Population: 9,053 (July 1989), growth rate 1.7% (1989)

Birth rate: 21 births/1,000 population (1989)

Death rate: 5 deaths/1,000 population (1989)

Net migration rate: NEGL migrants/1,000 population (1989)

Infant mortality rate: 41 deaths/1,000 live births (1989)

Life expectancy at birth: 64 years male, 69 years female (1989)

Total fertility rate: 2.5 children born/woman (1989)

Nationality: noun--Nauruan(s); adjective--Nauruan

Ethnic divisions: 58% Nauruan, 26% other Pacific Islander, 8% Chinese, 8% European

Religion: Christian (two-thirds Protestant, one-third Roman Catholic)

Language: Nauruan, a distinct Pacific Island language (official); English widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes

Literacy: 99%

Labor force: NA

Organized labor: NA

NOTE: The information regarding Nauru on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Nauru People 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Nauru People 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.