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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Nauru	Seychelles	Nauru	Seychelles
1960	4,607	41,700	-	-
1961	4,774	42,889	3.62%	2.85%
1962	4,979	44,042	4.29%	2.69%
1963	5,226	45,176	4.96%	2.57%
1964	5,515	46,322	5.53%	2.54%
1965	5,832	47,500	5.75%	2.54%
1966	6,043	48,699	3.62%	2.52%
1967	6,135	49,911	1.52%	2.49%
1968	6,328	51,134	3.15%	2.45%
1969	6,581	52,365	4%	2.41%
1970	6,710	53,600	1.96%	2.36%
1971	6,762	54,695	0.77%	2.04%
1972	6,812	56,029	0.74%	2.44%
1973	6,866	56,892	0.79%	1.54%
1974	6,923	57,937	0.83%	1.84%
1975	6,987	59,292	0.92%	2.34%
1976	7,064	60,504	1.1%	2.04%
1977	7,163	61,786	1.4%	2.12%
1978	7,298	62,150	1.88%	0.59%
1979	7,468	62,686	2.33%	0.86%
1980	7,649	63,261	2.42%	0.92%
1981	7,839	64,035	2.48%	1.22%
1982	8,040	64,413	2.56%	0.59%
1983	8,216	64,335	2.19%	-0.12%
1984	8,377	64,717	1.96%	0.59%
1985	8,551	65,244	2.08%	0.81%
1986	8,742	65,652	2.23%	0.63%
1987	8,946	68,499	2.33%	4.34%
1988	9,165	68,755	2.45%	0.37%
1989	9,390	69,167	2.45%	0.6%
1990	9,622	69,507	2.47%	0.49%
1991	9,850	70,439	2.37%	1.34%
1992	10,021	70,763	1.74%	0.46%
1993	10,102	72,253	0.81%	2.11%
1994	10,137	74,205	0.35%	2.7%
1995	10,165	75,304	0.28%	1.48%
1996	10,183	76,417	0.18%	1.48%
1997	10,197	77,319	0.14%	1.18%
1998	10,198	78,846	0.01%	1.97%
1999	10,187	80,410	-0.11%	1.98%
2000	10,168	81,131	-0.19%	0.9%
2001	10,130	81,202	-0.37%	0.09%
2002	10,082	83,723	-0.47%	3.1%
2003	10,059	82,781	-0.23%	-1.13%
2004	10,060	82,475	0.01%	-0.37%
2005	10,049	82,858	-0.11%	0.46%
2006	10,034	84,600	-0.15%	2.1%
2007	10,020	85,033	-0.14%	0.51%
2008	10,009	86,956	-0.11%	2.26%
2009	10,016	87,298	0.07%	0.39%
2010	10,043	89,770	0.27%	2.83%
2011	10,098	87,441	0.55%	-2.59%
2012	10,267	88,303	1.67%	0.99%
2013	10,517	89,949	2.43%	1.86%
2014	10,742	91,359	2.14%	1.57%
2015	10,954	93,419	1.97%	2.25%
2016	11,150	94,677	1.79%	1.35%
2017	11,324	95,843	1.56%	1.23%
2018	11,477	96,762	1.35%	0.96%
2019	11,587	97,625	0.96%	0.89%
2020	11,643	98,462	0.48%	0.86%
2021	11,709	99,258	0.57%	0.81%
2022	11,801	119,878	0.79%	20.8%
2023	11,875	119,773	0.63%	-0.09%
2024	11,947	121,354	0.61%	1.32%
2025	12,030	123,549	0.7%	1.81%
2026	12,103	125,581	0.61%	1.64%
2027	12,196	127,380	0.77%	1.43%
2028	12,296	128,883	0.82%	1.18%
2029	12,403	130,011	0.87%	0.87%
2030	12,519	130,635	0.94%	0.48%
2031	12,645	130,989	1%	0.27%
2032	12,785	131,305	1.11%	0.24%
2033	12,921	131,578	1.06%	0.21%
2034	13,071	131,816	1.16%	0.18%
2035	13,230	132,027	1.22%	0.16%
2036	13,391	132,202	1.21%	0.13%
2037	13,541	132,348	1.12%	0.11%
2038	13,697	132,467	1.16%	0.09%
2039	13,857	132,552	1.17%	0.06%
2040	14,041	132,631	1.33%	0.06%
2041	14,220	132,681	1.27%	0.04%
2042	14,402	132,700	1.28%	0.01%
2043	14,579	132,698	1.23%	-0.001%
2044	14,754	132,665	1.2%	-0.03%
2045	14,920	132,613	1.13%	-0.04%
2046	15,098	132,531	1.19%	-0.06%
2047	15,268	132,415	1.12%	-0.09%
2048	15,431	132,264	1.07%	-0.11%
2049	15,595	132,085	1.06%	-0.14%
2050	15,751	131,885	1%	-0.15%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Nauru increased by 905 people (a 9.01% growth), while the Seychelles gained 10,561 people (a 12.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Nauru gained 1,134 (a 10.4% growth), while the Seychelles' population increased by 31,762 (a 34% growth).

Nauru was ranked 195th most populous country in 2005 and is still 195th in 2025. The Seychelles was ranked 184th in 2005 and ranked 181st 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 Seychelles will increase by 5.36% to 131,885 people and will still be ranked 181st.