| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 23 Aug 2021 |
The current population of Nauru is 13,202 as of April 19, 2024, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Nauru is projected at 10,876 or 10.9 thouands as of July 1, 2021. The total population in Nauru is projected at 10,824 or 10.8 thouands people for the year 2020. Nauru ranks number 227th in the world by population in the list of 235 countries/territories. Nauru is ranked 21st among 23 countries in Oceania.
Nauru's population peak will be 2036 with 11.0 thousands people after Nauru's population will be decreased year by year. The Nauru population is projected to reach 11.0 thousands in 2030 and increase further to 10.8 thousands in 2050 and 5.8 thousands by 2100. Nauru accounts for 0.00014 percent of the world population. However, its global share declined by 0.00018% in 1998 and is projected to decline at 0.00005% by 2100.
Nauru was at 229th position globally in 1950, and its rank is projected to increase at 227th in 2100.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 2020 | 10,824 | 68 | 0.63 | 0.00014 |
| 2021 | 10,876 | 52 | 0.48 | 0.00014 |
| 2022 | 10,903 | 27 | 0.25 | 0.00013 |
| 2023 | 10,915 | 12 | 0.11 | 0.00013 |
| 2024 | 10,930 | 15 | 0.14 | 0.00013 |
| 2025 | 10,943 | 13 | 0.12 | 0.00013 |
| 2026 | 10,955 | 12 | 0.11 | 0.00013 |
| 2027 | 10,963 | 8 | 0.07 | 0.00013 |
| 2028 | 10,972 | 9 | 0.08 | 0.00013 |
| 2029 | 10,985 | 13 | 0.12 | 0.00013 |
| 2030 | 10,991 | 6 | 0.05 | 0.00013 |
| 2031 | 11,001 | 10 | 0.09 | 0.00013 |
| 2032 | 11,003 | 2 | 0.02 | 0.00012 |
| 2033 | 11,009 | 6 | 0.05 | 0.00012 |
| 2034 | 11,017 | 8 | 0.07 | 0.00012 |
| 2035 | 11,021 | 4 | 0.04 | 0.00012 |
| 2036 | 11,025 | 4 | 0.04 | 0.00012 |
| 2037 | 11,020 | -5 | -0.05 | 0.00012 |
| 2038 | 11,024 | 4 | 0.04 | 0.00012 |
| 2039 | 11,016 | -8 | -0.07 | 0.00012 |
| 2040 | 11,017 | 1 | 0.01 | 0.00012 |
| 2041 | 11,010 | -7 | -0.06 | 0.00012 |
| 2042 | 10,996 | -14 | -0.13 | 0.00012 |
| 2043 | 10,980 | -16 | -0.15 | 0.00012 |
| 2044 | 10,967 | -13 | -0.12 | 0.00012 |
| 2045 | 10,945 | -22 | -0.20 | 0.00011 |
| 2046 | 10,928 | -17 | -0.16 | 0.00011 |
| 2047 | 10,898 | -30 | -0.27 | 0.00011 |
| 2048 | 10,862 | -36 | -0.33 | 0.00011 |
| 2049 | 10,832 | -30 | -0.28 | 0.00011 |
| 2050 | 10,794 | -38 | -0.35 | 0.00011 |
| 2051 | 10,761 | -33 | -0.31 | 0.00011 |
| 2052 | 10,711 | -50 | -0.46 | 0.00011 |
| 2053 | 10,662 | -49 | -0.46 | 0.00011 |
| 2054 | 10,619 | -43 | -0.40 | 0.00011 |
| 2055 | 10,561 | -58 | -0.55 | 0.00011 |
| 2056 | 10,508 | -53 | -0.50 | 0.00010 |
| 2057 | 10,455 | -53 | -0.50 | 0.00010 |
| 2058 | 10,398 | -57 | -0.55 | 0.00010 |
| 2059 | 10,332 | -66 | -0.63 | 0.00010 |
| 2060 | 10,264 | -68 | -0.66 | 0.00010 |
| 2061 | 10,199 | -65 | -0.63 | 0.00010 |
| 2062 | 10,133 | -66 | -0.65 | 0.00010 |
| 2063 | 10,049 | -84 | -0.83 | 0.00010 |
| 2064 | 9,986 | -63 | -0.63 | 0.00010 |
| 2065 | 9,903 | -83 | -0.83 | 0.00010 |
| 2066 | 9,830 | -73 | -0.74 | 0.00010 |
| 2067 | 9,750 | -80 | -0.81 | 0.00009 |
| 2068 | 9,670 | -80 | -0.82 | 0.00009 |
| 2069 | 9,582 | -88 | -0.91 | 0.00009 |
| 2070 | 9,493 | -89 | -0.93 | 0.00009 |
| 2071 | 9,396 | -97 | -1.02 | 0.00009 |
| 2072 | 9,315 | -81 | -0.86 | 0.00009 |
| 2073 | 9,209 | -106 | -1.14 | 0.00009 |
| 2074 | 9,114 | -95 | -1.03 | 0.00009 |
| 2075 | 9,012 | -102 | -1.12 | 0.00009 |
| 2076 | 8,912 | -100 | -1.11 | 0.00009 |
| 2077 | 8,803 | -109 | -1.22 | 0.00008 |
| 2078 | 8,696 | -107 | -1.22 | 0.00008 |
| 2079 | 8,585 | -111 | -1.28 | 0.00008 |
| 2080 | 8,466 | -119 | -1.39 | 0.00008 |
| 2081 | 8,354 | -112 | -1.32 | 0.00008 |
| 2082 | 8,233 | -121 | -1.45 | 0.00008 |
| 2083 | 8,112 | -121 | -1.47 | 0.00008 |
| 2084 | 7,990 | -122 | -1.50 | 0.00008 |
| 2085 | 7,865 | -125 | -1.56 | 0.00008 |
| 2086 | 7,740 | -125 | -1.59 | 0.00007 |
| 2087 | 7,609 | -131 | -1.69 | 0.00007 |
| 2088 | 7,474 | -135 | -1.77 | 0.00007 |
| 2089 | 7,345 | -129 | -1.73 | 0.00007 |
| 2090 | 7,210 | -135 | -1.84 | 0.00007 |
| 2091 | 7,068 | -142 | -1.97 | 0.00007 |
| 2092 | 6,937 | -131 | -1.85 | 0.00007 |
| 2093 | 6,798 | -139 | -2.00 | 0.00007 |
| 2094 | 6,658 | -140 | -2.06 | 0.00006 |
| 2095 | 6,515 | -143 | -2.15 | 0.00006 |
| 2096 | 6,375 | -140 | -2.15 | 0.00006 |
| 2097 | 6,232 | -143 | -2.24 | 0.00006 |
| 2098 | 6,088 | -144 | -2.31 | 0.00006 |
| 2099 | 5,940 | -148 | -2.43 | inf |
| 2100 | 5,799 | -141 | -2.37 | inf |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 1950 | 3,424 | - | - | 0.00014 |
| 1951 | 3,470 | 46 | 1.34 | 0.00014 |
| 1952 | 3,551 | 81 | 2.33 | 0.00014 |
| 1953 | 3,652 | 101 | 2.84 | 0.00014 |
| 1954 | 3,741 | 89 | 2.44 | 0.00014 |
| 1955 | 3,819 | 78 | 2.09 | 0.00014 |
| 1956 | 3,896 | 77 | 2.02 | 0.00014 |
| 1957 | 3,959 | 63 | 1.62 | 0.00014 |
| 1958 | 4,055 | 96 | 2.42 | 0.00014 |
| 1959 | 4,186 | 131 | 3.23 | 0.00014 |
| 1960 | 4,375 | 189 | 4.52 | 0.00014 |
| 1961 | 4,632 | 257 | 5.87 | 0.00015 |
| 1962 | 4,944 | 312 | 6.74 | 0.00016 |
| 1963 | 5,275 | 331 | 6.69 | 0.00017 |
| 1964 | 5,592 | 317 | 6.01 | 0.00017 |
| 1965 | 5,856 | 264 | 4.72 | 0.00018 |
| 1966 | 6,067 | 211 | 3.60 | 0.00018 |
| 1967 | 6,223 | 156 | 2.57 | 0.00018 |
| 1968 | 6,337 | 114 | 1.83 | 0.00018 |
| 1969 | 6,441 | 104 | 1.64 | 0.00018 |
| 1970 | 6,552 | 111 | 1.72 | 0.00018 |
| 1971 | 6,678 | 126 | 1.92 | 0.00018 |
| 1972 | 6,803 | 125 | 1.87 | 0.00018 |
| 1973 | 6,928 | 125 | 1.84 | 0.00018 |
| 1974 | 7,058 | 130 | 1.88 | 0.00018 |
| 1975 | 7,175 | 117 | 1.66 | 0.00018 |
| 1976 | 7,286 | 111 | 1.55 | 0.00018 |
| 1977 | 7,399 | 113 | 1.55 | 0.00018 |
| 1978 | 7,503 | 104 | 1.41 | 0.00017 |
| 1979 | 7,616 | 113 | 1.51 | 0.00017 |
| 1980 | 7,741 | 125 | 1.64 | 0.00017 |
| 1981 | 7,875 | 134 | 1.73 | 0.00017 |
| 1982 | 8,018 | 143 | 1.82 | 0.00017 |
| 1983 | 8,171 | 153 | 1.91 | 0.00017 |
| 1984 | 8,328 | 157 | 1.92 | 0.00017 |
| 1985 | 8,501 | 173 | 2.08 | 0.00017 |
| 1986 | 8,683 | 182 | 2.14 | 0.00018 |
| 1987 | 8,865 | 182 | 2.10 | 0.00018 |
| 1988 | 9,062 | 197 | 2.22 | 0.00018 |
| 1989 | 9,278 | 216 | 2.38 | 0.00018 |
| 1990 | 9,505 | 227 | 2.45 | 0.00018 |
| 1991 | 9,764 | 259 | 2.72 | 0.00018 |
| 1992 | 10,030 | 266 | 2.72 | 0.00018 |
| 1993 | 10,287 | 257 | 2.56 | 0.00018 |
| 1994 | 10,498 | 211 | 2.05 | 0.00019 |
| 1995 | 10,628 | 130 | 1.24 | 0.00019 |
| 1996 | 10,672 | 44 | 0.41 | 0.00018 |
| 1997 | 10,647 | -25 | -0.23 | 0.00018 |
| 1998 | 10,565 | -82 | -0.77 | 0.00018 |
| 1999 | 10,449 | -116 | -1.10 | 0.00017 |
| 2000 | 10,337 | -112 | -1.07 | 0.00017 |
| 2001 | 10,215 | -122 | -1.18 | 0.00016 |
| 2002 | 10,102 | -113 | -1.11 | 0.00016 |
| 2003 | 9,994 | -108 | -1.07 | 0.00016 |
| 2004 | 9,902 | -92 | -0.92 | 0.00015 |
| 2005 | 9,849 | -53 | -0.54 | 0.00015 |
| 2006 | 9,828 | -21 | -0.21 | 0.00015 |
| 2007 | 9,842 | 14 | 0.14 | 0.00015 |
| 2008 | 9,891 | 49 | 0.50 | 0.00015 |
| 2009 | 9,939 | 48 | 0.49 | 0.00014 |
| 2010 | 10,005 | 66 | 0.66 | 0.00014 |
| 2011 | 10,070 | 65 | 0.65 | 0.00014 |
| 2012 | 10,140 | 70 | 0.70 | 0.00014 |
| 2013 | 10,209 | 69 | 0.68 | 0.00014 |
| 2014 | 10,289 | 80 | 0.78 | 0.00014 |
| 2015 | 10,383 | 94 | 0.91 | 0.00014 |
| 2016 | 10,475 | 92 | 0.89 | 0.00014 |
| 2017 | 10,573 | 98 | 0.94 | 0.00014 |
| 2018 | 10,670 | 97 | 0.92 | 0.00014 |
| 2019 | 10,756 | 86 | 0.81 | 0.00014 |