Nauru Demographics: Median age, Gender

Median age in Nauru, 1960–2100

In 1960, the median age in Nauru was 23.8 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had decreased to 21.4 years, compared with the average of 31.6 years in other countries. Ranked 50th for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Nauru ranks 155th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Nauru is expected to increase to 35.4 years by 2100. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

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Nauru

Male

Female

Age range	Share of population
	Nauru
	Male	Female
80+	0.07%	0.04%
75-79	0.1%	0.2%
70-74	0.34%	0.51%
65-69	0.57%	1.03%
60-64	0.97%	1.29%
55-59	1.52%	1.42%
50-54	1.67%	1.64%
45-49	2.21%	2.2%
40-44	3.32%	3.17%
35-39	3.85%	3.78%
30-34	4.02%	3.56%
25-29	3.71%	3.46%
20-24	3.72%	3.67%
15-19	5.43%	4.78%
10-14	6.7%	6.22%
5-9	6.46%	6.01%
0-4	6.28%	6.11%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Nauru has average demographic potential with 70.1% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 49/196).

Working-age demographic by year

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Nauru

Factual

UN forecast

World

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Working age share
	Nauru	World
2100	67.2%	59.6%
2099	67.2%	59.6%
2098	67.2%	59.7%
2097	67.2%	59.7%
2096	67.2%	59.7%
2095	67.2%	59.7%
2094	67.1%	59.7%
2093	67%	59.8%
2092	67%	59.8%
2091	66.9%	59.8%
2090	66.8%	59.8%
2089	66.7%	59.8%
2088	66.7%	59.8%
2087	66.7%	59.8%
2086	66.7%	59.8%
2085	66.7%	59.9%
2084	66.7%	59.9%
2083	66.7%	60%
2082	66.7%	60.1%
2081	66.8%	60.3%
2080	67%	60.4%
2079	67.1%	60.6%
2078	67.3%	60.7%
2077	67.5%	60.9%
2076	67.7%	61%
2075	67.9%	61.1%
2074	68%	61.3%
2073	68.2%	61.4%
2072	68.2%	61.5%
2071	68.2%	61.6%
2070	68.1%	61.7%
2069	67.9%	61.8%
2068	67.7%	61.9%
2067	67.5%	62%
2066	67.2%	62%
2065	66.9%	62.1%
2064	66.6%	62.1%
2063	66.3%	62.1%
2062	66.1%	62.2%
2061	65.8%	62.2%
2060	65.4%	62.3%
2059	65.1%	62.3%
2058	64.8%	62.4%
2057	64.6%	62.4%
2056	64.3%	62.5%
2055	64.2%	62.7%
2054	64%	62.8%
2053	63.9%	62.9%
2052	63.8%	63.1%
2051	63.8%	63.2%
2050	63.8%	63.4%
2049	63.8%	63.5%
2048	63.8%	63.6%
2047	63.9%	63.8%
2046	64%	63.9%
2045	64.1%	64%
2044	64.2%	64.1%
2043	64.3%	64.2%
2042	64.4%	64.3%
2041	64.5%	64.4%
2040	64.5%	64.5%
2039	64.5%	64.7%
2038	64.4%	64.8%
2037	64.3%	64.9%
2036	63.9%	65.1%
2035	63.8%	65.2%
2034	63.5%	65.3%
2033	63.3%	65.4%
2032	63%	65.4%
2031	62.7%	65.4%
2030	62.2%	65.4%
2029	61.8%	65.4%
2028	61.3%	65.4%
2027	60.7%	65.4%
2026	60.1%	65.2%
2025	59.6%	65.1%
2024	59.4%	65.1%
2023	59.1%	65%
2022	59.2%	64.9%
2021	59.5%	64.9%
2020	59.9%	64.8%
2019	60.4%	64.9%
2018	60.5%	64.9%
2017	60.2%	65%
2016	60.2%	65.1%
2015	60.3%	65.1%
2014	60.5%	65.2%
2013	60.7%	65.2%
2012	61%	65.2%
2011	61.6%	65.2%
2010	62.4%	65.1%
2009	62.8%	65%
2008	62.9%	64.9%
2007	62.8%	64.7%
2006	62.4%	64.5%
2005	61.9%	64.3%
2004	61.4%	64%
2003	60.8%	63.7%
2002	60.3%	63.4%
2001	59.9%	63.1%
2000	59.5%	62.8%
1999	58.9%	62.5%
1998	58.3%	62.2%
1997	57.7%	61.9%
1996	57.1%	61.7%
1995	56.5%	61.5%
1994	56.1%	61.3%
1993	55.9%	61.2%
1992	55.8%	61.1%
1991	55.9%	61%
1990	56.2%	60.9%
1989	56.7%	60.8%
1988	57.1%	60.7%
1987	57.6%	60.5%
1986	58.1%	60.4%
1985	58.8%	60.1%
1984	59.5%	59.9%
1983	60.5%	59.6%
1982	62.1%	59.3%
1981	64.1%	59%
1980	65.7%	58.7%
1979	66.7%	58.4%
1978	67%	58%
1977	66.6%	57.7%
1976	65.4%	57.5%
1975	63.9%	57.4%
1974	62.4%	57.3%
1973	60.8%	57.3%
1972	59.2%	57.2%
1971	57.7%	57.1%
1970	56.2%	57%
1969	55.6%	56.9%
1968	57%	56.9%
1967	58.1%	56.9%
1966	58.1%	56.8%
1965	58.7%	56.9%
1964	59.6%	57%
1963	60.4%	57.2%
1962	61%	57.4%
1961	61.2%	57.5%
1960	61.3%	57.6%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Nauru changed from 61.4% to 59.4% between 2004 and 2024.

Age dependency by year

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Nauru increased from 62.9% to 68.4% between 2004 and 2024 with a increased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Share of young demographic (0-14 years) by year

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Nauru

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World

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Share of 0-14
	Nauru	World
2100	20.7%	16.5%
2099	20.8%	16.6%
2098	21%	16.6%
2097	21.1%	16.7%
2096	21.2%	16.8%
2095	21.3%	16.8%
2094	21.4%	16.9%
2093	21.6%	17%
2092	21.7%	17%
2091	21.9%	17.1%
2090	22%	17.2%
2089	22.2%	17.2%
2088	22.4%	17.3%
2087	22.5%	17.4%
2086	22.7%	17.4%
2085	22.9%	17.5%
2084	23.1%	17.5%
2083	23.3%	17.6%
2082	23.4%	17.7%
2081	23.6%	17.7%
2080	23.8%	17.8%
2079	23.9%	17.8%
2078	24.1%	17.9%
2077	24.2%	17.9%
2076	24.3%	18%
2075	24.5%	18%
2074	24.6%	18.1%
2073	24.7%	18.2%
2072	24.9%	18.2%
2071	25%	18.3%
2070	25.1%	18.3%
2069	25.3%	18.4%
2068	25.4%	18.5%
2067	25.6%	18.6%
2066	25.8%	18.6%
2065	26%	18.7%
2064	26.2%	18.8%
2063	26.4%	18.9%
2062	26.7%	19.1%
2061	26.9%	19.2%
2060	27.2%	19.3%
2059	27.5%	19.4%
2058	27.9%	19.5%
2057	28.2%	19.6%
2056	28.5%	19.8%
2055	28.8%	19.9%
2054	29.1%	20%
2053	29.4%	20.1%
2052	29.7%	20.2%
2051	29.9%	20.3%
2050	30.2%	20.4%
2049	30.4%	20.5%
2048	30.6%	20.6%
2047	30.7%	20.7%
2046	30.8%	20.8%
2045	30.9%	20.9%
2044	30.9%	20.9%
2043	31%	21%
2042	31%	21.1%
2041	31%	21.2%
2040	31%	21.2%
2039	31.1%	21.3%
2038	31.2%	21.4%
2037	31.4%	21.5%
2036	31.8%	21.6%
2035	32%	21.8%
2034	32.3%	22%
2033	32.5%	22.2%
2032	32.9%	22.4%
2031	33.4%	22.7%
2030	34%	23%
2029	34.7%	23.3%
2028	35.3%	23.6%
2027	36.1%	23.9%
2026	36.8%	24.2%
2025	37.5%	24.6%
2024	37.8%	24.7%
2023	38.2%	25%
2022	38.3%	25.3%
2021	38.3%	25.6%
2020	38%	25.8%
2019	37.6%	26%
2018	37.6%	26.2%
2017	38%	26.4%
2016	38.2%	26.5%
2015	38.2%	26.6%
2014	38.2%	26.8%
2013	38%	26.9%
2012	37.7%	27%
2011	37.1%	27.1%
2010	36.3%	27.3%
2009	35.8%	27.5%
2008	35.6%	27.6%
2007	35.7%	27.9%
2006	36.1%	28.1%
2005	36.6%	28.5%
2004	37.1%	28.8%
2003	37.7%	29.2%
2002	38.2%	29.6%
2001	38.5%	30%
2000	38.9%	30.4%
1999	39.4%	30.8%
1998	39.9%	31.1%
1997	40.5%	31.5%
1996	41.1%	31.8%
1995	41.7%	32.1%
1994	42.1%	32.3%
1993	42.5%	32.5%
1992	42.5%	32.7%
1991	42.1%	32.9%
1990	41.2%	33%
1989	40.2%	33.2%
1988	39.2%	33.4%
1987	38.3%	33.6%
1986	37.5%	33.8%
1985	36.5%	34%
1984	35.7%	34.3%
1983	34.6%	34.6%
1982	33.2%	34.9%
1981	31.9%	35.2%
1980	30.9%	35.5%
1979	30.6%	35.9%
1978	30.9%	36.3%
1977	31.9%	36.7%
1976	33.4%	36.9%
1975	34.9%	37.1%
1974	36.4%	37.2%
1973	38.1%	37.3%
1972	39.7%	37.5%
1971	41.3%	37.6%
1970	42.9%	37.7%
1969	43.4%	37.8%
1968	41.3%	37.9%
1967	39.5%	38%
1966	39.4%	38%
1965	38.6%	38%
1964	37.5%	38%
1963	36.5%	37.8%
1962	35.7%	37.6%
1961	35.2%	37.5%
1960	34.8%	37.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Nauru increased from 37.1% to 37.8% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+) by year

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Nauru

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UN forecast

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Year	Share of 65+ years old
	Nauru	World
2100	12.1%	23.9%
2099	11.9%	23.8%
2098	11.8%	23.7%
2097	11.7%	23.6%
2096	11.6%	23.5%
2095	11.5%	23.4%
2094	11.4%	23.4%
2093	11.4%	23.3%
2092	11.3%	23.2%
2091	11.3%	23.1%
2090	11.2%	23.1%
2089	11.1%	23%
2088	11%	22.9%
2087	10.8%	22.8%
2086	10.6%	22.7%
2085	10.4%	22.6%
2084	10.2%	22.5%
2083	10%	22.4%
2082	9.84%	22.2%
2081	9.58%	22%
2080	9.28%	21.8%
2079	8.97%	21.6%
2078	8.68%	21.4%
2077	8.32%	21.2%
2076	7.96%	21%
2075	7.63%	20.8%
2074	7.35%	20.6%
2073	7.1%	20.4%
2072	6.93%	20.3%
2071	6.81%	20.1%
2070	6.77%	19.9%
2069	6.8%	19.8%
2068	6.84%	19.6%
2067	6.93%	19.5%
2066	7.02%	19.3%
2065	7.08%	19.2%
2064	7.19%	19.1%
2063	7.25%	18.9%
2062	7.29%	18.8%
2061	7.31%	18.6%
2060	7.34%	18.5%
2059	7.36%	18.3%
2058	7.33%	18.1%
2057	7.25%	17.9%
2056	7.15%	17.7%
2055	7.02%	17.5%
2054	6.9%	17.2%
2053	6.7%	17%
2052	6.5%	16.7%
2051	6.3%	16.4%
2050	6.08%	16.2%
2049	5.82%	16%
2048	5.62%	15.8%
2047	5.36%	15.5%
2046	5.16%	15.3%
2045	4.99%	15.1%
2044	4.82%	14.9%
2043	4.71%	14.8%
2042	4.6%	14.6%
2041	4.53%	14.4%
2040	4.45%	14.2%
2039	4.43%	14%
2038	4.35%	13.8%
2037	4.27%	13.5%
2036	4.28%	13.3%
2035	4.23%	13%
2034	4.18%	12.7%
2033	4.13%	12.4%
2032	4.05%	12.2%
2031	3.85%	11.9%
2030	3.72%	11.6%
2029	3.49%	11.3%
2028	3.36%	11%
2027	3.23%	10.7%
2026	3.1%	10.5%
2025	2.92%	10.3%
2024	2.85%	10.2%
2023	2.68%	9.98%
2022	2.43%	9.74%
2021	2.22%	9.53%
2020	2.12%	9.33%
2019	2.04%	9.1%
2018	1.93%	8.88%
2017	1.79%	8.65%
2016	1.66%	8.45%
2015	1.5%	8.26%
2014	1.38%	8.08%
2013	1.33%	7.92%
2012	1.27%	7.78%
2011	1.27%	7.66%
2010	1.34%	7.58%
2009	1.42%	7.52%
2008	1.48%	7.47%
2007	1.51%	7.41%
2006	1.5%	7.34%
2005	1.48%	7.26%
2004	1.48%	7.18%
2003	1.45%	7.1%
2002	1.46%	7.01%
2001	1.55%	6.92%
2000	1.62%	6.84%
1999	1.68%	6.76%
1998	1.78%	6.68%
1997	1.85%	6.61%
1996	1.83%	6.53%
1995	1.79%	6.45%
1994	1.73%	6.37%
1993	1.67%	6.29%
1992	1.7%	6.21%
1991	2.07%	6.14%
1990	2.63%	6.07%
1989	3.16%	6.01%
1988	3.68%	5.95%
1987	4.09%	5.91%
1986	4.4%	5.86%
1985	4.68%	5.82%
1984	4.89%	5.8%
1983	4.95%	5.79%
1982	4.65%	5.8%
1981	4.04%	5.81%
1980	3.42%	5.81%
1979	2.73%	5.77%
1978	2.04%	5.71%
1977	1.5%	5.65%
1976	1.27%	5.59%
1975	1.23%	5.53%
1974	1.18%	5.47%
1973	1.14%	5.42%
1972	1.09%	5.37%
1971	1.01%	5.32%
1970	0.95%	5.28%
1969	1.03%	5.24%
1968	1.69%	5.2%
1967	2.38%	5.16%
1966	2.52%	5.12%
1965	2.68%	5.08%
1964	2.9%	5.04%
1963	3.09%	5.02%
1962	3.31%	5.01%
1961	3.6%	4.99%
1960	3.89%	4.97%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Nauru increased from 1.48% to 2.85% between 2004 and 2024.

Median age map

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