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Migration trends
Brunei draws a sizable share of its people from the wider region. About 118.7K residents — 26% of the population — were born abroad, led by 56.4K from neighboring Malaysia, followed by Thailand and the Philippines. The foreign-born population has grown 17% over the decade, and against a diaspora of roughly 47,000, the sultanate is a steady net destination.
Immigrants118.7K · foreign-born residents
Diaspora46.6K · Bruneians abroad
Trends+72.2K · more arrive than leave
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