Population in Brunei compared to the Vatican: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Brunei and the Vatican: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Brunei	Vatican	Brunei	Vatican
1960	88,347	-	-	-
1961	92,517	-	4.72%	-
1962	96,719	-	4.54%	-
1963	101,159	-	4.59%	-
1964	105,922	-	4.71%	-
1965	110,838	-	4.64%	-
1966	115,874	-	4.54%	-
1967	121,017	-	4.44%	-
1968	126,222	-	4.3%	-
1969	131,446	-	4.14%	-
1970	135,138	-	2.81%	-
1971	137,921	-	2.06%	-
1972	142,189	-	3.09%	-
1973	147,369	-	3.64%	-
1974	152,656	-	3.59%	-
1975	158,070	-	3.55%	-
1976	163,607	-	3.5%	-
1977	169,277	-	3.47%	-
1978	174,884	-	3.31%	-
1979	180,422	-	3.17%	-
1980	186,111	-	3.15%	-
1981	191,977	-	3.15%	-
1982	198,165	-	3.22%	-
1983	204,741	-	3.32%	-
1984	211,661	-	3.38%	-
1985	218,919	-	3.43%	-
1986	226,495	-	3.46%	-
1987	233,860	-	3.25%	-
1988	240,913	-	3.02%	-
1989	248,064	-	2.97%	-
1990	255,292	-	2.91%	-
1991	262,596	-	2.86%	-
1992	269,839	-	2.76%	-
1993	276,971	-	2.64%	-
1994	284,091	-	2.57%	-
1995	291,195	-	2.5%	-
1996	298,276	-	2.43%	-
1997	305,341	-	2.37%	-
1998	312,385	-	2.31%	-
1999	319,411	-	2.25%	-
2000	326,424	880	2.2%	-
2001	333,345	890	2.12%	1.14%
2002	340,099	900	2.03%	1.12%
2003	346,637	911	1.92%	1.22%
2004	352,911	921	1.81%	1.1%
2005	358,916	921	1.7%	0%
2006	364,663	932	1.6%	1.19%
2007	370,873	821	1.7%	-11.9%
2008	377,793	824	1.87%	0.37%
2009	384,952	826	1.89%	0.24%
2010	392,332	829	1.92%	0.36%
2011	399,389	832	1.8%	0.36%
2012	405,557	836	1.54%	0.48%
2013	411,202	839	1.39%	0.36%
2014	416,750	842	1.35%	0.36%
2015	422,212	1,000	1.31%	18.8%
2016	427,564	-	1.27%	0%
2017	432,772	1,000	1.22%	0%
2018	437,810	-	1.16%	0%
2019	442,680	1,000	1.11%	0%
2020	447,404	987	1.07%	-1.29%
2021	451,721	970	0.96%	-1.68%
2022	455,370	944	0.81%	-2.66%
2023	458,949	922	0.79%	-2.34%
2024	462,721	933	0.82%	1.2%
2025	466,324	939	0.78%	0.59%
2026	469,766	952	0.74%	1.37%
2027	473,148	974	0.72%	2.32%
2028	476,428	985	0.69%	1.13%
2029	479,491	983	0.64%	-0.19%
2030	482,438	976	0.61%	-0.75%
2031	485,308	968	0.59%	-0.75%
2032	487,943	968	0.54%	0%
2033	490,424	988	0.51%	2.09%
2034	492,887	992	0.5%	0.37%
2035	495,286	1,000	0.49%	0.74%
2036	497,544	998	0.46%	-0.18%
2037	499,693	1,003	0.43%	0.55%
2038	501,910	1,022	0.44%	1.83%
2039	504,061	1,060	0.43%	3.78%
2040	505,968	1,095	0.38%	3.3%
2041	507,800	1,127	0.36%	2.86%
2042	509,531	1,149	0.34%	1.96%
2043	511,124	1,169	0.31%	1.76%
2044	512,586	1,186	0.29%	1.42%
2045	514,047	1,209	0.29%	2.02%
2046	515,409	1,224	0.26%	1.22%
2047	516,596	1,248	0.23%	1.95%
2048	517,693	1,272	0.21%	1.92%
2049	518,684	1,296	0.19%	1.88%
2050	519,542	1,325	0.17%	2.27%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Brunei increased by 63,296 people (a 17.6% growth), while the Vatican gained 79 people (a 8.58% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Brunei gained 46,876 (a 11.1% growth), while the Vatican's population decreased by -51 (a 5.1% decline).

Brunei was ranked 169th most populous country in 2005 and is 170th in 2025. The Vatican was ranked 197th in 2005 and still ranked 197th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Brunei's population will grow by 10.8% to 519,542 people with a rank change from 170th to 171st. The population of the Vatican will increase by 39.6% to 1,325 people and will still be ranked 197th.