MigrantoMigration trends in Brunei
Asia
Brunei takes in more people than it loses: 118.7K immigrants against 46.6K emigrants. Net balance +72.2K — 16% of the country's population
462.7K
Population
118.7K
Immigrants
46.6K
Emigrants
+72.2K
Inflow
1 in 4 residents of Brunei was born abroad — and 1 in 11 people born in Brunei lives abroad
#130 in the world by net migration gain
Top corridors
The largest migration flows in Brunei
Where people come from
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
72.4K immigrants · 31.4K emigrants
1995
- An accelerating exodus — the diaspora grew by 41%
2015
- The foreign-born population passed 100K residents
Today
- Migration accounted for 52% of the country's population growth
- Since 1990: roughly the same number of foreign-born residents and roughly the same number of emigrants
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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