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Brunei Darussalam
Rural population

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Global rank#169out of 217 countries
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Historical trend

117 K100 K83 K66 K49 K196019932025Brunei Darussalam · 2025: 116,531Brunei Darussalam

Analytical takeaways

  • Brunei Darussalam records 116,531 for Rural population in 2025, ranking #169 globally out of 217 countries.
  • Rural population increased from 50,051 in 1960 to 116,531 in 2025, a gain of 66,480.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

Comparison

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