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Brunei: cities by population

By James Burfield, SEO consultant, Bath · Page updated · UN World Population Prospects

Brunei has a population of 469,775 (UN estimate, 2026), with Bandar Seri Begawan as its capital. The 50 largest of its 63 recorded towns and cities, ranked.

+44%
since 2000 (326,424)
+11%
projected by 2050 (519,551)
81
people per km²
19501975200020252050 48k 520k
UN estimates to 2026; the dashed line is the medium-variant projection to 2050, a forecast rather than a measurement. Source: World Population Prospects 2024.
Full UN series, 1950 to 2050
YearPopulation
195048,297
1975158,070
2000326,424
2005358,916
2010392,332
2015422,212
2020447,404
2025466,330
2026469,775
2030 projected482,447
2050 projected519,551

Medium variant. Figures from 2026 onward are projections, not measurements.

Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.

Largest cities in Brunei

#PlaceRegionPopulation
1Bandar Seri BegawanBrunei-Muara District64,409
2SengkurongBrunei-Muara District40,972
3MentiriBrunei-Muara District39,324
4Kuala BelaitBelait31,178
5SeriaBelait30,097
6TutongTutong19,151
7SerasaBrunei-Muara District18,569
8LiangBelait16,813
9Perumahan Negara Panchor13,358
10TelisaiTutong13,253
11TelambaTutong13,253
12Kota Batu12,676
13Kampung Tanah JambuBrunei-Muara District11,695
14Pengkalan Batu11,560
15Kampung PanagaBelait10,301
16Kampong AyerBrunei-Muara District10,250
17Kampong Meragang9,190
18KeriamTutong8,589
19Lumapas8,058
20Kampong Lambak ABrunei-Muara District7,293
21Kampung Mata-MataBrunei-Muara District7,159
22Kampung BeribiBrunei-Muara District6,490
23Sungai HanchingBrunei-Muara District6,129
24Kampong Mulaut5,981
25Kampung LuguBrunei-Muara District5,795
26Kampung RimbaBrunei-Muara District5,284
27KiudangTutong5,063
28Kampong KiajongBrunei-Muara District4,735
29Kampung PeninjauBrunei-Muara District4,240
30BangarTemburong3,970
31Kampung Tanjong NangkaBrunei-Muara District3,838
32Kampung JerudongBrunei-Muara District3,650
33LamuninTutong3,641
34Kampung Pangkalan GadongBrunei-Muara District3,356
35Kampung SelayunBrunei-Muara District2,956
36KapokBrunei-Muara District2,791
37SubokBrunei-Muara District2,681
38MuaraBrunei-Muara District2,539
39KatokBrunei-Muara District2,427
40SinarubaiBrunei-Muara District2,319
41JunjonganBrunei-Muara District2,006
42KulapisBrunei-Muara District1,986
43PenanjongTutong1,856
44KupangTutong1,795
45SengkaraiTutong1,694
46SalambigarBrunei-Muara District1,184
47Kampung Sungai TerabanBelait1,082
48Kampong Bintauran984
49RambaiTutong980
50Bukit BenderaTutong931

Twenty years earlier: Brunei in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 383,744.

Common questions

What is the population of Brunei?
Brunei has a population of 469,775, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 519,551 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Brunei?
Bandar Seri Begawan.

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Bandar Seri Begawan
The largest place we record in Brunei: 64,409 people
Brunei in 2005
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