Nauru People - 2021

Population

9,770 (July 2021 est.)

Nationality

noun: Nauruan(s)

adjective: Nauruan

Ethnic groups

Nauruan 88.9%, part Nauruan 6.6%, I-Kiribati 2%, other 2.5% (2007 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 I-Kiribati 2% and Chinese 2%) (2011 est.)

note: data represent main language spoken at home; Nauruan is spoken by 95% of the population, English by 66%, and other languages by 12%

Religions

Protestant 60.4% (includes Nauru Congregational 35.7%, Assembly of God 13%, Nauru Independent Church 9.5%, Baptist 1.5%, and Seventh Day Adventist 0.7%), Roman Catholic 33%, other 3.7%, none 1.8%, unspecified 1.1% (2011 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 30.87% (male 1,337/female 1,684)

15-24 years: 16.35% (male 734/female 866)

25-54 years: 42.57% (male 2,115/female 2,050)

55-64 years: 6.72% (male 262/female 396)

65 years and over: 3.48% (male 122/female 219) (2020 est.)

Median age

total: 27 years

male: 28.2 years

female: 25.9 years (2020 est.)

Population growth rate

0.42% (2021 est.)

Birth rate

21.49 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Death rate

6.24 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Net migration rate

-11.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Population distribution

extensive phosphate mining made approximately 90% of the island unsuitable for farming; most people live in the fertile coastal areas, especially along the southwest coast

Urbanization

urban population: 100% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.18% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 0.84 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 0.79 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 0.85 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.66 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.56 male(s)/female

total population: 0.88 male(s)/female (2020 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 7.96 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 10.25 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 5.59 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 67.62 years

male: 64.06 years

female: 71.3 years (2021 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.65 children born/woman (2021 est.)

Drinking water source

improved: urban: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)

Current Health Expenditure

9.6% (2018)

Physicians density

1.35 physicians/1,000 population (2015)

Hospital bed density

5 beds/1,000 population (2010)

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: 96.3% of population

total: 96.3% of population

unimproved: urban: 3.7% of population

total: 3.7% of population (2017 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

N/A

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

N/A

HIV/AIDS - deaths

N/A

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: high (2020)

food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea

vectorborne diseases: malaria

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

61% (2016)

Education expenditures

N/A

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 9 years

male: 9 years

female: 10 years (2008)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

total: 26.6%

male: 20.9%

female: 37.5% (2013)