Nauru People - 2023

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population

9,852 (2023 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 Gilbertese 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: 30.13% (male 1,513/female 1,455)

15-64 years: 65.65% (male 3,183/female 3,285)

65 years and over: 4.22% (2023 est.) (male 141/female 275)

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 69.9

youth dependency ratio: 66

elderly dependency ratio: 3.9

potential support ratio: 25.8 (2021)

Median age

total: 27 years

male: 28.2 years

female: 25.9 years (2020 est.)

Population growth rate

0.42% (2023 est.)

Birth rate

20.71 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

6.39 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Net migration rate

-10.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 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 (2023)

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: 1.04 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.51 male(s)/female

total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 7.72 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 9.94 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 5.41 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 68.25 years

male: 64.69 years

female: 71.95 years (2023 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.58 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Gross reproduction rate

1.27 (2023 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

N/A

Drinking water source

improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: N/A

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: N/A

total: 0% of population (2020 est.)

Current health expenditure

12% of GDP (2020)

Physicians density

1.35 physicians/1,000 population (2015)

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: 96.3% of population

rural: N/A

total: 96.3% of population

unimproved: urban: 3.7% of population

rural: N/A

total: 3.7% of population (2017 est.)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

61% (2016)

Alcohol consumption per capita

total: 2.44 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

beer: 0.54 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

wine: 0.09 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

spirits: 1.81 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

other alcohols: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Tobacco use

total: 48.5% (2020 est.)

male: 47.8% (2020 est.)

female: 49.1% (2020 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

N/A

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

59.6% (2023 est.)

Education expenditures

7.1% of GDP (2021) NA

Literacy

total population: NA

male: NA

female: NA

Youth unemployment rate (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 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Nauru 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Nauru 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.