Population


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          2025

Population estimates of Brunei Darussalam for 2025 was 458,600 persons, comprising 244,800 males (53.4 per cent) and 213,800 females (46.6 per cent).

 

 

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Summary Data

 

2020 (r)

Census

2021

2022 2023 2024 2025

Total Population

Male

Female

441,800

 236,000

 205,800

 

440,715

 232,194

 208,521

 

445,400

 235,000

210,400

450,500

 237,700

212,800

455,500

 240,700

214,800

458,600

 244,800

213,800

By Residential Status

Brunei Citizens

Permanent Residents

Temporary Residents

 

 

332,200

25,700

83,900

 

 


333,669

25,834

81,212

 

 

 


338,300

25,800

81,300

 

  


342,300

26,000

82,200

  


346,500

26,300

82,700

  


351,700

26,500

80,400

By Districts

Brunei Muara

Belait

Tutong

Temburong

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

329,900

 

67,500

48,500

9,600

332,700

 

67,900

48,500

9,500

By Age Group (years)

0-14

15-64

65 and over

 

 

91,900

323,200

26,700

 

 

90,376

322,445

27,894

 

91,500

325,200

28,700

 

91,200

328,000

31,300

 

90,700

331,700

33,100

 

90,800

331,500

36,300

By Race

Malays

Chinese

Others

 

 

324,000

42,300

75,500

 

 

297,016

42,132

101,567

 

327,300

42,300

75,800

 

332,100

43,400

75,000

 

335,500

43,800

76,200

 

337,200

44,500

76,900

 

 

 Year
​Report Media Release​ ​SnapShot Excel​
Year 2018 to 2020 are revised estimate based on the final data of the Population and Housing Census (BPP) 2021

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2018
2019
2020
Census 2021



 



2022

2023

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​2024

​2025

 

 

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