The latest officially reported population of Nauru was 11,947 in 2024 vs 5,338,500 people in New Zealand in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nauru's population is 12,088 people compared to 5,406,623 in New Zealand.
Population statistics:
- New Zealand's population is 447 times bigger than Nauru's.
- Nauru is ranked the 195th most populous country in the world, while New Zealand is the 124th.
- The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.0001% for Nauru vs 0.07% for New Zealand.
- For the last 10 years, Nauru has had an average growth rate of +1.17% per year vs +1.69% in New Zealand.
- Since 2005, the population of Nauru has increased from 10K people to 12.1K (20.3% growth), while New Zealand has grown from 4.13M to 5.41M (30.8% growth).
- Nauru is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 20.6K people compared to the peak of 6.01M people in 2078 for New Zealand.
Nauru vs New Zealand: live population counter
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| Current population |
12088
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5406623
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| Population rank | 195/197 | 124/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.0001% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
5.07 days
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5.62 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.21 days
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9.23 minutes
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| One death every |
4.1 days
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13.9 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
3.02 days
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28 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -121 | +18,766 |
| Daily growth/decline | +0 | +256 |
| Annual growth/decline | +72 | +93,500 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.61% | +1.78% |
| Population growth rate rank | 127/197 | 63/197 |
Nauru and New Zealand: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 4,607 | 2,371,800 | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,774 | 2,419,700 | 3.62% | 2.02% |
| 1962 | 4,979 | 2,482,000 | 4.29% | 2.57% |
| 1963 | 5,226 | 2,531,800 | 4.96% | 2.01% |
| 1964 | 5,515 | 2,585,400 | 5.53% | 2.12% |
| 1965 | 5,832 | 2,628,400 | 5.75% | 1.66% |
| 1966 | 6,043 | 2,675,900 | 3.62% | 1.81% |
| 1967 | 6,135 | 2,724,100 | 1.52% | 1.8% |
| 1968 | 6,328 | 2,748,100 | 3.15% | 0.88% |
| 1969 | 6,581 | 2,772,800 | 4% | 0.9% |
| 1970 | 6,710 | 2,810,700 | 1.96% | 1.37% |
| 1971 | 6,762 | 2,853,000 | 0.77% | 1.5% |
| 1972 | 6,812 | 2,903,900 | 0.74% | 1.78% |
| 1973 | 6,866 | 2,961,300 | 0.79% | 1.98% |
| 1974 | 6,923 | 3,023,700 | 0.83% | 2.11% |
| 1975 | 6,987 | 3,083,100 | 0.92% | 1.96% |
| 1976 | 7,064 | 3,110,500 | 1.1% | 0.89% |
| 1977 | 7,163 | 3,120,200 | 1.4% | 0.31% |
| 1978 | 7,298 | 3,121,200 | 1.88% | 0.03% |
| 1979 | 7,468 | 3,109,000 | 2.33% | -0.39% |
| 1980 | 7,649 | 3,112,900 | 2.42% | 0.13% |
| 1981 | 7,839 | 3,124,900 | 2.48% | 0.39% |
| 1982 | 8,040 | 3,156,100 | 2.56% | 1% |
| 1983 | 8,216 | 3,199,300 | 2.19% | 1.37% |
| 1984 | 8,377 | 3,227,100 | 1.96% | 0.87% |
| 1985 | 8,551 | 3,247,100 | 2.08% | 0.62% |
| 1986 | 8,742 | 3,246,300 | 2.23% | -0.02% |
| 1987 | 8,946 | 3,274,400 | 2.33% | 0.87% |
| 1988 | 9,165 | 3,283,400 | 2.45% | 0.27% |
| 1989 | 9,390 | 3,299,200 | 2.45% | 0.48% |
| 1990 | 9,622 | 3,329,800 | 2.47% | 0.93% |
| 1991 | 9,850 | 3,495,100 | 2.37% | 4.96% |
| 1992 | 10,021 | 3,531,700 | 1.74% | 1.05% |
| 1993 | 10,102 | 3,572,200 | 0.81% | 1.15% |
| 1994 | 10,137 | 3,620,000 | 0.35% | 1.34% |
| 1995 | 10,165 | 3,673,400 | 0.28% | 1.48% |
| 1996 | 10,183 | 3,732,000 | 0.18% | 1.6% |
| 1997 | 10,197 | 3,781,300 | 0.14% | 1.32% |
| 1998 | 10,198 | 3,815,000 | 0.01% | 0.89% |
| 1999 | 10,187 | 3,835,100 | -0.11% | 0.53% |
| 2000 | 10,168 | 3,857,700 | -0.19% | 0.59% |
| 2001 | 10,130 | 3,880,500 | -0.37% | 0.59% |
| 2002 | 10,082 | 3,948,500 | -0.47% | 1.75% |
| 2003 | 10,059 | 4,027,200 | -0.23% | 1.99% |
| 2004 | 10,060 | 4,087,500 | 0.01% | 1.5% |
| 2005 | 10,049 | 4,133,900 | -0.11% | 1.14% |
| 2006 | 10,034 | 4,184,600 | -0.15% | 1.23% |
| 2007 | 10,020 | 4,223,800 | -0.14% | 0.94% |
| 2008 | 10,009 | 4,259,800 | -0.11% | 0.85% |
| 2009 | 10,016 | 4,302,600 | 0.07% | 1% |
| 2010 | 10,043 | 4,350,700 | 0.27% | 1.12% |
| 2011 | 10,098 | 4,384,000 | 0.55% | 0.77% |
| 2012 | 10,267 | 4,408,100 | 1.67% | 0.55% |
| 2013 | 10,517 | 4,442,100 | 2.43% | 0.77% |
| 2014 | 10,742 | 4,516,500 | 2.14% | 1.67% |
| 2015 | 10,954 | 4,609,400 | 1.97% | 2.06% |
| 2016 | 11,150 | 4,714,100 | 1.79% | 2.27% |
| 2017 | 11,324 | 4,813,600 | 1.56% | 2.11% |
| 2018 | 11,477 | 4,900,600 | 1.35% | 1.81% |
| 2019 | 11,587 | 4,979,200 | 0.96% | 1.6% |
| 2020 | 11,643 | 5,090,200 | 0.48% | 2.23% |
| 2021 | 11,709 | 5,111,300 | 0.57% | 0.41% |
| 2022 | 11,801 | 5,117,100 | 0.79% | 0.11% |
| 2023 | 11,875 | 5,245,000 | 0.63% | 2.5% |
| 2024 | 11,947 | 5,338,500 | 0.61% | 1.78% |
| 2025 | 12,030 | 5,377,360 | 0.7% | 0.73% |
| 2026 | 12,103 | 5,413,790 | 0.61% | 0.68% |
| 2027 | 12,196 | 5,447,979 | 0.77% | 0.63% |
| 2028 | 12,296 | 5,479,675 | 0.82% | 0.58% |
| 2029 | 12,403 | 5,509,133 | 0.87% | 0.54% |
| 2030 | 12,519 | 5,536,522 | 0.94% | 0.5% |
| 2031 | 12,645 | 5,562,256 | 1% | 0.46% |
| 2032 | 12,785 | 5,586,456 | 1.11% | 0.44% |
| 2033 | 12,921 | 5,609,501 | 1.06% | 0.41% |
| 2034 | 13,071 | 5,631,457 | 1.16% | 0.39% |
| 2035 | 13,230 | 5,652,480 | 1.22% | 0.37% |
| 2036 | 13,391 | 5,673,146 | 1.21% | 0.37% |
| 2037 | 13,541 | 5,693,185 | 1.12% | 0.35% |
| 2038 | 13,697 | 5,713,185 | 1.16% | 0.35% |
| 2039 | 13,857 | 5,732,750 | 1.17% | 0.34% |
| 2040 | 14,041 | 5,751,482 | 1.33% | 0.33% |
| 2041 | 14,220 | 5,770,413 | 1.27% | 0.33% |
| 2042 | 14,402 | 5,789,187 | 1.28% | 0.33% |
| 2043 | 14,579 | 5,806,468 | 1.23% | 0.3% |
| 2044 | 14,754 | 5,822,166 | 1.2% | 0.27% |
| 2045 | 14,920 | 5,836,730 | 1.13% | 0.25% |
| 2046 | 15,098 | 5,849,932 | 1.19% | 0.23% |
| 2047 | 15,268 | 5,861,661 | 1.12% | 0.2% |
| 2048 | 15,431 | 5,872,796 | 1.07% | 0.19% |
| 2049 | 15,595 | 5,882,711 | 1.06% | 0.17% |
| 2050 | 15,751 | 5,892,766 | 1% | 0.17% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Nauru increased by 905 people (a 9.01% growth), while New Zealand gained 475,500 people (a 11.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Nauru gained 1,134 (a 10.4% growth), while New Zealand's population increased by 797,223 (a 17.3% growth).
Nauru was ranked 195th most populous country in 2005 and is still 195th in 2025. New Zealand was ranked 122nd in 2005 and ranked 124th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Nauru's population will grow by 30.3% to 15,751 people with a rank change from 195th to 194th. The population of New Zealand will increase by 8.99% to 5,892,766 people and rank change from 124th to 122nd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Auckland | 1.47M |
| Christchurch | 383K |
| Wellington | 216K |
| Hamilton | 176K |
| Tauranga | 151K |
| Dunedin | 106K |
| Lower Hutt | 103K |
| Palmerston North | 81.5K |
| Napier | 66.3K |
| Porirua | 59.6K |
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Population differences between Nauru and New Zealand
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| Life expectancy | 62.4 years | 82.4 years |
| Average age | 25.3 years | 39.8 years |
| Median age | 21.4 years | 38.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.9:49.1 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 3.33 births per woman | 1.56 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,547 ppl/mi² | 52.5 ppl/mi² |
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