Brunei Darussalam — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Brunei Darussalam, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Brunei Darussalam was 0.78% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 4.61% in 1961. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.74% per year.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 116 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 53%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 0.64%, so Brunei Darussalam sits above it. It peaked in 1961 and has fallen 83% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 40%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 15 of 37 economies; Guam (0.73%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 50% in 1972. That is 24% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 9th of 216 in 1961 → 58th of 216 in 1970 → 42nd of 216 in 1980 → 49th of 216 in 1990 → 60th of 217 in 2000 → 71st of 217 in 2010 → 105th of 217 in 2020 → 116th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.78% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 0.82% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 0.78% | -0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 0.96% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 1.06% | -0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 1.11% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 1.16% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 1.21% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 1.26% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 1.34% | -0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 1.38% | -0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 1.53% | -0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 1.78% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 1.9% | +0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 1.88% | +0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 1.85% | +0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 1.69% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 1.59% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 1.69% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 1.79% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 2.01% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 2.1% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 2.17% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 2.22% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 2.28% | -0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 2.34% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 2.4% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 2.47% | -0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 2.54% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 2.61% | -0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 2.72% | -0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 2.82% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 2.87% | -0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 2.93% | -0.0 pp |
| 1988 | 2.97% | -0.2 pp |
| 1987 | 3.2% | -0.2 pp |
| 1986 | 3.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 1985 | 3.37% | +0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 3.32% | +0.1 pp |
| 1983 | 3.26% | +0.1 pp |
| 1982 | 3.17% | +0.1 pp |
| 1981 | 3.1% | -0.0 pp |
| 1980 | 3.1% | -0.0 pp |
| 1979 | 3.12% | -0.1 pp |
| 1978 | 3.26% | -0.1 pp |
| 1977 | 3.41% | -0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 3.44% | -0.0 pp |
| 1975 | 3.49% | -0.0 pp |
| 1974 | 3.52% | -0.1 pp |
| 1973 | 3.58% | +0.5 pp |
| 1972 | 3.05% | +1.0 pp |
| 1971 | 2.04% | -0.7 pp |
| 1970 | 2.77% | -1.3 pp |
| 1969 | 4.06% | -0.2 pp |
| 1968 | 4.21% | -0.1 pp |
| 1967 | 4.34% | -0.1 pp |
| 1966 | 4.44% | -0.1 pp |
| 1965 | 4.54% | -0.1 pp |
| 1964 | 4.6% | +0.1 pp |
| 1963 | 4.49% | +0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 4.44% | -0.2 pp |
| 1961 | 4.61% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Brunei Darussalam’s Population growth in 1962?
4.44% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Brunei Darussalam’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -83.2% in total — about 2.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.78%; 2024: 0.82%; 2023: 0.78%; 2022: 0.8%; 2021: 0.96%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.