Urban population in Brunei
Brunei: Urban population was 75.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population in Brunei, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population in Brunei is 75.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population in Brunei peaked at 75.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 43.3%, in 1960.
Brunei ranks 74th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.3% | — |
| 1961 | 45.3% | +4.4% |
| 1962 | 47.4% | +4.8% |
| 1963 | 49.8% | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 52.2% | +4.9% |
| 1965 | 54.6% | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 56.9% | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 59.0% | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 60.8% | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 62.3% | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 63.2% | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 63.6% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 63.5% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 63.2% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 62.8% | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 62.2% | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 61.6% | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 61.0% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 60.4% | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 59.9% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 59.5% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 59.4% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 59.4% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 59.6% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 60.1% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 60.8% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 61.7% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 62.7% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 63.8% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 64.8% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 65.7% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 66.5% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 67.1% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 67.7% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 68.3% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 68.8% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 69.3% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 69.8% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 70.3% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 70.8% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 71.2% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 71.7% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 72.1% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 72.6% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 73.1% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 73.6% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 74.0% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 74.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 74.8% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 75.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 75.3% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 75.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 75.3% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 75.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 75.1% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 74.9% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 74.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 74.8% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 74.8% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 74.8% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 74.8% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 74.8% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 74.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 74.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 74.9% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 75.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.2% | 43.3% | 62.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 62.1% | 59.9% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.2% | 59.4% | 64.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.4% | 65.7% | 70.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.2% | 71.2% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.0% | 74.8% | 75.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.8% | 74.8% | 75.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More climate change data for Brunei
- Share co2 vs population 0.0046 (2100)
- Urban population 349,799 (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Population, total 466,330 (2025)
- Population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 13.23 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 1.59 (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 26.05 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share global cumulative co2 including land 0.0187 (2024)
- Cumulative co2 including land 515.56 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population in Brunei?
- Urban population in Brunei was 75.0% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 75.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest urban population recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.3% in 1960.
- How does Brunei rank for urban population?
- Brunei ranks 74th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.