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Number of children under 5 in Brunei

Brunei: Number of children under 5 was 31,431 people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
31,431 people
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
176th
of 236 countries
All-time high
35,408 people
in 1993
All-time low
7,102 people
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of children under 5 in Brunei, 1950–2023

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k195019862023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of children under 5 in Brunei is 31,431 people, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of children under 5 in Brunei peaked at 35,408 people in 1993 and was at its lowest, 7,102 people, in 1950.

Brunei ranks 176th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Number of children under 5 in Brunei, year by year

Year people Change
1950 7,102 people —
1951 8,037 people +13.2%
1952 9,130 people +13.6%
1953 10,324 people +13.1%
1954 11,679 people +13.1%
1955 12,937 people +10.8%
1956 13,968 people +8.0%
1957 15,001 people +7.4%
1958 16,055 people +7.0%
1959 17,082 people +6.4%
1960 17,913 people +4.9%
1961 18,524 people +3.4%
1962 19,018 people +2.7%
1963 19,395 people +2.0%
1964 19,696 people +1.6%
1965 19,975 people +1.4%
1966 20,250 people +1.4%
1967 20,513 people +1.3%
1968 20,835 people +1.6%
1969 21,232 people +1.9%
1970 21,640 people +1.9%
1971 22,098 people +2.1%
1972 22,547 people +2.0%
1973 22,968 people +1.9%
1974 23,445 people +2.1%
1975 24,012 people +2.4%
1976 24,638 people +2.6%
1977 25,308 people +2.7%
1978 25,944 people +2.5%
1979 26,460 people +2.0%
1980 26,887 people +1.6%
1981 27,270 people +1.4%
1982 27,580 people +1.1%
1983 27,970 people +1.4%
1984 28,601 people +2.3%
1985 29,454 people +3.0%
1986 30,469 people +3.4%
1987 31,503 people +3.4%
1988 32,463 people +3.0%
1989 33,340 people +2.7%
1990 34,094 people +2.3%
1991 34,755 people +1.9%
1992 35,228 people +1.4%
1993 35,408 people +0.5%
1994 35,352 people -0.2%
1995 35,088 people -0.7%
1996 34,627 people -1.3%
1997 34,056 people -1.6%
1998 33,517 people -1.6%
1999 33,047 people -1.4%
2000 32,673 people -1.1%
2001 32,400 people -0.8%
2002 32,176 people -0.7%
2003 31,920 people -0.8%
2004 31,594 people -1.0%
2005 31,187 people -1.3%
2006 30,705 people -1.5%
2007 30,521 people -0.6%
2008 30,664 people +0.5%
2009 30,901 people +0.8%
2010 31,303 people +1.3%
2011 31,825 people +1.7%
2012 32,376 people +1.7%
2013 32,863 people +1.5%
2014 33,165 people +0.9%
2015 33,335 people +0.5%
2016 33,391 people +0.2%
2017 33,291 people -0.3%
2018 33,069 people -0.7%
2019 32,728 people -1.0%
2020 32,307 people -1.3%
2021 31,922 people -1.2%
2022 31,646 people -0.9%
2023 31,431 people -0.7%

Brunei compared with similar countries

  • Brunei's 31,431 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 127,928 people, 25% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Brunei's 31,431 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 156,933 people, 20% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 12,132 people 7,102 people 17,082 people 10
1960s 19,735 people 17,913 people 21,232 people 10
1970s 23,906 people 21,640 people 26,460 people 10
1980s 29,554 people 26,887 people 33,340 people 10
1990s 34,517 people 33,047 people 35,408 people 10
2000s 31,474 people 30,521 people 32,673 people 10
2010s 32,735 people 31,303 people 33,391 people 10
2020s 31,826 people 31,431 people 32,307 people 4

Countries ranked near Brunei

  1. 173 Belize 35,737 people compare
  2. 174 Luxembourg 34,189 people compare
  3. 175 French Guiana 32,909 people compare
  4. 177 Sao Tome and Principe 30,650 people compare
  5. 178 Maldives 30,641 people compare
  6. 179 Macao 29,383 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of children under 5 in Brunei?
Number of children under 5 in Brunei was 31,431 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of children under 5 recorded in Brunei?
The highest recorded value was 35,408 people in 1993.
What is the lowest number of children under 5 recorded in Brunei?
The lowest recorded value was 7,102 people in 1950.
How does Brunei rank for number of children under 5?
Brunei ranks 176th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of children under 5 rising or falling in Brunei?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brunei data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children under 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of children under 5
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.