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Brunei Darussalam

Brunei Darussalam / BN

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Brunei Darussalam in numbers.

Area5,770 kmยฒWorld # 168 โ†’Population466.3KWorld # 172 โ†’Population density80.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 117 โ†’Life expectancy75.5 yearsWorld # 100 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 32,235World # 54 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Brunei Darussalam across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area5,770 kmยฒWorld # 168 / 2023 โ†’Population466.3KWorld # 172 / 2025 โ†’Population density80.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 117 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,984World # 27 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.8%World # 116 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.7World # 123 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate13.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 110 / 2024 โ†’Death rate5.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 181 / 2024 โ†’Median age31.8 yearsWorld # 121 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+7.2%World # 120 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1420.6%World # 120 / 2025 โ†’Urban population75%World # 74 / 2025 โ†’Net migration0World # 86 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate0 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 86 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share25.9%World # 35 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy75.5 yearsWorld # 100 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy67.1 yearsWorld # 35 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people1.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 90 / 2021 โ†’Smoking rate14.5%World # 105 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 32,235World # 54 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 15BWorld # 148 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 92,430World # 10 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth0.7%World # 182 / 2025 โ†’Inflation-0.3%World # 183 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment5.3%World # 91 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment18.2%World # 63 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)No dataNo rank โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)4.4%World # 82 / 2016 โ†’Researchers per million people506.2 per million peopleWorld # 81 / 2022 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.3%World # 93 / 2018 โ†’Patent applications per million people4.3 per million peopleWorld # 96 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,960 kcal/dayWorld # 91 / 2009 โ†’Meat supply per person74.7 kg/person/yearWorld # 55 / 2009 โ†’Rice production3.6K tWorld # 103 / 2024 โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area72.1%World # 14 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person10,674 kWh/personWorld # 14 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person26 tWorld # 3 / 2024 โ†’Internet use96.3%World # 21 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions118.1 per 100 peopleWorld # 96 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate0.5 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 173 / 2013 โ†’Road traffic death rate7.5 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 146 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)3.6%World # 21 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament11.4%World # 164 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals1.1MWorld # 95 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 190MWorld # 134 / 2018 โ†’World Heritage sitesNo dataNo rank โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupIslam2021 / 82.1%Main languageMalayMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNatural gas2024Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal238 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightMalayLargest staple-food calorie sourceRice2013Current currencyBrunei DollarBNDDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country