Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Nauru
Nauru: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 1 people per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Nauru, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 1 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Nauru peaked at 1 people per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.9998 people per person, in 1964.
Nauru ranks 6th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Nauru, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 1 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.9998 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.9998 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 1 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 1.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 1 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6545 people per person, 1.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 people per person | 0.9998 people per person | 1 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1 people per person | 1 people per person | 1 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 people per person | 1 people per person | 1 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 people per person | 1 people per person | 1 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 people per person | 1 people per person | 1 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 people per person | 1 people per person | 1 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 people per person | 1 people per person | 1 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
More population data for Nauru
- Population regions 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 long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.1598 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 14.7 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.5419 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2823 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.179 (2100)
- Population density 1,034 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1,413 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Nauru?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Nauru was 1 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 1 people per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9998 people per person in 1964.
- How does Nauru rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Nauru ranks 6th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban and rural population Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.