What is median age in Brunei?

Median age in Brunei was 31.76 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Brunei?

The highest recorded value was 31.76 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Brunei?

The lowest recorded value was 15.89 years in 1965.

How does Brunei rank for median age?

Brunei ranks 121st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Brunei?

Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Brunei data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Median age in Brunei

Name: Median age in Brunei
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Brunei: Median age was 31.76 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

31.76 years

Change on year

up 1.5%

World rank

121st

of 236 countries

All-time high

31.76 years

in 2023

All-time low

15.89 years

in 1965

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Brunei, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age in Brunei is 31.76 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Brunei peaked at 31.76 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.89 years, in 1965.

Brunei ranks 121st of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	19.82 years	18.4 years	21.1 years	10
1960s	16.38 years	15.89 years	17.8 years	10
1970s	17.53 years	16.72 years	18.65 years	10
1980s	20.49 years	18.96 years	21.88 years	10
1990s	23.29 years	22.18 years	24.47 years	10
2000s	26.15 years	24.76 years	27.06 years	10
2010s	28.34 years	26.98 years	29.96 years	10
2020s	31.04 years	30.35 years	31.76 years	4

Countries ranked near Brunei

118 Tunisia 32.13 years compare
119 Argentina 32.12 years compare
120 Western Sahara 32.04 years compare
122 Jamaica 31.67 years compare
123 Colombia 31.61 years compare
124 United Arab Emirates 31.23 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Brunei

Number of child deaths per woman 0.0178 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.75 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.75 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.75 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.837 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.5876 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance score 67.08 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 42.85 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.7999 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance estimate 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Brunei?: Median age in Brunei was 31.76 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Brunei?: The highest recorded value was 31.76 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Brunei?: The lowest recorded value was 15.89 years in 1965.
How does Brunei rank for median age?: Brunei ranks 121st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Brunei?: Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brunei data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Median age
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.