The latest officially reported population of Brunei was 462,721 in 2024 vs 16,634,373 people in Zimbabwe in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brunei's population is 469,088 people compared to 17,210,092 in Zimbabwe.
Population statistics:
- Zimbabwe's population is 36.7 times bigger than Brunei's.
- Brunei is ranked the 170th most populous country in the world, while Zimbabwe is the 74th.
- The countries together account for 0.21% of the world: 0.006% for Brunei vs 0.21% for Zimbabwe.
- For the last 10 years, Brunei has had an average growth rate of +1.08% per year vs +1.57% in Zimbabwe.
- Since 2005, the population of Brunei has increased from 359K people to 469K (30.7% growth), while Zimbabwe has grown from 12.5M to 17.2M (37.9% growth).
- Brunei is projected to reach its peak in 2055 at 521K people compared to the peak of 37.2M people in 2100 for Zimbabwe.
Brunei vs Zimbabwe: live population counter
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| Current population |
469088
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17210092
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| Population rank | 170/197 | 74/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.006% | 0.21% |
| One net population change |
2.32 hours
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1.79 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.4 hours
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1.06 minutes
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| One death every |
3.65 hours
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4.22 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.07 years
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8.68 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +0 | -60,528 |
| Daily growth/decline | +10 | +804 |
| Annual growth/decline | +3,772 | +293,551 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.82% | +1.8% |
| Population growth rate rank | 116/197 | 62/197 |
Brunei and Zimbabwe: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 88,347 | 3,809,389 | - | - |
| 1961 | 92,517 | 3,930,401 | 4.72% | 3.18% |
| 1962 | 96,719 | 4,055,959 | 4.54% | 3.19% |
| 1963 | 101,159 | 4,185,877 | 4.59% | 3.2% |
| 1964 | 105,922 | 4,320,006 | 4.71% | 3.2% |
| 1965 | 110,838 | 4,458,462 | 4.64% | 3.2% |
| 1966 | 115,874 | 4,601,217 | 4.54% | 3.2% |
| 1967 | 121,017 | 4,748,307 | 4.44% | 3.2% |
| 1968 | 126,222 | 4,900,440 | 4.3% | 3.2% |
| 1969 | 131,446 | 5,058,181 | 4.14% | 3.22% |
| 1970 | 135,138 | 5,215,918 | 2.81% | 3.12% |
| 1971 | 137,921 | 5,374,712 | 2.06% | 3.04% |
| 1972 | 142,189 | 5,542,445 | 3.09% | 3.12% |
| 1973 | 147,369 | 5,720,404 | 3.64% | 3.21% |
| 1974 | 152,656 | 5,908,328 | 3.59% | 3.29% |
| 1975 | 158,070 | 6,098,658 | 3.55% | 3.22% |
| 1976 | 163,607 | 6,287,105 | 3.5% | 3.09% |
| 1977 | 169,277 | 6,449,512 | 3.47% | 2.58% |
| 1978 | 174,884 | 6,543,575 | 3.31% | 1.46% |
| 1979 | 180,422 | 6,647,556 | 3.17% | 1.59% |
| 1980 | 186,111 | 7,041,303 | 3.15% | 5.92% |
| 1981 | 191,977 | 7,498,635 | 3.15% | 6.49% |
| 1982 | 198,165 | 7,796,496 | 3.22% | 3.97% |
| 1983 | 204,741 | 8,098,404 | 3.32% | 3.87% |
| 1984 | 211,661 | 8,391,488 | 3.38% | 3.62% |
| 1985 | 218,919 | 8,686,813 | 3.43% | 3.52% |
| 1986 | 226,495 | 8,982,578 | 3.46% | 3.4% |
| 1987 | 233,860 | 9,284,644 | 3.25% | 3.36% |
| 1988 | 240,913 | 9,583,094 | 3.02% | 3.21% |
| 1989 | 248,064 | 9,864,798 | 2.97% | 2.94% |
| 1990 | 255,292 | 10,137,281 | 2.91% | 2.76% |
| 1991 | 262,596 | 10,404,816 | 2.86% | 2.64% |
| 1992 | 269,839 | 10,702,700 | 2.76% | 2.86% |
| 1993 | 276,971 | 10,860,288 | 2.64% | 1.47% |
| 1994 | 284,091 | 10,873,148 | 2.57% | 0.12% |
| 1995 | 291,195 | 10,974,599 | 2.5% | 0.93% |
| 1996 | 298,276 | 11,158,360 | 2.43% | 1.67% |
| 1997 | 305,341 | 11,369,827 | 2.37% | 1.9% |
| 1998 | 312,385 | 11,594,297 | 2.31% | 1.97% |
| 1999 | 319,411 | 11,783,458 | 2.25% | 1.63% |
| 2000 | 326,424 | 11,892,055 | 2.2% | 0.92% |
| 2001 | 333,345 | 11,971,901 | 2.12% | 0.67% |
| 2002 | 340,099 | 12,087,653 | 2.03% | 0.97% |
| 2003 | 346,637 | 12,232,323 | 1.92% | 1.2% |
| 2004 | 352,911 | 12,365,896 | 1.81% | 1.09% |
| 2005 | 358,916 | 12,483,432 | 1.7% | 0.95% |
| 2006 | 364,663 | 12,636,445 | 1.6% | 1.23% |
| 2007 | 370,873 | 12,804,058 | 1.7% | 1.33% |
| 2008 | 377,793 | 12,959,149 | 1.87% | 1.21% |
| 2009 | 384,952 | 13,142,790 | 1.89% | 1.42% |
| 2010 | 392,332 | 13,356,548 | 1.92% | 1.63% |
| 2011 | 399,389 | 13,595,424 | 1.8% | 1.79% |
| 2012 | 405,557 | 13,817,887 | 1.54% | 1.64% |
| 2013 | 411,202 | 14,013,808 | 1.39% | 1.42% |
| 2014 | 416,750 | 14,207,359 | 1.35% | 1.38% |
| 2015 | 422,212 | 14,399,013 | 1.31% | 1.35% |
| 2016 | 427,564 | 14,600,294 | 1.27% | 1.4% |
| 2017 | 432,772 | 14,812,482 | 1.22% | 1.45% |
| 2018 | 437,810 | 15,034,452 | 1.16% | 1.5% |
| 2019 | 442,680 | 15,271,368 | 1.11% | 1.58% |
| 2020 | 447,404 | 15,526,888 | 1.07% | 1.67% |
| 2021 | 451,721 | 15,797,210 | 0.96% | 1.74% |
| 2022 | 455,370 | 16,069,056 | 0.81% | 1.72% |
| 2023 | 458,949 | 16,340,822 | 0.79% | 1.69% |
| 2024 | 462,721 | 16,634,373 | 0.82% | 1.8% |
| 2025 | 466,324 | 16,950,805 | 0.78% | 1.9% |
| 2026 | 469,766 | 17,273,591 | 0.74% | 1.9% |
| 2027 | 473,148 | 17,600,621 | 0.72% | 1.89% |
| 2028 | 476,428 | 17,932,015 | 0.69% | 1.88% |
| 2029 | 479,491 | 18,268,967 | 0.64% | 1.88% |
| 2030 | 482,438 | 18,610,356 | 0.61% | 1.87% |
| 2031 | 485,308 | 18,956,207 | 0.59% | 1.86% |
| 2032 | 487,943 | 19,311,368 | 0.54% | 1.87% |
| 2033 | 490,424 | 19,675,929 | 0.51% | 1.89% |
| 2034 | 492,887 | 20,041,125 | 0.5% | 1.86% |
| 2035 | 495,286 | 20,409,159 | 0.49% | 1.84% |
| 2036 | 497,544 | 20,778,662 | 0.46% | 1.81% |
| 2037 | 499,693 | 21,144,748 | 0.43% | 1.76% |
| 2038 | 501,910 | 21,512,919 | 0.44% | 1.74% |
| 2039 | 504,061 | 21,881,123 | 0.43% | 1.71% |
| 2040 | 505,968 | 22,250,123 | 0.38% | 1.69% |
| 2041 | 507,800 | 22,627,428 | 0.36% | 1.7% |
| 2042 | 509,531 | 23,000,906 | 0.34% | 1.65% |
| 2043 | 511,124 | 23,371,301 | 0.31% | 1.61% |
| 2044 | 512,586 | 23,740,630 | 0.29% | 1.58% |
| 2045 | 514,047 | 24,102,391 | 0.29% | 1.52% |
| 2046 | 515,409 | 24,462,491 | 0.26% | 1.49% |
| 2047 | 516,596 | 24,816,449 | 0.23% | 1.45% |
| 2048 | 517,693 | 25,168,419 | 0.21% | 1.42% |
| 2049 | 518,684 | 25,518,513 | 0.19% | 1.39% |
| 2050 | 519,542 | 25,866,397 | 0.17% | 1.36% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Brunei increased by 63,296 people (a 17.6% growth), while Zimbabwe gained 1,915,581 people (a 15.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Brunei gained 46,876 (a 11.1% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,811,079 (a 19.5% growth).
Brunei was ranked 169th most populous country in 2005 and is 170th in 2025. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2005 and ranked 74th 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 Zimbabwe will increase by 50.3% to 25,866,397 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Kuala Belait | 70K |
| Bandar Seri Begawan | 50K |
| Seria | 13.1K |
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Population differences between Brunei and Zimbabwe
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| Life expectancy | 75.7 years | 63.3 years |
| Average age | 33.9 years | 23.6 years |
| Median age | 33.2 years | 19 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 53.1:46.9 | 47.7:52.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.75 births per woman | 3.72 births per woman |
| Population density | 227.4 ppl/mi² | 111.4 ppl/mi² |
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