30,954,198	1.27%	3.82%
2017	432,772	30,977,355	1.22%	0.07%
2018	437,810	30,196,281	1.16%	-2.52%
2019	442,680	30,063,799	1.11%	-0.44%
2020	447,404	31,552,510	1.07%	4.95%
2021	451,721	30,784,383	0.96%	-2.43%
2022	455,370	32,175,224	0.81%	4.52%
2023	458,949	33,702,731	0.79%	4.75%
2024	462,721	35,300,280	0.82%	4.74%
2025	466,324	35,927,625	0.78%	1.78%
2026	469,766	36,550,694	0.74%	1.73%
2027	473,148	37,167,513	0.72%	1.69%
2028	476,428	37,775,810	0.69%	1.64%
2029	479,491	38,364,377	0.64%	1.56%
2030	482,438	38,918,375	0.61%	1.44%
2031	485,308	39,450,880	0.59%	1.37%
2032	487,943	39,983,934	0.54%	1.35%
2033	490,424	40,517,599	0.51%	1.33%
2034	492,887	41,052,423	0.5%	1.32%
2035	495,286	41,588,429	0.49%	1.31%
2036	497,544	42,125,184	0.46%	1.29%
2037	499,693	42,661,908	0.43%	1.27%
2038	501,910	43,198,420	0.44%	1.26%
2039	504,061	43,734,316	0.43%	1.24%
2040	505,968	44,269,571	0.38%	1.22%
2041	507,800	44,804,338	0.36%	1.21%
2042	509,531	45,338,111	0.34%	1.19%
2043	511,124	45,870,896	0.31%	1.18%
2044	512,586	46,403,116	0.29%	1.16%
2045	514,047	46,934,822	0.29%	1.15%
2046	515,409	47,465,267	0.26%	1.13%
2047	516,596	47,993,976	0.23%	1.11%
2048	517,693	48,521,364	0.21%	1.1%
2049	518,684	49,047,461	0.19%	1.08%
2050	519,542	49,572,202	0.17%	1.07%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Brunei increased by 63,296 people (a 17.6% growth), while Saudi Arabia gained 9,256,492 people (a 45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Brunei gained 46,876 (a 11.1% growth), while Saudi Arabia's population increased by 6,611,741 (a 22.2% growth).

Brunei was ranked 169th most populous country in 2005 and is 170th in 2025. Saudi Arabia was ranked 51st in 2005 and ranked 44th 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 Saudi Arabia will increase by 36.1% to 49,572,202 people and rank change from 44th to 43rd.