Brunei vs Maldives: Population, total

Brunei

466,330

in 2025

Maldives

529,676

in 2025

Brunei rank

172nd

Maldives rank

170th

Population, total over time

Brunei
Maldives

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 529,676 against 466,330 in Brunei, a difference of 63,346.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Brunei's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Maldives ahead.

Globally, Brunei ranks 172nd and Maldives ranks 170th of 215 countries.

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Population, total in Brunei
Population, total in Maldives
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Population, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.