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Latest Highlights                 2023

Population estimates of Brunei Darussalam for 2023 was 450,500 persons, comprising 237,700 males (52.8 per cent) and 212,800 females (47.2 per cent).


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Summary Data



2018 (r) 2019 (r) 2020 (r)  Census 2021
2022
2023

Total Population

Male

Female

436,600

232,100

204,500

451,000

241,600​

209,400
441,800

236,000

205,800

440,715

232,194

208,521

445,400

235,000

210,400​
450,500

237,700

212,800​
By Residential Status

Brunei Citizens

Permanent Residents

Temporary Residents


329,300

25,500

81,800




331,200

25,600

94,200




332,200

25,700

83,900




333,669

25,834

81,212





338,300

25,800

81,300


342,300

26,000​

82,200
By Districts

Brunei Muara

Belait

Tutong

Temburong


315,600

64,900

46,800

9,300



325,900

67,000

48,300

9,800



319,300

65,700

47,300

9,500




318,530

65,531

47,210

9,444




322,400

66,100

47,400

9,500​


​326,000

66,900

48,000​

9,600

By Age Group (years)

0-14

15-64

65 and over



88,500

 

321,600

26,500




93,100

331,400

26,500





91,900

323,200

26,700


 

90,376

322,445

               27,894




91,500

325,200

28,700


91,200

328,000

31,300

By Race

Malays

Chinese

Others    


320,200

41,800

74,600


330,800

43,100

77,100






324,000

42,300

75,500




297,016

42,132

101,567




327,300

42,300​

75,800


332,100

43,400​

75,000​
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Year 2018 to 2020 are revised estimate based on the final data of the Population and Housing Census (BPP) 2021



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