The latest officially reported population of Nauru was 11,947 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nauru's population is 12,088 people compared to 7,713,465 in Turkmenistan.
Population statistics:
- Turkmenistan's population is 638 times bigger than Nauru's.
- Nauru is ranked the 195th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
- The countries together account for 0.09% of the world: 0.0001% for Nauru vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
- For the last 10 years, Nauru has had an average growth rate of +1.17% per year vs +2.14% in Turkmenistan.
- Since 2005, the population of Nauru has increased from 10K people to 12.1K (20.3% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.05M to 7.71M (52.7% growth).
- Nauru is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 20.6K people compared to the peak of 10.3M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.
Nauru vs Turkmenistan: live population counter
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| Current population |
12088
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7713465
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| Population rank | 195/197 | 104/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.0001% | 0.09% |
| One net population change |
5.07 days
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4.04 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.21 days
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3.28 minutes
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| One death every |
4.1 days
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12.3 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
3.02 days
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35.9 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -121 | +14,646 |
| Daily growth/decline | +0 | +356 |
| Annual growth/decline | +72 | +130,060 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.61% | +1.77% |
| Population growth rate rank | 127/197 | 64/197 |
Nauru and Turkmenistan: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 4,607 | 1,643,457 | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,774 | 1,695,400 | 3.62% | 3.16% |
| 1962 | 4,979 | 1,749,214 | 4.29% | 3.17% |
| 1963 | 5,226 | 1,804,272 | 4.96% | 3.15% |
| 1964 | 5,515 | 1,859,997 | 5.53% | 3.09% |
| 1965 | 5,832 | 1,915,916 | 5.75% | 3.01% |
| 1966 | 6,043 | 1,971,737 | 3.62% | 2.91% |
| 1967 | 6,135 | 2,027,403 | 1.52% | 2.82% |
| 1968 | 6,328 | 2,083,069 | 3.15% | 2.75% |
| 1969 | 6,581 | 2,139,024 | 4% | 2.69% |
| 1970 | 6,710 | 2,195,616 | 1.96% | 2.65% |
| 1971 | 6,762 | 2,253,119 | 0.77% | 2.62% |
| 1972 | 6,812 | 2,311,430 | 0.74% | 2.59% |
| 1973 | 6,866 | 2,370,919 | 0.79% | 2.57% |
| 1974 | 6,923 | 2,432,028 | 0.83% | 2.58% |
| 1975 | 6,987 | 2,494,570 | 0.92% | 2.57% |
| 1976 | 7,064 | 2,558,521 | 1.1% | 2.56% |
| 1977 | 7,163 | 2,623,948 | 1.4% | 2.56% |
| 1978 | 7,298 | 2,691,088 | 1.88% | 2.56% |
| 1979 | 7,468 | 2,760,358 | 2.33% | 2.57% |
| 1980 | 7,649 | 2,832,203 | 2.42% | 2.6% |
| 1981 | 7,839 | 2,907,187 | 2.48% | 2.65% |
| 1982 | 8,040 | 2,985,557 | 2.56% | 2.7% |
| 1983 | 8,216 | 3,067,534 | 2.19% | 2.75% |
| 1984 | 8,377 | 3,154,079 | 1.96% | 2.82% |
| 1985 | 8,551 | 3,247,534 | 2.08% | 2.96% |
| 1986 | 8,742 | 3,347,809 | 2.23% | 3.09% |
| 1987 | 8,946 | 3,452,731 | 2.33% | 3.13% |
| 1988 | 9,165 | 3,559,363 | 2.45% | 3.09% |
| 1989 | 9,390 | 3,662,459 | 2.45% | 2.9% |
| 1990 | 9,622 | 3,760,562 | 2.47% | 2.68% |
| 1991 | 9,850 | 3,855,894 | 2.37% | 2.54% |
| 1992 | 10,021 | 3,944,689 | 1.74% | 2.3% |
| 1993 | 10,102 | 4,032,407 | 0.81% | 2.22% |
| 1994 | 10,137 | 4,116,662 | 0.35% | 2.09% |
| 1995 | 10,165 | 4,191,203 | 0.28% | 1.81% |
| 1996 | 10,183 | 4,263,819 | 0.18% | 1.73% |
| 1997 | 10,197 | 4,336,730 | 0.14% | 1.71% |
| 1998 | 10,198 | 4,410,507 | 0.01% | 1.7% |
| 1999 | 10,187 | 4,492,170 | -0.11% | 1.85% |
| 2000 | 10,168 | 4,582,677 | -0.19% | 2.01% |
| 2001 | 10,130 | 4,675,409 | -0.37% | 2.02% |
| 2002 | 10,082 | 4,769,465 | -0.47% | 2.01% |
| 2003 | 10,059 | 4,863,865 | -0.23% | 1.98% |
| 2004 | 10,060 | 4,958,093 | 0.01% | 1.94% |
| 2005 | 10,049 | 5,052,257 | -0.11% | 1.9% |
| 2006 | 10,034 | 5,147,105 | -0.15% | 1.88% |
| 2007 | 10,020 | 5,244,046 | -0.14% | 1.88% |
| 2008 | 10,009 | 5,345,029 | -0.11% | 1.93% |
| 2009 | 10,016 | 5,451,592 | 0.07% | 1.99% |
| 2010 | 10,043 | 5,564,356 | 0.27% | 2.07% |
| 2011 | 10,098 | 5,683,417 | 0.55% | 2.14% |
| 2012 | 10,267 | 5,808,546 | 1.67% | 2.2% |
| 2013 | 10,517 | 5,939,341 | 2.43% | 2.25% |
| 2014 | 10,742 | 6,075,283 | 2.14% | 2.29% |
| 2015 | 10,954 | 6,215,770 | 1.97% | 2.31% |
| 2016 | 11,150 | 6,360,041 | 1.79% | 2.32% |
| 2017 | 11,324 | 6,507,061 | 1.56% | 2.31% |
| 2018 | 11,477 | 6,655,524 | 1.35% | 2.28% |
| 2019 | 11,587 | 6,803,944 | 0.96% | 2.23% |
| 2020 | 11,643 | 6,949,912 | 0.48% | 2.15% |
| 2021 | 11,709 | 7,092,043 | 0.57% | 2.05% |
| 2022 | 11,801 | 7,230,193 | 0.79% | 1.95% |
| 2023 | 11,875 | 7,364,438 | 0.63% | 1.86% |
| 2024 | 11,947 | 7,494,498 | 0.61% | 1.77% |
| 2025 | 12,030 | 7,618,855 | 0.7% | 1.66% |
| 2026 | 12,103 | 7,736,635 | 0.61% | 1.55% |
| 2027 | 12,196 | 7,847,563 | 0.77% | 1.43% |
| 2028 | 12,296 | 7,951,300 | 0.82% | 1.32% |
| 2029 | 12,403 | 8,047,445 | 0.87% | 1.21% |
| 2030 | 12,519 | 8,135,732 | 0.94% | 1.1% |
| 2031 | 12,645 | 8,218,959 | 1% | 1.02% |
| 2032 | 12,785 | 8,300,260 | 1.11% | 0.99% |
| 2033 | 12,921 | 8,380,356 | 1.06% | 0.96% |
| 2034 | 13,071 | 8,459,731 | 1.16% | 0.95% |
| 2035 | 13,230 | 8,538,678 | 1.22% | 0.93% |
| 2036 | 13,391 | 8,617,567 | 1.21% | 0.92% |
| 2037 | 13,541 | 8,696,458 | 1.12% | 0.92% |
| 2038 | 13,697 | 8,775,204 | 1.16% | 0.91% |
| 2039 | 13,857 | 8,853,842 | 1.17% | 0.9% |
| 2040 | 14,041 | 8,932,237 | 1.33% | 0.89% |
| 2041 | 14,220 | 9,010,272 | 1.27% | 0.87% |
| 2042 | 14,402 | 9,087,668 | 1.28% | 0.86% |
| 2043 | 14,579 | 9,164,056 | 1.23% | 0.84% |
| 2044 | 14,754 | 9,239,278 | 1.2% | 0.82% |
| 2045 | 14,920 | 9,312,825 | 1.13% | 0.8% |
| 2046 | 15,098 | 9,384,188 | 1.19% | 0.77% |
| 2047 | 15,268 | 9,452,893 | 1.12% | 0.73% |
| 2048 | 15,431 | 9,518,558 | 1.07% | 0.69% |
| 2049 | 15,595 | 9,580,906 | 1.06% | 0.66% |
| 2050 | 15,751 | 9,639,711 | 1% | 0.61% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Nauru increased by 905 people (a 9.01% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,163,513 people (a 23% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Nauru gained 1,134 (a 10.4% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,497,695 (a 24.1% growth).
Nauru was ranked 195th most populous country in 2005 and is still 195th in 2025. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2005 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 25% to 9,639,711 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Ashgabat | 1.03M |
| Turkmenabat | 231K |
| Dasoguz | 227K |
| Mary | 126K |
| Anau | 29.6K |
| Baherden | 24.7K |
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Population differences between Nauru and Turkmenistan
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| Life expectancy | 62.4 years | 70.3 years |
| Average age | 25.3 years | 29.1 years |
| Median age | 21.4 years | 27.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.9:49.1 | 49.1:50.9 |
| Fertility rate | 3.33 births per woman | 2.69 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,547 ppl/mi² | 41.3 ppl/mi² |
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