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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brunei was 462,721 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brunei's population is 470,884 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 182.6 times bigger than Brunei's.
  • Brunei is ranked the 170th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.04% of the world: 0.006% for Brunei vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Brunei has had an average growth rate of +1.08% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brunei has increased from 365K people to 471K (29.1% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

Brunei vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Brunei
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brunei Turkey
2100 467,416 64,274,243
2099 468,955 64,924,706
2098 470,474 65,567,989
2097 471,886 66,219,045
2096 473,386 66,865,890
2095 474,822 67,516,190
2094 476,324 68,169,346
2093 477,804 68,835,313
2092 479,320 69,496,264
2091 480,794 70,159,325
2090 482,320 70,828,304
2089 483,944 71,490,133
2088 485,580 72,146,464
2087 487,128 72,792,552
2086 488,625 73,439,558
2085 490,259 74,085,313
2084 491,848 74,713,882
2083 493,523 75,342,464
2082 495,200 75,969,760
2081 496,840 76,583,769
2080 498,434 77,195,480
2079 500,007 77,793,711
2078 501,497 78,386,293
2077 503,086 78,973,194
2076 504,597 79,556,991
2075 506,394 80,128,010
2074 508,080 80,697,544
2073 509,613 81,244,619
2072 511,047 81,785,452
2071 512,261 82,311,503
2070 513,446 82,827,402
2069 514,716 83,324,862
2068 516,037 83,806,741
2067 517,358 84,270,976
2066 518,464 84,728,547
2065 519,443 85,177,268
2064 520,281 85,611,517
2063 520,990 86,026,471
2062 521,488 86,425,827
2061 522,004 86,800,591
2060 522,425 87,156,663
2059 522,802 87,500,101
2058 523,135 87,809,920
2057 523,377 88,100,397
2056 523,422 88,369,840
2055 523,432 88,598,739
2054 523,252 88,806,632
2053 523,048 88,985,609
2052 522,679 89,144,425
2051 522,034 89,270,515
2050 521,243 89,374,730
2049 520,307 89,447,182
2048 519,256 89,484,074
2047 518,107 89,492,406
2046 516,871 89,467,391
2045 515,363 89,441,098
2044 513,945 89,390,601
2043 512,420 89,326,342
2042 510,764 89,237,658
2041 508,923 89,137,199
2040 507,093 89,021,820
2039 505,089 88,885,792
2038 502,784 88,736,121
2037 500,639 88,562,197
2036 498,469 88,373,007
2035 496,091 88,178,595
2034 493,656 87,975,336
2033 491,157 87,754,631
2032 488,666 87,524,158
2031 485,865 87,274,280
2030 482,904 87,004,538
2029 479,937 86,741,614
2028 476,756 86,466,107
2027 473,357 86,189,693
2026 469,968 85,932,926
2025 466,440 85,718,588
2024 462,721 85,518,661
2023 458,949 85,325,965
2022 455,370 84,979,913
2021 451,721 84,147,318
2020 447,404 83,384,680
2019 442,680 82,579,440
2018 437,810 81,407,204
2017 432,772 80,312,698
2016 427,564 79,277,962
2015 422,212 78,218,479
2014 416,750 77,181,884
2013 411,202 76,147,624
2012 405,557 75,175,827
2011 399,389 74,223,629
2010 392,332 73,142,150
2009 384,952 72,039,206
2008 377,793 71,051,678
2007 370,873 70,158,112
2006 364,663 70,045,349
2005 358,916 69,329,557
2004 352,911 68,592,617
2003 346,637 67,831,730
2002 340,099 67,048,795
2001 333,345 66,245,128
2000 326,424 65,425,961
1999 319,411 64,591,923
1998 312,385 63,734,383
1997 305,341 62,852,966
1996 298,276 61,951,134
1995 291,195 61,024,503
1994 284,091 60,033,836
1993 276,971 58,999,167
1992 269,839 57,990,118
1991 262,596 57,009,887
1990 255,292 56,015,628
1989 248,064 54,976,723
1988 240,913 53,909,626
1987 233,860 52,843,670
1986 226,495 51,777,772
1985 218,919 50,687,115
1984 211,661 49,574,069
1983 204,741 48,447,410
1982 198,165 47,322,096
1981 191,977 46,321,190
1980 186,111 45,408,815
1979 180,422 44,510,429
1978 174,884 43,645,306
1977 169,277 42,773,298
1976 163,607 41,899,984
1975 158,070 41,053,126
1974 152,656 40,210,234
1973 147,369 39,329,533
1972 142,189 38,430,221
1971 137,921 37,518,611
1970 135,138 36,638,465
1969 131,446 35,787,774
1968 126,222 34,921,684
1967 121,017 34,050,421
1966 115,874 33,177,672
1965 110,838 32,345,220
1964 105,922 31,543,072
1963 101,159 30,726,841
1962 96,719 29,916,147
1961 92,517 29,119,238
1960 88,347 28,329,898

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 Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brunei gained 43,320 people (a 10.1% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth).

Brunei was ranked 169th most populous country in 2006 and is 170th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Brunei is projected to reach its peak in 2055 at 523K people compared to the peak of 89.5M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Brunei
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brunei Turkey
2100 -0.33% -1%
2099 -0.32% -0.98%
2098 -0.3% -0.98%
2097 -0.32% -0.97%
2096 -0.3% -0.96%
2095 -0.32% -0.96%
2094 -0.31% -0.97%
2093 -0.32% -0.95%
2092 -0.31% -0.95%
2091 -0.32% -0.94%
2090 -0.34% -0.93%
2089 -0.34% -0.91%
2088 -0.32% -0.89%
2087 -0.31% -0.88%
2086 -0.33% -0.87%
2085 -0.32% -0.84%
2084 -0.34% -0.83%
2083 -0.34% -0.83%
2082 -0.33% -0.8%
2081 -0.32% -0.79%
2080 -0.31% -0.77%
2079 -0.3% -0.76%
2078 -0.32% -0.74%
2077 -0.3% -0.73%
2076 -0.35% -0.71%
2075 -0.33% -0.71%
2074 -0.3% -0.67%
2073 -0.28% -0.66%
2072 -0.24% -0.64%
2071 -0.23% -0.62%
2070 -0.25% -0.6%
2069 -0.26% -0.57%
2068 -0.26% -0.55%
2067 -0.21% -0.54%
2066 -0.19% -0.53%
2065 -0.16% -0.51%
2064 -0.14% -0.48%
2063 -0.1% -0.46%
2062 -0.1% -0.43%
2061 -0.08% -0.41%
2060 -0.07% -0.39%
2059 -0.06% -0.35%
2058 -0.05% -0.33%
2057 -0.009% -0.3%
2056 -0.002% -0.26%
2055 0.03% -0.23%
2054 0.04% -0.2%
2053 0.07% -0.18%
2052 0.12% -0.14%
2051 0.15% -0.12%
2050 0.18% -0.08%
2049 0.2% -0.04%
2048 0.22% -0.009%
2047 0.24% 0.03%
2046 0.29% 0.03%
2045 0.28% 0.06%
2044 0.3% 0.07%
2043 0.32% 0.1%
2042 0.36% 0.11%
2041 0.36% 0.13%
2040 0.4% 0.15%
2039 0.46% 0.17%
2038 0.43% 0.2%
2037 0.44% 0.21%
2036 0.48% 0.22%
2035 0.49% 0.23%
2034 0.51% 0.25%
2033 0.51% 0.26%
2032 0.58% 0.29%
2031 0.61% 0.31%
2030 0.62% 0.3%
2029 0.67% 0.32%
2028 0.72% 0.32%
2027 0.72% 0.3%
2026 0.76% 0.25%
2025 0.8% 0.23%
2024 0.82% 0.23%
2023 0.79% 0.41%
2022 0.81% 0.99%
2021 0.96% 0.91%
2020 1.07% 0.98%
2019 1.11% 1.44%
2018 1.16% 1.36%
2017 1.22% 1.31%
2016 1.27% 1.35%
2015 1.31% 1.34%
2014 1.35% 1.36%
2013 1.39% 1.29%
2012 1.54% 1.28%
2011 1.8% 1.48%
2010 1.92% 1.53%
2009 1.89% 1.39%
2008 1.87% 1.27%
2007 1.7% 0.16%
2006 1.6% 1.03%
2005 1.7% 1.07%
2004 1.81% 1.12%
2003 1.92% 1.17%
2002 2.03% 1.21%
2001 2.12% 1.25%
2000 2.2% 1.29%
1999 2.25% 1.35%
1998 2.31% 1.4%
1997 2.37% 1.46%
1996 2.43% 1.52%
1995 2.5% 1.65%
1994 2.57% 1.75%
1993 2.64% 1.74%
1992 2.76% 1.72%
1991 2.86% 1.77%
1990 2.91% 1.89%
1989 2.97% 1.98%
1988 3.02% 2.02%
1987 3.25% 2.06%
1986 3.46% 2.15%
1985 3.43% 2.25%
1984 3.38% 2.33%
1983 3.32% 2.38%
1982 3.22% 2.16%
1981 3.15% 2.01%
1980 3.15% 2.02%
1979 3.17% 1.98%
1978 3.31% 2.04%
1977 3.47% 2.08%
1976 3.5% 2.06%
1975 3.55% 2.1%
1974 3.59% 2.24%
1973 3.64% 2.34%
1972 3.09% 2.43%
1971 2.06% 2.4%
1970 2.81% 2.38%
1969 4.14% 2.48%
1968 4.3% 2.56%
1967 4.44% 2.63%
1966 4.54% 2.57%
1965 4.64% 2.54%
1964 4.71% 2.66%
1963 4.59% 2.71%
1962 4.54% 2.74%
1961 4.72% 2.79%

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 Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Brunei Turkey
Current population
470884
86002379
Population rank 170/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.006% 1.04%
One net population change
2.32 hours
2.73 minutes
One birth every
1.4 hours
33 seconds
One death every
3.65 hours
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +10 +528
Annual growth/decline +3,772 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate +0.82% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 114/197 154/197
One migration net change every
1.08 years
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change +0 -258,205
Net migration rank 77/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 119,933 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 124/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.9% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 21/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brunei
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brunei Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 0 - -258,205
2024 - 0 - -275,952
2023 3,837 0 426,630 -318,070
2022 3,319 0 535,373 -301,544
2021 3,985 0 521,713 20,283
2020 4,188 462 608,708 37,934
2019 4,335 456 751,472 -15,690
2018 4,502 450 830,353 187,570
2017 4,685 440 875,408 659,846
2016 4,876 415 895,841 352,063
2015 5,060 356 930,799 1,063,140
2014 5,206 303 957,055 1,033,384
2013 5,302 285 921,386 438,618
2012 5,349 346 917,145 258,623
2011 5,242 1,399 875,839 68,849
2010 5,003 2,479 892,334 55,532
2009 4,789 2,489 900,491 24,276
2008 4,624 2,409 868,749 47,915
2007 4,521 2,291 876,626 -186,402
2006 4,590 1,030 897,351 -190,194
2005 4,703 1,163 898,650 -174,177
2004 4,874 1,261 896,025 -146,574
2003 5,034 1,383 893,683 -121,383
2002 5,169 1,499 922,927 -129,444
2001 5,275 1,569 980,560 -166,759
2000 5,331 1,660 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 5,388 1,639 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 5,466 1,566 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 5,518 1,533 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 5,606 1,464 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 5,750 1,348 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 5,907 1,206 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 6,045 1,082 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 6,169 969 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 6,259 1,087 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 6,265 992 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 6,202 1,002 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 6,135 962 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 6,017 994 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 5,826 1,897 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 5,620 1,808 1,098,846 8,960
1984 5,373 1,722 1,096,529 21,787
1983 5,138 1,602 1,095,106 39,871
1982 4,931 1,475 1,091,863 23,728
1981 4,839 1,124 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 4,775 995 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 4,717 899 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 4,668 791 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 4,594 1,157 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 4,518 1,080 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 4,431 1,047 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 4,334 1,011 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 4,216 1,007 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 4,085 1,053 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 3,880 -476 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 3,694 -1,538 991,950 -150,924
1969 3,618 1,608 970,958 -110,578
1968 3,551 1,677 950,778 -78,973
1967 3,477 1,703 936,727 -65,993
1966 3,403 1,697 925,790 -50,999
1965 3,326 1,655 904,016 -113,911
1964 3,264 1,595 884,152 -69,978
1963 3,195 1,469 862,626 -44,317
1962 3,128 1,088 837,473 -34,353
1961 3,175 1,014 816,911 -26,187
1960 3,168 982 773,009 14,948

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

GeoRank.org/population/brunei/turkey | 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 Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 people).

As of 2024, 119,933 residents or 25.9% of the population were not native-born in Brunei, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

Biggest cities by population

Brunei
City Population
Kuala Belait 70K
Bandar Seri Begawan 50K
Seria 13.1K
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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