Demographics of Nauru

Source	UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date	26 Aug 2024

As of 2024, the population of Nauru is projected at 11,947, compared to 11,875 in 2023. It ranks 19th in Oceania and 227th in the world. The population growth rate in 2024 is projected at 0.70 percent, the 127th highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.

There are 6,082 males and 5,864 females in Nauru. The percentage of the male population is 50.95%, compared to 49.11% of the female population. Nauru has 218 more males than females. The sex ratio in Nauru in 2024 will be 103.726 males per 100 females. Nauru is in the 206th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.

Nauru population

Year	Population			Growth (%)	M per 100 F
Year	Male	Female	Total	Growth (%)	M per 100 F
1950	1,740	1,668	3,407	3.05	104.317
1955	2,272	1,613	3,885	3.17	140.856
1960	2,924	1,684	4,607	3.23	173.634
1965	3,574	2,257	5,832	5.61	158.352
1970	4,274	2,436	6,710	0.79	175.452
1975	4,358	2,630	6,987	1.04	165.703
1980	4,282	3,366	7,649	2.31	127.213
1985	4,404	4,147	8,551	2.15	106.197
1990	4,950	4,672	9,622	2.45	105.950
1995	5,246	4,918	10,165	0.23	106.669
2000	5,263	4,904	10,168	-0.28	107.321
2005	5,169	4,880	10,049	-0.16	105.922
2010	5,128	4,915	10,043	0.32	104.334
2015	5,603	5,351	10,954	1.92	104.709
2020	5,940	5,703	11,643	0.29	104.156
2021	5,963	5,745	11,709	0.83	103.795
2022	6,010	5,791	11,801	0.75	103.782
2023	6,048	5,827	11,875	0.51	103.793
2024	6,082	5,864	11,947	0.69	103.718

Life expectancy
Median age
Fertility rate

Demographics Indicators

Year	Life expectancy	Median age	Fertility rate
1950	56.609	18.673	4.601
1955	57.481	20.595	4.956
1960	57.924	22.874	5.337
1965	58.255	22.265	5.476
1970	58.449	17.301	4.740
1975	58.251	19.757	3.972
1980	58.471	23.134	3.878
1985	58.598	22.706	4.144
1990	59.102	19.211	4.020
1995	60.063	18.228	3.808
2000	59.574	19.054	3.543
2005	59.361	20.118	3.377
2010	60.074	20.818	4.019
2015	60.897	20.467	4.075
2020	61.527	20.862	3.466
2021	61.331	20.739	3.425
2022	61.930	20.573	3.379
2023	62.109	20.434	3.331
2024	62.279	20.289	3.290

Total
Crude

Nauru death and birth rate

Year	Total		Crude(per 1000)
Year	Death	Birth	Crude death	Crude birth
1950	59	102	17.267	30.020
1955	53	116	13.755	29.953
1960	53	124	11.413	26.939
1965	57	170	9.691	29.091
1970	52	101	7.755	15.079
1975	60	130	8.654	18.662
1980	82	227	10.747	29.696
1985	101	273	11.825	31.899
1990	92	305	9.550	31.727
1995	78	303	7.668	29.782
2000	80	287	7.896	28.238
2005	81	286	8.098	28.451
2010	82	363	8.156	36.097
2015	84	375	7.640	34.223
2020	88	334	7.552	28.662
2021	90	325	7.661	27.787
2022	88	314	7.472	26.613
2023	89	303	7.519	25.505
2024	90	293	7.574	24.562

Population
Urbanization

Urban and rural population of Nauru

Year	Population		Urban (%)
Year	Urban	Rural	Urban (%)
1950	2,954	0	100.000
1955	3,619	0	100.000
1960	4,433	0	100.000
1965	5,740	0	100.000
1970	6,496	0	100.000
1975	7,068	0	100.000
1980	7,488	0	100.000
1985	8,173	0	100.000
1990	9,155	0	100.000
1995	9,969	0	100.000
2000	10,037	0	100.000
2005	10,114	0	100.000
2010	10,025	0	100.000
2015	11,260	0	100.000
2020	11,227	0	100.000
2021	11,222	0	100.000
2022	11,232	0	100.000
2023	11,261	0	100.000
2024	11,291	0	100.000

Population pyramid
Gender ratio

Nauru population by Age Group (2024)

Age group	Male	Female	Total		M per 100 F
Age group	Male	Female	Persons	Share (%)	M per 100 F
00-04	750	730	1,480	12.39	102.740
05-09	772	718	1,490	12.47	107.521
10-14	800	744	1,544	12.92	107.527
15-19	648	571	1,219	10.20	113.485
20-24	445	439	883	7.39	101.367
25-29	444	413	857	7.17	107.506
30-34	480	425	905	7.58	112.941
35-39	460	452	911	7.63	101.770
40-44	397	379	775	6.49	104.749
45-49	264	263	526	4.40	100.380
50-54	200	196	396	3.31	102.041
55-59	181	170	350	2.93	106.471
60-64	116	154	270	2.26	75.325
65-69	68	123	191	1.60	55.285
70-74	41	61	102	0.85	67.213
75-79	12	24	35	0.29	50.000
80-84	5	2	7	0.06	250.000
85-89	3	3	6	0.05	100.000
Total	6,086	5,867	11,947		103.733