Fertility rate, total in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Fertility rate, total was 1.73 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.73 births per woman
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
123rd
of 217 countries
All-time high
7.32 births per woman
in 1960
All-time low
1.73 births per woman
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Fertility rate, total in Brunei Darussalam, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
In 2024, fertility rate, total in Brunei Darussalam stood at 1.73 births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 7.32 births per woman in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.73 births per woman, in 2024.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 123rd of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Fertility rate, total in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.32 births per woman | — |
| 1961 | 7.18 births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 7.03 births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 6.89 births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 6.77 births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 6.65 births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 6.51 births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 6.37 births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 6.2 births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 6.01 births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 5.8 births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 5.62 births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 5.5 births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 5.36 births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 5.18 births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 4.99 births per woman | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 4.78 births per woman | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 4.58 births per woman | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 4.39 births per woman | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 4.22 births per woman | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 4.07 births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 3.94 births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 3.84 births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 3.75 births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 3.68 births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 3.61 births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 3.55 births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 3.49 births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 3.44 births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 3.36 births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 3.29 births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 3.21 births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 3.11 births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 3.01 births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 2.9 births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 2.79 births per woman | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 2.68 births per woman | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 2.6 births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 2.53 births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 2.46 births per woman | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 2.4 births per woman | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 2.34 births per woman | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 2.26 births per woman | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 2.19 births per woman | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 2.1 births per woman | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 2.02 births per woman | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 1.97 births per woman | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 1.93 births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.92 births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.92 births per woman | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.94 births per woman | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.96 births per woman | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.97 births per woman | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.98 births per woman | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.97 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.95 births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.92 births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.88 births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.85 births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.82 births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.8 births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.78 births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.76 births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.75 births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.73 births per woman | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.69 births per woman | 6.01 births per woman | 7.32 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.04 births per woman | 4.22 births per woman | 5.8 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.67 births per woman | 3.36 births per woman | 4.07 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.86 births per woman | 2.46 births per woman | 3.29 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.11 births per woman | 1.92 births per woman | 2.4 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.92 births per woman | 1.82 births per woman | 1.98 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.76 births per woman | 1.73 births per woman | 1.8 births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brunei Darussalam
- 120 North Korea 1.78 births per woman compare
- 121 El Salvador 1.77 births per woman compare
- 122 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.76 births per woman compare
- 124 Republic of Moldova 1.73 births per woman compare
- 125 Bulgaria 1.72 births per woman compare
- 126 Qatar 1.72 births per woman compare
More health data for Brunei Darussalam
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3926 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,268 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8 deaths (2100)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Brunei Darussalam?
- Fertility rate, total in Brunei Darussalam was 1.73 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 7.32 births per woman in 1960.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.73 births per woman in 2024.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for fertility rate, total?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 123rd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 65 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.