Nauru

Population in Nauru

Population in Nauru: 3,407 people in 1950 and 11,880 people in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
11,880 people
Since 1950
+8,473 people
Rank, 2023
220 of 229
counting from the highest
World, 2023
8.09 billion people
Projected, 2100
20,660 people
UN projection (medium variant)
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people · UN

Population in NauruPopulation in Nauru: 3,407 people in 1950 and 11,880 people in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 20,660 people in 2100, between 6,432 people and 126,700 people (95% prediction interval).
Estimates, UNEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 20,660 people in 2100, between 6,432 people and 126,700 people (95% prediction interval).
  • Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 1,834 people.

Every year

people · UN

YearNauruWorld
202311,8808.09 billion
202211,8008.02 billion
202111,7107.95 billion
202011,6407.89 billion
201911,5907.81 billion
201811,4807.73 billion
201711,3207.65 billion
201611,1507.56 billion
201510,9507.47 billion
201410,7407.38 billion
201310,5207.29 billion
201210,2707.2 billion
201110,1007.11 billion
201010,0407.02 billion
200910,0206.93 billion
200810,0106.84 billion
200710,0206.76 billion
200610,0306.67 billion
200510,0506.59 billion
200410,0606.5 billion
200310,0606.42 billion
200210,0806.34 billion
200110,1306.26 billion
200010,1706.17 billion
199910,1906.09 billion
199810,2006.01 billion
199710,2005.93 billion
199610,1805.84 billion
199510,1705.76 billion
199410,1405.68 billion
199310,1005.59 billion
199210,0205.51 billion
19919,8505.42 billion
19909,6225.33 billion
19899,3905.23 billion
19889,1655.14 billion
19878,9465.05 billion
19868,7424.96 billion
19858,5514.87 billion
19848,3774.78 billion
19838,2164.7 billion
19828,0404.61 billion
19817,8394.53 billion
19807,6494.45 billion
19797,4684.37 billion
19787,2984.29 billion
19777,1634.22 billion
19767,0644.14 billion
19756,9874.07 billion
19746,9234 billion
19736,8663.92 billion
19726,8123.85 billion
19716,7623.77 billion
19706,7103.7 billion
19696,5813.62 billion
19686,3283.55 billion
19676,1343.47 billion
19666,0443.4 billion
19655,8323.34 billion
19645,5143.26 billion
19635,2263.19 billion
19624,9793.12 billion
19614,7743.07 billion
19604,6083.02 billion
19594,4542.97 billion
19584,2972.91 billion
19574,1582.85 billion
19564,0212.8 billion
19553,8852.74 billion
19543,7802.69 billion
19533,6952.63 billion
19523,6072.58 billion
19513,5102.54 billion
19503,4072.49 billion
19493,291–
19483,239–
19473,195–
19463,153–
19453,111–
19443,069–
19433,028–
19422,988–
19412,955–
19402,931–
19392,916–
19382,908–
19372,908–
19362,908–
19352,908–
19342,908–
19332,908–
19322,908–
19312,885–
19302,839–
19292,773–
19282,686–
19272,579–
19262,476–
19252,378–
19242,284–
19232,193–
19222,106–
19212,037–
19201,986–
19191,952–
19181,935–
19171,933–
19161,933–
19151,932–
19141,931–
19131,930–
19121,930–
19111,929–
19101,928–
19091,927–
19081,927–
19071,926–
19061,925–
19051,924–
19041,924–
19031,923–
19021,922–
19011,921–
19001,921–
18991,920–
18981,919–
18971,918–
18961,917–
18951,917–
18941,916–
18931,915–
18921,914–
18911,914–
18901,913–
18891,912–
18881,911–
18871,911–
18861,910–
18851,909–
18841,908–
18831,908–
18821,907–
18811,906–
18801,905–
18791,904–
18781,904–
18771,903–
18761,902–
18751,901–
18741,901–
18731,900–
18721,899–
18711,898–
18701,898–
18691,897–
18681,896–
18671,895–
18661,895–
18651,894–
18641,893–
18631,892–
18621,891–
18611,891–
18601,890–
18591,889–
18581,888–
18571,888–
18561,887–
18551,886–
18541,885–
18531,885–
18521,884–
18511,883–
18501,882–
18491,881–
18481,879–
18471,877–
18461,876–
18451,874–
18441,873–
18431,871–
18421,869–
18411,868–
18401,866–
18391,864–
18381,863–
18371,861–
18361,860–
18351,858–
18341,856–
18331,855–
18321,853–
18311,852–
18301,850–
18291,848–
18281,847–
18271,845–
18261,844–
18251,842–
18241,840–
18231,839–
18221,837–
18211,836–
18201,835–
18191,834–
18181,834–
18171,834–
18161,834–
18151,834–
18141,834–
18131,834–
18121,834–
18111,834–
18101,834–
18091,834–
18081,834–
18071,834–
18061,834–
18051,834–
18041,834–
18031,834–
18021,834–
18011,834–
18001,834–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearNauruWorld
202411,95011,850–12,0408.16 billion
202512,03011,720–12,3308.23 billion
202612,10011,560–12,6308.3 billion
202712,19011,390–12,9808.37 billion
202812,30011,200–13,3708.44 billion
202912,40011,000–13,7808.5 billion
203012,52010,790–14,2108.57 billion
203112,65010,580–14,6608.63 billion
203212,78010,380–15,1008.7 billion
203312,92010,180–15,5908.76 billion
203413,07010,010–16,1208.82 billion
203513,2309,840–16,7208.89 billion
203613,3909,650–17,3708.95 billion
203713,5509,444–18,0609.01 billion
203813,7009,275–18,8009.06 billion
203913,8609,102–19,5509.12 billion
204014,0408,943–20,3709.18 billion
204114,2208,809–21,1209.23 billion
204214,4008,675–21,8809.29 billion
204314,5808,582–22,7409.34 billion
204414,7608,506–23,5109.39 billion
204514,9308,419–24,2109.44 billion
204615,1008,305–25,0009.49 billion
204715,2708,145–25,9309.54 billion
204815,4408,024–26,8309.58 billion
204915,6007,915–27,5909.62 billion
205015,7607,737–28,3209.66 billion
205115,9107,608–29,0609.7 billion
205216,0707,507–29,8809.74 billion
205316,2107,432–30,7709.78 billion
205416,3507,405–31,6109.81 billion
205516,4807,356–32,3409.85 billion
205616,6207,258–33,1809.88 billion
205716,7607,140–34,0509.91 billion
205816,8907,034–34,9209.94 billion
205917,0206,944–35,9409.96 billion
206017,1406,863–36,8009.99 billion
206117,2706,722–37,84010 billion
206217,4006,592–39,07010 billion
206317,5306,493–40,15010.1 billion
206417,6506,407–41,18010.1 billion
206517,7806,423–42,86010.1 billion
206617,9006,405–44,72010.1 billion
206718,0306,312–46,06010.1 billion
206818,1706,207–47,29010.2 billion
206918,2806,200–48,49010.2 billion
207018,4006,257–50,02010.2 billion
207118,5206,268–51,79010.2 billion
207218,6306,232–53,33010.2 billion
207318,7506,138–54,81010.2 billion
207418,8606,084–56,31010.2 billion
207518,9806,070–58,06010.3 billion
207619,0905,982–59,86010.3 billion
207719,1905,873–61,36010.3 billion
207819,3005,783–62,79010.3 billion
207919,4005,756–64,47010.3 billion
208019,5005,796–65,96010.3 billion
208119,5905,758–67,30010.3 billion
208219,6805,710–69,25010.3 billion
208319,7705,764–71,85010.3 billion
208419,8505,871–74,21010.3 billion
208519,9205,890–76,28010.3 billion
208619,9905,839–78,57010.3 billion
208720,0505,785–80,84010.3 billion
208820,1205,729–84,09010.3 billion
208920,1805,732–87,06010.3 billion
209020,2405,794–90,80010.3 billion
209120,2905,854–94,40010.3 billion
209220,3405,992–97,13010.3 billion
209320,3906,166–101,30010.3 billion
209420,4406,259–105,40010.2 billion
209520,4806,303–108,80010.2 billion
209620,5206,403–112,10010.2 billion
209720,5506,527–115,70010.2 billion
209820,5906,526–119,30010.2 billion
209920,6306,467–123,20010.2 billion
210020,6606,432–126,70010.2 billion

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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