Demographics & population — Brunei
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Demographics & population at a glance
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators. Key figure for Brunei: 464,478
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Population overview
- Population
464,478
- Population Growth Rate
1.67%
- Urban Population
- Population in Major Urban Areas
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (capital) 241,000 Note: the boundaries of the capital city were expanded in 2007, greatly increasing the city area; the population of the capital increased tenfold
Age & family
Migration
- Net Migration Rate - migrant(s)/1,000 population
2.51
Ethnicity & language
- Ethnic Groups
Malay 67%, Chinese 15%, indigenous 6%, other 12%
- Nationality Noun
Bruneian(s)
Education
- Literacy - total population
92.7%
- Literacy - male
96.3%
- Literacy - female
91.4%
- Literacy Definition
Age 15 and over can read and write
- Education Expenditures - percent of GDP
3.5%
- Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary)
Health & living conditions
- Life Expectancy at Birth
- Infant Mortality Rate
- Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births
- Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births
24
- Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population
1.36
- Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population
2.8
- Health Expenditures - percent of GDP
2.5%
- Obesity - adult prevalence rate
7.5%
- Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved
- Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved