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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brunei was 462,721 in 2024 vs 18,501,984 people in Senegal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brunei's population is 470,884 people compared to 19,491,599 in Senegal.

Population statistics:

  • Senegal's population is 41.4 times bigger than Brunei's.
  • Brunei is ranked the 170th most populous country in the world, while Senegal is the 68th.
  • The countries together account for 0.24% of the world: 0.006% for Brunei vs 0.24% for Senegal.
  • For the last 10 years, Brunei has had an average growth rate of +1.08% per year vs +2.76% in Senegal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brunei has increased from 365K people to 471K (29.1% growth), while Senegal has grown from 11.5M to 19.5M (69.5% growth).

Brunei vs Senegal: population by year and forecast

Brunei
Factual

Projection
Senegal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brunei Senegal
2100 467,416 47,481,703
2099 468,955 47,309,204
2098 470,474 47,131,505
2097 471,886 46,942,831
2096 473,386 46,749,318
2095 474,822 46,548,519
2094 476,324 46,338,777
2093 477,804 46,124,372
2092 479,320 45,903,819
2091 480,794 45,676,277
2090 482,320 45,442,218
2089 483,944 45,197,486
2088 485,580 44,949,158
2087 487,128 44,692,601
2086 488,625 44,425,160
2085 490,259 44,150,556
2084 491,848 43,871,406
2083 493,523 43,579,072
2082 495,200 43,285,560
2081 496,840 42,984,866
2080 498,434 42,679,614
2079 500,007 42,366,808
2078 501,497 42,044,826
2077 503,086 41,716,837
2076 504,597 41,379,705
2075 506,394 41,030,232
2074 508,080 40,674,683
2073 509,613 40,312,726
2072 511,047 39,943,067
2071 512,261 39,568,028
2070 513,446 39,187,711
2069 514,716 38,795,322
2068 516,037 38,398,147
2067 517,358 37,996,983
2066 518,464 37,584,328
2065 519,443 37,167,637
2064 520,281 36,744,279
2063 520,990 36,318,015
2062 521,488 35,884,713
2061 522,004 35,448,776
2060 522,425 35,010,231
2059 522,802 34,571,669
2058 523,135 34,122,702
2057 523,377 33,673,448
2056 523,422 33,219,406
2055 523,432 32,765,741
2054 523,252 32,313,613
2053 523,048 31,859,051
2052 522,679 31,405,418
2051 522,034 30,949,633
2050 521,243 30,490,614
2049 520,307 30,032,811
2048 519,256 29,570,773
2047 518,107 29,111,688
2046 516,871 28,648,672
2045 515,363 28,187,838
2044 513,945 27,724,585
2043 512,420 27,260,926
2042 510,764 26,796,927
2041 508,923 26,332,270
2040 507,093 25,866,240
2039 505,089 25,398,425
2038 502,784 24,928,471
2037 500,639 24,457,649
2036 498,469 23,986,892
2035 496,091 23,515,497
2034 493,656 23,046,885
2033 491,157 22,578,286
2032 488,666 22,110,230
2031 485,865 21,643,047
2030 482,904 21,178,414
2029 479,937 20,719,234
2028 476,756 20,263,713
2027 473,357 19,814,138
2026 469,968 19,372,006
2025 466,440 18,934,809
2024 462,721 18,501,984
2023 458,949 18,077,573
2022 455,370 17,651,103
2021 451,721 17,220,867
2020 447,404 16,789,219
2019 442,680 16,352,922
2018 437,810 15,914,498
2017 432,772 15,475,002
2016 427,564 15,034,521
2015 422,212 14,593,331
2014 416,750 14,152,102
2013 411,202 13,710,849
2012 405,557 13,310,495
2011 399,389 12,958,897
2010 392,332 12,635,413
2009 384,952 12,337,389
2008 377,793 12,048,959
2007 370,873 11,770,344
2006 364,663 11,500,094
2005 358,916 11,235,472
2004 352,911 10,975,704
2003 346,637 10,721,176
2002 340,099 10,466,214
2001 333,345 10,212,942
2000 326,424 9,968,260
1999 319,411 9,730,887
1998 312,385 9,502,952
1997 305,341 9,283,495
1996 298,276 9,067,014
1995 291,195 8,848,101
1994 284,091 8,624,078
1993 276,971 8,396,288
1992 269,839 8,168,395
1991 262,596 7,943,085
1990 255,292 7,720,523
1989 248,064 7,502,207
1988 240,913 7,289,618
1987 233,860 7,081,530
1986 226,495 6,878,192
1985 218,919 6,683,287
1984 211,661 6,499,364
1983 204,741 6,324,504
1982 198,165 6,156,961
1981 191,977 5,997,160
1980 186,111 5,845,638
1979 180,422 5,702,895
1978 174,884 5,568,096
1977 169,277 5,439,549
1976 163,607 5,308,564
1975 158,070 5,170,810
1974 152,656 5,029,437
1973 147,369 4,885,181
1972 142,189 4,741,631
1971 137,921 4,601,864
1970 135,138 4,466,328
1969 131,446 4,334,974
1968 126,222 4,207,587
1967 121,017 4,083,870
1966 115,874 3,964,299
1965 110,838 3,849,788
1964 105,922 3,740,535
1963 101,159 3,635,876
1962 96,719 3,534,686
1961 92,517 3,436,375
1960 88,347 3,340,907

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/senegal | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brunei increased by 62,901 people (a 17.2% growth), while Senegal gained 3,534,427 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brunei gained 43,320 people (a 10.1% growth), while Senegal's population increased by 4,457,078 people (a 29.6% growth).

Brunei was ranked 169th most populous country in 2006 and is 170th in 2026. Senegal was ranked 72nd in 2006 and ranked 68th 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 Senegal will increase by 56.4% to 30,490,614 people and rank change from 68th to 63rd.

Brunei is projected to reach its peak in 2055 at 523K people compared to the peak of 47.5M people in 2100 for Senegal.

Population growth rate by year

Brunei
Factual

Projection
Senegal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brunei Senegal
2100 -0.33% 0.36%
2099 -0.32% 0.38%
2098 -0.3% 0.4%
2097 -0.32% 0.41%
2096 -0.3% 0.43%
2095 -0.32% 0.45%
2094 -0.31% 0.46%
2093 -0.32% 0.48%
2092 -0.31% 0.5%
2091 -0.32% 0.52%
2090 -0.34% 0.54%
2089 -0.34% 0.55%
2088 -0.32% 0.57%
2087 -0.31% 0.6%
2086 -0.33% 0.62%
2085 -0.32% 0.64%
2084 -0.34% 0.67%
2083 -0.34% 0.68%
2082 -0.33% 0.7%
2081 -0.32% 0.72%
2080 -0.31% 0.74%
2079 -0.3% 0.77%
2078 -0.32% 0.79%
2077 -0.3% 0.81%
2076 -0.35% 0.85%
2075 -0.33% 0.87%
2074 -0.3% 0.9%
2073 -0.28% 0.93%
2072 -0.24% 0.95%
2071 -0.23% 0.97%
2070 -0.25% 1.01%
2069 -0.26% 1.03%
2068 -0.26% 1.06%
2067 -0.21% 1.1%
2066 -0.19% 1.12%
2065 -0.16% 1.15%
2064 -0.14% 1.17%
2063 -0.1% 1.21%
2062 -0.1% 1.23%
2061 -0.08% 1.25%
2060 -0.07% 1.27%
2059 -0.06% 1.32%
2058 -0.05% 1.33%
2057 -0.009% 1.37%
2056 -0.002% 1.38%
2055 0.03% 1.4%
2054 0.04% 1.43%
2053 0.07% 1.44%
2052 0.12% 1.47%
2051 0.15% 1.51%
2050 0.18% 1.52%
2049 0.2% 1.56%
2048 0.22% 1.58%
2047 0.24% 1.62%
2046 0.29% 1.63%
2045 0.28% 1.67%
2044 0.3% 1.7%
2043 0.32% 1.73%
2042 0.36% 1.76%
2041 0.36% 1.8%
2040 0.4% 1.84%
2039 0.46% 1.89%
2038 0.43% 1.93%
2037 0.44% 1.96%
2036 0.48% 2%
2035 0.49% 2.03%
2034 0.51% 2.08%
2033 0.51% 2.12%
2032 0.58% 2.16%
2031 0.61% 2.19%
2030 0.62% 2.22%
2029 0.67% 2.25%
2028 0.72% 2.27%
2027 0.72% 2.28%
2026 0.76% 2.31%
2025 0.8% 2.34%
2024 0.82% 2.35%
2023 0.79% 2.42%
2022 0.81% 2.5%
2021 0.96% 2.57%
2020 1.07% 2.67%
2019 1.11% 2.75%
2018 1.16% 2.84%
2017 1.22% 2.93%
2016 1.27% 3.02%
2015 1.31% 3.12%
2014 1.35% 3.22%
2013 1.39% 3.01%
2012 1.54% 2.71%
2011 1.8% 2.56%
2010 1.92% 2.42%
2009 1.89% 2.39%
2008 1.87% 2.37%
2007 1.7% 2.35%
2006 1.6% 2.36%
2005 1.7% 2.37%
2004 1.81% 2.37%
2003 1.92% 2.44%
2002 2.03% 2.48%
2001 2.12% 2.45%
2000 2.2% 2.44%
1999 2.25% 2.4%
1998 2.31% 2.36%
1997 2.37% 2.39%
1996 2.43% 2.47%
1995 2.5% 2.6%
1994 2.57% 2.71%
1993 2.64% 2.79%
1992 2.76% 2.84%
1991 2.86% 2.88%
1990 2.91% 2.91%
1989 2.97% 2.92%
1988 3.02% 2.94%
1987 3.25% 2.96%
1986 3.46% 2.92%
1985 3.43% 2.83%
1984 3.38% 2.76%
1983 3.32% 2.72%
1982 3.22% 2.66%
1981 3.15% 2.59%
1980 3.15% 2.5%
1979 3.17% 2.42%
1978 3.31% 2.36%
1977 3.47% 2.47%
1976 3.5% 2.66%
1975 3.55% 2.81%
1974 3.59% 2.95%
1973 3.64% 3.03%
1972 3.09% 3.04%
1971 2.06% 3.03%
1970 2.81% 3.03%
1969 4.14% 3.03%
1968 4.3% 3.03%
1967 4.44% 3.02%
1966 4.54% 2.97%
1965 4.64% 2.92%
1964 4.71% 2.88%
1963 4.59% 2.86%
1962 4.54% 2.86%
1961 4.72% 2.86%

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/senegal | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Brunei grew by 0.82%, while Senegal's population grew by 2.35%.

Live population counters

Brunei Senegal
Current population
470884
19491599
Population rank 170/197 68/197
Percent of world population 0.006% 0.24%
One net population change
2.32 hours
1.24 minutes
One birth every
1.4 hours
59.3 seconds
One death every
3.65 hours
5.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +10 +1,163
Annual growth/decline +3,772 +424,411
Annual growth/decline rate +0.82% +2.35%
Population growth rate rank 114/197 35/197
One migration net change every
1.08 years
41.7 minutes
Annual migration change +0 -12,636
Net migration rank 77/196 138/196
Foreign-born residents 119,933 281,867
Foreign-born residents rank 124/195 100/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.9% 1.5%
Foreign-born share rank 21/195 146/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brunei
Natural

Migration
Senegal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brunei Senegal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 0 - -12,636
2024 - 0 - -10,307
2023 3,837 0 431,006 -9,999
2022 3,319 0 415,507 16,425
2021 3,985 0 403,019 25,519
2020 4,188 462 400,910 33,848
2019 4,335 456 399,436 38,386
2018 4,502 450 405,454 33,567
2017 4,685 440 410,366 29,605
2016 4,876 415 411,480 29,498
2015 5,060 356 407,008 34,387
2014 5,206 303 405,019 36,030
2013 5,302 285 406,582 34,878
2012 5,349 346 402,243 -42,978
2011 5,242 1,399 387,290 -43,350
2010 5,003 2,479 372,934 -69,888
2009 4,789 2,489 362,238 -69,239
2008 4,624 2,409 351,661 -67,812
2007 4,521 2,291 339,963 -66,580
2006 4,590 1,030 331,364 -64,254
2005 4,703 1,163 323,908 -61,781
2004 4,874 1,261 317,286 -59,879
2003 5,034 1,383 308,856 -57,213
2002 5,169 1,499 298,842 -40,554
2001 5,275 1,569 289,690 -41,422
2000 5,331 1,660 283,946 -42,854
1999 5,388 1,639 277,944 -44,284
1998 5,466 1,566 267,404 -45,189
1997 5,518 1,533 261,200 -44,506
1996 5,606 1,464 255,418 -39,162
1995 5,750 1,348 252,552 -31,001
1994 5,907 1,206 249,115 -22,633
1993 6,045 1,082 245,742 -16,649
1992 6,169 969 241,482 -14,796
1991 6,259 1,087 237,713 -13,783
1990 6,265 992 234,155 -12,959
1989 6,202 1,002 227,797 -12,362
1988 6,135 962 221,772 -12,036
1987 6,017 994 218,522 -12,086
1986 5,826 1,897 212,887 -12,655
1985 5,620 1,808 208,218 -18,644
1984 5,373 1,722 203,125 -24,858
1983 5,138 1,602 197,673 -26,222
1982 4,931 1,475 191,309 -27,672
1981 4,839 1,124 185,917 -29,959
1980 4,775 995 179,707 -32,616
1979 4,717 899 173,425 -35,022
1978 4,668 791 167,744 -36,559
1977 4,594 1,157 161,636 -35,731
1976 4,518 1,080 154,776 -18,716
1975 4,431 1,047 147,311 -7,870
1974 4,334 1,011 139,974 3,347
1973 4,216 1,007 133,834 11,382
1972 4,085 1,053 128,024 13,852
1971 3,880 -476 122,511 15,131
1970 3,694 -1,538 117,264 16,168
1969 3,618 1,608 112,393 16,887
1968 3,551 1,677 108,240 17,264
1967 3,477 1,703 104,824 17,107
1966 3,403 1,697 101,359 15,849
1965 3,326 1,655 97,912 13,913
1964 3,264 1,595 94,797 11,892
1963 3,195 1,469 92,264 10,371
1962 3,128 1,088 89,937 9,809
1961 3,175 1,014 87,322 9,549
1960 3,168 982 84,735 9,337

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

GeoRank.org/population/brunei/senegal | 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 Senegal 93.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,089,205 people) and 6.13% is from migration (a gain of 267,266 people).

As of 2024, 119,933 residents or 25.9% of the population were not native-born in Brunei, compared to 281,867 people or 1.5% in Senegal.

Biggest cities by population

Brunei
City Population
Kuala Belait 70K
Bandar Seri Begawan 50K
Seria 13.1K
Senegal
City Population
Dakar 1.44M
Thies 391K
Rufisque 295K
Saint-Louis 259K
Ziguinchor 205K
Kaolack 172K
Louga 113K
Kolda 62.3K
Fatick 39.4K

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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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