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Population in Nauru compared to the Philippines: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Nauru was 11,947 in 2024 vs 115,843,670 people in the Philippines in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nauru's population is 12,088 people compared to 117,540,050 in the Philippines.

Population statistics:

  • The Philippines' population is 9,724 times bigger than Nauru's.
  • Nauru is ranked the 195th most populous country in the world, while the Philippines is the 14th.
  • The countries together account for 1.42% of the world: 0.0001% for Nauru vs 1.42% for the Philippines.
  • For the last 10 years, Nauru has had an average growth rate of +1.17% per year vs +1.16% in the Philippines.
  • Since 2005, the population of Nauru has increased from 10K people to 12.1K (20.3% growth), while the Philippines has grown from 88M to 118M (33.5% growth).
  • Nauru is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 20.6K people compared to the peak of 135M people in 2057 for the Philippines.

Nauru vs Philippines: live population counter

Nauru Philippines
Current population
12088
117540050
Population rank 195/197 14/197
Percent of world population 0.0001% 1.42%
One net population change
5.07 days
33.1 seconds
One birth every
1.21 days
17.1 seconds
One death every
4.1 days
44 seconds
One migration net change every
3.02 days
3.28 minutes
Annual migration change -121 -160,373
Daily growth/decline +0 +2,610
Annual growth/decline +72 +952,471
Annual growth/decline rate +0.61% +0.83%
Population growth rate rank 127/197 115/197

Nauru and the Philippines: population history and growth rate by year chart

Nauru
Population

Growth rate
Philippines
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Nauru Philippines Nauru Philippines
1960 4,607 27,891,897 - -
1961 4,774 28,792,621 3.62% 3.23%
1962 4,979 29,723,536 4.29% 3.23%
1963 5,226 30,674,731 4.96% 3.2%
1964 5,515 31,643,032 5.53% 3.16%
1965 5,832 32,625,316 5.75% 3.1%
1966 6,043 33,617,170 3.62% 3.04%
1967 6,135 34,621,320 1.52% 2.99%
1968 6,328 35,638,342 3.15% 2.94%
1969 6,581 36,660,799 4% 2.87%
1970 6,710 37,622,204 1.96% 2.62%
1971 6,762 38,518,659 0.77% 2.38%
1972 6,812 39,408,560 0.74% 2.31%
1973 6,866 40,294,130 0.79% 2.25%
1974 6,923 41,174,341 0.83% 2.18%
1975 6,987 42,120,826 0.92% 2.3%
1976 7,064 43,201,488 1.1% 2.57%
1977 7,163 44,367,962 1.4% 2.7%
1978 7,298 45,575,281 1.88% 2.72%
1979 7,468 46,807,103 2.33% 2.7%
1980 7,649 48,043,740 2.42% 2.64%
1981 7,839 49,311,727 2.48% 2.64%
1982 8,040 50,695,707 2.56% 2.81%
1983 8,216 52,194,620 2.19% 2.96%
1984 8,377 53,726,181 1.96% 2.93%
1985 8,551 55,213,006 2.08% 2.77%
1986 8,742 56,645,077 2.23% 2.59%
1987 8,946 58,157,496 2.33% 2.67%
1988 9,165 59,739,052 2.45% 2.72%
1989 9,390 61,265,260 2.45% 2.55%
1990 9,622 62,854,666 2.47% 2.59%
1991 9,850 64,382,249 2.37% 2.43%
1992 10,021 65,926,125 1.74% 2.4%
1993 10,102 67,530,621 0.81% 2.43%
1994 10,137 69,019,291 0.35% 2.2%
1995 10,165 70,546,246 0.28% 2.21%
1996 10,183 72,190,242 0.18% 2.33%
1997 10,197 73,908,810 0.14% 2.38%
1998 10,198 75,791,024 0.01% 2.55%
1999 10,187 77,753,257 -0.11% 2.59%
2000 10,168 79,625,397 -0.19% 2.41%
2001 10,130 81,401,488 -0.37% 2.23%
2002 10,082 83,068,889 -0.47% 2.05%
2003 10,059 84,731,835 -0.23% 2%
2004 10,060 86,394,504 0.01% 1.96%
2005 10,049 88,015,962 -0.11% 1.88%
2006 10,034 89,508,986 -0.15% 1.7%
2007 10,020 91,075,184 -0.14% 1.75%
2008 10,009 92,699,095 -0.11% 1.78%
2009 10,016 94,384,250 0.07% 1.82%
2010 10,043 96,337,125 0.27% 2.07%
2011 10,098 98,248,614 0.55% 1.98%
2012 10,267 100,175,512 1.67% 1.96%
2013 10,517 102,076,336 2.43% 1.9%
2014 10,742 103,767,130 2.14% 1.66%
2015 10,954 105,312,992 1.97% 1.49%
2016 11,150 106,735,719 1.79% 1.35%
2017 11,324 108,119,693 1.56% 1.3%
2018 11,477 109,465,287 1.35% 1.24%
2019 11,587 110,804,683 0.96% 1.22%
2020 11,643 112,081,264 0.48% 1.15%
2021 11,709 113,100,950 0.57% 0.91%
2022 11,801 113,964,338 0.79% 0.76%
2023 11,875 114,891,199 0.63% 0.81%
2024 11,947 115,843,670 0.61% 0.83%
2025 12,030 116,786,968 0.7% 0.81%
2026 12,103 117,724,479 0.61% 0.8%
2027 12,196 118,656,426 0.77% 0.79%
2028 12,296 119,583,984 0.82% 0.78%
2029 12,403 120,502,132 0.87% 0.77%
2030 12,519 121,408,897 0.94% 0.75%
2031 12,645 122,301,606 1% 0.74%
2032 12,785 123,180,341 1.11% 0.72%
2033 12,921 124,049,036 1.06% 0.71%
2034 13,071 124,904,124 1.16% 0.69%
2035 13,230 125,740,977 1.22% 0.67%
2036 13,391 126,558,232 1.21% 0.65%
2037 13,541 127,352,607 1.12% 0.63%
2038 13,697 128,118,535 1.16% 0.6%
2039 13,857 128,850,047 1.17% 0.57%
2040 14,041 129,546,666 1.33% 0.54%
2041 14,220 130,209,810 1.27% 0.51%
2042 14,402 130,837,005 1.28% 0.48%
2043 14,579 131,427,404 1.23% 0.45%
2044 14,754 131,979,673 1.2% 0.42%
2045 14,920 132,492,038 1.13% 0.39%
2046 15,098 132,962,001 1.19% 0.35%
2047 15,268 133,385,290 1.12% 0.32%
2048 15,431 133,759,436 1.07% 0.28%
2049 15,595 134,089,011 1.06% 0.25%
2050 15,751 134,373,439 1% 0.21%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Nauru increased by 905 people (a 9.01% growth), while the Philippines gained 17,297,030 people (a 19.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Nauru gained 1,134 (a 10.4% growth), while the Philippines' population increased by 12,227,058 (a 11.6% growth).

Nauru was ranked 195th most populous country in 2005 and is still 195th in 2025. The Philippines was ranked 12th in 2005 and ranked 14th 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 the Philippines will increase by 14.3% to 134,373,439 people and will still be ranked 14th.

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