Brunei, year by year

Every index this site holds for Brunei, in time order: 12 series across 1990–2025, each value as its source published it. The profile shows the latest snapshot; this is the record behind it.

HDI since 1990

Human development rose from 0.781 in 1990 to 0.837 in 2023.

UNDP Human Development Report, 2025 edition. 34 annual values, none interpolated.

Twenty years here

The world report

Life expectancy at birth: 75.5 years2024at birthUp 0.8 years from 74.7 years in 2005
Internet users: 96%2024of people onlineUp 54 points from 42% in 2006
Urban population: 75%2025of people in towns and citiesUp 1 point from 74% in 2006
Births per woman: 1.732024births per womanDown 0.29 from 2.02 in 2005
Renewable share of energy: 0%2021of energy usedLevel with 2004
Access to electricity: 100%2024of people with electricityLevel with 2005
Infant mortality: 92024deaths before age one, per 1,000 birthsUp 1 from 8 in 2005
CO2 emissions per person: 20.2 t2024of CO2 per person a yearUp 3.5 t from 16.7 t in 2005
Forest area: 72%2023of land under forestDown 2 points from 74% in 2004

World Bank, from the first to the last observed year of each indicator; each has its own window.

All indexes, 1990–2025

36 years · 12 series · 6 values marked for checking

Year	HDI0–1	Life expectancy at birthyears	Internet users% of people	Urban population% of people	Births per womanbirths	Renewable share of energy% of energy	Access to electricity% of people	Infant mortalityper 1,000 births	CO2 emissions per persont/year	Forest area% of land	GDP per capitaUS$	GDP per capita, PPPintl $
1990	0.781	71.6	—	—	3.29	0.7	100	10	16.8	78.4	—	—
1991	0.782	71.9	—	66.5	3.21	0.4	100	10	18.7	78.1	—	—
1992	0.782	72.1	—	67.1	3.11	0.2	100	10	19.9	77.8	—	—
1993	0.783	72.3	—	67.7	3.01	0.0	100	10	19.5	77.5	—	—
1994	0.782	72.6	—	68.3	2.90	0.0	100	10	19.3	77.2	—	—
1995	0.784	72.8	1.0	68.8	2.79	0.0	100	10	20.0	76.8	—	—
1996	0.784	73.1	3.3	69.3	2.68	0.0	100	9	20.5	76.5	—	—
1997	0.785	73.3	4.8	69.8	2.60	0.0	100	9	21.3	76.2	—	—
1998	0.785	73.6	6.3	70.3	2.53	0.0	100	9	18.4	75.9	—	—
1999	0.790	73.8	7.7	70.8	2.46	0.0	100	9	18.8	75.6	—	—
2000	0.792	74.0	9.0	71.2	2.40	0.0	100	8	18.6	75.3	—	—
2001	0.794	74.2	12.9	71.7	2.34	0.0	100	8	17.6	75.0	—	—
2002	0.798	74.4	15.3	72.1	2.26	0.0	100	8	16.3	74.7	—	—
2003	0.804	74.5	19.6	72.6	2.19	0.0	100	8	18.6	74.4	—	—
2004	0.810	74.6	29.7	73.1	2.10	0.0	100	8	17.8	74.0	—	—
2005	0.814	74.7	36.5	73.5	2.02	0.0	100	8	16.7	73.7	—	—
2006	0.819	74.8	42.2	74.0	1.97	0.0	100	8	23.6	73.4	34675	86114
2007	0.822	74.8	44.7	74.4	1.93	0.0	100	8	22.1	73.1	36217	83693
2008	0.824	74.8	46.0	74.8	1.92	0.0	100	8	23.6	72.8	42157	80477
2009	0.828	74.8	49.0	75.1	1.92	0.0	100	8	20.8	72.4	30946	77957
2010	0.830	74.8	53.0	75.3	1.94	0.0	100	8	18.8	72.1	34938	79543
2011	0.834	74.8	56.0	75.3	1.96	0.0	100	8	19.7	72.1	46383	82735
2012	0.841	74.8	60.3	75.3	1.97	0.0	100	9	18.8	72.1	46969	87256
2013	0.842	74.8	64.5	75.2	1.98	0.0	100	9	18.9	72.1	44003	83237
2014	0.841	74.9	68.8	75.1	1.97	0.0	100	9	19.4	72.1	41027	81226
2015	0.839	74.9	71.2	75.0	1.95	0.0	100	9	17.4	72.1	30625	62708
2016	0.838	74.9	90.0	74.9	1.92	0.0	100	9	18.5	72.1	26663	56680
2017	0.837	74.9	94.9	74.8	1.88	0.0	100	9	18.2	72.1	28024	61658
2018	0.837	75.0	95.0	74.8	1.85	0.0	100	9	18.3	72.1	30988	65149
2019	0.835	75.0	95.0	74.8	1.82	0.0	100	9	17.2	72.1	30427	69354
2020	0.836	75.1	96.3	74.8	1.80	0.0	100	9	22.6	72.1	26834	69788
2021	0.835	74.9	97.6	74.8	1.78	0.0	100	9	22.1	72.1	31007	78249
2022	0.825	72.9	99.0	74.8	1.76	—	100	9	20.9	72.1	36633	81789
2023	0.837	75.3	99.0	74.8	1.75	—	100	9	21.1	72.1	32891	85103
2024	—	75.5	96.3	74.9	1.73	—	100	9	20.2	—	33153	90010
2025	—	—	—	75.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	32235	92430
On the profile	0.837	75.5	96.3	75.0	1.73	0.0	—	—	20.2	72.1	32235	92430

Sources: HDI: UNDP HDR 2025; Life expectancy at birth: World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN; Internet users: World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS; Urban population: World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS; Births per woman: World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN; Renewable share of energy: World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS; Access to electricity: World Bank EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS; Infant mortality: World Bank SP.DYN.IMRT.IN; CO2 emissions per person: World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5; Forest area: World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS; GDP per capita: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD; GDP per capita, PPP: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD. Profile snapshot from the site dataset regenerated 2026-10-04. Observed years only.

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