MigrantoMigration trends in Brunei
Asia
118.7K people from around the world have made Brunei their home. That's 25.7% of the country population, arriving from 19 different countries
462.7K
Population
118.7K
Immigrants
46.6K
Emigrants
+72.2K
Inflow
Every 4th person in Brunei was born abroad
The #130 largest immigrant destination worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Brunei
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
72.4K immigrants · 31.4K emigrants
1995
- An accelerating exodus — the diaspora abroad 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 citizens living abroad
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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