Brunei vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Population, male
Brunei
53.1%
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
50.6%
in 2025
Brunei rank
11th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
9th
Population, male over time
- Brunei
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 53.1% against 50.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 2.5%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Brunei has been ahead every year.
Brunei ranks 11th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 218 countries.
Brunei has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.3% | 51.5% | 2.7% | Brunei |
| 1970s | 55.6% | 51.4% | 4.2% | Brunei |
| 1980s | 55.2% | 51.2% | 4.0% | Brunei |
| 1990s | 54.3% | 51.0% | 3.3% | Brunei |
| 2000s | 53.6% | 50.9% | 2.7% | Brunei |
| 2010s | 53.0% | 50.8% | 2.2% | Brunei |
| 2020s | 53.2% | 50.6% | 2.5% | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Brunei or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Brunei, at 53.1% against 50.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Brunei and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 2.5%, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Brunei and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for population, male?
- Brunei ranks 11th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.