Which has higher population, Anguilla or Nauru?

Anguilla, at 14,435 people against 11,900 people in Nauru as of 2023.

What is the difference in population between Anguilla and Nauru?

2,535 people, with Anguilla ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Anguilla and Nauru?

89 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Anguilla vs Nauru: Population

Anguilla

14,435 people

in 2023

Nauru

11,900 people

in 2023

Anguilla rank

225th

Nauru rank

227th

Population over time

Anguilla
Nauru

How they compare

Anguilla currently reports 14,435 people against 11,900 people in Nauru, a difference of 2,535 people.

That makes Anguilla's figure about 1.2 times Nauru's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 89 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Anguilla ahead.

Anguilla ranks 225th and Nauru ranks 227th of 238 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Anguilla averaged higher in 20 and Nauru in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Anguilla	Nauru	Difference	Ahead
1800s	2,654 people	1,834 people	820 people	Anguilla
1810s	2,832 people	1,834 people	998 people	Anguilla
1820s	3,010 people	1,835 people	1,175 people	Anguilla
1830s	3,100 people	1,850 people	1,250 people	Anguilla
1840s	2,950 people	1,866 people	1,084 people	Anguilla
1850s	3,071 people	1,882 people	1,189 people	Anguilla
1860s	2,965 people	1,890 people	1,075 people	Anguilla
1870s	2,815 people	1,898 people	917 people	Anguilla
1880s	3,160 people	1,905 people	1,255 people	Anguilla
1890s	3,650 people	1,913 people	1,737 people	Anguilla
1900s	3,980 people	1,921 people	2,059 people	Anguilla
1910s	4,160 people	1,928 people	2,232 people	Anguilla
1920s	4,187 people	1,986 people	2,201 people	Anguilla
1930s	4,994 people	2,839 people	2,155 people	Anguilla
1940s	5,533 people	2,931 people	2,602 people	Anguilla
1950s	5,584 people	3,902 people	1,682 people	Anguilla
1960s	6,023 people	5,622 people	400.7 people	Anguilla
1970s	6,492 people	7,026 people	534.4 people	Nauru
1980s	7,099 people	8,514 people	1,414 people	Nauru
1990s	9,633 people	10,088 people	455.1 people	Nauru
2000s	12,193 people	10,086 people	2,108 people	Anguilla
2010s	14,001 people	10,838 people	3,162 people	Anguilla
2020s	14,501 people	11,778 people	2,722 people	Anguilla

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Anguilla or Nauru?: Anguilla, at 14,435 people against 11,900 people in Nauru as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Anguilla and Nauru?: 2,535 people, with Anguilla ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Anguilla and Nauru?: 89 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
How do Anguilla and Nauru rank globally for population?: Anguilla ranks 225th and Nauru ranks 227th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Population
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.