Africa's Development: Demographic estimates Population … square in Nauru
Nauru: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates was 0.639 Persons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Nauru, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Persons per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Nauru stood at 0.639 Persons per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Nauru peaked at 0.639 Persons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4799 Persons per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Nauru 9th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Nauru, year by year
| Year | Persons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4799 Persons per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.4951 Persons per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5064 Persons per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5113 Persons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5137 Persons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5158 Persons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5172 Persons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5181 Persons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5188 Persons per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5192 Persons per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5188 Persons per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5181 Persons per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5175 Persons per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5172 Persons per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5167 Persons per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5159 Persons per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5147 Persons per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5133 Persons per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5121 Persons per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5117 Persons per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5121 Persons per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5141 Persons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5222 Persons per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5347 Persons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.547 Persons per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5593 Persons per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5718 Persons per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5841 Persons per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5962 Persons per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6066 Persons per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6158 Persons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6256 Persons per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6334 Persons per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.639 Persons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 0.639 Persons per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1271 Persons per square kilometre, 5.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 0.639 Persons per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1225 Persons per square kilometre, 5.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5096 Persons per square kilometre | 0.4799 Persons per square kilometre | 0.5192 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5156 Persons per square kilometre | 0.5117 Persons per square kilometre | 0.5188 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5548 Persons per square kilometre | 0.5121 Persons per square kilometre | 0.6066 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6284 Persons per square kilometre | 0.6158 Persons per square kilometre | 0.639 Persons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 6 Bangladesh 1.33 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 7 Barbados 0.6558 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 8 Mauritius 0.6513 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 10 Rwanda 0.5713 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 11 San Marino 0.5607 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 12 Lebanon 0.5234 Persons per square kilometre compare
More population data for Nauru
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 14.7 Persons (2050)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.1598 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2049)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.1598 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1,413 people (2100)
- Population density 1,034 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.2% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2823 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Nauru?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Nauru was 0.639 Persons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.639 Persons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4799 Persons per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Nauru rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
- Nauru ranks 9th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.