The latest officially reported population of Brunei was 462,721 in 2024 vs 6,036,860 people in Singapore in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brunei's population is 469,802 people compared to 6,113,174 in Singapore.
Population statistics:
- Singapore's population is 13 times bigger than Brunei's.
- Brunei is ranked the 170th most populous country in the world, while Singapore is the 113th.
- The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.006% for Brunei vs 0.07% for Singapore.
- For the last 10 years, Brunei has had an average growth rate of +1.08% per year vs +1.04% in Singapore.
- Since 2006, the population of Brunei has increased from 365K people to 470K (28.8% growth), while Singapore has grown from 4.4M to 6.11M (38.9% growth).
- Brunei is projected to reach its peak in 2055 at 521K people compared to the peak of 6.41M people in 2040 for Singapore.
Brunei vs Singapore: live population counter
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| Current population |
469802
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6113174
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| Population rank | 170/197 | 113/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.006% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
2.32 hours
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4.41 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.4 hours
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12 minutes
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| One death every |
3.65 hours
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14.3 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.07 years
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26.3 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +0 | +20,011 |
| Daily growth/decline | +10 | +327 |
| Annual growth/decline | +3,772 | +119,212 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.82% | +2.01% |
| Population growth rate rank | 115/197 | 50/197 |
Brunei and Singapore: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 88,347 | 1,646,400 | - | - |
| 1961 | 92,517 | 1,702,400 | 4.72% | 3.4% |
| 1962 | 96,719 | 1,750,200 | 4.54% | 2.81% |
| 1963 | 101,159 | 1,795,000 | 4.59% | 2.56% |
| 1964 | 105,922 | 1,841,600 | 4.71% | 2.6% |
| 1965 | 110,838 | 1,886,900 | 4.64% | 2.46% |
| 1966 | 115,874 | 1,934,400 | 4.54% | 2.52% |
| 1967 | 121,017 | 1,977,600 | 4.44% | 2.23% |
| 1968 | 126,222 | 2,012,000 | 4.3% | 1.74% |
| 1969 | 131,446 | 2,042,500 | 4.14% | 1.52% |
| 1970 | 135,138 | 2,074,507 | 2.81% | 1.57% |
| 1971 | 137,921 | 2,112,900 | 2.06% | 1.85% |
| 1972 | 142,189 | 2,152,400 | 3.09% | 1.87% |
| 1973 | 147,369 | 2,193,000 | 3.64% | 1.89% |
| 1974 | 152,656 | 2,229,800 | 3.59% | 1.68% |
| 1975 | 158,070 | 2,262,600 | 3.55% | 1.47% |
| 1976 | 163,607 | 2,293,300 | 3.5% | 1.36% |
| 1977 | 169,277 | 2,325,300 | 3.47% | 1.4% |
| 1978 | 174,884 | 2,353,600 | 3.31% | 1.22% |
| 1979 | 180,422 | 2,383,500 | 3.17% | 1.27% |
| 1980 | 186,111 | 2,413,945 | 3.15% | 1.28% |
| 1981 | 191,977 | 2,532,835 | 3.15% | 4.93% |
| 1982 | 198,165 | 2,646,466 | 3.22% | 4.49% |
| 1983 | 204,741 | 2,681,061 | 3.32% | 1.31% |
| 1984 | 211,661 | 2,732,221 | 3.38% | 1.91% |
| 1985 | 218,919 | 2,735,957 | 3.43% | 0.14% |
| 1986 | 226,495 | 2,733,373 | 3.46% | -0.09% |
| 1987 | 233,860 | 2,774,789 | 3.25% | 1.52% |
| 1988 | 240,913 | 2,846,108 | 3.02% | 2.57% |
| 1989 | 248,064 | 2,930,901 | 2.97% | 2.98% |
| 1990 | 255,292 | 3,047,132 | 2.91% | 3.97% |
| 1991 | 262,596 | 3,135,083 | 2.86% | 2.89% |
| 1992 | 269,839 | 3,230,698 | 2.76% | 3.05% |
| 1993 | 276,971 | 3,313,471 | 2.64% | 2.56% |
| 1994 | 284,091 | 3,419,048 | 2.57% | 3.19% |
| 1995 | 291,195 | 3,524,506 | 2.5% | 3.08% |
| 1996 | 298,276 | 3,670,704 | 2.43% | 4.15% |
| 1997 | 305,341 | 3,796,038 | 2.37% | 3.41% |
| 1998 | 312,385 | 3,927,213 | 2.31% | 3.46% |
| 1999 | 319,411 | 3,958,723 | 2.25% | 0.8% |
| 2000 | 326,424 | 4,027,887 | 2.2% | 1.75% |
| 2001 | 333,345 | 4,138,012 | 2.12% | 2.73% |
| 2002 | 340,099 | 4,175,950 | 2.03% | 0.92% |
| 2003 | 346,637 | 4,114,826 | 1.92% | -1.46% |
| 2004 | 352,911 | 4,166,664 | 1.81% | 1.26% |
| 2005 | 358,916 | 4,265,762 | 1.7% | 2.38% |
| 2006 | 364,663 | 4,401,365 | 1.6% | 3.18% |
| 2007 | 370,873 | 4,588,599 | 1.7% | 4.25% |
| 2008 | 377,793 | 4,839,396 | 1.87% | 5.47% |
| 2009 | 384,952 | 4,987,573 | 1.89% | 3.06% |
| 2010 | 392,332 | 5,076,732 | 1.92% | 1.79% |
| 2011 | 399,389 | 5,183,688 | 1.8% | 2.11% |
| 2012 | 405,557 | 5,312,437 | 1.54% | 2.48% |
| 2013 | 411,202 | 5,399,162 | 1.39% | 1.63% |
| 2014 | 416,750 | 5,469,724 | 1.35% | 1.31% |
| 2015 | 422,212 | 5,535,002 | 1.31% | 1.19% |
| 2016 | 427,564 | 5,607,283 | 1.27% | 1.31% |
| 2017 | 432,772 | 5,612,253 | 1.22% | 0.09% |
| 2018 | 437,810 | 5,638,676 | 1.16% | 0.47% |
| 2019 | 442,680 | 5,703,569 | 1.11% | 1.15% |
| 2020 | 447,404 | 5,685,807 | 1.07% | -0.31% |
| 2021 | 451,721 | 5,453,566 | 0.96% | -4.08% |
| 2022 | 455,370 | 5,637,022 | 0.81% | 3.36% |
| 2023 | 458,949 | 5,917,648 | 0.79% | 4.98% |
| 2024 | 462,721 | 6,036,860 | 0.82% | 2.01% |
| 2025 | 466,324 | 6,076,565 | 0.78% | 0.66% |
| 2026 | 469,766 | 6,112,792 | 0.74% | 0.6% |
| 2027 | 473,148 | 6,147,775 | 0.72% | 0.57% |
| 2028 | 476,428 | 6,182,764 | 0.69% | 0.57% |
| 2029 | 479,491 | 6,214,576 | 0.64% | 0.51% |
| 2030 | 482,438 | 6,242,825 | 0.61% | 0.45% |
| 2031 | 485,308 | 6,270,800 | 0.59% | 0.45% |
| 2032 | 487,943 | 6,298,559 | 0.54% | 0.44% |
| 2033 | 490,424 | 6,325,401 | 0.51% | 0.43% |
| 2034 | 492,887 | 6,349,852 | 0.5% | 0.39% |
| 2035 | 495,286 | 6,368,948 | 0.49% | 0.3% |
| 2036 | 497,544 | 6,383,048 | 0.46% | 0.22% |
| 2037 | 499,693 | 6,394,813 | 0.43% | 0.18% |
| 2038 | 501,910 | 6,404,994 | 0.44% | 0.16% |
| 2039 | 504,061 | 6,411,057 | 0.43% | 0.09% |
| 2040 | 505,968 | 6,411,962 | 0.38% | 0.01% |
| 2041 | 507,800 | 6,408,383 | 0.36% | -0.06% |
| 2042 | 509,531 | 6,402,235 | 0.34% | -0.1% |
| 2043 | 511,124 | 6,394,872 | 0.31% | -0.12% |
| 2044 | 512,586 | 6,384,418 | 0.29% | -0.16% |
| 2045 | 514,047 | 6,372,013 | 0.29% | -0.19% |
| 2046 | 515,409 | 6,358,982 | 0.26% | -0.2% |
| 2047 | 516,596 | 6,343,000 | 0.23% | -0.25% |
| 2048 | 517,693 | 6,327,523 | 0.21% | -0.24% |
| 2049 | 518,684 | 6,312,515 | 0.19% | -0.24% |
| 2050 | 519,542 | 6,294,905 | 0.17% | -0.28% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brunei increased by 62,901 people (a 17.2% growth), while Singapore gained 1,205,918 people (a 27.4% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brunei gained 42,238 (a 9.88% growth), while Singapore's population increased by 505,891 (a 9.02% growth).
Brunei was ranked 169th most populous country in 2006 and is 170th in 2026. Singapore was ranked 117th in 2006 and ranked 113th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Brunei's population will grow by 10.6% to 519,542 people with a rank change from 170th to 171st. The population of Singapore will increase by 2.97% to 6,294,905 people and rank change from 113th to 118th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Kuala Belait | 70K |
| Bandar Seri Begawan | 50K |
| Seria | 13.1K |
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| City | Population |
| Singapore | 5.87M |
| Bukit Merah | 152K |
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Population differences between Brunei and Singapore
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| Life expectancy | 75.8 years | 84.1 years |
| Average age | 33.9 years | 39.3 years |
| Median age | 33.2 years | 36.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 53.1:46.9 | 51.7:48.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.75 births per woman | 0.97 births per woman |
| Population density | 227.4 ppl/mi² | 21,776 ppl/mi² |
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