Rural population — all countries

Rural population — Brunei Darussalam

Rural population in Brunei Darussalam in 2025 — 116,531 people. Ranked 169 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 132.8%.

2025 116,531 people +0.33% vs 2024
World rank 169of 217
Period maximum 116,531 people2025
Period minimum 49,428 people1968

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Rural population — Brunei Darussalam, 1960–202540,00060,00080,000100,000120,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 50,051 people1962: 50,853 people1964: 50,643 people1966: 49,931 people1968: 49,428 people1970: 49,680 people1972: 51,844 people1974: 56,815 people1976: 62,832 people1978: 69,286 people1980: 75,301 people1982: 80,498 people1984: 84,552 people1986: 86,726 people1988: 87,227 people1990: 87,439 people1992: 88,718 people1994: 90,134 people1996: 91,475 people1998: 92,740 people2000: 93,930 people2002: 94,880 people2004: 95,048 people2006: 94,758 people2008: 95,231 people2010: 97,100 people2012: 100,288 people2014: 103,949 people2016: 107,397 people2018: 110,253 people2020: 112,859 people2022: 114,857 people2024: 116,151 people2025: 116,531 people
Change over the period: +66,480 (+132.82%) Average annual rate: 1.31 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Brunei Darussalam

Brunei Darussalam 116,531 people
World 3.46B people
East Asia & Pacific 842M people
South-Eastern Asia computed 319M people
High-income countries computed 274M people
Rural population — Brunei Darussalam, by year Brunei Darussalam All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 116,531 +380 +0.33%
2024 116,151 +587 +0.51%
2023 115,564 +707 +0.62%
2022 114,857 +873 +0.77%
2021 113,984 +1,125 +1%
2020 112,859 +1,270 +1.14%
2019 111,589 +1,336 +1.21%
2018 110,253 +1,401 +1.29%
2017 108,852 +1,455 +1.35%
2016 107,397 +1,626 +1.54%
2015 105,771 +1,822 +1.75%
2014 103,949 +1,871 +1.83%
2013 102,078 +1,790 +1.78%
2012 100,288 +1,687 +1.71%
2011 98,601 +1,501 +1.55%
2010 97,100 +1,136 +1.18%
2009 95,964 +733 +0.77%
2008 95,231 +415 +0.44%
2007 94,816 +58 +0.06%
2006 94,758 −165 −0.17%
2005 94,923 −125 −0.13%
2004 95,048 −8 −0.01%
2003 95,056 +176 +0.19%
2002 94,880 +403 +0.43%
2001 94,477 +547 +0.58%
2000 93,930 +586 +0.63%
1999 93,344 +604 +0.65%
1998 92,740 +623 +0.68%
1997 92,117 +642 +0.7%
1996 91,475 +661 +0.73%
1995 90,814 +680 +0.75%
1994 90,134 +699 +0.78%
1993 89,435 +717 +0.81%
1992 88,718 +756 +0.86%
1991 87,962 +523 +0.6%
1990 87,439 +175 +0.2%
1989 87,264 +37 +0.04%
1988 87,227 +74 +0.08%
1987 87,153 +427 +0.49%
1986 86,726 +895 +1.04%
1985 85,831 +1,279 +1.51%
1984 84,552 +1,752 +2.12%
1983 82,800 +2,302 +2.86%
1982 80,498 +2,527 +3.24%
1981 77,971 +2,670 +3.55%
1980 75,301 +2,932 +4.05%
1979 72,369 +3,083 +4.45%
1978 69,286 +3,212 +4.86%
1977 66,074 +3,242 +5.16%
1976 62,832 +3,109 +5.21%
1975 59,723 +2,908 +5.12%
1974 56,815 +2,641 +4.88%
1973 54,174 +2,330 +4.49%
1972 51,844 +1,677 +3.34%
1971 50,167 +487 +0.98%
1970 49,680 +95 +0.19%
1969 49,585 +157 +0.32%
1968 49,428 −165 −0.33%
1967 49,593 −338 −0.68%
1966 49,931 −389 −0.77%
1965 50,320 −323 −0.64%
1964 50,643 −175 −0.34%
1963 50,818 −35 −0.07%
1962 50,853 +204 +0.4%
1961 50,649 +598 +1.19%
1960 50,051

About the indicator

The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.

Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.