Brunei Darussalam — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Brunei Darussalam, 1960–2025.
Urban population for Brunei Darussalam was 75.01% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 75.31% in 2011. The lowest was 43.35% in 1960 (about 1.7× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.85% per year.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 74 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 34%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 65.45%, so Brunei Darussalam sits above it. It peaked in 2011 and has fallen 0% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 0%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 15 of 37 economies; Mongolia (71.15%) is just below it.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 82 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 78th of 217 in 1960 → 47th of 217 in 1970 → 76th of 217 in 1980 → 78th of 217 in 1990 → 66th of 217 in 2000 → 62nd of 217 in 2010 → 70th of 217 in 2020 → 74th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 75.01% | +0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 74.9% | +0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 74.82% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 74.78% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 74.77% | -0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 74.77% | -0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 74.79% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 74.82% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 74.85% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 74.88% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 74.95% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 75.06% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 75.18% | -0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 75.27% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 75.31% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 75.25% | +0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 75.07% | +0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 74.79% | +0.4 pp |
| 2007 | 74.43% | +0.4 pp |
| 2006 | 74.01% | +0.5 pp |
| 2005 | 73.55% | +0.5 pp |
| 2004 | 73.07% | +0.5 pp |
| 2003 | 72.58% | +0.5 pp |
| 2002 | 72.1% | +0.4 pp |
| 2001 | 71.66% | +0.4 pp |
| 2000 | 71.22% | +0.4 pp |
| 1999 | 70.78% | +0.5 pp |
| 1998 | 70.31% | +0.5 pp |
| 1997 | 69.83% | +0.5 pp |
| 1996 | 69.33% | +0.5 pp |
| 1995 | 68.81% | +0.5 pp |
| 1994 | 68.27% | +0.6 pp |
| 1993 | 67.71% | +0.6 pp |
| 1992 | 67.12% | +0.6 pp |
| 1991 | 66.5% | +0.8 pp |
| 1990 | 65.75% | +0.9 pp |
| 1989 | 64.82% | +1.0 pp |
| 1988 | 63.79% | +1.1 pp |
| 1987 | 62.73% | +1.0 pp |
| 1986 | 61.71% | +0.9 pp |
| 1985 | 60.79% | +0.7 pp |
| 1984 | 60.05% | +0.5 pp |
| 1983 | 59.56% | +0.2 pp |
| 1982 | 59.38% | -0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 59.39% | -0.2 pp |
| 1980 | 59.54% | -0.3 pp |
| 1979 | 59.89% | -0.5 pp |
| 1978 | 60.38% | -0.6 pp |
| 1977 | 60.97% | -0.6 pp |
| 1976 | 61.6% | -0.6 pp |
| 1975 | 62.22% | -0.6 pp |
| 1974 | 62.78% | -0.5 pp |
| 1973 | 63.24% | -0.3 pp |
| 1972 | 63.54% | -0.1 pp |
| 1971 | 63.63% | +0.4 pp |
| 1970 | 63.24% | +1.0 pp |
| 1969 | 62.28% | +1.4 pp |
| 1968 | 60.84% | +1.8 pp |
| 1967 | 59.02% | +2.1 pp |
| 1966 | 56.91% | +2.3 pp |
| 1965 | 54.6% | +2.4 pp |
| 1964 | 52.19% | +2.4 pp |
| 1963 | 49.76% | +2.3 pp |
| 1962 | 47.42% | +2.2 pp |
| 1961 | 45.25% | +1.9 pp |
| 1960 | 43.35% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Brunei Darussalam’s Urban population in 1961?
45.25% (1961). 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 % of total population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Brunei Darussalam’s Urban population growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +73.0% in total — about 0.8% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. 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: 75.01%; 2024: 74.9%; 2023: 74.82%; 2022: 74.78%; 2021: 74.77%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS — Urban Population (% of Total). 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.