Population · Oceania · 2025 data
Nauru Population
Nauru had a population of 12,025 in 2025, ranking #215 of 216 countries and territories (0.00% of the world). The population grew by 9.8% over the past ten years.
Population of Nauru, 1960–2025
Values in people · World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
Population by year (table)
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12,025 | +0.65% |
| 2024 | 11,947 | +0.61% |
| 2023 | 11,875 | +0.63% |
| 2022 | 11,801 | +0.79% |
| 2021 | 11,709 | +0.57% |
| 2020 | 11,643 | +0.48% |
| 2019 | 11,587 | +0.96% |
| 2018 | 11,477 | +1.35% |
| 2017 | 11,324 | +1.56% |
| 2016 | 11,150 | +1.79% |
| 2015 | 10,954 | +1.97% |
| 2014 | 10,742 | +2.14% |
| 2013 | 10,517 | +2.43% |
| 2012 | 10,267 | +1.67% |
| 2011 | 10,098 | +0.55% |
| 2010 | 10,043 | +0.27% |
| 2009 | 10,016 | +0.07% |
| 2008 | 10,009 | -0.11% |
| 2007 | 10,020 | -0.14% |
| 2006 | 10,034 | -0.15% |
| 2005 | 10,049 | -0.11% |
| 2004 | 10,060 | +0.01% |
| 2003 | 10,059 | -0.23% |
| 2002 | 10,082 | -0.47% |
| 2001 | 10,130 | -0.37% |
| 2000 | 10,168 | -0.19% |
| 1999 | 10,187 | -0.11% |
| 1998 | 10,198 | +0.01% |
| 1997 | 10,197 | +0.14% |
| 1996 | 10,183 | +0.18% |
| 1995 | 10,165 | +0.28% |
| 1994 | 10,137 | +0.35% |
| 1993 | 10,102 | +0.81% |
| 1992 | 10,021 | +1.74% |
| 1991 | 9,850 | +2.37% |
| 1990 | 9,622 | +2.47% |
| 1989 | 9,390 | +2.45% |
| 1988 | 9,165 | +2.45% |
| 1987 | 8,946 | +2.33% |
| 1986 | 8,742 | +2.23% |
| 1985 | 8,551 | +2.08% |
| 1984 | 8,377 | +1.96% |
| 1983 | 8,216 | +2.19% |
| 1982 | 8,040 | +2.56% |
| 1981 | 7,839 | +2.48% |
| 1980 | 7,649 | +2.42% |
| 1979 | 7,468 | +2.33% |
| 1978 | 7,298 | +1.88% |
| 1977 | 7,163 | +1.40% |
| 1976 | 7,064 | +1.10% |
| 1975 | 6,987 | +0.92% |
| 1974 | 6,923 | +0.83% |
| 1973 | 6,866 | +0.79% |
| 1972 | 6,812 | +0.74% |
| 1971 | 6,762 | +0.77% |
| 1970 | 6,710 | +1.96% |
| 1969 | 6,581 | +4.00% |
| 1968 | 6,328 | +3.15% |
| 1967 | 6,135 | +1.52% |
| 1966 | 6,043 | +3.62% |
| 1965 | 5,832 | +5.75% |
| 1964 | 5,515 | +5.53% |
| 1963 | 5,226 | +4.96% |
| 1962 | 4,979 | +4.29% |
| 1961 | 4,774 | +3.62% |
| 1960 | 4,607 | — |
Demographics of Nauru
Ethnic groups
Nauruan 94.6%, I-Kiribati 2.2%, Fijian 1.3%, other 1.9% (2021 est.)
Languages
Nauruan 93% (official, a distinct Pacific Island language), English 2% (widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes), other 5% (includes Gilbertese 2% and Chinese 2%) (2011 est.)
Religions
Protestant 60.4% (Nauruan Congregational 34.7%, Assemblies of God 11.6%, Pacific Light House 6.3%, Nauru Independent 3.6%, Baptist 1.5, Seventh Day Adventist 1.3%, other Protestant 1.4%), Roman Catholic 33.9%, other 4.2%, none 1.3%, no answer 0.3% (2021 est.)
Where people live
Urban population: 100% of total population (2023).
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Population and demographics: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Cities, ethnic groups, languages and religions: CIA World Factbook (public domain).