Population, total, annual growth rate in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Population, total, annual growth rate was 0.78 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population, total, annual growth rate in Brunei Darussalam, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, total, annual growth rate in Brunei Darussalam is 0.78 % change on previous year, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total, annual growth rate in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 4.72 % change on previous year in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.78 % change on previous year, in 2025.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 116th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Population, total, annual growth rate in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.72 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 4.54 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 1963 | 4.59 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 4.71 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 4.64 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 4.54 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 4.44 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 4.3 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 4.14 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 2.81 % change on previous year | -32.1% |
| 1971 | 2.06 % change on previous year | -26.7% |
| 1972 | 3.09 % change on previous year | +50.3% |
| 1973 | 3.64 % change on previous year | +17.7% |
| 1974 | 3.59 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 3.55 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 3.5 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 3.47 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 3.31 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 3.17 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 3.15 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 3.15 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 3.22 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 3.32 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 3.38 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 3.43 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 3.46 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 3.25 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 3.02 % change on previous year | -7.3% |
| 1989 | 2.97 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 2.91 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 2.86 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 2.76 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 2.64 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 2.57 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 2.5 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 2.43 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 2.37 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 2.31 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 2.25 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 2.2 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 2.12 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 2.03 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 1.92 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 1.81 % change on previous year | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 1.7 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 1.6 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 1.7 % change on previous year | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 1.87 % change on previous year | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 1.89 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.92 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.8 % change on previous year | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 1.54 % change on previous year | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 1.39 % change on previous year | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 1.35 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.31 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 1.27 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.22 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 1.16 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 1.11 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 1.07 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9649 % change on previous year | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8078 % change on previous year | -16.3% |
| 2023 | 0.786 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.8219 % change on previous year | +4.6% |
| 2025 | 0.78 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population, total, annual growth rate in Brunei Darussalam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +50.3% | 2.06 % change on previous year | 3.09 % change on previous year |
| 1970 | -32.1% | 4.14 % change on previous year | 2.81 % change on previous year |
| 1971 | -26.7% | 2.81 % change on previous year | 2.06 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.51 % change on previous year | 4.14 % change on previous year | 4.72 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.22 % change on previous year | 2.06 % change on previous year | 3.64 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.24 % change on previous year | 2.97 % change on previous year | 3.46 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.56 % change on previous year | 2.25 % change on previous year | 2.91 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.88 % change on previous year | 1.6 % change on previous year | 2.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.41 % change on previous year | 1.11 % change on previous year | 1.92 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8713 % change on previous year | 0.78 % change on previous year | 1.07 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei Darussalam
- 113 Philippines 0.814 % change on previous year compare
- 114 Dominican Republic 0.8129 % change on previous year compare
- 115 Indonesia 0.7877 % change on previous year compare
- 117 Lebanon 0.7485 % change on previous year compare
- 118 Bahrain 0.7365 % change on previous year compare
- 119 Aruba 0.7315 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Brunei Darussalam
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9317 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.7501 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 75.0% (2025)
- Urban population 349,799 (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Population, total 466,330 (2025)
- Population growth 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total, annual growth rate in Brunei Darussalam?
- Population, total, annual growth rate in Brunei Darussalam was 0.78 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 4.72 % change on previous year in 1961.
- What is the lowest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.78 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for population, total, annual growth rate?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 116th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.