The current population of Nauru is 12,088 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 11,947 in 2024.
Population facts:
- Nauru is projected to reach 20.6K people in 2100.
- Nauru is ranked 195/197 by population and was ranked 195th in 2005.
- Nauru accounts for 0.0001% of the world's population.
- For the last 20 years, Nauru has had an average growth rate of 1.01% per year.
- Since 2005, population has increased from 10K people to 12.1K (20.3% growth in 20 years).
Nauru population clock
Nauru
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World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
12088
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 195/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.0001% | N/A |
| One net population change |
5.07 days
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
1.21 days
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
4.1 days
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +0 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +72 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.61% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 127/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
3.02 days
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | -121 | N/A |
Nauru population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4,607 | - |
| 1961 | 4,774 | 3.62% |
| 1962 | 4,979 | 4.29% |
| 1963 | 5,226 | 4.96% |
| 1964 | 5,515 | 5.53% |
| 1965 | 5,832 | 5.75% |
| 1966 | 6,043 | 3.62% |
| 1967 | 6,135 | 1.52% |
| 1968 | 6,328 | 3.15% |
| 1969 | 6,581 | 4% |
| 1970 | 6,710 | 1.96% |
| 1971 | 6,762 | 0.77% |
| 1972 | 6,812 | 0.74% |
| 1973 | 6,866 | 0.79% |
| 1974 | 6,923 | 0.83% |
| 1975 | 6,987 | 0.92% |
| 1976 | 7,064 | 1.1% |
| 1977 | 7,163 | 1.4% |
| 1978 | 7,298 | 1.88% |
| 1979 | 7,468 | 2.33% |
| 1980 | 7,649 | 2.42% |
| 1981 | 7,839 | 2.48% |
| 1982 | 8,040 | 2.56% |
| 1983 | 8,216 | 2.19% |
| 1984 | 8,377 | 1.96% |
| 1985 | 8,551 | 2.08% |
| 1986 | 8,742 | 2.23% |
| 1987 | 8,946 | 2.33% |
| 1988 | 9,165 | 2.45% |
| 1989 | 9,390 | 2.45% |
| 1990 | 9,622 | 2.47% |
| 1991 | 9,850 | 2.37% |
| 1992 | 10,021 | 1.74% |
| 1993 | 10,102 | 0.81% |
| 1994 | 10,137 | 0.35% |
| 1995 | 10,165 | 0.28% |
| 1996 | 10,183 | 0.18% |
| 1997 | 10,197 | 0.14% |
| 1998 | 10,198 | 0.01% |
| 1999 | 10,187 | -0.11% |
| 2000 | 10,168 | -0.19% |
| 2001 | 10,130 | -0.37% |
| 2002 | 10,082 | -0.47% |
| 2003 | 10,059 | -0.23% |
| 2004 | 10,060 | 0.01% |
| 2005 | 10,049 | -0.11% |
| 2006 | 10,034 | -0.15% |
| 2007 | 10,020 | -0.14% |
| 2008 | 10,009 | -0.11% |
| 2009 | 10,016 | 0.07% |
| 2010 | 10,043 | 0.27% |
| 2011 | 10,098 | 0.55% |
| 2012 | 10,267 | 1.67% |
| 2013 | 10,517 | 2.43% |
| 2014 | 10,742 | 2.14% |
| 2015 | 10,954 | 1.97% |
| 2016 | 11,150 | 1.79% |
| 2017 | 11,324 | 1.56% |
| 2018 | 11,477 | 1.35% |
| 2019 | 11,587 | 0.96% |
| 2020 | 11,643 | 0.48% |
| 2021 | 11,709 | 0.57% |
| 2022 | 11,801 | 0.79% |
| 2023 | 11,875 | 0.63% |
| 2024 | 11,947 | 0.61% |
| 2025 | 12,030 | 0.7% |
| 2026 | 12,103 | 0.61% |
| 2027 | 12,196 | 0.77% |
| 2028 | 12,296 | 0.82% |
| 2029 | 12,403 | 0.87% |
| 2030 | 12,519 | 0.94% |
| 2031 | 12,645 | 1% |
| 2032 | 12,785 | 1.11% |
| 2033 | 12,921 | 1.06% |
| 2034 | 13,071 | 1.16% |
| 2035 | 13,230 | 1.22% |
| 2036 | 13,391 | 1.21% |
| 2037 | 13,541 | 1.12% |
| 2038 | 13,697 | 1.16% |
| 2039 | 13,857 | 1.17% |
| 2040 | 14,041 | 1.33% |
| 2041 | 14,220 | 1.27% |
| 2042 | 14,402 | 1.28% |
| 2043 | 14,579 | 1.23% |
| 2044 | 14,754 | 1.2% |
| 2045 | 14,920 | 1.13% |
| 2046 | 15,098 | 1.19% |
| 2047 | 15,268 | 1.12% |
| 2048 | 15,431 | 1.07% |
| 2049 | 15,595 | 1.06% |
| 2050 | 15,751 | 1% |
Nauru has a population of 12.1K as of 2025, compared to 11K in 2015, 10K in 2005, and 10.2K in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 1.04% per year. Nauru is ranked 112th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) Nauru will have 14,920 people (23.4% growth) and still will be ranked 195th.
By the year 2100, Nauru's population is projected to grow by 70.8% to 20.6K people.
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Nauru population statistics
|
Nauru
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 62.4 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 25.3 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 21.4 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.9:49.1 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 3.33 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,547 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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