Fertility & birth rates in Nauru and Tajikistan

Fertility rate in Nauru vs Tajikistan chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Nauru was 3.33 children per woman in 2023, compared to 3.07 in Tajikistan in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Nauru vs Tajikistan population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Nauru	Tajikistan
1960	5.34	6.24
1961	5.38	6.35
1962	5.42	6.48
1963	5.44	6.62
1964	5.47	6.68
1965	5.48	6.74
1966	5.41	6.82
1967	5.29	6.89
1968	5.14	6.91
1969	4.94	6.91
1970	4.74	6.91
1971	4.54	6.91
1972	4.36	6.89
1973	4.19	6.84
1974	4.07	6.77
1975	3.97	6.69
1976	3.9	6.6
1977	3.86	6.49
1978	3.84	6.4
1979	3.85	6.31
1980	3.88	6.21
1981	3.94	6.12
1982	3.99	6.03
1983	4.06	5.98
1984	4.11	5.96
1985	4.14	5.94
1986	4.15	5.91
1987	4.14	5.84
1988	4.11	5.75
1989	4.07	5.61
1990	4.02	5.46
1991	3.99	5.28
1992	3.95	5.06
1993	3.89	4.92
1994	3.84	4.79
1995	3.81	4.66
1996	3.78	3.94
1997	3.74	4.06
1998	3.68	4.07
1999	3.64	3.85
2000	3.54	3.49
2001	3.46	3.49
2002	3.4	3.47
2003	3.39	3.42
2004	3.38	3.51
2005	3.38	3.4
2006	3.4	3.34
2007	3.5	3.37
2008	3.67	3.39
2009	3.85	3.43
2010	4.02	3.46
2011	4.12	3.46
2012	4.12	3.42
2013	4.1	3.43
2014	4.09	3.46
2015	4.08	3.46
2016	4.03	3.38
2017	3.88	3.29
2018	3.68	3.29
2019	3.53	3.28
2020	3.47	3.21
2021	3.43	3.17
2022	3.38	3.13
2023	3.33	3.07
2024	3.29	3.04
2025	3.25	2.99
2026	3.2	2.96
2027	3.16	2.93
2028	3.12	2.89
2029	3.09	2.86
2030	3.05	2.83
2031	3.01	2.8
2032	2.98	2.76
2033	2.95	2.73
2034	2.92	2.7
2035	2.89	2.68
2036	2.86	2.65
2037	2.83	2.63
2038	2.8	2.6
2039	2.77	2.58
2040	2.75	2.55
2041	2.72	2.53
2042	2.7	2.51
2043	2.67	2.49
2044	2.65	2.46
2045	2.63	2.44
2046	2.61	2.42
2047	2.58	2.4
2048	2.56	2.38
2049	2.55	2.37
2050	2.53	2.35

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Nauru	Tajikistan
1960	34.8%	40.2%
1961	35.2%	41.4%
1962	35.7%	42.5%
1963	36.5%	43.4%
1964	37.5%	44.1%
1965	38.6%	44.4%
1966	39.4%	44.6%
1967	39.5%	44.7%
1968	41.3%	44.7%
1969	43.4%	44.6%
1970	42.9%	44.6%
1971	41.3%	44.5%
1972	39.7%	44.4%
1973	38.1%	44.3%
1974	36.4%	44.2%
1975	34.9%	44%
1976	33.4%	43.8%
1977	31.9%	43.6%
1978	30.9%	43.4%
1979	30.6%	43.2%
1980	30.9%	43.2%
1981	31.9%	43.2%
1982	33.2%	43.2%
1983	34.6%	43.3%
1984	35.7%	43.3%
1985	36.5%	43.3%
1986	37.5%	43.1%
1987	38.3%	43.1%
1988	39.2%	43.2%
1989	40.2%	43.4%
1990	41.2%	43.7%
1991	42.1%	44%
1992	42.5%	44.3%
1993	42.5%	44.6%
1994	42.1%	44.8%
1995	41.7%	44.9%
1996	41.1%	44.7%
1997	40.5%	44.3%
1998	39.9%	43.7%
1999	39.4%	43%
2000	38.9%	42.3%
2001	38.5%	41.5%
2002	38.2%	40.7%
2003	37.7%	39.9%
2004	37.1%	39.3%
2005	36.6%	38.6%
2006	36.1%	38%
2007	35.7%	37.6%
2008	35.6%	37.3%
2009	35.8%	37%
2010	36.3%	36.8%
2011	37.1%	36.7%
2012	37.7%	36.7%
2013	38%	36.5%
2014	38.2%	36.4%
2015	38.2%	36.3%
2016	38.2%	36.3%
2017	38%	36.2%
2018	37.6%	36.2%
2019	37.6%	36.3%
2020	38%	36.4%
2021	38.3%	36.6%
2022	38.3%	36.6%
2023	38.2%	36.5%
2024	37.8%	36.3%
2025	37.1%	35.9%
2026	36.4%	35.4%
2027	35.7%	35%
2028	35%	34.5%
2029	34.3%	33.9%
2030	33.7%	33.2%
2031	33.1%	32.5%
2032	32.7%	32%
2033	32.4%	31.6%
2034	32.1%	31.2%
2035	31.9%	30.8%
2036	31.6%	30.4%
2037	31.3%	30.1%
2038	31.1%	29.8%
2039	31%	29.6%
2040	31%	29.4%
2041	30.9%	29.2%
2042	30.9%	29.1%
2043	30.9%	29%
2044	30.9%	28.9%
2045	30.8%	28.7%
2046	30.7%	28.6%
2047	30.6%	28.4%
2048	30.4%	28.1%
2049	30.2%	27.9%
2050	30%	27.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 37.8% of the population in Nauru and 36.3% in Tajikistan in 2024, compared to 41.2% and 43.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Nauru and Tajikistan compared.

Natural population change in Nauru vs Tajikistan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.28% in Nauru and +2.42% in Tajikistan. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Nauru	Tajikistan
1960	72	65,415
1961	70	68,182
1962	75	70,700
1963	88	73,065
1964	100	74,030
1965	113	75,139
1966	123	76,702
1967	117	78,733
1968	116	80,698
1969	71	82,931
1970	49	85,645
1971	50	88,618
1972	53	91,677
1973	57	94,523
1974	63	97,481
1975	70	100,604
1976	79	103,777
1977	89	106,920
1978	111	110,564
1979	130	114,496
1980	145	117,888
1981	157	121,418
1982	162	127,838
1983	163	133,280
1984	166	139,145
1985	171	145,720
1986	178	155,987
1987	186	163,611
1988	195	172,805
1989	204	179,212
1990	214	178,429
1991	225	177,585
1992	237	163,652
1993	235	157,975
1994	229	167,590
1995	225	168,934
1996	221	138,287
1997	218	149,825
1998	214	153,508
1999	212	147,622
2000	207	136,549
2001	203	142,276
2002	200	146,492
2003	201	150,391
2004	202	161,201
2005	204	160,189
2006	209	164,046
2007	222	173,200
2008	240	182,337
2009	261	192,851
2010	281	201,389
2011	291	208,429
2012	292	213,078
2013	291	220,693
2014	290	227,304
2015	291	230,903
2016	289	228,547
2017	279	224,396
2018	265	228,597
2019	255	231,817
2020	246	219,467
2021	236	222,850
2022	226	228,336
2023	213	223,828

Maternal mortality chart: Nauru vs Tajikistan

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 273 deaths per 100,000 live births in Nauru, compared to 14 deaths in Tajikistan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Nauru	Tajikistan
1985	191	98
1986	209	91
1987	206	91
1988	202	83
1989	198	85
1990	195	80
1991	216	79
1992	217	84
1993	219	84
1994	220	85
1995	219	81
1996	218	82
1997	218	76
1998	257	72
1999	277	64
2000	278	58
2001	299	58
2002	321	48
2003	323	39
2004	324	36
2005	328	36
2006	304	35
2007	303	30
2008	302	29
2009	300	29
2010	297	26
2011	260	25
2012	255	23
2013	247	21
2014	240	21
2015	253	20
2016	248	20
2017	259	17
2018	269	16
2019	267	16
2020	309	25
2021	266	25
2022	317	14
2023	273	14

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.89% in Nauru and 2.73% in Tajikistan. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Nauru	Tajikistan
1972	-	15.5%
1973	-	15%
1974	-	14.4%
1975	-	14%
1976	-	13.5%
1977	-	13.2%
1978	-	13%
1979	-	12.8%
1980	-	12.7%
1981	-	12.6%
1982	-	12.5%
1983	-	12.3%
1984	-	12%
1985	8.62%	11.6%
1986	8.2%	11.1%
1987	7.81%	10.5%
1988	7.43%	10.1%
1989	7.08%	9.88%
1990	6.74%	9.92%
1991	6.41%	10.2%
1992	6.09%	10.6%
1993	5.78%	10.9%
1994	5.49%	11%
1995	5.22%	10.8%
1996	4.97%	10.4%
1997	4.74%	9.86%
1998	4.52%	9.26%
1999	4.32%	8.62%
2000	4.13%	7.97%
2001	3.96%	7.34%
2002	3.81%	6.75%
2003	3.66%	6.18%
2004	3.53%	5.67%
2005	3.41%	5.22%
2006	3.29%	4.82%
2007	3.15%	4.47%
2008	3%	4.17%
2009	2.84%	3.92%
2010	2.66%	3.7%
2011	2.48%	3.52%
2012	2.29%	3.36%
2013	2.11%	3.23%
2014	1.93%	3.12%
2015	1.76%	3.02%
2016	1.61%	2.94%
2017	1.47%	2.88%
2018	1.34%	2.83%
2019	1.22%	2.81%
2020	1.11%	2.8%
2021	1.02%	2.79%
2022	0.95%	2.77%
2023	0.89%	2.73%