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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brunei was 462,721 in 2024 vs 35,300,280 people in Saudi Arabia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brunei's population is 470,884 people compared to 36,734,925 in Saudi Arabia.

Population statistics:

  • Saudi Arabia's population is 78 times bigger than Brunei's.
  • Brunei is ranked the 170th most populous country in the world, while Saudi Arabia is the 44th.
  • The countries together account for 0.45% of the world: 0.006% for Brunei vs 0.44% for Saudi Arabia.
  • For the last 10 years, Brunei has had an average growth rate of +1.08% per year vs +2.3% in Saudi Arabia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brunei has increased from 365K people to 471K (29.1% growth), while Saudi Arabia has grown from 21.5M to 36.7M (71.2% growth).

Brunei vs Saudi Arabia: population by year and forecast

Brunei
Factual

Projection
Saudi Arabia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brunei Saudi Arabia
2100 467,416 74,230,118
2099 468,955 73,760,045
2098 470,474 73,287,526
2097 471,886 72,813,125
2096 473,386 72,336,039
2095 474,822 71,858,206
2094 476,324 71,379,928
2093 477,804 70,900,460
2092 479,320 70,420,464
2091 480,794 69,940,749
2090 482,320 69,462,214
2089 483,944 68,985,976
2088 485,580 68,510,277
2087 487,128 68,035,545
2086 488,625 67,562,521
2085 490,259 67,091,615
2084 491,848 66,621,667
2083 493,523 66,152,653
2082 495,200 65,684,321
2081 496,840 65,216,102
2080 498,434 64,749,128
2079 500,007 64,282,393
2078 501,497 63,815,918
2077 503,086 63,348,712
2076 504,597 62,880,120
2075 506,394 62,409,793
2074 508,080 61,937,628
2073 509,613 61,462,662
2072 511,047 60,984,202
2071 512,261 60,502,791
2070 513,446 60,018,216
2069 514,716 59,529,456
2068 516,037 59,036,086
2067 517,358 58,539,487
2066 518,464 58,039,687
2065 519,443 57,537,106
2064 520,281 57,032,172
2063 520,990 56,524,331
2062 521,488 56,014,549
2061 522,004 55,501,467
2060 522,425 54,986,901
2059 522,802 54,469,809
2058 523,135 53,950,469
2057 523,377 53,430,639
2056 523,422 52,909,061
2055 523,432 52,386,571
2054 523,252 51,862,312
2053 523,048 51,336,335
2052 522,679 50,809,100
2051 522,034 50,280,719
2050 521,243 49,751,739
2049 520,307 49,221,828
2048 519,256 48,690,143
2047 518,107 48,157,605
2046 516,871 47,623,246
2045 515,363 47,087,215
2044 513,945 46,550,306
2043 512,420 46,013,232
2042 510,764 45,475,200
2041 508,923 44,936,131
2040 507,093 44,396,093
2039 505,089 43,856,006
2038 502,784 43,314,707
2037 500,639 42,773,375
2036 498,469 42,231,639
2035 496,091 41,690,245
2034 493,656 41,150,029
2033 491,157 40,611,021
2032 488,666 40,073,144
2031 485,865 39,535,357
2030 482,904 38,998,581
2029 479,937 38,417,447
2028 476,756 37,810,902
2027 473,357 37,189,969
2026 469,968 36,566,201
2025 466,440 35,932,673
2024 462,721 35,300,280
2023 458,949 33,702,731
2022 455,370 32,175,224
2021 451,721 30,784,383
2020 447,404 31,552,510
2019 442,680 30,063,799
2018 437,810 30,196,281
2017 432,772 30,977,355
2016 427,564 30,954,198
2015 422,212 29,816,382
2014 416,750 28,309,273
2013 411,202 27,624,004
2012 405,557 26,168,861
2011 399,389 25,091,867
2010 392,332 23,978,487
2009 384,952 24,217,654
2008 377,793 23,287,877
2007 370,873 22,368,313
2006 364,663 21,459,144
2005 358,916 20,559,890
2004 352,911 19,669,480
2003 346,637 18,786,767
2002 340,099 17,910,910
2001 333,345 17,041,397
2000 326,424 16,177,722
1999 319,411 15,472,075
1998 312,385 14,922,185
1997 305,341 14,374,943
1996 298,276 13,831,009
1995 291,195 13,289,245
1994 284,091 12,750,040
1993 276,971 12,215,862
1992 269,839 11,686,676
1991 262,596 11,160,744
1990 255,292 10,640,691
1989 248,064 10,128,394
1988 240,913 9,629,165
1987 233,860 9,130,194
1986 226,495 8,628,639
1985 218,919 8,151,779
1984 211,661 7,697,307
1983 204,741 7,252,941
1982 198,165 6,824,486
1981 191,977 6,420,551
1980 186,111 6,047,997
1979 180,422 5,703,698
1978 174,884 5,381,902
1977 169,277 5,083,048
1976 163,607 4,807,933
1975 158,070 4,556,287
1974 152,656 4,323,632
1973 147,369 4,106,344
1972 142,189 3,905,722
1971 137,921 3,724,031
1970 135,138 3,562,470
1969 131,446 3,417,114
1968 126,222 3,282,711
1967 121,017 3,157,242
1966 115,874 3,039,887
1965 110,838 2,928,771
1964 105,922 2,821,968
1963 101,159 2,719,341
1962 96,719 2,620,910
1961 92,517 2,526,347
1960 88,347 2,435,403

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brunei increased by 62,901 people (a 17.2% growth), while Saudi Arabia gained 9,495,054 people (a 44.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brunei gained 43,320 people (a 10.1% growth), while Saudi Arabia's population increased by 5,780,727 people (a 18.7% growth).

Brunei was ranked 169th most populous country in 2006 and is 170th in 2026. Saudi Arabia was ranked 50th in 2006 and ranked 44th 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 Saudi Arabia will increase by 35.4% to 49,751,739 people and rank change from 44th to 43rd.

Brunei is projected to reach its peak in 2055 at 523K people compared to the peak of 74.2M people in 2100 for Saudi Arabia.

Population growth rate by year

Brunei
Factual

Projection
Saudi Arabia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brunei Saudi Arabia
2100 -0.33% 0.64%
2099 -0.32% 0.64%
2098 -0.3% 0.65%
2097 -0.32% 0.66%
2096 -0.3% 0.66%
2095 -0.32% 0.67%
2094 -0.31% 0.68%
2093 -0.32% 0.68%
2092 -0.31% 0.69%
2091 -0.32% 0.69%
2090 -0.34% 0.69%
2089 -0.34% 0.69%
2088 -0.32% 0.7%
2087 -0.31% 0.7%
2086 -0.33% 0.7%
2085 -0.32% 0.71%
2084 -0.34% 0.71%
2083 -0.34% 0.71%
2082 -0.33% 0.72%
2081 -0.32% 0.72%
2080 -0.31% 0.73%
2079 -0.3% 0.73%
2078 -0.32% 0.74%
2077 -0.3% 0.75%
2076 -0.35% 0.75%
2075 -0.33% 0.76%
2074 -0.3% 0.77%
2073 -0.28% 0.78%
2072 -0.24% 0.8%
2071 -0.23% 0.81%
2070 -0.25% 0.82%
2069 -0.26% 0.84%
2068 -0.26% 0.85%
2067 -0.21% 0.86%
2066 -0.19% 0.87%
2065 -0.16% 0.89%
2064 -0.14% 0.9%
2063 -0.1% 0.91%
2062 -0.1% 0.92%
2061 -0.08% 0.94%
2060 -0.07% 0.95%
2059 -0.06% 0.96%
2058 -0.05% 0.97%
2057 -0.009% 0.99%
2056 -0.002% 1%
2055 0.03% 1.01%
2054 0.04% 1.02%
2053 0.07% 1.04%
2052 0.12% 1.05%
2051 0.15% 1.06%
2050 0.18% 1.08%
2049 0.2% 1.09%
2048 0.22% 1.11%
2047 0.24% 1.12%
2046 0.29% 1.14%
2045 0.28% 1.15%
2044 0.3% 1.17%
2043 0.32% 1.18%
2042 0.36% 1.2%
2041 0.36% 1.22%
2040 0.4% 1.23%
2039 0.46% 1.25%
2038 0.43% 1.27%
2037 0.44% 1.28%
2036 0.48% 1.3%
2035 0.49% 1.31%
2034 0.51% 1.33%
2033 0.51% 1.34%
2032 0.58% 1.36%
2031 0.61% 1.38%
2030 0.62% 1.51%
2029 0.67% 1.6%
2028 0.72% 1.67%
2027 0.72% 1.71%
2026 0.76% 1.76%
2025 0.8% 1.79%
2024 0.82% 4.74%
2023 0.79% 4.75%
2022 0.81% 4.52%
2021 0.96% -2.43%
2020 1.07% 4.95%
2019 1.11% -0.44%
2018 1.16% -2.52%
2017 1.22% 0.07%
2016 1.27% 3.82%
2015 1.31% 5.32%
2014 1.35% 2.48%
2013 1.39% 5.56%
2012 1.54% 4.29%
2011 1.8% 4.64%
2010 1.92% -0.99%
2009 1.89% 3.99%
2008 1.87% 4.11%
2007 1.7% 4.24%
2006 1.6% 4.37%
2005 1.7% 4.53%
2004 1.81% 4.7%
2003 1.92% 4.89%
2002 2.03% 5.1%
2001 2.12% 5.34%
2000 2.2% 4.56%
1999 2.25% 3.69%
1998 2.31% 3.81%
1997 2.37% 3.93%
1996 2.43% 4.08%
1995 2.5% 4.23%
1994 2.57% 4.37%
1993 2.64% 4.53%
1992 2.76% 4.71%
1991 2.86% 4.89%
1990 2.91% 5.06%
1989 2.97% 5.18%
1988 3.02% 5.47%
1987 3.25% 5.81%
1986 3.46% 5.85%
1985 3.43% 5.9%
1984 3.38% 6.13%
1983 3.32% 6.28%
1982 3.22% 6.29%
1981 3.15% 6.16%
1980 3.15% 6.04%
1979 3.17% 5.98%
1978 3.31% 5.88%
1977 3.47% 5.72%
1976 3.5% 5.52%
1975 3.55% 5.38%
1974 3.59% 5.29%
1973 3.64% 5.14%
1972 3.09% 4.88%
1971 2.06% 4.54%
1970 2.81% 4.25%
1969 4.14% 4.09%
1968 4.3% 3.97%
1967 4.44% 3.86%
1966 4.54% 3.79%
1965 4.64% 3.78%
1964 4.71% 3.77%
1963 4.59% 3.76%
1962 4.54% 3.74%
1961 4.72% 3.73%

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

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In 2024, the population of Brunei grew by 0.82%, while Saudi Arabia's population grew by 4.74%.

Live population counters

Brunei Saudi Arabia
Current population
470884
36734925
Population rank 170/197 44/197
Percent of world population 0.006% 0.44%
One net population change
2.32 hours
19.7 seconds
One birth every
1.4 hours
57 seconds
One death every
3.65 hours
6.66 minutes
Daily growth/decline +10 +4,377
Annual growth/decline +3,772 +1,597,549
Annual growth/decline rate +0.82% +4.74%
Population growth rate rank 114/197 4/197
One migration net change every
1.08 years
4.4 minutes
Annual migration change +0 +119,738
Net migration rank 77/196 13/196
Foreign-born residents 119,933 13,683,841
Foreign-born residents rank 124/195 3/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.9% 40.3%
Foreign-born share rank 21/195 14/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brunei
Natural

Migration
Saudi Arabia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brunei Saudi Arabia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 0 - 119,738
2024 - 0 - 122,170
2023 3,837 0 474,366 325,691
2022 3,319 0 406,920 977,072
2021 3,985 0 409,032 -106,287
2020 4,188 462 447,036 -74,725
2019 4,335 456 474,407 191,582
2018 4,502 450 528,767 -988,751
2017 4,685 440 546,751 -920,812
2016 4,876 415 537,829 -26,997
2015 5,060 356 511,023 465,292
2014 5,206 303 493,431 469,144
2013 5,302 285 475,299 485,794
2012 5,349 346 465,649 479,206
2011 5,242 1,399 443,675 491,253
2010 5,003 2,479 418,641 504,955
2009 4,789 2,489 438,557 496,229
2008 4,624 2,409 433,457 491,337
2007 4,521 2,291 425,199 489,136
2006 4,590 1,030 399,333 504,661
2005 4,703 1,163 375,938 518,565
2004 4,874 1,261 362,843 523,472
2003 5,034 1,383 364,520 514,606
2002 5,169 1,499 372,099 500,508
2001 5,275 1,569 382,153 484,252
2000 5,331 1,660 392,407 468,515
1999 5,388 1,639 390,112 160,263
1998 5,466 1,566 389,499 159,898
1997 5,518 1,533 385,033 160,066
1996 5,606 1,464 382,248 160,532
1995 5,750 1,348 380,231 160,512
1994 5,907 1,206 377,351 160,306
1993 6,045 1,082 372,621 158,074
1992 6,169 969 366,763 160,908
1991 6,259 1,087 361,329 162,857
1990 6,265 992 355,495 160,416
1989 6,202 1,002 349,399 159,273
1988 6,135 962 342,865 146,918
1987 6,017 994 333,088 175,075
1986 5,826 1,897 322,340 172,606
1985 5,620 1,808 310,558 148,208
1984 5,373 1,722 296,615 153,562
1983 5,138 1,602 280,616 157,930
1982 4,931 1,475 264,831 153,528
1981 4,839 1,124 249,156 140,355
1980 4,775 995 234,372 121,220
1979 4,717 899 220,186 112,826
1978 4,668 791 205,331 105,263
1977 4,594 1,157 191,103 96,015
1976 4,518 1,080 178,024 85,083
1975 4,431 1,047 166,223 73,960
1974 4,334 1,011 155,478 69,653
1973 4,216 1,007 145,450 63,995
1972 4,085 1,053 136,360 55,439
1971 3,880 -476 127,600 43,989
1970 3,694 -1,538 120,440 31,097
1969 3,618 1,608 113,859 25,312
1968 3,551 1,677 108,281 21,366
1967 3,477 1,703 103,343 17,947
1966 3,403 1,697 98,361 15,054
1965 3,326 1,655 93,820 15,000
1964 3,264 1,595 89,776 15,000
1963 3,195 1,469 85,480 15,000
1962 3,128 1,088 81,393 15,000
1961 3,175 1,014 77,743 15,000
1960 3,168 982 74,143 15,000

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

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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 Saudi Arabia 93.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,829,562 people) and 6.05% is from migration (a gain of 311,209 people).

As of 2024, 119,933 residents or 25.9% of the population were not native-born in Brunei, compared to 13,683,841 people or 40.3% in Saudi Arabia.

Biggest cities by population

Brunei
City Population
Kuala Belait 70K
Bandar Seri Begawan 50K
Seria 13.1K
Saudi Arabia
City Population
Riyadh 7.01M
Jeddah 4.7M
Mecca 2.43M
Medina 1.41M
Dammam 903K
Tabuk 886K
Qatif 625K
Jubail 379K
Ha'il 311K
Yanbu 299K

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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).

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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)

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