The latest officially reported population of Nauru was 11,947 in 2024 vs 340,110,988 people in the United States in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nauru's population is 12,088 people compared to 343,323,530 in the United States.
Population statistics:
- The United States' population is 28,402 times bigger than Nauru's.
- Nauru is ranked the 195th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
- The countries together account for 4.15% of the world: 0.0001% for Nauru vs 4.15% for the United States.
- For the last 10 years, Nauru has had an average growth rate of +1.17% per year vs +0.67% in the United States.
- Since 2005, the population of Nauru has increased from 10K people to 12.1K (20.3% growth), while the United States has grown from 296M to 343M (16.2% growth).
- Nauru is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 20.6K people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.
Nauru vs United States: live population counter
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| Current population |
12088
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343323530
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| Population rank | 195/197 | 3/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.0001% | 4.15% |
| One net population change |
5.07 days
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6.07 seconds
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| One birth every |
1.21 days
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8.8 seconds
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| One death every |
4.1 days
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10.2 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
3.02 days
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24.5 seconds
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| Annual migration change | -121 | +1,286,132 |
| Daily growth/decline | +0 | +14,236 |
| Annual growth/decline | +72 | +5,196,093 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.61% | +1.55% |
| Population growth rate rank | 127/197 | 72/197 |
Nauru and the United States: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1900 | - | 76,094,000 | - | - |
| 1901 | - | 77,584,000 | - | 1.96% |
| 1902 | - | 79,163,000 | - | 2.04% |
| 1903 | - | 80,632,000 | - | 1.86% |
| 1904 | - | 82,166,000 | - | 1.9% |
| 1905 | - | 83,822,000 | - | 2.02% |
| 1906 | - | 85,450,000 | - | 1.94% |
| 1907 | - | 87,008,000 | - | 1.82% |
| 1908 | - | 88,710,000 | - | 1.96% |
| 1909 | - | 90,490,000 | - | 2.01% |
| 1910 | - | 92,407,000 | - | 2.12% |
| 1911 | - | 93,863,000 | - | 1.58% |
| 1912 | - | 95,335,000 | - | 1.57% |
| 1913 | - | 97,225,000 | - | 1.98% |
| 1914 | - | 99,111,000 | - | 1.94% |
| 1915 | - | 100,546,000 | - | 1.45% |
| 1916 | - | 101,961,000 | - | 1.41% |
| 1917 | - | 103,268,000 | - | 1.28% |
| 1918 | - | 103,208,000 | - | -0.06% |
| 1919 | - | 104,514,000 | - | 1.27% |
| 1920 | - | 106,461,000 | - | 1.86% |
| 1921 | - | 108,538,000 | - | 1.95% |
| 1922 | - | 110,049,000 | - | 1.39% |
| 1923 | - | 111,947,000 | - | 1.72% |
| 1924 | - | 114,109,000 | - | 1.93% |
| 1925 | - | 115,829,000 | - | 1.51% |
| 1926 | - | 117,397,000 | - | 1.35% |
| 1927 | - | 119,035,000 | - | 1.4% |
| 1928 | - | 120,509,000 | - | 1.24% |
| 1929 | - | 121,767,000 | - | 1.04% |
| 1930 | - | 123,076,741 | - | 1.08% |
| 1931 | - | 124,039,648 | - | 0.78% |
| 1932 | - | 124,840,471 | - | 0.65% |
| 1933 | - | 125,578,763 | - | 0.59% |
| 1934 | - | 126,373,773 | - | 0.63% |
| 1935 | - | 127,250,232 | - | 0.69% |
| 1936 | - | 128,053,180 | - | 0.63% |
| 1937 | - | 128,824,829 | - | 0.6% |
| 1938 | - | 129,824,939 | - | 0.78% |
| 1939 | - | 130,879,718 | - | 0.81% |
| 1940 | - | 132,122,446 | - | 0.95% |
| 1941 | - | 133,402,471 | - | 0.97% |
| 1942 | - | 134,859,553 | - | 1.09% |
| 1943 | - | 136,739,353 | - | 1.39% |
| 1944 | - | 138,397,345 | - | 1.21% |
| 1945 | - | 139,928,165 | - | 1.11% |
| 1946 | - | 141,388,566 | - | 1.04% |
| 1947 | - | 144,126,071 | - | 1.94% |
| 1948 | - | 146,631,302 | - | 1.74% |
| 1949 | - | 149,188,130 | - | 1.74% |
| 1950 | - | 152,271,417 | - | 2.07% |
| 1951 | - | 154,877,889 | - | 1.71% |
| 1952 | - | 157,552,740 | - | 1.73% |
| 1953 | - | 160,184,192 | - | 1.67% |
| 1954 | - | 163,025,854 | - | 1.77% |
| 1955 | - | 165,931,202 | - | 1.78% |
| 1956 | - | 168,903,031 | - | 1.79% |
| 1957 | - | 171,984,130 | - | 1.82% |
| 1958 | - | 174,881,904 | - | 1.68% |
| 1959 | - | 177,829,628 | - | 1.69% |
| 1960 | 4,607 | 180,671,158 | - | 1.6% |
| 1961 | 4,774 | 183,691,481 | 3.62% | 1.67% |
| 1962 | 4,979 | 186,537,737 | 4.29% | 1.55% |
| 1963 | 5,226 | 189,241,798 | 4.96% | 1.45% |
| 1964 | 5,515 | 191,888,791 | 5.53% | 1.4% |
| 1965 | 5,832 | 194,302,963 | 5.75% | 1.26% |
| 1966 | 6,043 | 196,560,338 | 3.62% | 1.16% |
| 1967 | 6,135 | 198,712,056 | 1.52% | 1.09% |
| 1968 | 6,328 | 200,706,052 | 3.15% | 1% |
| 1969 | 6,581 | 202,676,946 | 4% | 0.98% |
| 1970 | 6,710 | 205,052,174 | 1.96% | 1.17% |
| 1971 | 6,762 | 207,660,677 | 0.77% | 1.27% |
| 1972 | 6,812 | 209,896,021 | 0.74% | 1.08% |
| 1973 | 6,866 | 211,908,788 | 0.79% | 0.96% |
| 1974 | 6,923 | 213,853,928 | 0.83% | 0.92% |
| 1975 | 6,987 | 215,973,199 | 0.92% | 0.99% |
| 1976 | 7,064 | 218,035,164 | 1.1% | 0.95% |
| 1977 | 7,163 | 220,239,425 | 1.4% | 1.01% |
| 1978 | 7,298 | 222,584,545 | 1.88% | 1.06% |
| 1979 | 7,468 | 225,055,487 | 2.33% | 1.11% |
| 1980 | 7,649 | 226,542,250 | 2.42% | 0.66% |
| 1981 | 7,839 | 229,465,744 | 2.48% | 1.29% |
| 1982 | 8,040 | 231,664,432 | 2.56% | 0.96% |
| 1983 | 8,216 | 233,792,014 | 2.19% | 0.92% |
| 1984 | 8,377 | 235,824,908 | 1.96% | 0.87% |
| 1985 | 8,551 | 237,923,734 | 2.08% | 0.89% |
| 1986 | 8,742 | 240,132,831 | 2.23% | 0.93% |
| 1987 | 8,946 | 242,288,936 | 2.33% | 0.9% |
| 1988 | 9,165 | 244,499,004 | 2.45% | 0.91% |
| 1989 | 9,390 | 246,819,222 | 2.45% | 0.95% |
| 1990 | 9,622 | 250,131,894 | 2.47% | 1.34% |
| 1991 | 9,850 | 253,492,503 | 2.37% | 1.34% |
| 1992 | 10,021 | 256,894,189 | 1.74% | 1.34% |
| 1993 | 10,102 | 260,255,352 | 0.81% | 1.31% |
| 1994 | 10,137 | 263,435,673 | 0.35% | 1.22% |
| 1995 | 10,165 | 266,557,091 | 0.28% | 1.18% |
| 1996 | 10,183 | 269,667,391 | 0.18% | 1.17% |
| 1997 | 10,197 | 272,911,760 | 0.14% | 1.2% |
| 1998 | 10,198 | 276,115,288 | 0.01% | 1.17% |
| 1999 | 10,187 | 279,294,713 | -0.11% | 1.15% |
| 2000 | 10,168 | 282,162,411 | -0.19% | 1.03% |
| 2001 | 10,130 | 284,968,955 | -0.37% | 0.99% |
| 2002 | 10,082 | 287,625,193 | -0.47% | 0.93% |
| 2003 | 10,059 | 290,107,933 | -0.23% | 0.86% |
| 2004 | 10,060 | 292,805,298 | 0.01% | 0.93% |
| 2005 | 10,049 | 295,516,599 | -0.11% | 0.93% |
| 2006 | 10,034 | 298,379,912 | -0.15% | 0.97% |
| 2007 | 10,020 | 301,231,207 | -0.14% | 0.96% |
| 2008 | 10,009 | 304,093,966 | -0.11% | 0.95% |
| 2009 | 10,016 | 306,771,529 | 0.07% | 0.88% |
| 2010 | 10,043 | 309,327,143 | 0.27% | 0.83% |
| 2011 | 10,098 | 311,583,481 | 0.55% | 0.73% |
| 2012 | 10,267 | 313,877,662 | 1.67% | 0.74% |
| 2013 | 10,517 | 316,059,947 | 2.43% | 0.7% |
| 2014 | 10,742 | 318,386,329 | 2.14% | 0.74% |
| 2015 | 10,954 | 320,738,994 | 1.97% | 0.74% |
| 2016 | 11,150 | 323,071,755 | 1.79% | 0.73% |
| 2017 | 11,324 | 325,122,128 | 1.56% | 0.63% |
| 2018 | 11,477 | 326,838,199 | 1.35% | 0.53% |
| 2019 | 11,587 | 328,329,953 | 0.96% | 0.46% |
| 2020 | 11,643 | 331,526,933 | 0.48% | 0.97% |
| 2021 | 11,709 | 331,893,745 | 0.57% | 0.11% |
| 2022 | 11,801 | 333,271,411 | 0.79% | 0.42% |
| 2023 | 11,875 | 334,914,895 | 0.63% | 0.49% |
| 2024 | 11,947 | 340,110,988 | 0.61% | 1.55% |
| 2025 | 12,030 | 341,931,772 | 0.7% | 0.54% |
| 2026 | 12,103 | 343,664,369 | 0.61% | 0.51% |
| 2027 | 12,196 | 345,331,185 | 0.77% | 0.49% |
| 2028 | 12,296 | 346,981,137 | 0.82% | 0.48% |
| 2029 | 12,403 | 348,601,982 | 0.87% | 0.47% |
| 2030 | 12,519 | 350,176,974 | 0.94% | 0.45% |
| 2031 | 12,645 | 351,725,612 | 1% | 0.44% |
| 2032 | 12,785 | 353,249,060 | 1.11% | 0.43% |
| 2033 | 12,921 | 354,749,644 | 1.06% | 0.42% |
| 2034 | 13,071 | 356,234,239 | 1.16% | 0.42% |
| 2035 | 13,230 | 357,694,316 | 1.22% | 0.41% |
| 2036 | 13,391 | 359,119,002 | 1.21% | 0.4% |
| 2037 | 13,541 | 360,517,853 | 1.12% | 0.39% |
| 2038 | 13,697 | 361,895,407 | 1.16% | 0.38% |
| 2039 | 13,857 | 363,229,908 | 1.17% | 0.37% |
| 2040 | 14,041 | 364,512,364 | 1.33% | 0.35% |
| 2041 | 14,220 | 365,753,139 | 1.27% | 0.34% |
| 2042 | 14,402 | 366,969,419 | 1.28% | 0.33% |
| 2043 | 14,579 | 368,146,925 | 1.23% | 0.32% |
| 2044 | 14,754 | 369,258,123 | 1.2% | 0.3% |
| 2045 | 14,920 | 370,318,770 | 1.13% | 0.29% |
| 2046 | 15,098 | 371,328,255 | 1.19% | 0.27% |
| 2047 | 15,268 | 372,299,116 | 1.12% | 0.26% |
| 2048 | 15,431 | 373,230,539 | 1.07% | 0.25% |
| 2049 | 15,595 | 374,119,803 | 1.06% | 0.24% |
| 2050 | 15,751 | 374,986,259 | 1% | 0.23% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Nauru increased by 905 people (a 9.01% growth), while the United States gained 25,222,395 people (a 8.54% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Nauru gained 1,134 (a 10.4% growth), while the United States' population increased by 22,584,536 (a 7.04% growth).
Nauru was ranked 195th most populous country in 2005 and is still 195th in 2025. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2005 and still ranked 3rd 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 United States will increase by 9.22% to 374,986,259 people and will still be ranked 3rd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| New York | 8.8M |
| Los Angeles | 3.9M |
| Chicago | 2.75M |
| Houston | 2.3M |
| Phoenix | 1.61M |
| Philadelphia | 1.6M |
| San Antonio | 1.43M |
| San Diego | 1.39M |
| Dallas | 1.3M |
| San Jose | 1.01M |
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Population differences between Nauru and the United States
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| Life expectancy | 62.4 years | 79.6 years |
| Average age | 25.3 years | 40.2 years |
| Median age | 21.4 years | 39.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.9:49.1 | 50.2:49.8 |
| Fertility rate | 3.33 births per woman | 1.62 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,547 ppl/mi² | 96.3 ppl/mi² |
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