Brunei - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Brunei was 342,330 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 342,330 in 2020 and a minimum value of 35,462 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 35,462
1961 38,697
1962 42,120
1963 45,760
1964 49,669
1965 53,883
1966 58,431
1967 63,307
1968 68,519
1969 74,044
1970 79,888
1971 86,032
1972 90,515
1973 94,885
1974 99,308
1975 103,758
1976 108,211
1977 112,685
1978 117,141
1979 121,558
1980 125,923
1981 130,216
1982 134,455
1983 138,694
1984 143,010
1985 147,450
1986 152,050
1987 156,779
1988 161,657
1989 166,690
1990 171,884
1991 177,255
1992 183,719
1993 190,430
1994 197,192
1995 203,950
1996 210,669
1997 217,331
1998 223,937
1999 230,532
2000 237,094
2001 243,643
2002 249,839
2003 255,860
2004 261,646
2005 267,127
2006 272,250
2007 277,071
2008 281,725
2009 286,422
2010 291,324
2011 296,486
2012 301,865
2013 307,343
2014 312,792
2015 318,086
2016 323,197
2017 328,175
2018 332,997
2019 337,720
2020 342,330

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Brunei was 78.25 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 78.25 in 2020, while its lowest value was 43.40 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 43.40
1961 45.23
1962 47.07
1963 48.92
1964 50.78
1965 52.63
1966 54.47
1967 56.30
1968 58.12
1969 59.91
1970 61.68
1971 63.41
1972 63.74
1973 63.89
1974 64.04
1975 64.19
1976 64.35
1977 64.50
1978 64.65
1979 64.80
1980 64.95
1981 65.10
1982 65.25
1983 65.40
1984 65.55
1985 65.70
1986 65.85
1987 65.99
1988 66.14
1989 66.29
1990 66.44
1991 66.59
1992 67.08
1993 67.60
1994 68.13
1995 68.64
1996 69.16
1997 69.67
1998 70.17
1999 70.67
2000 71.16
2001 71.65
2002 72.05
2003 72.42
2004 72.79
2005 73.16
2006 73.53
2007 73.89
2008 74.25
2009 74.61
2010 74.96
2011 75.31
2012 75.66
2013 76.00
2014 76.33
2015 76.66
2016 76.99
2017 77.31
2018 77.63
2019 77.94
2020 78.25

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization