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Geographical location
Economy and finance
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$2765.41 (2024)
Inflation rate
0.36% (2023)
Unemployment rate
5.27% (2023)
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
0.69
Beer
0.66
Wine
0.04
Spirits
0
Other alcohol
0
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
491900
Male population
239140
Female population
252760
Population growth rate
1.4% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
15.8 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
3.9 (2024)
Urbanization
79.1% (2023)
Popular social networks and messengers
- Threads
- Instagram
- TikTok
Age structure
0-14 years
21.7%
15-64 years
70.8%
65+ years
7.5%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Islam
General information
Сontinent
Asia
Time zone
UTC+8
Tier
Tier-1
ISO code
BN
Capital
Bandar Seri Begawan
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
16.2%
Smoking men
30%
Smoking women
2.3%
Current as of
2020
Area (sq. km)
Total area
5765
Land area
5265
Water area
500
Popular payment systems
- Mastercard
- PayPal
- Visa
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
68.92%
iOS
30.03%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+673
Internet domain
.bn
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
118 (2022)
Internet user penetration
99% (2022)
Fixed internet penetration
20% (2023)
Last update: 2025-08-01