Brunei vs Indonesia: Population growth
Brunei
0.8%
in 2025
Indonesia
0.8%
in 2025
Brunei rank
116th
Indonesia rank
115th
Population growth over time
- Brunei
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Brunei, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 116th and Indonesia ranks 115th of 218 countries.
Brunei has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.4% | 2.7% | 1.7% | Brunei |
| 1970s | 3.2% | 2.6% | 0.6% | Brunei |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 2.1% | 1.0% | Brunei |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 1.7% | 0.9% | Brunei |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.3% | 0.5% | Brunei |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 0.3% | Brunei |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Brunei or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Brunei as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Brunei and Indonesia?
- 0.0%, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Indonesia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Brunei and Indonesia rank globally for population growth?
- Brunei ranks 116th and Indonesia ranks 115th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.