Country: Brunei

Number of People Groups

24

People Groups Unreached

8 (33.3%)

Progress Level

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Total
Population

421,000

Population in Unreached

237,000 (56.3%)

Largest Religion

% Christian Adherent

9.30%

% Evangelical

4.79%

Evangelical Annual Growth Rate

2.4%
Map Notes

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Photo People Group Population
this Country
Global
Population
Indigenous Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
% Christian
Adherent
% Evangelical Est. Workers
Needed
 Bajau, West Coast 11,000 272,000 Bajau, West Coast Islam ☀︎ 0.02 % 0.02 % 1
 Belait, Lakiput 1,300 1,800 Belait Islam 0.20 % 0.15 % 1
 British 5,300 54,161,000 English Christianity 70.00 % 8.00 % -
 Brunei Malay 202,000 600,000 Brunei Islam ☀︎ 0.06 % 0.05 % 4
 Deaf 2,300 50,266,000 Language unknown Islam 11.39 % -
 Dusun, Kadazan 10,000 91,000 Kadazan Dusun Islam 2.50 % 1.90 % 1
 Filipino, Tagalog 10,000 41,069,000 Tagalog Christianity 80.00 % 22.00 % -
 Han Chinese, Cantonese 5,900 79,840,000 Chinese, Yue Ethnic Religions 15.00 % 12.00 % -
 Han Chinese, Hakka 2,800 44,257,000 Chinese, Hakka Buddhism 15.00 % 10.00 % -
 Han Chinese, Mandarin 13,000 931,432,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism 15.00 % 12.00 % -
 Han Chinese, Min Bei 10,000 8,812,000 Chinese, Min Bei Ethnic Religions ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Han Chinese, Min Dong 5,700 10,627,000 Chinese, Min Dong Ethnic Religions 8.00 % 7.00 % -
 Han Chinese, Min Nan 12,000 44,118,000 Chinese, Min Nan Ethnic Religions 12.00 % 10.00 % -
 Kayan, Busang 2,200 7,700 Kayan, Busang Ethnic Religions 9.00 % 7.00 % -
 Korean 35,000 81,945,000 Korean Christianity 35.00 % 15.00 % -
 Lundayeh, Lun Bawang 600 59,000 Lundayeh Christianity 55.00 % 18.00 % -
 Melanau 500 150,000 Melanau, Central Islam 4.00 % 2.00 % 1
 Nepalese, Gurkha 2,200 876,000 Nepali Hinduism 1.00 % 0.80 % 1
 Penan Unknown 12,000 Penan, Eastern Ethnic Religions ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Sea Dayak, Iban 16,000 805,000 Iban Ethnic Religions 18.00 % 16.00 % -
 Sinhalese 1,300 402,000 Sinhala Buddhism 8.00 % 1.00 % -
 South Asian, general 4,000 12,179,000 Hindi Hinduism 14.00 % 3.00 % -
 Tutong, Bisayan 46,000 72,000 Bisaya, Brunei Islam 8.50 % 8.42 % -
 Tutung 21,000 21,000 Tutong Islam 5.00 % 4.00 % -
  Totals:  24 421,000         8 9.30 % 4.79 % 11 
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 35,000                
  UN Country Population (2024) 456,000                
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Province Estimated
Population
Belait 65,000
Brunei and Muara 297,000
Temburong 9,500
Tutong 47,000
Provinces:  4 419,000
UN Country Population 456,000
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Language Code # Peoples
w/ this Primary
Language
# Unreached
w/ this Primary
Language
Scripture
Status
YouVersion
Bible
Resources
Faith Comes
By Hearing
Bible Resources
Jesus Film
Online
Global
Recordings
Resources
Gospel
Tract
Online
Bajau, West Coast bdr 1 1 Translation Started
Belait beg 1 1 Translation Started
Bisaya, Brunei bsb 1 0 Bible Portions
Brunei kxd 1 1 Translation Started
Chinese, Hakka hak 1 0 Complete Bible
Chinese, Mandarin cmn 1 0 Complete Bible
Chinese, Min Bei mnp 1 1 New Testament
Chinese, Min Dong cdo 1 0 Complete Bible
Chinese, Min Nan nan 1 0 Complete Bible
Chinese, Yue yue 1 0 Complete Bible
English eng 1 0 Complete Bible
Hindi hin 1 0 Complete Bible
Iban iba 1 0 Complete Bible
Kadazan Dusun dtp 1 1 Complete Bible
Kayan, Busang bfg 1 0 Translation Needed
Korean kor 1 0 Complete Bible
Lundayeh lnd 1 0 Complete Bible
Melanau, Central mel 1 1 Bible Portions
Nepali npi 1 1 Complete Bible
Penan, Eastern pez 1 1 New Testament
Sinhala sin 1 0 Complete Bible
Tagalog tgl 1 0 Complete Bible
Tutong ttg 1 0 Translation Started
Unknown xxx 1 0 Unspecified
Totals: 24 24 8   13 14 14 16 7
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Brunei Statistics
People Groups 24
Unreached People Groups 8  (33.3%)
Population 421,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 1.2%
Population in Unreached 237,000  (56.3%)
Primary Religion Islam
Percent Christian Adherent 9.3%
Percent Evangelical 4.8%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate 2.4%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 11
Country Progress Level 4
Urbanization 78%
Continent Asia
Region Asia, Southeast
10/40 Window Yes
Country Code BX
Official Language(s) MalayEnglish
Literacy Rate 96%
Estimated Illiterate Population 17,000
Persecution Ranking 44 (1=Highest) Open Doors
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