Population growth in Nauru
From 1960 to 2021 the population of Nauru increased from 4,377.00 to 12,511.00 people. This is a growth of 185.8 percent in 61 years. The highest increase in Nauru was recorded in 2015 with 8.71 percent. The biggest decrease in 2002 with -1.14 percent.In the same period, the total population of all countries worldwide increased by 160.2 percent.
The average age in Nauru in 2021 was 27.00 years (median value).
Around 100 percent of the inhabitants live in the country's larger cities. This growing trend of urbanization is increasing by 1.6 percent annually.
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Population development in Nauru since 1960
(Data given in 1000 inhabitants)| Year | Population Nauru | Change Nauru | Birth rate | Death rate | Population World | Change World | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,000 | 5.71 % | 3,072 M | 1.30 % | |||
| 1962 | 5,000 | 6.81 % | 3,125 M | 1.72 % | |||
| 1963 | 5,000 | 6.64 % | 3,190 M | 2.08 % | |||
| 1964 | 6,000 | 6.07 % | 3,255 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1965 | 6,000 | 4.81 % | 3,322 M | 2.06 % | |||
| 1966 | 6,000 | 3.52 % | 3,392 M | 2.11 % | |||
| 1967 | 6,000 | 2.57 % | 3,462 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1968 | 6,000 | 1.96 % | 3,533 M | 2.06 % | |||
| 1969 | 6,000 | 1.61 % | 3,607 M | 2.09 % | |||
| 1970 | 7,000 | 1.68 % | 3,682 M | 2.09 % | |||
| 1971 | 7,000 | 1.77 % | 3,761 M | 2.13 % | |||
| 1972 | 7,000 | 1.93 % | 3,837 M | 2.03 % | |||
| 1973 | 7,000 | 1.93 % | 3,913 M | 1.98 % | |||
| 1974 | 7,000 | 1.92 % | 3,988 M | 1.93 % | |||
| 1975 | 7,000 | 1.64 % | 4,063 M | 1.86 % | |||
| 1976 | 7,000 | 1.48 % | 4,135 M | 1.80 % | |||
| 1977 | 7,000 | 1.54 % | 4,208 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1978 | 8,000 | 1.47 % | 4,281 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1979 | 8,000 | 1.61 % | 4,357 M | 1.76 % | |||
| 1980 | 8,000 | 1.64 % | 4,433 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1981 | 8,000 | 1.55 % | 4,511 M | 1.76 % | |||
| 1982 | 8,000 | 1.84 % | 4,592 M | 1.80 % | |||
| 1983 | 8,000 | 1.83 % | 4,674 M | 1.78 % | |||
| 1984 | 8,000 | 2.06 % | 4,756 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1985 | 9,000 | 2.04 % | 4,839 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1986 | 9,000 | 2.09 % | 4,925 M | 1.77 % | |||
| 1987 | 9,000 | 2.18 % | 5,013 M | 1.78 % | |||
| 1988 | 9,000 | 2.14 % | 5,101 M | 1.77 % | |||
| 1989 | 9,000 | 2.40 % | 5,190 M | 1.74 % | |||
| 1990 | 10,000 | 2.49 % | 5,280 M | 1.74 % | |||
| 1991 | 10,000 | 2.74 % | 5,368 M | 1.67 % | |||
| 1992 | 10,000 | 2.70 % | 5,453 M | 1.57 % | |||
| 1993 | 10,000 | 2.56 % | 5,538 M | 1.56 % | |||
| 1994 | 10,000 | 2.03 % | 5,622 M | 1.52 % | |||
| 1995 | 11,000 | 1.24 % | 5,707 M | 1.51 % | |||
| 1996 | 11,000 | 0.48 % | 5,790 M | 1.45 % | |||
| 1997 | 11,000 | -0.32 % | 5,872 M | 1.43 % | |||
| 1998 | 11,000 | -0.71 % | 5,954 M | 1.39 % | |||
| 1999 | 10,000 | -1.12 % | 6,034 M | 1.35 % | |||
| 2000 | 10,000 | -1.09 % | 6,114 M | 1.32 % | |||
| 2001 | 10,000 | -1.12 % | 6,194 M | 1.30 % | |||
| 2002 | 10,000 | -1.14 % | 6,273 M | 1.28 % | |||
| 2003 | 10,000 | -1.11 % | 6,352 M | 1.26 % | |||
| 2004 | 10,000 | -0.84 % | 6,432 M | 1.25 % | |||
| 2005 | 10,000 | -0.59 % | 6,512 M | 1.25 % | |||
| 2006 | 10,000 | -0.21 % | 6,593 M | 1.24 % | |||
| 2007 | 10,000 | 0.19 % | 6,674 M | 1.24 % | |||
| 2008 | 10,000 | 0.35 % | 6,757 M | 1.24 % | |||
| 2009 | 10,000 | 0.66 % | 6,840 M | 1.22 % | |||
| 2010 | 10,000 | 0.64 % | 6,922 M | 1.20 % | |||
| 2011 | 10,000 | 0.60 % | 7,004 M | 1.18 % | |||
| 2012 | 10,000 | 0.67 % | 7,089 M | 1.22 % | |||
| 2013 | 10,000 | 0.71 % | 7,176 M | 1.22 % | |||
| 2014 | 10,000 | 0.79 % | 7,262 M | 1.20 % | |||
| 2015 | 11,000 | 8.71 % | 7,405 M | 1.97 % | |||
| 2016 | 11,000 | 2.25 % | 7,492 M | 1.18 % | |||
| 2017 | 12,000 | 2.14 % | 6.7 ‰ | 7,578 M | 1.15 % | ||
| 2018 | 12,000 | 2.07 % | 6.6 ‰ | 7,662 M | 1.10 % | ||
| 2019 | 12,000 | 1.74 % | 29.1 ‰ | 6.5 ‰ | 7,743 M | 1.06 % | |
| 2020 | 12,000 | 1.51 % | 28.4 ‰ | 6.6 ‰ | 7,821 M | 1.01 % | |
| 2021 | 13,000 | 1.59 % | 7,888 M | 0.86 % |
Birth and death rate in Nauru
Population growth is the result of the birth rate, the mortality rate and the migration rate. For example, the year 2020 in the graph: The population in Nauru increased by about 180 inhabitants. In the same year, the death rate was 6.6 per 1,000 people (~ 80 deaths) and the birth rate was 28.4 per 1,000 people (~ 340 births). As a result, around 80 inhabitants have migrated to other countries.Over the past 4 years, the number of average deaths per year was 79 in Nauru. The number of births was 351 annually.
The changes in births and deaths is displayed in the following graph. All data refer to births or deaths per 1,000 inhabitants.
Birth rate Death rate
Comparison of the global population density
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