The latest officially reported population of Nauru was 11,947 in 2024 vs 5,289,152 people in Palestine in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nauru's population is 12,088 people compared to 5,459,557 in Palestine.
Population statistics:
- Palestine's population is 452 times bigger than Nauru's.
- Nauru is ranked the 195th most populous country in the world, while Palestine is the 122nd.
- The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.0001% for Nauru vs 0.07% for Palestine.
- For the last 10 years, Nauru has had an average growth rate of +1.17% per year vs +2.4% in Palestine.
- Since 2005, the population of Nauru has increased from 10K people to 12.1K (20.3% growth), while Palestine has grown from 3.32M to 5.46M (64.4% growth).
- Nauru is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 20.6K people compared to the peak of 11.1M people in 2100 for Palestine.
Nauru vs Palestine: live population counter
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| Current population |
12088
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5459557
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| Population rank | 195/197 | 122/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.0001% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
5.07 days
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4.26 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.21 days
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3.76 minutes
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| One death every |
4.1 days
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14.1 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
3.02 days
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22.7 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -121 | -23,145 |
| Daily growth/decline | +0 | +338 |
| Annual growth/decline | +72 | +123,377 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.61% | +2.39% |
| Population growth rate rank | 127/197 | 36/197 |
Nauru and Palestine: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 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 | 1,978,248 | 2.47% | - |
| 1991 | 9,850 | 2,068,845 | 2.37% | 4.58% |
| 1992 | 10,021 | 2,163,591 | 1.74% | 4.58% |
| 1993 | 10,102 | 2,262,676 | 0.81% | 4.58% |
| 1994 | 10,137 | 2,366,298 | 0.35% | 4.58% |
| 1995 | 10,165 | 2,474,666 | 0.28% | 4.58% |
| 1996 | 10,183 | 2,587,997 | 0.18% | 4.58% |
| 1997 | 10,197 | 2,706,518 | 0.14% | 4.58% |
| 1998 | 10,198 | 2,776,568 | 0.01% | 2.59% |
| 1999 | 10,187 | 2,848,431 | -0.11% | 2.59% |
| 2000 | 10,168 | 2,922,153 | -0.19% | 2.59% |
| 2001 | 10,130 | 2,997,784 | -0.37% | 2.59% |
| 2002 | 10,082 | 3,075,373 | -0.47% | 2.59% |
| 2003 | 10,059 | 3,154,969 | -0.23% | 2.59% |
| 2004 | 10,060 | 3,236,626 | 0.01% | 2.59% |
| 2005 | 10,049 | 3,320,396 | -0.11% | 2.59% |
| 2006 | 10,034 | 3,406,334 | -0.15% | 2.59% |
| 2007 | 10,020 | 3,494,496 | -0.14% | 2.59% |
| 2008 | 10,009 | 3,591,977 | -0.11% | 2.79% |
| 2009 | 10,016 | 3,689,099 | 0.07% | 2.7% |
| 2010 | 10,043 | 3,786,161 | 0.27% | 2.63% |
| 2011 | 10,098 | 3,882,986 | 0.55% | 2.56% |
| 2012 | 10,267 | 3,979,998 | 1.67% | 2.5% |
| 2013 | 10,517 | 4,076,708 | 2.43% | 2.43% |
| 2014 | 10,742 | 4,173,398 | 2.14% | 2.37% |
| 2015 | 10,954 | 4,270,092 | 1.97% | 2.32% |
| 2016 | 11,150 | 4,367,088 | 1.79% | 2.27% |
| 2017 | 11,324 | 4,454,805 | 1.56% | 2.01% |
| 2018 | 11,477 | 4,569,087 | 1.35% | 2.57% |
| 2019 | 11,587 | 4,685,306 | 0.96% | 2.54% |
| 2020 | 11,643 | 4,803,269 | 0.48% | 2.52% |
| 2021 | 11,709 | 4,922,749 | 0.57% | 2.49% |
| 2022 | 11,801 | 5,043,612 | 0.79% | 2.46% |
| 2023 | 11,875 | 5,165,775 | 0.63% | 2.42% |
| 2024 | 11,947 | 5,289,152 | 0.61% | 2.39% |
| 2025 | 12,030 | 5,379,801 | 0.7% | 1.71% |
| 2026 | 12,103 | 5,479,090 | 0.61% | 1.85% |
| 2027 | 12,196 | 5,582,345 | 0.77% | 1.88% |
| 2028 | 12,296 | 5,684,855 | 0.82% | 1.84% |
| 2029 | 12,403 | 5,787,948 | 0.87% | 1.81% |
| 2030 | 12,519 | 5,892,492 | 0.94% | 1.81% |
| 2031 | 12,645 | 5,998,645 | 1% | 1.8% |
| 2032 | 12,785 | 6,106,047 | 1.11% | 1.79% |
| 2033 | 12,921 | 6,215,922 | 1.06% | 1.8% |
| 2034 | 13,071 | 6,327,947 | 1.16% | 1.8% |
| 2035 | 13,230 | 6,441,493 | 1.22% | 1.79% |
| 2036 | 13,391 | 6,555,481 | 1.21% | 1.77% |
| 2037 | 13,541 | 6,669,212 | 1.12% | 1.73% |
| 2038 | 13,697 | 6,783,431 | 1.16% | 1.71% |
| 2039 | 13,857 | 6,899,866 | 1.17% | 1.72% |
| 2040 | 14,041 | 7,018,099 | 1.33% | 1.71% |
| 2041 | 14,220 | 7,135,825 | 1.27% | 1.68% |
| 2042 | 14,402 | 7,253,328 | 1.28% | 1.65% |
| 2043 | 14,579 | 7,369,647 | 1.23% | 1.6% |
| 2044 | 14,754 | 7,484,632 | 1.2% | 1.56% |
| 2045 | 14,920 | 7,598,729 | 1.13% | 1.52% |
| 2046 | 15,098 | 7,710,259 | 1.19% | 1.47% |
| 2047 | 15,268 | 7,818,786 | 1.12% | 1.41% |
| 2048 | 15,431 | 7,925,101 | 1.07% | 1.36% |
| 2049 | 15,595 | 8,029,929 | 1.06% | 1.32% |
| 2050 | 15,751 | 8,134,618 | 1% | 1.3% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Nauru increased by 905 people (a 9.01% growth), while Palestine gained 949,696 people (a 28.6% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Nauru gained 1,134 (a 10.4% growth), while Palestine's population increased by 1,189,465 (a 27.9% growth).
Nauru was ranked 195th most populous country in 2005 and is still 195th in 2025. Palestine was ranked 127th in 2005 and ranked 122nd 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 Palestine will increase by 49% to 8,134,618 people and rank change from 122nd to 112th.
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Population differences between Nauru and Palestine
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| Life expectancy | 62.4 years | 73.1 years |
| Average age | 25.3 years | 25 years |
| Median age | 21.4 years | 20.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.9:49.1 | 49.6:50.4 |
| Fertility rate | 3.33 births per woman | 3.31 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,547 ppl/mi² | 2,274 ppl/mi² |
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