Population growth rate in Nauru
Nauru: Population growth rate was 0.179 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
0.179
Change on year
up 19.3%
World rank
55th
of 239 countries
All-time high
5.61
in 1965
All-time low
-0.526
in 2002
Years of data
161
1900–2100
Population growth rate in Nauru, 1900–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth rate in Nauru is 0.179, 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, population growth rate in Nauru peaked at 5.61 in 1965 and was at its lowest, -0.526, 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.
Population growth rate in Nauru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.0521 | — |
| 1905 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1910 | 0.0519 | — |
| 1915 | 0.0518 | -0.2% |
| 1920 | 1.73 | +3235.3% |
| 1925 | 4.03 | +133.6% |
| 1930 | 2.35 | -41.7% |
| 1935 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1940 | 0.5131 | — |
| 1945 | 1.36 | +164.9% |
| 1950 | 3.05 | +124.6% |
| 1951 | 2.93 | -3.9% |
| 1952 | 2.52 | -14.0% |
| 1953 | 2.25 | -10.9% |
| 1954 | 2.3 | +2.4% |
| 1955 | 3.17 | +37.6% |
| 1956 | 3.73 | +17.8% |
| 1957 | 2.98 | -20.1% |
| 1958 | 3.58 | +20.2% |
| 1959 | 3.57 | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 3.23 | -9.4% |
| 1961 | 3.83 | +18.6% |
| 1962 | 4.56 | +18.9% |
| 1963 | 5.15 | +12.9% |
| 1964 | 5.57 | +8.2% |
| 1965 | 5.61 | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 1.6 | -71.4% |
| 1967 | 1.39 | -13.6% |
| 1968 | 4.77 | +244.4% |
| 1969 | 3.1 | -35.1% |
| 1970 | 0.79 | -74.5% |
| 1971 | 0.769 | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.705 | -8.3% |
| 1973 | 0.874 | +24.0% |
| 1974 | 0.794 | -9.2% |
| 1975 | 1.04 | +31.6% |
| 1976 | 1.15 | +9.8% |
| 1977 | 1.62 | +41.2% |
| 1978 | 2.11 | +30.3% |
| 1979 | 2.48 | +17.4% |
| 1980 | 2.31 | -6.6% |
| 1981 | 2.6 | +12.5% |
| 1982 | 2.45 | -5.8% |
| 1983 | 1.91 | -22.0% |
| 1984 | 1.96 | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 2.15 | +9.9% |
| 1986 | 2.25 | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 2.37 | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 2.46 | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 2.42 | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 2.45 | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 2.23 | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 1.22 | -45.5% |
| 1993 | 0.396 | -67.5% |
| 1994 | 0.306 | -22.7% |
| 1995 | 0.226 | -26.1% |
| 1996 | 0.137 | -39.4% |
| 1997 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | -0.118 | -186.1% |
| 1999 | -0.098 | -16.9% |
| 2000 | -0.285 | +190.8% |
| 2001 | -0.444 | +55.8% |
| 2002 | -0.526 | +18.5% |
| 2003 | 0.08 | -115.2% |
| 2004 | -0.06 | -175.0% |
| 2005 | -0.159 | +165.0% |
| 2006 | -0.149 | -6.3% |
| 2007 | -0.12 | -19.5% |
| 2008 | -0.09 | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 0.22 | -344.4% |
| 2010 | 0.319 | +45.0% |
| 2011 | 0.763 | +139.2% |
| 2012 | 2.55 | +234.5% |
| 2013 | 2.26 | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 1.98 | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 1.92 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.63 | -14.9% |
| 2017 | 1.47 | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 1.23 | -16.2% |
| 2019 | 0.673 | -45.2% |
| 2020 | 0.292 | -56.6% |
| 2021 | 0.828 | +183.6% |
| 2022 | 0.746 | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 0.505 | -32.3% |
| 2024 | 0.695 | +37.6% |
| 2025 | 0.624 | -10.2% |
| 2026 | 0.636 | +1.9% |
| 2027 | 0.894 | +40.6% |
| 2028 | 0.764 | -14.5% |
| 2029 | 0.951 | +24.5% |
| 2030 | 0.958 | +0.7% |
| 2031 | 1.05 | +9.8% |
| 2032 | 1.06 | +0.4% |
| 2033 | 1.13 | +7.0% |
| 2034 | 1.19 | +5.0% |
| 2035 | 1.26 | +6.4% |
| 2036 | 1.11 | -11.8% |
| 2037 | 1.17 | +4.8% |
| 2038 | 1.13 | -3.0% |
| 2039 | 1.21 | +7.2% |
| 2040 | 1.31 | +8.2% |
| 2041 | 1.28 | -2.4% |
| 2042 | 1.26 | -1.3% |
| 2043 | 1.18 | -6.6% |
| 2044 | 1.19 | +1.1% |
| 2045 | 1.13 | -5.1% |
| 2046 | 1.17 | +3.0% |
| 2047 | 1.11 | -4.5% |
| 2048 | 1.04 | -6.9% |
| 2049 | 1.06 | +2.1% |
| 2050 | 0.952 | -10.0% |
| 2051 | 1 | +5.6% |
| 2052 | 0.896 | -10.8% |
| 2053 | 0.87 | -2.9% |
| 2054 | 0.838 | -3.7% |
| 2055 | 0.843 | +0.6% |
| 2056 | 0.842 | -0.1% |
| 2057 | 0.77 | -8.6% |
| 2058 | 0.776 | +0.8% |
| 2059 | 0.723 | -6.8% |
| 2060 | 0.758 | +4.8% |
| 2061 | 0.776 | +2.4% |
| 2062 | 0.701 | -9.7% |
| 2063 | 0.708 | +1.0% |
| 2064 | 0.725 | +2.4% |
| 2065 | 0.709 | -2.2% |
| 2066 | 0.676 | -4.7% |
| 2067 | 0.793 | +17.3% |
| 2068 | 0.661 | -16.6% |
| 2069 | 0.585 | -11.5% |
| 2070 | 0.75 | +28.2% |
| 2071 | 0.556 | -25.9% |
| 2072 | 0.644 | +15.8% |
| 2073 | 0.613 | -4.8% |
| 2074 | 0.594 | -3.1% |
| 2075 | 0.585 | -1.5% |
| 2076 | 0.566 | -3.2% |
| 2077 | 0.552 | -2.5% |
| 2078 | 0.554 | +0.4% |
| 2079 | 0.541 | -2.3% |
| 2080 | 0.441 | -18.5% |
| 2081 | 0.495 | +12.2% |
| 2082 | 0.442 | -10.7% |
| 2083 | 0.425 | -3.8% |
| 2084 | 0.393 | -7.5% |
| 2085 | 0.346 | -12.0% |
| 2086 | 0.34 | -1.7% |
| 2087 | 0.279 | -17.9% |
| 2088 | 0.328 | +17.6% |
| 2089 | 0.327 | -0.3% |
| 2090 | 0.277 | -15.3% |
| 2091 | 0.222 | -19.9% |
| 2092 | 0.226 | +1.8% |
| 2093 | 0.27 | +19.5% |
| 2094 | 0.23 | -14.8% |
| 2095 | 0.171 | -25.7% |
| 2096 | 0.171 | +0.0% |
| 2097 | 0.195 | +14.0% |
| 2098 | 0.199 | +2.1% |
| 2099 | 0.15 | -24.6% |
| 2100 | 0.179 | +19.3% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 0.179 is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.343. (85 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 0.179 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.318. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate 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% | 0.0518 | 1.73 |
| 2009 | +344.4% | -0.09 | 0.22 |
| 1968 | +244.4% | 1.39 | 4.77 |
| 2012 | +234.5% | 0.763 | 2.55 |
| 2000 | -190.8% | -0.098 | -0.285 |
| 1998 | -186.1% | 0.137 | -0.118 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.026 | 0 | 0.0521 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.0518 | 0.0518 | 0.0519 | 2 |
| 1920s | 2.88 | 1.73 | 4.03 | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.18 | 0 | 2.35 | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.9362 | 0.5131 | 1.36 | 2 |
| 1950s | 3.01 | 2.25 | 3.73 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.88 | 1.39 | 5.61 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.23 | 0.705 | 2.48 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.29 | 1.91 | 2.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.689 | -0.118 | 2.45 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1533 | -0.526 | 0.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 | 0.319 | 2.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6935 | 0.292 | 0.951 | 10 |
| 2030s | 1.13 | 0.958 | 1.26 | 10 |
| 2040s | 1.17 | 1.04 | 1.31 | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.8515 | 0.723 | 1 | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.7092 | 0.585 | 0.793 | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.5955 | 0.541 | 0.75 | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.3816 | 0.279 | 0.495 | 10 |
| 2090s | 0.2111 | 0.15 | 0.277 | 10 |
| 2100s | 0.179 | 0.179 | 0.179 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Nauru?
- Population growth rate in Nauru was 0.179 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 5.61 in 1965.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.526 in 2002.
- How does Nauru rank for population growth rate?
- Nauru ranks 55th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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