Population in Nauru compared to Palau: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Nauru and Palau: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Nauru	Palau	Nauru	Palau
1960	4,607	9,328	-	-
1961	4,774	9,555	3.62%	2.43%
1962	4,979	9,793	4.29%	2.49%
1963	5,226	10,037	4.96%	2.49%
1964	5,515	10,292	5.53%	2.54%
1965	5,832	10,547	5.75%	2.48%
1966	6,043	10,805	3.62%	2.45%
1967	6,135	10,988	1.52%	1.69%
1968	6,328	11,080	3.15%	0.84%
1969	6,581	11,159	4%	0.71%
1970	6,710	11,368	1.96%	1.87%
1971	6,762	11,759	0.77%	3.44%
1972	6,812	12,194	0.74%	3.7%
1973	6,866	12,552	0.79%	2.94%
1974	6,923	12,687	0.83%	1.08%
1975	6,987	12,655	0.92%	-0.25%
1976	7,064	12,598	1.1%	-0.45%
1977	7,163	12,525	1.4%	-0.58%
1978	7,298	12,440	1.88%	-0.68%
1979	7,468	12,337	2.33%	-0.83%
1980	7,649	12,271	2.42%	-0.53%
1981	7,839	12,402	2.48%	1.07%
1982	8,040	12,694	2.56%	2.35%
1983	8,216	13,006	2.19%	2.46%
1984	8,377	13,337	1.96%	2.54%
1985	8,551	13,688	2.08%	2.63%
1986	8,742	14,024	2.23%	2.45%
1987	8,946	14,334	2.33%	2.21%
1988	9,165	14,645	2.45%	2.17%
1989	9,390	14,945	2.45%	2.05%
1990	9,622	15,259	2.47%	2.1%
1991	9,850	15,614	2.37%	2.33%
1992	10,021	15,989	1.74%	2.4%
1993	10,102	16,372	0.81%	2.4%
1994	10,137	16,770	0.35%	2.43%
1995	10,165	17,195	0.28%	2.53%
1996	10,183	17,654	0.18%	2.67%
1997	10,197	18,108	0.14%	2.57%
1998	10,198	18,524	0.01%	2.3%
1999	10,187	18,901	-0.11%	2.04%
2000	10,168	19,178	-0.19%	1.47%
2001	10,130	19,352	-0.37%	0.91%
2002	10,082	19,503	-0.47%	0.78%
2003	10,059	19,659	-0.23%	0.8%
2004	10,060	19,820	0.01%	0.82%
2005	10,049	19,819	-0.11%	-0.005%
2006	10,034	19,593	-0.15%	-1.14%
2007	10,020	19,302	-0.14%	-1.49%
2008	10,009	19,009	-0.11%	-1.52%
2009	10,016	18,709	0.07%	-1.58%
2010	10,043	18,396	0.27%	-1.67%
2011	10,098	18,078	0.55%	-1.73%
2012	10,267	17,765	1.67%	-1.73%
2013	10,517	17,648	2.43%	-0.66%
2014	10,742	17,715	2.14%	0.38%
2015	10,954	17,770	1.97%	0.31%
2016	11,150	17,797	1.79%	0.15%
2017	11,324	17,812	1.56%	0.08%
2018	11,477	17,814	1.35%	0.01%
2019	11,587	17,798	0.96%	-0.09%
2020	11,643	17,792	0.48%	-0.03%
2021	11,709	17,783	0.57%	-0.05%
2022	11,801	17,759	0.79%	-0.13%
2023	11,875	17,727	0.63%	-0.18%
2024	11,947	17,695	0.61%	-0.18%
2025	12,030	17,663	0.7%	-0.18%
2026	12,103	17,618	0.61%	-0.25%
2027	12,196	17,564	0.77%	-0.31%
2028	12,296	17,504	0.82%	-0.34%
2029	12,403	17,436	0.87%	-0.39%
2030	12,519	17,376	0.94%	-0.34%
2031	12,645	17,299	1%	-0.44%
2032	12,785	17,228	1.11%	-0.41%
2033	12,921	17,163	1.06%	-0.38%
2034	13,071	17,092	1.16%	-0.41%
2035	13,230	17,012	1.22%	-0.47%
2036	13,391	16,940	1.21%	-0.43%
2037	13,541	16,858	1.12%	-0.48%
2038	13,697	16,779	1.16%	-0.47%
2039	13,857	16,689	1.17%	-0.54%
2040	14,041	16,604	1.33%	-0.51%
2041	14,220	16,510	1.27%	-0.57%
2042	14,402	16,403	1.28%	-0.65%
2043	14,579	16,302	1.23%	-0.61%
2044	14,754	16,202	1.2%	-0.62%
2045	14,920	16,097	1.13%	-0.65%
2046	15,098	15,977	1.19%	-0.74%
2047	15,268	15,863	1.12%	-0.71%
2048	15,431	15,749	1.07%	-0.72%
2049	15,595	15,632	1.06%	-0.74%
2050	15,751	15,515	1%	-0.75%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Nauru increased by 905 people (a 9.01% growth), while Palau lost 2,049 people (a 10.3% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Nauru gained 1,134 (a 10.4% growth), while Palau's population decreased by -107 (a 0.6% decline).

Nauru was ranked 195th most populous country in 2005 and is still 195th in 2025. Palau was ranked 194th in 2005 and still ranked 194th 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 Palau will decrease by 12.2% to 15,515 people and rank change from 194th to 195th.