| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 23 Aug 2021 |
As of 2021, the population of Nauru is projected at 10.87 thousand, up by 0.36% compared with 10.83 thousand in 2020. Nauru is ranked 167th in terms of population and 78th in terms of population growth rate.
0 thousand people are living in urban areas, which is 0% of Nauru population. Nauru is ranked 10th in terms of urbanization.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3,430 | - |
| 1955 | 3,819 | 2.17 |
| 1960 | 4,377 | 4.56 |
| 1965 | 5,859 | 4.81 |
| 1970 | 6,553 | 1.68 |
| 1975 | 7,178 | 1.64 |
| 1980 | 7,751 | 1.64 |
| 1985 | 8,501 | 2.04 |
| 1990 | 9,506 | 2.49 |
| 1995 | 10,626 | 1.24 |
| 2000 | 10,335 | -1.09 |
| 2005 | 9,848 | -0.59 |
| 2010 | 10,009 | 0.64 |
| 2015 | 10,374 | 0.83 |
| 2016 | 10,474 | 0.96 |
| 2017 | 10,577 | 0.98 |
| 2018 | 10,678 | 0.95 |
| 2019 | 10,764 | 0.81 |
| 2020 | 10,834 | 0.65 |
| 2021 | 10,873 | 0.36 |
| Year | Population | Urbanization | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | growth rate (%) | Urban (%) | |