World population growth in Nauru
Nauru: World population growth was 0.2% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
0.2%
Change on year
up 19.3%
World rank
55th
of 239 countries
All-time high
5.6%
in 1965
All-time low
-0.5%
in 2002
Years of data
161
1900–2100
World population growth in Nauru, 1900–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for world population growth in Nauru is 0.2%, measured in 2100.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.3% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population growth in Nauru peaked at 5.6% in 1965 and was at its lowest, -0.5%, in 2002.
Nauru ranks 55th of 239 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
World population growth in Nauru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.1% | — |
| 1905 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1910 | 0.1% | — |
| 1915 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1920 | 1.7% | +3235.3% |
| 1925 | 4.0% | +133.6% |
| 1930 | 2.4% | -41.7% |
| 1935 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1940 | 0.5% | — |
| 1945 | 1.4% | +164.9% |
| 1950 | 3.1% | +124.6% |
| 1951 | 2.9% | -3.9% |
| 1952 | 2.5% | -14.0% |
| 1953 | 2.2% | -10.9% |
| 1954 | 2.3% | +2.4% |
| 1955 | 3.2% | +37.6% |
| 1956 | 3.7% | +17.8% |
| 1957 | 3.0% | -20.1% |
| 1958 | 3.6% | +20.2% |
| 1959 | 3.6% | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 3.2% | -9.4% |
| 1961 | 3.8% | +18.6% |
| 1962 | 4.6% | +18.9% |
| 1963 | 5.1% | +12.9% |
| 1964 | 5.6% | +8.2% |
| 1965 | 5.6% | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 1.6% | -71.4% |
| 1967 | 1.4% | -13.6% |
| 1968 | 4.8% | +244.4% |
| 1969 | 3.1% | -35.1% |
| 1970 | 0.8% | -74.5% |
| 1971 | 0.8% | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.7% | -8.3% |
| 1973 | 0.9% | +24.0% |
| 1974 | 0.8% | -9.2% |
| 1975 | 1.0% | +31.6% |
| 1976 | 1.1% | +9.8% |
| 1977 | 1.6% | +41.2% |
| 1978 | 2.1% | +30.3% |
| 1979 | 2.5% | +17.4% |
| 1980 | 2.3% | -6.6% |
| 1981 | 2.6% | +12.5% |
| 1982 | 2.5% | -5.8% |
| 1983 | 1.9% | -22.0% |
| 1984 | 2.0% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 2.2% | +9.9% |
| 1986 | 2.3% | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 2.4% | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 2.5% | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 2.4% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 2.5% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 2.2% | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | -45.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | -67.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | -22.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -26.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -39.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | -0.1% | -186.1% |
| 1999 | -0.1% | -16.9% |
| 2000 | -0.3% | +190.8% |
| 2001 | -0.4% | +55.8% |
| 2002 | -0.5% | +18.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -115.2% |
| 2004 | -0.1% | -175.0% |
| 2005 | -0.2% | +165.0% |
| 2006 | -0.1% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | -0.1% | -19.5% |
| 2008 | -0.1% | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -344.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +45.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +139.2% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | +234.5% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -14.9% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -16.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -45.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -56.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +183.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -32.3% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | +37.6% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | -10.2% |
| 2026 | 0.6% | +1.9% |
| 2027 | 0.9% | +40.6% |
| 2028 | 0.8% | -14.5% |
| 2029 | 1.0% | +24.5% |
| 2030 | 1.0% | +0.7% |
| 2031 | 1.1% | +9.8% |
| 2032 | 1.1% | +0.4% |
| 2033 | 1.1% | +7.0% |
| 2034 | 1.2% | +5.0% |
| 2035 | 1.3% | +6.4% |
| 2036 | 1.1% | -11.8% |
| 2037 | 1.2% | +4.8% |
| 2038 | 1.1% | -3.0% |
| 2039 | 1.2% | +7.2% |
| 2040 | 1.3% | +8.2% |
| 2041 | 1.3% | -2.4% |
| 2042 | 1.3% | -1.3% |
| 2043 | 1.2% | -6.6% |
| 2044 | 1.2% | +1.1% |
| 2045 | 1.1% | -5.1% |
| 2046 | 1.2% | +3.0% |
| 2047 | 1.1% | -4.5% |
| 2048 | 1.0% | -6.9% |
| 2049 | 1.1% | +2.1% |
| 2050 | 1.0% | -10.0% |
| 2051 | 1.0% | +5.6% |
| 2052 | 0.9% | -10.8% |
| 2053 | 0.9% | -2.9% |
| 2054 | 0.8% | -3.7% |
| 2055 | 0.8% | +0.6% |
| 2056 | 0.8% | -0.1% |
| 2057 | 0.8% | -8.6% |
| 2058 | 0.8% | +0.8% |
| 2059 | 0.7% | -6.8% |
| 2060 | 0.8% | +4.8% |
| 2061 | 0.8% | +2.4% |
| 2062 | 0.7% | -9.7% |
| 2063 | 0.7% | +1.0% |
| 2064 | 0.7% | +2.4% |
| 2065 | 0.7% | -2.2% |
| 2066 | 0.7% | -4.7% |
| 2067 | 0.8% | +17.3% |
| 2068 | 0.7% | -16.6% |
| 2069 | 0.6% | -11.5% |
| 2070 | 0.8% | +28.2% |
| 2071 | 0.6% | -25.9% |
| 2072 | 0.6% | +15.8% |
| 2073 | 0.6% | -4.8% |
| 2074 | 0.6% | -3.1% |
| 2075 | 0.6% | -1.5% |
| 2076 | 0.6% | -3.2% |
| 2077 | 0.6% | -2.5% |
| 2078 | 0.6% | +0.4% |
| 2079 | 0.5% | -2.3% |
| 2080 | 0.4% | -18.5% |
| 2081 | 0.5% | +12.2% |
| 2082 | 0.4% | -10.7% |
| 2083 | 0.4% | -3.8% |
| 2084 | 0.4% | -7.5% |
| 2085 | 0.3% | -12.0% |
| 2086 | 0.3% | -1.7% |
| 2087 | 0.3% | -17.9% |
| 2088 | 0.3% | +17.6% |
| 2089 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2090 | 0.3% | -15.3% |
| 2091 | 0.2% | -19.9% |
| 2092 | 0.2% | +1.8% |
| 2093 | 0.3% | +19.5% |
| 2094 | 0.2% | -14.8% |
| 2095 | 0.2% | -25.7% |
| 2096 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2097 | 0.2% | +14.0% |
| 2098 | 0.2% | +2.1% |
| 2099 | 0.1% | -24.6% |
| 2100 | 0.2% | +19.3% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 0.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.3%. (85 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 0.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.3%. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth in Nauru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | +3235.3% | 0.1% | 1.7% |
| 2009 | +344.4% | -0.1% | 0.2% |
| 1968 | +244.4% | 1.4% | 4.8% |
| 2012 | +234.5% | 0.8% | 2.6% |
| 2000 | -190.8% | -0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | -186.1% | 0.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 1920s | 2.9% | 1.7% | 4.0% | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.2% | 0.0% | 2.4% | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.4% | 2 |
| 1950s | 3.0% | 2.2% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.9% | 1.4% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | -0.1% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2% | -0.5% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.3% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2030s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2040s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2090s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2100s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
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- 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)
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2823 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 1,034 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1,413 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.2% (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in Nauru?
- World population growth in Nauru was 0.2% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 1965.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5% in 2002.
- How does Nauru rank for world population growth?
- Nauru ranks 55th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.