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Urban population share in Brunei

Urban population share in Brunei was 75% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.1 pts from 2024. That is the 74th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

202575%
Change on 2024+0.1 pts
Rank74th of 215Countries ranked
Series high75.32011
Series low43.31960

Urban population share in Brunei, 1960 to 2025

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4050607080196019701980199020002010202020251960: 43.3 %1961: 45.3 %1962: 47.4 %1963: 49.8 %1964: 52.2 %1965: 54.6 %1966: 56.9 %1967: 59 %1968: 60.8 %1969: 62.3 %1970: 63.2 %1971: 63.6 %1972: 63.5 %1973: 63.2 %1974: 62.8 %1975: 62.2 %1976: 61.6 %1977: 61 %1978: 60.4 %1979: 59.9 %1980: 59.5 %1981: 59.4 %1982: 59.4 %1983: 59.6 %1984: 60.1 %1985: 60.8 %1986: 61.7 %1987: 62.7 %1988: 63.8 %1989: 64.8 %1990: 65.7 %1991: 66.5 %1992: 67.1 %1993: 67.7 %1994: 68.3 %1995: 68.8 %1996: 69.3 %1997: 69.8 %1998: 70.3 %1999: 70.8 %2000: 71.2 %2001: 71.7 %2002: 72.1 %2003: 72.6 %2004: 73.1 %2005: 73.6 %2006: 74 %2007: 74.4 %2008: 74.8 %2009: 75.1 %2010: 75.3 %2011: 75.3 %2012: 75.3 %2013: 75.2 %2014: 75.1 %2015: 74.9 %2016: 74.9 %2017: 74.8 %2018: 74.8 %2019: 74.8 %2020: 74.8 %2021: 74.8 %2022: 74.8 %2023: 74.8 %2024: 74.9 %2025: 75 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202575
202474.9
202374.8
202274.8
202174.8
202074.8
201974.8
201874.8
201774.8
201674.9
201574.9
201475.1
201375.2
201275.3
201175.3
201075.3
200975.1
200874.8
200774.4
200674
200573.6
200473.1
200372.6
200272.1
200171.7
200071.2
199970.8
199870.3
199769.8
199669.3
199568.8
199468.3
199367.7
199267.1
199166.5
199065.7
198964.8
198863.8
198762.7
198661.7
198560.8
198460.1
198359.6
198259.4
198159.4
198059.5
197959.9
197860.4
197761
197661.6
197562.2
197462.8
197363.2
197263.5
197163.6
197063.2
196962.3
196860.8
196759
196656.9
196554.6
196452.2
196349.8
196247.4
196145.3
196043.3

Rankings

Definition

People living in urban areas, as each national statistical office defines them, as a percentage of total population. World Bank series based on the UN World Urbanization Prospects.

Countries define urban areas differently, so shares are only roughly comparable between countries.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the share of urban population in Brunei?

Urban population share in Brunei was 75% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.1 pts from 2024. That is the 74th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest share of urban population in Brunei?

75.3% in 2011, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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