Key demographics
- Population
- 466.2K
- Density
- 72.1/km²
- HDI
- 0.837 (Very High)
- GDP per capita
- $34,970
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 75.5 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.73
- Urban population (2025)
- 75.0%
- Literacy rate (2011)
- 96.1%
- Labor force (2025)
- 69.6%
- Gender wage gap (2017)
- 0.3%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 38.6%
- Profile
- Mature
- Urban population (2025)
- 75.0%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 13.3 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 5.3 /1000
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.73
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 8.6 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 21.6%
- Tourism (2020)
- 1.1M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Malay | bahasa Melayu |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Sunni islam | 80.7% |
| Christianity | 10.7% |
| Buddhism | 7.8% |
| Indigenous beliefs | 0.8% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Malay | 73.7% |
| Chinese | 9.6% |
| Others | 16.6% |
- Demonym (male)
- Bruneian
- Demonym (female)
- Bruneian
- National anthem
- Allah Peliharakan Sultan
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 75.5 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 67.1 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 2.2% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 8.6/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 84/100
- Hospital beds (2023)
- 3.6/1000
- Physicians (2021)
- 1.89/1000
- Nurses (2021)
- 6.62/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $733
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 7.4%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2011)
- 96.1%
- Education spending (2016)
- 4.4% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 438
- Internet users (2024)
- 96.3%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 118.1/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 21.2/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 16,129/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 21.2
Geography and practical
- Area
- 5,765 km²
- Continent
- Asia
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- South-Eastern Asia
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Left
- Timezones
- UTC+08:00
- Calling codes
- +673
- Postal code
- @@####
- TLD
- .bn
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
Borders
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Brunei has a yellow field with two adjoining diagonal bands of white and black that extend from the upper hoist side of the field to the lower fly side. The red emblem of Brunei is centered on the field.
- National anthem
- Allah Peliharakan Sultan
- National holiday
- 1984-02-23