Demographics & population — Nauru
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Demographics & population at a glance
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators. Key figure for Nauru: 11,000
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Population overview
- Population
11,000
- Population Growth Rate
0.58%
- Urban Population
Age & family
- Age Structure
- Median Age
- Birth Rate - births/1,000 population
26
- Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population
5.94
- Total Fertility Rate - children born/woman
2.98
- Contraceptive Prevalance Rate - female 12-49
35.6%
- Contraceptive Prevalence Rate - female 12-49
35.6%
- Sex Ratio at Birth - male/female
Migration
- Net Migration Rate - migrant(s)/1,000 population
-14.63
Ethnicity & language
- Ethnic Groups
Nauruan 58%, other Pacific Islander 26%, Chinese 8%, European 8%
- Nationality Noun
Nauruan(s)
Education
- Literacy Definition
NA
- Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary)
Health & living conditions
- Life Expectancy at Birth
- Infant Mortality Rate
- Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births
- Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population
.71
- Health Expenditures - percent of GDP
9.8%
- Obesity - adult prevalence rate
71.1%
- Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved
- Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved
- Underweight - percent of children under five years
4.8%
