The latest officially reported population of Brunei was 462,721 in 2024 vs 1,368,333 people in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brunei's population is 470,884 people compared to 1,374,840 in Trinidad and Tobago.
Population statistics:
- Trinidad and Tobago's population is 2.92 times bigger than Brunei's.
- Brunei is ranked the 170th most populous country in the world, while Trinidad and Tobago is the 154th.
- The countries together account for 0.02% of the world: 0.006% for Brunei vs 0.02% for Trinidad and Tobago.
- For the last 10 years, Brunei has had an average growth rate of +1.08% per year vs +0.19% in Trinidad and Tobago.
- Since 2006, the population of Brunei has increased from 365K people to 471K (29.1% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago has grown from 1.3M to 1.37M (5.92% growth).
Brunei vs Trinidad and Tobago: population by year and forecast
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
Brunei
|
Trinidad
|
|
| 2100 | 467,416 | 820,139 |
| 2099 | 468,955 | 827,732 |
| 2098 | 470,474 | 835,344 |
| 2097 | 471,886 | 843,011 |
| 2096 | 473,386 | 850,741 |
| 2095 | 474,822 | 858,556 |
| 2094 | 476,324 | 866,373 |
| 2093 | 477,804 | 874,273 |
| 2092 | 479,320 | 882,213 |
| 2091 | 480,794 | 890,266 |
| 2090 | 482,320 | 898,378 |
| 2089 | 483,944 | 906,601 |
| 2088 | 485,580 | 914,872 |
| 2087 | 487,128 | 923,272 |
| 2086 | 488,625 | 931,804 |
| 2085 | 490,259 | 940,463 |
| 2084 | 491,848 | 949,270 |
| 2083 | 493,523 | 958,273 |
| 2082 | 495,200 | 967,427 |
| 2081 | 496,840 | 976,795 |
| 2080 | 498,434 | 986,272 |
| 2079 | 500,007 | 995,976 |
| 2078 | 501,497 | 1,005,824 |
| 2077 | 503,086 | 1,015,872 |
| 2076 | 504,597 | 1,026,025 |
| 2075 | 506,394 | 1,036,315 |
| 2074 | 508,080 | 1,046,695 |
| 2073 | 509,613 | 1,057,138 |
| 2072 | 511,047 | 1,067,706 |
| 2071 | 512,261 | 1,078,279 |
| 2070 | 513,446 | 1,088,883 |
| 2069 | 514,716 | 1,099,489 |
| 2068 | 516,037 | 1,110,059 |
| 2067 | 517,358 | 1,120,501 |
| 2066 | 518,464 | 1,130,882 |
| 2065 | 519,443 | 1,141,203 |
| 2064 | 520,281 | 1,151,388 |
| 2063 | 520,990 | 1,161,394 |
| 2062 | 521,488 | 1,171,232 |
| 2061 | 522,004 | 1,180,918 |
| 2060 | 522,425 | 1,190,417 |
| 2059 | 522,802 | 1,199,770 |
| 2058 | 523,135 | 1,208,904 |
| 2057 | 523,377 | 1,217,922 |
| 2056 | 523,422 | 1,226,725 |
| 2055 | 523,432 | 1,235,387 |
| 2054 | 523,252 | 1,243,896 |
| 2053 | 523,048 | 1,252,160 |
| 2052 | 522,679 | 1,260,260 |
| 2051 | 522,034 | 1,268,194 |
| 2050 | 521,243 | 1,275,900 |
| 2049 | 520,307 | 1,283,457 |
| 2048 | 519,256 | 1,290,793 |
| 2047 | 518,107 | 1,297,947 |
| 2046 | 516,871 | 1,304,843 |
| 2045 | 515,363 | 1,311,560 |
| 2044 | 513,945 | 1,318,015 |
| 2043 | 512,420 | 1,324,249 |
| 2042 | 510,764 | 1,330,180 |
| 2041 | 508,923 | 1,335,843 |
| 2040 | 507,093 | 1,341,188 |
| 2039 | 505,089 | 1,346,239 |
| 2038 | 502,784 | 1,350,921 |
| 2037 | 500,639 | 1,355,297 |
| 2036 | 498,469 | 1,359,322 |
| 2035 | 496,091 | 1,362,986 |
| 2034 | 493,656 | 1,366,278 |
| 2033 | 491,157 | 1,369,125 |
| 2032 | 488,666 | 1,371,607 |
| 2031 | 485,865 | 1,373,561 |
| 2030 | 482,904 | 1,375,038 |
| 2029 | 479,937 | 1,376,018 |
| 2028 | 476,756 | 1,376,314 |
| 2027 | 473,357 | 1,375,856 |
| 2026 | 469,968 | 1,374,464 |
| 2025 | 466,440 | 1,372,016 |
| 2024 | 462,721 | 1,368,333 |
| 2023 | 458,949 | 1,367,510 |
| 2022 | 455,370 | 1,365,805 |
| 2021 | 451,721 | 1,367,558 |
| 2020 | 447,404 | 1,366,725 |
| 2019 | 442,680 | 1,363,985 |
| 2018 | 437,810 | 1,359,193 |
| 2017 | 432,772 | 1,356,633 |
| 2016 | 427,564 | 1,353,895 |
| 2015 | 422,212 | 1,349,667 |
| 2014 | 416,750 | 1,345,343 |
| 2013 | 411,202 | 1,340,557 |
| 2012 | 405,557 | 1,335,194 |
| 2011 | 399,389 | 1,328,019 |
| 2010 | 392,332 | 1,317,714 |
| 2009 | 384,952 | 1,310,106 |
| 2008 | 377,793 | 1,308,587 |
| 2007 | 370,873 | 1,303,188 |
| 2006 | 364,663 | 1,297,944 |
| 2005 | 358,916 | 1,294,494 |
| 2004 | 352,911 | 1,345,380 |
| 2003 | 346,637 | 1,338,709 |
| 2002 | 340,099 | 1,332,011 |
| 2001 | 333,345 | 1,325,567 |
| 2000 | 326,424 | 1,319,774 |
| 1999 | 319,411 | 1,314,708 |
| 1998 | 312,385 | 1,310,225 |
| 1997 | 305,341 | 1,305,836 |
| 1996 | 298,276 | 1,300,928 |
| 1995 | 291,195 | 1,295,169 |
| 1994 | 284,091 | 1,288,341 |
| 1993 | 276,971 | 1,280,466 |
| 1992 | 269,839 | 1,271,674 |
| 1991 | 262,596 | 1,262,171 |
| 1990 | 255,292 | 1,252,208 |
| 1989 | 248,064 | 1,241,600 |
| 1988 | 240,913 | 1,230,069 |
| 1987 | 233,860 | 1,217,364 |
| 1986 | 226,495 | 1,203,124 |
| 1985 | 218,919 | 1,187,366 |
| 1984 | 211,661 | 1,172,984 |
| 1983 | 204,741 | 1,160,534 |
| 1982 | 198,165 | 1,147,927 |
| 1981 | 191,977 | 1,135,132 |
| 1980 | 186,111 | 1,121,744 |
| 1979 | 180,422 | 1,107,639 |
| 1978 | 174,884 | 1,093,380 |
| 1977 | 169,277 | 1,079,554 |
| 1976 | 163,607 | 1,066,311 |
| 1975 | 158,070 | 1,053,469 |
| 1974 | 152,656 | 1,040,761 |
| 1973 | 147,369 | 1,027,851 |
| 1972 | 142,189 | 1,014,921 |
| 1971 | 137,921 | 1,002,585 |
| 1970 | 135,138 | 991,471 |
| 1969 | 131,446 | 980,706 |
| 1968 | 126,222 | 969,006 |
| 1967 | 121,017 | 956,418 |
| 1966 | 115,874 | 942,937 |
| 1965 | 110,838 | 928,425 |
| 1964 | 105,922 | 912,963 |
| 1963 | 101,159 | 896,804 |
| 1962 | 96,719 | 880,194 |
| 1961 | 92,517 | 863,144 |
| 1960 | 88,347 | 844,943 |
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/trinidad-and-tobago | CC BY 
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brunei increased by 62,901 people (a 17.2% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago gained 55,951 people (a 4.31% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brunei gained 43,320 people (a 10.1% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago's population increased by 20,945 people (a 1.55% growth).
Brunei was ranked 169th most populous country in 2006 and is 170th in 2026. Trinidad and Tobago was ranked 150th in 2006 and ranked 154th 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 Trinidad and Tobago will decrease by 7.2% to 1,275,900 people and rank change from 154th to 158th.
Brunei is projected to reach its peak in 2055 at 523K people compared to the peak of 1.38M people in 2028 for Trinidad and Tobago.
Population growth rate by year
| Year | Growth rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
Brunei
|
Trinidad
|
|
| 2100 | -0.33% | -0.92% |
| 2099 | -0.32% | -0.91% |
| 2098 | -0.3% | -0.91% |
| 2097 | -0.32% | -0.91% |
| 2096 | -0.3% | -0.91% |
| 2095 | -0.32% | -0.9% |
| 2094 | -0.31% | -0.9% |
| 2093 | -0.32% | -0.9% |
| 2092 | -0.31% | -0.9% |
| 2091 | -0.32% | -0.9% |
| 2090 | -0.34% | -0.91% |
| 2089 | -0.34% | -0.9% |
| 2088 | -0.32% | -0.91% |
| 2087 | -0.31% | -0.92% |
| 2086 | -0.33% | -0.92% |
| 2085 | -0.32% | -0.93% |
| 2084 | -0.34% | -0.94% |
| 2083 | -0.34% | -0.95% |
| 2082 | -0.33% | -0.96% |
| 2081 | -0.32% | -0.96% |
| 2080 | -0.31% | -0.97% |
| 2079 | -0.3% | -0.98% |
| 2078 | -0.32% | -0.99% |
| 2077 | -0.3% | -0.99% |
| 2076 | -0.35% | -0.99% |
| 2075 | -0.33% | -0.99% |
| 2074 | -0.3% | -0.99% |
| 2073 | -0.28% | -0.99% |
| 2072 | -0.24% | -0.98% |
| 2071 | -0.23% | -0.97% |
| 2070 | -0.25% | -0.96% |
| 2069 | -0.26% | -0.95% |
| 2068 | -0.26% | -0.93% |
| 2067 | -0.21% | -0.92% |
| 2066 | -0.19% | -0.9% |
| 2065 | -0.16% | -0.88% |
| 2064 | -0.14% | -0.86% |
| 2063 | -0.1% | -0.84% |
| 2062 | -0.1% | -0.82% |
| 2061 | -0.08% | -0.8% |
| 2060 | -0.07% | -0.78% |
| 2059 | -0.06% | -0.76% |
| 2058 | -0.05% | -0.74% |
| 2057 | -0.009% | -0.72% |
| 2056 | -0.002% | -0.7% |
| 2055 | 0.03% | -0.68% |
| 2054 | 0.04% | -0.66% |
| 2053 | 0.07% | -0.64% |
| 2052 | 0.12% | -0.63% |
| 2051 | 0.15% | -0.6% |
| 2050 | 0.18% | -0.59% |
| 2049 | 0.2% | -0.57% |
| 2048 | 0.22% | -0.55% |
| 2047 | 0.24% | -0.53% |
| 2046 | 0.29% | -0.51% |
| 2045 | 0.28% | -0.49% |
| 2044 | 0.3% | -0.47% |
| 2043 | 0.32% | -0.45% |
| 2042 | 0.36% | -0.42% |
| 2041 | 0.36% | -0.4% |
| 2040 | 0.4% | -0.38% |
| 2039 | 0.46% | -0.35% |
| 2038 | 0.43% | -0.32% |
| 2037 | 0.44% | -0.3% |
| 2036 | 0.48% | -0.27% |
| 2035 | 0.49% | -0.24% |
| 2034 | 0.51% | -0.21% |
| 2033 | 0.51% | -0.18% |
| 2032 | 0.58% | -0.14% |
| 2031 | 0.61% | -0.11% |
| 2030 | 0.62% | -0.07% |
| 2029 | 0.67% | -0.02% |
| 2028 | 0.72% | 0.03% |
| 2027 | 0.72% | 0.1% |
| 2026 | 0.76% | 0.18% |
| 2025 | 0.8% | 0.27% |
| 2024 | 0.82% | 0.06% |
| 2023 | 0.79% | 0.12% |
| 2022 | 0.81% | -0.13% |
| 2021 | 0.96% | 0.06% |
| 2020 | 1.07% | 0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.11% | 0.35% |
| 2018 | 1.16% | 0.19% |
| 2017 | 1.22% | 0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.27% | 0.31% |
| 2015 | 1.31% | 0.32% |
| 2014 | 1.35% | 0.36% |
| 2013 | 1.39% | 0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.54% | 0.54% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | 0.78% |
| 2010 | 1.92% | 0.58% |
| 2009 | 1.89% | 0.12% |
| 2008 | 1.87% | 0.41% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | 0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | 0.27% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | -3.78% |
| 2004 | 1.81% | 0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.92% | 0.5% |
| 2002 | 2.03% | 0.49% |
| 2001 | 2.12% | 0.44% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | 0.39% |
| 1999 | 2.25% | 0.34% |
| 1998 | 2.31% | 0.34% |
| 1997 | 2.37% | 0.38% |
| 1996 | 2.43% | 0.44% |
| 1995 | 2.5% | 0.53% |
| 1994 | 2.57% | 0.62% |
| 1993 | 2.64% | 0.69% |
| 1992 | 2.76% | 0.75% |
| 1991 | 2.86% | 0.8% |
| 1990 | 2.91% | 0.85% |
| 1989 | 2.97% | 0.94% |
| 1988 | 3.02% | 1.04% |
| 1987 | 3.25% | 1.18% |
| 1986 | 3.46% | 1.33% |
| 1985 | 3.43% | 1.23% |
| 1984 | 3.38% | 1.07% |
| 1983 | 3.32% | 1.1% |
| 1982 | 3.22% | 1.13% |
| 1981 | 3.15% | 1.19% |
| 1980 | 3.15% | 1.27% |
| 1979 | 3.17% | 1.3% |
| 1978 | 3.31% | 1.28% |
| 1977 | 3.47% | 1.24% |
| 1976 | 3.5% | 1.22% |
| 1975 | 3.55% | 1.22% |
| 1974 | 3.59% | 1.26% |
| 1973 | 3.64% | 1.27% |
| 1972 | 3.09% | 1.23% |
| 1971 | 2.06% | 1.12% |
| 1970 | 2.81% | 1.1% |
| 1969 | 4.14% | 1.21% |
| 1968 | 4.3% | 1.32% |
| 1967 | 4.44% | 1.43% |
| 1966 | 4.54% | 1.56% |
| 1965 | 4.64% | 1.69% |
| 1964 | 4.71% | 1.8% |
| 1963 | 4.59% | 1.89% |
| 1962 | 4.54% | 1.98% |
| 1961 | 4.72% | 2.15% |
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 Trinidad and Tobago's population grew by 0.06%.
Live population counters
|
Brunei
|
Trinidad
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
470884
|
1374840
|
| Population rank | 170/197 | 154/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.006% | 0.02% |
| One net population change |
2.32 hours
|
10.6 hours
|
| One birth every |
1.4 hours
|
35.9 minutes
|
| One death every |
3.65 hours
|
45.9 minutes
|
| Daily growth/decline | +10 | +2 |
| Annual growth/decline | +3,772 | +823 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.82% | +0.06% |
| Population growth rate rank | 114/197 | 161/197 |
| One migration net change every |
1.08 years
|
12.7 hours
|
| Annual migration change | +0 | +691 |
| Net migration rank | 77/196 | 67/196 |
| Foreign-born residents | 119,933 | 113,478 |
| Foreign-born residents rank | 124/195 | 128/195 |
| Foreign-born share of population | 25.9% | 7.5% |
| Foreign-born share rank | 21/195 | 78/195 |
Natural population change vs migration
| Year | Population change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Brunei
|
Trinidad
|
|||
| Natural | Migration | Natural | Migration | |
| 2025 | - | 0 | - | 691 |
| 2024 | - | 0 | - | 1,334 |
| 2023 | 3,837 | 0 | 3,200 | 2,126 |
| 2022 | 3,319 | 0 | 3,773 | 4,247 |
| 2021 | 3,985 | 0 | 2,091 | 5,749 |
| 2020 | 4,188 | 462 | 4,558 | 427 |
| 2019 | 4,335 | 456 | 5,647 | -19,251 |
| 2018 | 4,502 | 450 | 5,869 | 35,502 |
| 2017 | 4,685 | 440 | 6,779 | 1,445 |
| 2016 | 4,876 | 415 | 7,436 | -86 |
| 2015 | 5,060 | 356 | 7,963 | -575 |
| 2014 | 5,206 | 303 | 8,571 | -799 |
| 2013 | 5,302 | 285 | 9,020 | -796 |
| 2012 | 5,349 | 346 | 9,376 | -880 |
| 2011 | 5,242 | 1,399 | 9,601 | -1,410 |
| 2010 | 5,003 | 2,479 | 9,698 | -2,230 |
| 2009 | 4,789 | 2,489 | 9,769 | -3,056 |
| 2008 | 4,624 | 2,409 | 9,872 | -3,624 |
| 2007 | 4,521 | 2,291 | 9,939 | -3,731 |
| 2006 | 4,590 | 1,030 | 9,889 | -3,684 |
| 2005 | 4,703 | 1,163 | 9,822 | -3,595 |
| 2004 | 4,874 | 1,261 | 10,149 | -3,504 |
| 2003 | 5,034 | 1,383 | 10,169 | -3,472 |
| 2002 | 5,169 | 1,499 | 10,316 | -3,613 |
| 2001 | 5,275 | 1,569 | 10,438 | -4,252 |
| 2000 | 5,331 | 1,660 | 10,588 | -5,185 |
| 1999 | 5,388 | 1,639 | 10,821 | -6,103 |
| 1998 | 5,466 | 1,566 | 10,964 | -6,730 |
| 1997 | 5,518 | 1,533 | 11,405 | -6,865 |
| 1996 | 5,606 | 1,464 | 12,101 | -6,827 |
| 1995 | 5,750 | 1,348 | 12,971 | -6,723 |
| 1994 | 5,907 | 1,206 | 14,032 | -6,615 |
| 1993 | 6,045 | 1,082 | 14,878 | -6,554 |
| 1992 | 6,169 | 969 | 15,910 | -6,650 |
| 1991 | 6,259 | 1,087 | 16,903 | -7,149 |
| 1990 | 6,265 | 992 | 18,052 | -7,878 |
| 1989 | 6,202 | 1,002 | 19,636 | -8,588 |
| 1988 | 6,135 | 962 | 21,028 | -9,023 |
| 1987 | 6,017 | 994 | 22,398 | -9,002 |
| 1986 | 5,826 | 1,897 | 23,705 | -8,620 |
| 1985 | 5,620 | 1,808 | 24,487 | -8,051 |
| 1984 | 5,373 | 1,722 | 24,738 | -12,413 |
| 1983 | 5,138 | 1,602 | 25,118 | -12,544 |
| 1982 | 4,931 | 1,475 | 25,181 | -12,529 |
| 1981 | 4,839 | 1,124 | 25,015 | -12,086 |
| 1980 | 4,775 | 995 | 24,557 | -10,709 |
| 1979 | 4,717 | 899 | 23,475 | -9,106 |
| 1978 | 4,668 | 791 | 22,538 | -8,397 |
| 1977 | 4,594 | 1,157 | 21,660 | -8,154 |
| 1976 | 4,518 | 1,080 | 20,875 | -7,895 |
| 1975 | 4,431 | 1,047 | 20,468 | -7,768 |
| 1974 | 4,334 | 1,011 | 20,412 | -7,683 |
| 1973 | 4,216 | 1,007 | 20,617 | -7,524 |
| 1972 | 4,085 | 1,053 | 20,116 | -7,346 |
| 1971 | 3,880 | -476 | 19,400 | -7,499 |
| 1970 | 3,694 | -1,538 | 19,074 | -8,751 |
| 1969 | 3,618 | 1,608 | 19,652 | -8,449 |
| 1968 | 3,551 | 1,677 | 20,849 | -8,647 |
| 1967 | 3,477 | 1,703 | 21,992 | -9,008 |
| 1966 | 3,403 | 1,697 | 23,228 | -9,254 |
| 1965 | 3,326 | 1,655 | 24,349 | -9,301 |
| 1964 | 3,264 | 1,595 | 25,065 | -9,193 |
| 1963 | 3,195 | 1,469 | 25,507 | -9,067 |
| 1962 | 3,128 | 1,088 | 25,763 | -8,982 |
| 1961 | 3,175 | 1,014 | 25,518 | -8,200 |
| 1960 | 3,168 | 982 | 24,766 | -5,671 |
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 Trinidad and Tobago 66% is from natural causes (a gain of 55,887 people) and 34% is from migration (a gain of 28,785 people).
As of 2024, 119,933 residents or 25.9% of the population were not native-born in Brunei, compared to 113,478 people or 7.5% in Trinidad and Tobago.
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Population differences between Brunei and Trinidad and Tobago
|
Brunei
|
Trinidad
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 75.8 years | 73.9 years |
| Average age | 33.9 years | 38.2 years |
| Median age | 33.2 years | 38.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 53.1:46.9 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.75 births per woman | 1.53 births per woman |
| Population density | 231 ppl/mi² | 694 ppl/mi² |
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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:
- World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
- United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
- U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
- Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
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