The latest officially reported population of Nauru was 11,947 in 2024 vs 18,501,984 people in Senegal in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nauru's population is 12,088 people compared to 19,281,054 in Senegal.
Population statistics:
- Senegal's population is 1,595 times bigger than Nauru's.
- Nauru is ranked the 195th most populous country in the world, while Senegal is the 68th.
- The countries together account for 0.23% of the world: 0.0001% for Nauru vs 0.23% for Senegal.
- For the last 10 years, Nauru has had an average growth rate of +1.17% per year vs +2.76% in Senegal.
- Since 2005, the population of Nauru has increased from 10K people to 12.1K (20.3% growth), while Senegal has grown from 11.2M to 19.3M (71.6% growth).
- Nauru is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 20.6K people compared to the peak of 47M people in 2100 for Senegal.
Nauru vs Senegal: live population counter
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| Current population |
12088
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19281054
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| Population rank | 195/197 | 68/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.0001% | 0.23% |
| One net population change |
5.07 days
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1.24 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.21 days
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59.3 seconds
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| One death every |
4.1 days
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5.21 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
3.02 days
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51 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -121 | -10,307 |
| Daily growth/decline | +0 | +1,163 |
| Annual growth/decline | +72 | +424,411 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.61% | +2.35% |
| Population growth rate rank | 127/197 | 37/197 |
Nauru and Senegal: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 4,607 | 3,340,907 | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,774 | 3,436,375 | 3.62% | 2.86% |
| 1962 | 4,979 | 3,534,686 | 4.29% | 2.86% |
| 1963 | 5,226 | 3,635,876 | 4.96% | 2.86% |
| 1964 | 5,515 | 3,740,535 | 5.53% | 2.88% |
| 1965 | 5,832 | 3,849,788 | 5.75% | 2.92% |
| 1966 | 6,043 | 3,964,299 | 3.62% | 2.97% |
| 1967 | 6,135 | 4,083,870 | 1.52% | 3.02% |
| 1968 | 6,328 | 4,207,587 | 3.15% | 3.03% |
| 1969 | 6,581 | 4,334,974 | 4% | 3.03% |
| 1970 | 6,710 | 4,466,328 | 1.96% | 3.03% |
| 1971 | 6,762 | 4,601,864 | 0.77% | 3.03% |
| 1972 | 6,812 | 4,741,631 | 0.74% | 3.04% |
| 1973 | 6,866 | 4,885,181 | 0.79% | 3.03% |
| 1974 | 6,923 | 5,029,437 | 0.83% | 2.95% |
| 1975 | 6,987 | 5,170,810 | 0.92% | 2.81% |
| 1976 | 7,064 | 5,308,564 | 1.1% | 2.66% |
| 1977 | 7,163 | 5,439,549 | 1.4% | 2.47% |
| 1978 | 7,298 | 5,568,096 | 1.88% | 2.36% |
| 1979 | 7,468 | 5,702,895 | 2.33% | 2.42% |
| 1980 | 7,649 | 5,845,638 | 2.42% | 2.5% |
| 1981 | 7,839 | 5,997,160 | 2.48% | 2.59% |
| 1982 | 8,040 | 6,156,961 | 2.56% | 2.66% |
| 1983 | 8,216 | 6,324,504 | 2.19% | 2.72% |
| 1984 | 8,377 | 6,499,364 | 1.96% | 2.76% |
| 1985 | 8,551 | 6,683,287 | 2.08% | 2.83% |
| 1986 | 8,742 | 6,878,192 | 2.23% | 2.92% |
| 1987 | 8,946 | 7,081,530 | 2.33% | 2.96% |
| 1988 | 9,165 | 7,289,618 | 2.45% | 2.94% |
| 1989 | 9,390 | 7,502,207 | 2.45% | 2.92% |
| 1990 | 9,622 | 7,720,523 | 2.47% | 2.91% |
| 1991 | 9,850 | 7,943,085 | 2.37% | 2.88% |
| 1992 | 10,021 | 8,168,395 | 1.74% | 2.84% |
| 1993 | 10,102 | 8,396,288 | 0.81% | 2.79% |
| 1994 | 10,137 | 8,624,078 | 0.35% | 2.71% |
| 1995 | 10,165 | 8,848,101 | 0.28% | 2.6% |
| 1996 | 10,183 | 9,067,014 | 0.18% | 2.47% |
| 1997 | 10,197 | 9,283,495 | 0.14% | 2.39% |
| 1998 | 10,198 | 9,502,952 | 0.01% | 2.36% |
| 1999 | 10,187 | 9,730,887 | -0.11% | 2.4% |
| 2000 | 10,168 | 9,968,260 | -0.19% | 2.44% |
| 2001 | 10,130 | 10,212,942 | -0.37% | 2.45% |
| 2002 | 10,082 | 10,466,214 | -0.47% | 2.48% |
| 2003 | 10,059 | 10,721,176 | -0.23% | 2.44% |
| 2004 | 10,060 | 10,975,704 | 0.01% | 2.37% |
| 2005 | 10,049 | 11,235,472 | -0.11% | 2.37% |
| 2006 | 10,034 | 11,500,094 | -0.15% | 2.36% |
| 2007 | 10,020 | 11,770,344 | -0.14% | 2.35% |
| 2008 | 10,009 | 12,048,959 | -0.11% | 2.37% |
| 2009 | 10,016 | 12,337,389 | 0.07% | 2.39% |
| 2010 | 10,043 | 12,635,413 | 0.27% | 2.42% |
| 2011 | 10,098 | 12,958,897 | 0.55% | 2.56% |
| 2012 | 10,267 | 13,310,495 | 1.67% | 2.71% |
| 2013 | 10,517 | 13,710,849 | 2.43% | 3.01% |
| 2014 | 10,742 | 14,152,102 | 2.14% | 3.22% |
| 2015 | 10,954 | 14,593,331 | 1.97% | 3.12% |
| 2016 | 11,150 | 15,034,521 | 1.79% | 3.02% |
| 2017 | 11,324 | 15,475,002 | 1.56% | 2.93% |
| 2018 | 11,477 | 15,914,498 | 1.35% | 2.84% |
| 2019 | 11,587 | 16,352,922 | 0.96% | 2.75% |
| 2020 | 11,643 | 16,789,219 | 0.48% | 2.67% |
| 2021 | 11,709 | 17,220,867 | 0.57% | 2.57% |
| 2022 | 11,801 | 17,651,103 | 0.79% | 2.5% |
| 2023 | 11,875 | 18,077,573 | 0.63% | 2.42% |
| 2024 | 11,947 | 18,501,984 | 0.61% | 2.35% |
| 2025 | 12,030 | 18,931,964 | 0.7% | 2.32% |
| 2026 | 12,103 | 19,366,546 | 0.61% | 2.3% |
| 2027 | 12,196 | 19,807,242 | 0.77% | 2.28% |
| 2028 | 12,296 | 20,254,562 | 0.82% | 2.26% |
| 2029 | 12,403 | 20,706,628 | 0.87% | 2.23% |
| 2030 | 12,519 | 21,163,189 | 0.94% | 2.2% |
| 2031 | 12,645 | 21,623,709 | 1% | 2.18% |
| 2032 | 12,785 | 22,085,928 | 1.11% | 2.14% |
| 2033 | 12,921 | 22,548,831 | 1.06% | 2.1% |
| 2034 | 13,071 | 23,012,018 | 1.16% | 2.05% |
| 2035 | 13,230 | 23,476,591 | 1.22% | 2.02% |
| 2036 | 13,391 | 23,942,221 | 1.21% | 1.98% |
| 2037 | 13,541 | 24,407,574 | 1.12% | 1.94% |
| 2038 | 13,697 | 24,872,512 | 1.16% | 1.9% |
| 2039 | 13,857 | 25,335,991 | 1.17% | 1.86% |
| 2040 | 14,041 | 25,797,506 | 1.33% | 1.82% |
| 2041 | 14,220 | 26,257,464 | 1.27% | 1.78% |
| 2042 | 14,402 | 26,716,424 | 1.28% | 1.75% |
| 2043 | 14,579 | 27,174,896 | 1.23% | 1.72% |
| 2044 | 14,754 | 27,632,997 | 1.2% | 1.69% |
| 2045 | 14,920 | 28,089,695 | 1.13% | 1.65% |
| 2046 | 15,098 | 28,546,280 | 1.19% | 1.63% |
| 2047 | 15,268 | 29,002,001 | 1.12% | 1.6% |
| 2048 | 15,431 | 29,457,233 | 1.07% | 1.57% |
| 2049 | 15,595 | 29,911,840 | 1.06% | 1.54% |
| 2050 | 15,751 | 30,364,944 | 1% | 1.51% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Nauru increased by 905 people (a 9.01% growth), while Senegal gained 3,357,859 people (a 29.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Nauru gained 1,134 (a 10.4% growth), while Senegal's population increased by 4,687,723 (a 32.1% growth).
Nauru was ranked 195th most populous country in 2005 and is still 195th in 2025. Senegal was ranked 73rd in 2005 and ranked 68th 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 Senegal will increase by 57.5% to 30,364,944 people and rank change from 68th to 63rd.
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Population differences between Nauru and Senegal
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| Life expectancy | 62.4 years | 69.2 years |
| Average age | 25.3 years | 24.5 years |
| Median age | 21.4 years | 20.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.9:49.1 | 50.8:49.2 |
| Fertility rate | 3.33 births per woman | 3.82 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,547 ppl/mi² | 248.9 ppl/mi² |
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