The latest officially reported population of Nauru was 11,947 in 2024 vs 2,127,400 people in Slovenia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nauru's population is 12,104 people compared to 2,123,263 in Slovenia.
Population statistics:
- Slovenia's population is 175.4 times bigger than Nauru's.
- Nauru is ranked the 195th most populous country in the world, while Slovenia is the 147th.
- The countries together account for 0.03% of the world: 0.0001% for Nauru vs 0.03% for Slovenia.
- For the last 10 years, Nauru has had an average growth rate of +1.17% per year vs +0.29% in Slovenia.
- Since 2006, the population of Nauru has increased from 10K people to 12.1K (20.6% growth), while Slovenia has grown from 2.01M to 2.12M (5.8% growth).
- Nauru is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 20.6K people, while Slovenia's population already peaked in 2024 at 2.13M people and is projected to decrease to 1.64M people by 2100.
Nauru vs Slovenia: live population counter
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| Current population |
12104
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2123263
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| Population rank | 195/197 | 147/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.0001% | 0.03% |
| One net population change |
5.07 days
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1.26 hours
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| One birth every |
1.21 days
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31 minutes
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| One death every |
4.1 days
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24.3 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
3.02 days
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2.64 hours
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| Annual migration change | -121 | +3,319 |
| Daily growth/decline | +0 | +19 |
| Annual growth/decline | +72 | +6,939 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.61% | +0.33% |
| Population growth rate rank | 127/197 | 148/197 |
Nauru and Slovenia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 4,607 | 1,584,720 | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,774 | 1,594,131 | 3.62% | 0.59% |
| 1962 | 4,979 | 1,603,649 | 4.29% | 0.6% |
| 1963 | 5,226 | 1,616,971 | 4.96% | 0.83% |
| 1964 | 5,515 | 1,632,114 | 5.53% | 0.94% |
| 1965 | 5,832 | 1,649,160 | 5.75% | 1.04% |
| 1966 | 6,043 | 1,669,905 | 3.62% | 1.26% |
| 1967 | 6,135 | 1,689,528 | 1.52% | 1.18% |
| 1968 | 6,328 | 1,704,546 | 3.15% | 0.89% |
| 1969 | 6,581 | 1,713,874 | 4% | 0.55% |
| 1970 | 6,710 | 1,724,891 | 1.96% | 0.64% |
| 1971 | 6,762 | 1,738,335 | 0.77% | 0.78% |
| 1972 | 6,812 | 1,752,233 | 0.74% | 0.8% |
| 1973 | 6,866 | 1,766,697 | 0.79% | 0.83% |
| 1974 | 6,923 | 1,776,132 | 0.83% | 0.53% |
| 1975 | 6,987 | 1,793,581 | 0.92% | 0.98% |
| 1976 | 7,064 | 1,820,249 | 1.1% | 1.49% |
| 1977 | 7,163 | 1,842,377 | 1.4% | 1.22% |
| 1978 | 7,298 | 1,862,548 | 1.88% | 1.09% |
| 1979 | 7,468 | 1,882,599 | 2.33% | 1.08% |
| 1980 | 7,649 | 1,901,315 | 2.42% | 0.99% |
| 1981 | 7,839 | 1,906,531 | 2.48% | 0.27% |
| 1982 | 8,040 | 1,910,334 | 2.56% | 0.2% |
| 1983 | 8,216 | 1,922,321 | 2.19% | 0.63% |
| 1984 | 8,377 | 1,932,154 | 1.96% | 0.51% |
| 1985 | 8,551 | 1,941,641 | 2.08% | 0.49% |
| 1986 | 8,742 | 1,965,964 | 2.23% | 1.25% |
| 1987 | 8,946 | 1,989,776 | 2.33% | 1.21% |
| 1988 | 9,165 | 1,995,196 | 2.45% | 0.27% |
| 1989 | 9,390 | 1,996,351 | 2.45% | 0.06% |
| 1990 | 9,622 | 1,998,161 | 2.47% | 0.09% |
| 1991 | 9,850 | 1,999,429 | 2.37% | 0.06% |
| 1992 | 10,021 | 1,996,498 | 1.74% | -0.15% |
| 1993 | 10,102 | 1,991,746 | 0.81% | -0.24% |
| 1994 | 10,137 | 1,989,443 | 0.35% | -0.12% |
| 1995 | 10,165 | 1,989,872 | 0.28% | 0.02% |
| 1996 | 10,183 | 1,988,628 | 0.18% | -0.06% |
| 1997 | 10,197 | 1,985,956 | 0.14% | -0.13% |
| 1998 | 10,198 | 1,981,629 | 0.01% | -0.22% |
| 1999 | 10,187 | 1,983,045 | -0.11% | 0.07% |
| 2000 | 10,168 | 1,988,925 | -0.19% | 0.3% |
| 2001 | 10,130 | 1,992,060 | -0.37% | 0.16% |
| 2002 | 10,082 | 1,994,530 | -0.47% | 0.12% |
| 2003 | 10,059 | 1,995,733 | -0.23% | 0.06% |
| 2004 | 10,060 | 1,997,012 | 0.01% | 0.06% |
| 2005 | 10,049 | 2,000,474 | -0.11% | 0.17% |
| 2006 | 10,034 | 2,006,868 | -0.15% | 0.32% |
| 2007 | 10,020 | 2,018,122 | -0.14% | 0.56% |
| 2008 | 10,009 | 2,021,316 | -0.11% | 0.16% |
| 2009 | 10,016 | 2,039,669 | 0.07% | 0.91% |
| 2010 | 10,043 | 2,048,583 | 0.27% | 0.44% |
| 2011 | 10,098 | 2,052,843 | 0.55% | 0.21% |
| 2012 | 10,267 | 2,057,159 | 1.67% | 0.21% |
| 2013 | 10,517 | 2,059,953 | 2.43% | 0.14% |
| 2014 | 10,742 | 2,061,980 | 2.14% | 0.1% |
| 2015 | 10,954 | 2,063,531 | 1.97% | 0.08% |
| 2016 | 11,150 | 2,065,042 | 1.79% | 0.07% |
| 2017 | 11,324 | 2,066,388 | 1.56% | 0.07% |
| 2018 | 11,477 | 2,073,894 | 1.35% | 0.36% |
| 2019 | 11,587 | 2,088,385 | 0.96% | 0.7% |
| 2020 | 11,643 | 2,102,419 | 0.48% | 0.67% |
| 2021 | 11,709 | 2,108,079 | 0.57% | 0.27% |
| 2022 | 11,801 | 2,112,076 | 0.79% | 0.19% |
| 2023 | 11,875 | 2,120,461 | 0.63% | 0.4% |
| 2024 | 11,947 | 2,127,400 | 0.61% | 0.33% |
| 2025 | 12,030 | 2,125,771 | 0.7% | -0.08% |
| 2026 | 12,103 | 2,123,263 | 0.61% | -0.12% |
| 2027 | 12,196 | 2,120,217 | 0.77% | -0.14% |
| 2028 | 12,296 | 2,116,494 | 0.82% | -0.18% |
| 2029 | 12,403 | 2,112,173 | 0.87% | -0.2% |
| 2030 | 12,519 | 2,107,590 | 0.94% | -0.22% |
| 2031 | 12,645 | 2,102,682 | 1% | -0.23% |
| 2032 | 12,785 | 2,097,639 | 1.11% | -0.24% |
| 2033 | 12,921 | 2,092,539 | 1.06% | -0.24% |
| 2034 | 13,071 | 2,087,474 | 1.16% | -0.24% |
| 2035 | 13,230 | 2,082,359 | 1.22% | -0.25% |
| 2036 | 13,391 | 2,076,980 | 1.21% | -0.26% |
| 2037 | 13,541 | 2,071,332 | 1.12% | -0.27% |
| 2038 | 13,697 | 2,065,836 | 1.16% | -0.27% |
| 2039 | 13,857 | 2,060,512 | 1.17% | -0.26% |
| 2040 | 14,041 | 2,055,171 | 1.33% | -0.26% |
| 2041 | 14,220 | 2,049,707 | 1.27% | -0.27% |
| 2042 | 14,402 | 2,043,776 | 1.28% | -0.29% |
| 2043 | 14,579 | 2,037,534 | 1.23% | -0.31% |
| 2044 | 14,754 | 2,031,130 | 1.2% | -0.31% |
| 2045 | 14,920 | 2,024,576 | 1.13% | -0.32% |
| 2046 | 15,098 | 2,017,955 | 1.19% | -0.33% |
| 2047 | 15,268 | 2,011,220 | 1.12% | -0.33% |
| 2048 | 15,431 | 2,004,390 | 1.07% | -0.34% |
| 2049 | 15,595 | 1,997,296 | 1.06% | -0.35% |
| 2050 | 15,751 | 1,989,697 | 1% | -0.38% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Nauru increased by 1,116 people (a 11.1% growth), while Slovenia gained 58,174 people (a 2.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nauru gained 954 (a 8.56% growth), while Slovenia's population increased by 58,221 (a 2.82% growth).
Nauru was ranked 196th most populous country in 2006 and is 195th in 2026. Slovenia was ranked 141st in 2006 and ranked 147th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Nauru's population will grow by 30.1% to 15,751 people with a rank change from 195th to 194th. The population of Slovenia will decrease by 6.29% to 1,989,697 people and will still be ranked 147th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Ljubljana | 284K |
| Maribor | 96.2K |
| Kranj | 37.9K |
| Celje | 37.9K |
| Velenje | 25.6K |
| Novo Mesto | 24.2K |
| Nova Gorica | 13K |
| Izola | 11.7K |
| Murska Sobota | 11.2K |
| Piran | 3.79K |
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Population differences between Nauru and Slovenia
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| Life expectancy | 62.6 years | 82.1 years |
| Average age | 25.3 years | 44 years |
| Median age | 21.4 years | 45.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.9:49.1 | 50.2:49.8 |
| Fertility rate | 3.33 births per woman | 1.51 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,547 ppl/mi² | 273.7 ppl/mi² |
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