Brunei vs Malaysia
Brunei vs Malaysia: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 0 per 1,000 people in Brunei and 5.2 per 1,000 people in Malaysia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Malaysia, by 5.2 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Malaysia has been higher since 2011, when it overtook Brunei.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Brunei at 0.5 per 1,000 people and Malaysia at 1.3 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Brunei | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 | 5.2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5.4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 6.1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 6.7 |
| 2017 | 1 | 7 |
| 2016 | 1 | 7 |
| 2015 | 0.8 | 6 |
| 2014 | 0.7 | 5.2 |
| 2013 | 0.7 | 5 |
| 2012 | 0.9 | 4.6 |
| 2011 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
| 2010 | 6.3 | 5.5 |
| 2009 | 6.5 | 6.3 |
| 2008 | 6.4 | 7.3 |
| 2007 | 6.2 | 8.5 |
| 2006 | 2.8 | 8.8 |
| 2005 | 3.2 | 8.7 |
| 2004 | 3.6 | 8.4 |
| 2003 | 4 | 8.1 |
| 2002 | 4.4 | 8.1 |
| 2001 | 4.7 | 7.4 |
| 2000 | 5.1 | 5.5 |
| 1999 | 5.1 | 4 |
| 1998 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 1997 | 5 | 3.7 |
| 1996 | 4.9 | 3.5 |
| 1995 | 4.6 | 3.6 |
| 1994 | 4.2 | 3.4 |
| 1993 | 3.9 | 3.2 |
| 1992 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| 1991 | 4.1 | 5.3 |
| 1990 | 3.9 | 7.6 |
| 1989 | 4 | 8.3 |
| 1988 | 4 | 7.9 |
| 1987 | 4.3 | 8.5 |
| 1986 | 8.4 | 8.1 |
| 1985 | 8.3 | 7.9 |
| 1984 | 8.1 | 7.2 |
| 1983 | 7.8 | 6.9 |
| 1982 | 7.4 | 6.5 |
| 1981 | 5.9 | 6.3 |
| 1980 | 5.3 | 6.2 |
| 1979 | 5 | -1.1 |
| 1978 | 4.5 | -1.2 |
| 1977 | 6.8 | -1.4 |
| 1976 | 6.6 | -1.6 |
| 1975 | 6.6 | -1.8 |
| 1974 | 6.6 | -2 |
| 1973 | 6.8 | -2 |
| 1972 | 7.4 | -2 |
| 1971 | -3.5 | -2 |
| 1970 | -11.4 | -3.1 |
| 1969 | 12.2 | -4 |
| 1968 | 13.3 | -4.2 |
| 1967 | 14.1 | -4.4 |
| 1966 | 14.6 | -3.7 |
| 1965 | 14.9 | -4 |
| 1964 | 15.1 | -4.4 |
| 1963 | 14.5 | -4.8 |
| 1962 | 11.3 | -5.1 |
| 1961 | 11 | -5.5 |
| 1960 | 11.1 | -5.9 |
| 1959 | 21.6 | -6.1 |
| 1958 | 25 | -6.2 |
| 1957 | 27.4 | -2.2 |
| 1956 | 28.4 | -2 |
| 1955 | 28.2 | -1.7 |
| 1954 | 27.7 | -1.4 |
| 1953 | 26.2 | -1.2 |
| 1952 | 25.2 | -0.2 |
| 1951 | 24.2 | 0.6 |
| 1950 | 28.5 | 1.2 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Brunei | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0-7.4–6.4 | 4.92.5–7.9 |
| 2025 | 0-9.6–9 | 4.61.3–8.6 |
| 2026 | 0-12.5–10.5 | 4.40.4–8.8 |
| 2027 | 0.4-13.7–12.2 | 4.40.1–9.9 |
| 2028 | 0.2-14.9–13.6 | 4.4-0.6–10.2 |
| 2029 | 0.1-15.2–14.7 | 4.1-1.4–10.4 |
| 2030 | 0.4-15.9–15.2 | 4.2-1.8–10.8 |
| 2031 | 0.4-16.5–15.8 | 4.2-2.4–10.8 |
| 2032 | 0.1-17.1–15.6 | 4.1-2.7–11 |
| 2033 | 0.4-16.7–16 | 3.7-3.3–10.8 |
| 2034 | 0.5-16.8–16.9 | 3.8-3.5–11 |
| 2035 | 0.7-17–17.2 | 3.8-3.8–11.9 |
| 2036 | 0.5-17.2–17.6 | 3.7-4.2–11.8 |
| 2037 | 0.7-17.1–18 | 3.6-4.1–12 |
| 2038 | 1.3-18.1–18.3 | 3.6-4.5–12.1 |
| 2039 | 0.9-17.7–18.6 | 3.3-5–12 |
| 2040 | 0.9-19.3–18.5 | 3.4-5.2–12.2 |
| 2041 | 1-18.6–18.6 | 3.3-5.3–12.4 |
| 2042 | 0.9-17.5–17.7 | 3.5-5.3–12.5 |
| 2043 | 0.8-17.2–18.7 | 3.4-6–13 |
| 2044 | 0.9-17.9–18.6 | 3.1-6.6–12.2 |
| 2045 | 1.2-19.2–18.5 | 3.1-6.8–12.2 |
| 2046 | 0.9-19.4–18.2 | 3.2-7–12.3 |
| 2047 | 1-19–18.2 | 3.1-6.9–12.7 |
| 2048 | 1-18.7–19 | 2.9-7.1–13.3 |
| 2049 | 1-19.2–18.7 | 2.8-7–12.5 |
| 2050 | 1-19.2–18.5 | 2.9-6.6–13 |
| 2051 | 0.9-18.8–18.3 | 2.7-7.8–13.2 |
| 2052 | 0.6-19.8–18.1 | 2.7-7.5–13.5 |
| 2053 | 0.6-20.2–17.7 | 2.7-8–13.2 |
| 2054 | 0.7-19.5–18.8 | 2.5-8–13 |
| 2055 | 0.6-19.4–18.8 | 2.3-8.3–12.4 |
| 2056 | 0.8-19.6–18.2 | 2.4-7.8–12.8 |
| 2057 | 0.7-18.4–18.1 | 2.3-8.3–13.2 |
| 2058 | 0.7-19.4–18.3 | 2.3-8.5–12.8 |
| 2059 | 1-19.6–18.4 | 2.4-8.7–13.2 |
| 2060 | 1.1-20.1–17.4 | 2.3-7.8–13.1 |
| 2061 | 1.1-19.3–18.1 | 2.3-8.6–13.1 |
| 2062 | 1.3-19.4–18.6 | 2.1-8.6–13.5 |
| 2063 | 1.1-19.8–18.9 | 2-9.3–13.5 |
| 2064 | 1.1-19.3–18.5 | 2.1-9.8–13.4 |
| 2065 | 1-19.9–19.6 | 1.9-9.5–13.5 |
| 2066 | 0.9-20–19.4 | 1.8-9.7–13.9 |
| 2067 | 0.6-19.5–18.6 | 1.8-9.6–13.5 |
| 2068 | 0.7-19.3–18.7 | 1.7-9.4–14 |
| 2069 | 0.9-18.5–19.7 | 1.9-9.5–14.2 |
| 2070 | 1.2-19.4–19.2 | 1.9-9.7–14 |
| 2071 | 1.2-18.7–19.2 | 1.9-9.4–13.6 |
| 2072 | 0.8-19.9–19.8 | 1.9-9.4–13.2 |
| 2073 | 0.7-20.1–19.6 | 1.8-9.6–13.6 |
| 2074 | 0.4-20.4–20.1 | 1.9-10.2–13.6 |
| 2075 | 0.2-19.8–19.5 | 1.8-9.7–14 |
| 2076 | 0.8-19.8–19.5 | 2-9.3–14.3 |
| 2077 | 0.7-20.6–19 | 1.7-9.1–13.6 |
| 2078 | 0.9-20.4–19.3 | 1.6-9.8–13.7 |
| 2079 | 0.7-20.1–20.5 | 1.6-9.6–13.8 |
| 2080 | 0.6-19.7–19.3 | 1.4-9.9–13.6 |
| 2081 | 0.5-19.1–19.1 | 1.6-9.9–13.7 |
| 2082 | 0.5-19.9–18.9 | 1.5-9.4–13.9 |
| 2083 | 0.4-19.7–19.7 | 1.5-9.5–13.3 |
| 2084 | 0.6-20.2–19.3 | 1.6-9.5–14.2 |
| 2085 | 0.5-19.9–19.7 | 1.6-10–14.3 |
| 2086 | 0.7-20.3–20.8 | 1.5-10.5–14.6 |
| 2087 | 0.6-20.4–19.7 | 1.5-10.7–14.6 |
| 2088 | 0.3-20.4–19.1 | 1.5-10.2–14.6 |
| 2089 | 0.3-20.6–19.4 | 1.6-10–14.4 |
| 2090 | 0.5-20–19.6 | 1.5-9.9–15.1 |
| 2091 | 0.6-19.9–19.9 | 1.6-10–14.8 |
| 2092 | 0.5-21.1–20.6 | 1.6-10–15 |
| 2093 | 0.5-19.7–21.2 | 1.5-10.9–14.9 |
| 2094 | 0.5-20.1–20.8 | 1.5-9.9–15.7 |
| 2095 | 0.6-19.3–20.5 | 1.5-9.7–14.4 |
| 2096 | 0.4-20.1–19.7 | 1.4-9.7–14.2 |
| 2097 | 0.6-20.2–19.8 | 1.5-9.9–14.8 |
| 2098 | 0.4-20.3–18.7 | 1.6-10.1–14.2 |
| 2099 | 0.3-20.6–18.2 | 1.5-10–14.2 |
| 2100 | 0.5-20.3–19.8 | 1.3-10.5–14.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Brunei vs Malaysia
Health
- Life expectancyBrunei: 75.3 years in 2023Malaysia: 76.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBrunei: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Malaysia: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBrunei: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Malaysia: 6.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBrunei: 2.56% in 2017Malaysia: 3.52% in 2017
- Suicide rateBrunei: 6.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Malaysia: 7.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBrunei: 458,900 people in 2023Malaysia: 35.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthBrunei: 0.84% a year in 2023Malaysia: 1.24% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBrunei: 1.75 births per woman in 2023Malaysia: 1.55 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBrunei: 75% in 2025Malaysia: 77.4% in 2025
- Median ageBrunei: 31.8 years in 2023Malaysia: 30.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBrunei: 6.5% in 2023Malaysia: 7.5% in 2023
Economy
Education
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBrunei: 3.65% of GDP in 2024Malaysia: 1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBrunei: $560M in 2024Malaysia: $4.55B in 2025
- Military spending per personBrunei: $1,216 in 2024Malaysia: $138 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBrunei: 12.2% of government spending in 2024Malaysia: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBrunei: 8,000 people in 2020Malaysia: 136,000 people in 2020
- National powerBrunei: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Malaysia: 0.46% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBrunei: 3.57% of the labour force in 2020Malaysia: 0.81% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBrunei: 28 million TIV in 2024Malaysia: 7 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsBrunei: 12 million TIV in 2016Malaysia: 20 million TIV in 2024