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

Brunei and Tonga: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Brunei	Tonga	Brunei	Tonga
1960	88,347	66,170	-	-
1961	92,517	68,037	4.72%	2.82%
1962	96,719	69,940	4.54%	2.8%
1963	101,159	71,885	4.59%	2.78%
1964	105,922	73,879	4.71%	2.77%
1965	110,838	75,924	4.64%	2.77%
1966	115,874	78,002	4.54%	2.74%
1967	121,017	79,814	4.44%	2.32%
1968	126,222	81,353	4.3%	1.93%
1969	131,446	82,885	4.14%	1.88%
1970	135,138	84,401	2.81%	1.83%
1971	137,921	85,896	2.06%	1.77%
1972	142,189	87,356	3.09%	1.7%
1973	147,369	88,805	3.64%	1.66%
1974	152,656	90,683	3.59%	2.11%
1975	158,070	93,017	3.55%	2.57%
1976	163,607	95,325	3.5%	2.48%
1977	169,277	96,725	3.47%	1.47%
1978	174,884	97,204	3.31%	0.5%
1979	180,422	97,544	3.17%	0.35%
1980	186,111	97,769	3.15%	0.23%
1981	191,977	97,909	3.15%	0.14%
1982	198,165	97,980	3.22%	0.07%
1983	204,741	97,998	3.32%	0.02%
1984	211,661	97,990	3.38%	-0.008%
1985	218,919	97,984	3.43%	-0.006%
1986	226,495	98,010	3.46%	0.03%
1987	233,860	98,376	3.25%	0.37%
1988	240,913	98,969	3.02%	0.6%
1989	248,064	99,403	2.97%	0.44%
1990	255,292	99,700	2.91%	0.3%
1991	262,596	99,895	2.86%	0.2%
1992	269,839	100,022	2.76%	0.13%
1993	276,971	100,103	2.64%	0.08%
1994	284,091	100,166	2.57%	0.06%
1995	291,195	100,225	2.5%	0.06%
1996	298,276	100,275	2.43%	0.05%
1997	305,341	100,674	2.37%	0.4%
1998	312,385	101,388	2.31%	0.71%
1999	319,411	102,046	2.25%	0.65%
2000	326,424	102,677	2.2%	0.62%
2001	333,345	103,288	2.12%	0.6%
2002	340,099	103,874	2.03%	0.57%
2003	346,637	104,464	1.92%	0.57%
2004	352,911	105,071	1.81%	0.58%
2005	358,916	105,671	1.7%	0.57%
2006	364,663	106,253	1.6%	0.55%
2007	370,873	106,726	1.7%	0.45%
2008	377,793	107,020	1.87%	0.28%
2009	384,952	107,203	1.89%	0.17%
2010	392,332	107,400	1.92%	0.18%
2011	399,389	107,570	1.8%	0.16%
2012	405,557	107,460	1.54%	-0.1%
2013	411,202	107,078	1.39%	-0.36%
2014	416,750	106,609	1.35%	-0.44%
2015	422,212	106,095	1.31%	-0.48%
2016	427,564	105,524	1.27%	-0.54%
2017	432,772	105,356	1.22%	-0.16%
2018	437,810	105,567	1.16%	0.2%
2019	442,680	105,669	1.11%	0.1%
2020	447,404	105,704	1.07%	0.03%
2021	451,721	105,490	0.96%	-0.2%
2022	455,370	105,042	0.81%	-0.42%
2023	458,949	104,597	0.79%	-0.42%
2024	462,721	104,175	0.82%	-0.4%
2025	466,324	103,744	0.78%	-0.41%
2026	469,766	103,290	0.74%	-0.44%
2027	473,148	102,899	0.72%	-0.38%
2028	476,428	102,568	0.69%	-0.32%
2029	479,491	102,280	0.64%	-0.28%
2030	482,438	102,069	0.61%	-0.21%
2031	485,308	101,927	0.59%	-0.14%
2032	487,943	101,837	0.54%	-0.09%
2033	490,424	101,807	0.51%	-0.03%
2034	492,887	101,806	0.5%	-0.001%
2035	495,286	101,833	0.49%	0.03%
2036	497,544	101,895	0.46%	0.06%
2037	499,693	101,993	0.43%	0.1%
2038	501,910	102,173	0.44%	0.18%
2039	504,061	102,367	0.43%	0.19%
2040	505,968	102,568	0.38%	0.2%
2041	507,800	102,805	0.36%	0.23%
2042	509,531	103,038	0.34%	0.23%
2043	511,124	103,306	0.31%	0.26%
2044	512,586	103,612	0.29%	0.3%
2045	514,047	103,928	0.29%	0.3%
2046	515,409	104,232	0.26%	0.29%
2047	516,596	104,502	0.23%	0.26%
2048	517,693	104,744	0.21%	0.23%
2049	518,684	104,975	0.19%	0.22%
2050	519,542	105,193	0.17%	0.21%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brunei increased by 62,901 people (a 17.2% growth), while Tonga lost 729 people (a 0.69% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brunei gained 42,238 (a 9.88% growth), while Tonga's population decreased by -2,234 (a 2.12% decline).

Brunei was ranked 169th most populous country in 2006 and is 170th in 2026. Tonga was ranked 182nd in 2006 and ranked 183rd 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 Tonga will increase by 1.84% to 105,193 people and will still be ranked 183rd.