Nauru People - 2021

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

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.)

total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030

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)

NOTE: The information regarding Nauru on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Nauru 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Nauru 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.