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Population in Brunei compared to the United States: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brunei was 462,721 in 2024 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brunei's population is 470,884 people compared to 344,023,146 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 731 times bigger than Brunei's.
  • Brunei is ranked the 170th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.16% of the world: 0.006% for Brunei vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Brunei has had an average growth rate of +1.08% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brunei has increased from 365K people to 471K (29.1% growth), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.3% growth).

Brunei vs United States: population by year and forecast

Brunei
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brunei United States
2100 467,416 415,429,771
2099 468,955 414,829,167
2098 470,474 414,231,720
2097 471,886 413,576,381
2096 473,386 412,927,393
2095 474,822 412,225,379
2094 476,324 411,498,749
2093 477,804 410,785,729
2092 479,320 410,051,921
2091 480,794 409,320,183
2090 482,320 408,613,732
2089 483,944 407,885,645
2088 485,580 407,129,733
2087 487,128 406,421,298
2086 488,625 405,715,343
2085 490,259 405,059,379
2084 491,848 404,343,130
2083 493,523 403,612,785
2082 495,200 402,871,293
2081 496,840 402,054,554
2080 498,434 401,319,194
2079 500,007 400,554,914
2078 501,497 399,737,968
2077 503,086 398,906,565
2076 504,597 398,035,750
2075 506,394 397,109,170
2074 508,080 396,226,412
2073 509,613 395,307,725
2072 511,047 394,393,561
2071 512,261 393,415,363
2070 513,446 392,469,727
2069 514,716 391,479,981
2068 516,037 390,517,695
2067 517,358 389,543,856
2066 518,464 388,597,719
2065 519,443 387,685,327
2064 520,281 386,805,026
2063 520,990 385,911,917
2062 521,488 385,032,627
2061 522,004 384,170,837
2060 522,425 383,361,269
2059 522,802 382,542,030
2058 523,135 381,704,804
2057 523,377 380,907,023
2056 523,422 380,159,777
2055 523,432 379,430,756
2054 523,252 378,682,851
2053 523,048 377,878,421
2052 522,679 377,073,303
2051 522,034 376,229,840
2050 521,243 375,373,155
2049 520,307 374,493,150
2048 519,256 373,590,762
2047 518,107 372,626,259
2046 516,871 371,644,809
2045 515,363 370,602,914
2044 513,945 369,518,897
2043 512,420 368,375,680
2042 510,764 367,158,772
2041 508,923 365,937,822
2040 507,093 364,671,837
2039 505,089 363,367,337
2038 502,784 361,997,023
2037 500,639 360,606,236
2036 498,469 359,193,245
2035 496,091 357,750,686
2034 493,656 356,266,726
2033 491,157 354,775,032
2032 488,666 353,259,037
2031 485,865 351,721,511
2030 482,904 350,155,042
2029 479,937 348,564,667
2028 476,756 346,906,294
2027 473,357 345,257,605
2026 469,968 343,565,426
2025 466,440 341,784,857
2024 462,721 340,110,988
2023 458,949 334,914,895
2022 455,370 333,271,411
2021 451,721 331,893,745
2020 447,404 331,526,933
2019 442,680 328,329,953
2018 437,810 326,838,199
2017 432,772 325,122,128
2016 427,564 323,071,755
2015 422,212 320,738,994
2014 416,750 318,386,329
2013 411,202 316,059,947
2012 405,557 313,877,662
2011 399,389 311,583,481
2010 392,332 309,327,143
2009 384,952 306,771,529
2008 377,793 304,093,966
2007 370,873 301,231,207
2006 364,663 298,379,912
2005 358,916 295,516,599
2004 352,911 292,805,298
2003 346,637 290,107,933
2002 340,099 287,625,193
2001 333,345 284,968,955
2000 326,424 282,162,411
1999 319,411 279,294,713
1998 312,385 276,115,288
1997 305,341 272,911,760
1996 298,276 269,667,391
1995 291,195 266,557,091
1994 284,091 263,435,673
1993 276,971 260,255,352
1992 269,839 256,894,189
1991 262,596 253,492,503
1990 255,292 250,131,894
1989 248,064 246,819,222
1988 240,913 244,499,004
1987 233,860 242,288,936
1986 226,495 240,132,831
1985 218,919 237,923,734
1984 211,661 235,824,908
1983 204,741 233,792,014
1982 198,165 231,664,432
1981 191,977 229,465,744
1980 186,111 226,542,250
1979 180,422 225,055,487
1978 174,884 222,584,545
1977 169,277 220,239,425
1976 163,607 218,035,164
1975 158,070 215,973,199
1974 152,656 213,853,928
1973 147,369 211,908,788
1972 142,189 209,896,021
1971 137,921 207,660,677
1970 135,138 205,052,174
1969 131,446 202,676,946
1968 126,222 200,706,052
1967 121,017 198,712,056
1966 115,874 196,560,338
1965 110,838 194,302,963
1964 105,922 191,888,791
1963 101,159 189,241,798
1962 96,719 186,537,737
1961 92,517 183,691,481
1960 88,347 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); 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 the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brunei gained 43,320 people (a 10.1% growth), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

Brunei was ranked 169th most populous country in 2006 and is 170th in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 the United States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

Brunei is projected to reach its peak in 2055 at 523K people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.

Population growth rate by year

Brunei
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brunei United States
2100 -0.33% 0.14%
2099 -0.32% 0.14%
2098 -0.3% 0.16%
2097 -0.32% 0.16%
2096 -0.3% 0.17%
2095 -0.32% 0.18%
2094 -0.31% 0.17%
2093 -0.32% 0.18%
2092 -0.31% 0.18%
2091 -0.32% 0.17%
2090 -0.34% 0.18%
2089 -0.34% 0.19%
2088 -0.32% 0.17%
2087 -0.31% 0.17%
2086 -0.33% 0.16%
2085 -0.32% 0.18%
2084 -0.34% 0.18%
2083 -0.34% 0.18%
2082 -0.33% 0.2%
2081 -0.32% 0.18%
2080 -0.31% 0.19%
2079 -0.3% 0.2%
2078 -0.32% 0.21%
2077 -0.3% 0.22%
2076 -0.35% 0.23%
2075 -0.33% 0.22%
2074 -0.3% 0.23%
2073 -0.28% 0.23%
2072 -0.24% 0.25%
2071 -0.23% 0.24%
2070 -0.25% 0.25%
2069 -0.26% 0.25%
2068 -0.26% 0.25%
2067 -0.21% 0.24%
2066 -0.19% 0.24%
2065 -0.16% 0.23%
2064 -0.14% 0.23%
2063 -0.1% 0.23%
2062 -0.1% 0.22%
2061 -0.08% 0.21%
2060 -0.07% 0.21%
2059 -0.06% 0.22%
2058 -0.05% 0.21%
2057 -0.009% 0.2%
2056 -0.002% 0.19%
2055 0.03% 0.2%
2054 0.04% 0.21%
2053 0.07% 0.21%
2052 0.12% 0.22%
2051 0.15% 0.23%
2050 0.18% 0.23%
2049 0.2% 0.24%
2048 0.22% 0.26%
2047 0.24% 0.26%
2046 0.29% 0.28%
2045 0.28% 0.29%
2044 0.3% 0.31%
2043 0.32% 0.33%
2042 0.36% 0.33%
2041 0.36% 0.35%
2040 0.4% 0.36%
2039 0.46% 0.38%
2038 0.43% 0.39%
2037 0.44% 0.39%
2036 0.48% 0.4%
2035 0.49% 0.42%
2034 0.51% 0.42%
2033 0.51% 0.43%
2032 0.58% 0.44%
2031 0.61% 0.45%
2030 0.62% 0.46%
2029 0.67% 0.48%
2028 0.72% 0.48%
2027 0.72% 0.49%
2026 0.76% 0.52%
2025 0.8% 0.49%
2024 0.82% 1.55%
2023 0.79% 0.49%
2022 0.81% 0.42%
2021 0.96% 0.11%
2020 1.07% 0.97%
2019 1.11% 0.46%
2018 1.16% 0.53%
2017 1.22% 0.63%
2016 1.27% 0.73%
2015 1.31% 0.74%
2014 1.35% 0.74%
2013 1.39% 0.7%
2012 1.54% 0.74%
2011 1.8% 0.73%
2010 1.92% 0.83%
2009 1.89% 0.88%
2008 1.87% 0.95%
2007 1.7% 0.96%
2006 1.6% 0.97%
2005 1.7% 0.93%
2004 1.81% 0.93%
2003 1.92% 0.86%
2002 2.03% 0.93%
2001 2.12% 0.99%
2000 2.2% 1.03%
1999 2.25% 1.15%
1998 2.31% 1.17%
1997 2.37% 1.2%
1996 2.43% 1.17%
1995 2.5% 1.18%
1994 2.57% 1.22%
1993 2.64% 1.31%
1992 2.76% 1.34%
1991 2.86% 1.34%
1990 2.91% 1.34%
1989 2.97% 0.95%
1988 3.02% 0.91%
1987 3.25% 0.9%
1986 3.46% 0.93%
1985 3.43% 0.89%
1984 3.38% 0.87%
1983 3.32% 0.92%
1982 3.22% 0.96%
1981 3.15% 1.29%
1980 3.15% 0.66%
1979 3.17% 1.11%
1978 3.31% 1.06%
1977 3.47% 1.01%
1976 3.5% 0.95%
1975 3.55% 0.99%
1974 3.59% 0.92%
1973 3.64% 0.96%
1972 3.09% 1.08%
1971 2.06% 1.27%
1970 2.81% 1.17%
1969 4.14% 0.98%
1968 4.3% 1%
1967 4.44% 1.09%
1966 4.54% 1.16%
1965 4.64% 1.26%
1964 4.71% 1.4%
1963 4.59% 1.45%
1962 4.54% 1.55%
1961 4.72% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Brunei grew by 0.82%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Brunei United States
Current population
470884
344023146
Population rank 170/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.006% 4.15%
One net population change
2.32 hours
18.9 seconds
One birth every
1.4 hours
8.8 seconds
One death every
3.65 hours
10.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +10 +4,586
Annual growth/decline +3,772 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate +0.82% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 114/197 134/197
One migration net change every
1.08 years
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change +0 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 77/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 119,933 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 124/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.9% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 21/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brunei
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brunei United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 0 - 1,230,663
2024 - 0 - 1,286,132
2023 3,837 0 502,372 1,322,668
2022 3,319 0 399,926 1,319,009
2021 3,985 0 199,137 674,787
2020 4,188 462 208,862 329,769
2019 4,335 456 887,476 1,774,500
2018 4,502 450 955,022 1,764,961
2017 4,685 440 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 4,876 415 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 5,060 356 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 5,206 303 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 5,302 285 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 5,349 346 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 5,242 1,399 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 5,003 2,479 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 4,789 2,489 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 4,624 2,409 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 4,521 2,291 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 4,590 1,030 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 4,703 1,163 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 4,874 1,261 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 5,034 1,383 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 5,169 1,499 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 5,275 1,569 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 5,331 1,660 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 5,388 1,639 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 5,466 1,566 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 5,518 1,533 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 5,606 1,464 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 5,750 1,348 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 5,907 1,206 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 6,045 1,082 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 6,169 969 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 6,259 1,087 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 6,265 992 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 6,202 1,002 1,875,826 400,998
1988 6,135 962 1,735,943 460,778
1987 6,017 994 1,720,252 480,815
1986 5,826 1,897 1,656,917 493,082
1985 5,620 1,808 1,689,258 598,777
1984 5,373 1,722 1,627,192 622,793
1983 5,138 1,602 1,636,544 662,840
1982 4,931 1,475 1,714,317 600,149
1981 4,839 1,124 1,652,153 583,070
1980 4,775 995 1,608,450 595,916
1979 4,717 899 1,597,894 503,559
1978 4,668 791 1,402,283 556,521
1977 4,594 1,157 1,431,556 577,060
1976 4,518 1,080 1,264,604 635,590
1975 4,431 1,047 1,252,644 655,078
1974 4,334 1,011 1,218,968 706,978
1973 4,216 1,007 1,165,499 783,163
1972 4,085 1,053 1,301,355 833,543
1971 3,880 -476 1,640,519 833,549
1970 3,694 -1,538 1,824,965 744,902
1969 3,618 1,608 1,702,487 523,740
1968 3,551 1,677 1,565,507 594,514
1967 3,477 1,703 1,669,181 585,410
1966 3,403 1,697 1,749,387 637,692
1965 3,326 1,655 1,943,030 644,902
1964 3,264 1,595 2,245,099 618,635
1963 3,195 1,469 2,289,826 639,495
1962 3,128 1,088 2,406,337 625,617
1961 3,175 1,014 2,571,681 580,333
1960 3,168 982 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

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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 the United States 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people).

As of 2024, 119,933 residents or 25.9% of the population were not native-born in Brunei, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

Biggest cities by population

Brunei
City Population
Kuala Belait 70K
Bandar Seri Begawan 50K
Seria 13.1K
United States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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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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