Brunei Darussalam Population Pyramid 1998
Brunei Darussalam in 1998
In 1998, Brunei Darussalam had a total population of 312,386 people. That is 29.7% more than in 1988, when the population stood at 240,913.
Half of the population was younger than 25.2 years; 31.6% were children under 15 and 2.7% were 65 or older. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Brunei Darussalam had on average 1.75 children, below the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 75.3 years on average (77.6 years for girls, 73.3 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
118,709 immigrants live in Brunei Darussalam, 25.7% of the population.
| Malaysia | 56,375 |
| Thailand | 16,790 |
| Philippines | 15,708 |
| Indonesia | 7,195 |
| Nepal | 6,237 |
46,552 people born in Brunei Darussalam live in other countries.
| India | 21,878 |
| Malaysia | 16,887 |
| Canada | 4,347 |
| Australia | 3,357 |
| Norway | 38 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brunei Darussalam | 312,386 | 25.2 | |
| Timor-Leste | 942,531 | 18.7 | |
| Singapore | 3,901,418 | 31.6 | |
| Laos | 5,248,266 | 18.0 | |
| Cambodia | 12,058,173 | 17.4 |





