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Latest Highlights                 2020

Mid-year population estimates of Brunei Darussalam for 2020 was 453,600 persons compared to 459,500 persons in 2019. This represented an annual decline rate of 1.3 per cent.

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Summary Data

Year

2015
Census Update 2016

2017

201820192020

Total Population

Male

Female

412,400

211,900

200,500

417,256

214,104

203,152

429,500

223,400

206,100

442,400

233,400

209,000
459,500

244,500​

215,000
453,600

240,700

212,900
By Residential Status

Brunei Citizens

Permanent Residents

Temporary Residents



311,700

31,400

69,300



319,325

32,803

65,128


323,600

 

33,000

 

72,900



327,400

 

33,200

 

81,800


331,800

33,500

94,200


336,000

33,700

83,900

By Districts

Brunei Muara

Belait

Tutong

Temburong


286,200

68,300

47,800

10,100


289,630

69,062

48,313

10,251


298,100

 

71,000

 

49,800

 

10,600


307,000

 

73,200

 

51,300

 

10,900


319,500

75,900

52,700

11,400​


316,100​

74,800

51,500

11,200

By Age Group (years)

0-14

15-64

65 and over

 

94,400

298,200

19,800


93,159

302,498

21,599


91,300

 

317,100

 

21,100


91,600

 

330,600

 

20,200


94,600

342,700

22,200



92,500

333,900

27,200

By Race

Malays

Chinese

Others



270,900

42,500

99,000



274,138

42,995

100,123




282,100

 

44,400

 

103,000




290,700

 

45,600

 

106,100

302,200

47,200

110,100




298,400

46,400

108,800