The global population hockey stick in Nauru
Nauru: The global population hockey stick was 11,900 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
11,900 people
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
228th
of 239 countries
All-time high
11,900 people
in 2023
All-time low
1,834 people
in 1800
Years of data
224
1800–2023
The global population hockey stick in Nauru, 1800–2023
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2023, the global population hockey stick in Nauru stood at 11,900 people. That is the highest value across all 224 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, the global population hockey stick in Nauru peaked at 11,900 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,834 people, in 1800.
That places Nauru 228th out of 239 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
The global population hockey stick in Nauru, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 1,834 people | — |
| 1801 | 1,834 people | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 1,834 people | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 1,834 people | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 1,834 people | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 1,834 people | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 1,834 people | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 1,834 people | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 1,834 people | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 1,834 people | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 1,834 people | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 1,834 people | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 1,834 people | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 1,834 people | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 1,834 people | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 1,834 people | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 1,834 people | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 1,834 people | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 1,834 people | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 1,834 people | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 1,835 people | +0.1% |
| 1821 | 1,836 people | +0.1% |
| 1822 | 1,837 people | +0.1% |
| 1823 | 1,839 people | +0.1% |
| 1824 | 1,840 people | +0.1% |
| 1825 | 1,842 people | +0.1% |
| 1826 | 1,844 people | +0.1% |
| 1827 | 1,845 people | +0.1% |
| 1828 | 1,847 people | +0.1% |
| 1829 | 1,848 people | +0.1% |
| 1830 | 1,850 people | +0.1% |
| 1831 | 1,852 people | +0.1% |
| 1832 | 1,853 people | +0.1% |
| 1833 | 1,855 people | +0.1% |
| 1834 | 1,856 people | +0.1% |
| 1835 | 1,858 people | +0.1% |
| 1836 | 1,860 people | +0.1% |
| 1837 | 1,861 people | +0.1% |
| 1838 | 1,863 people | +0.1% |
| 1839 | 1,864 people | +0.1% |
| 1840 | 1,866 people | +0.1% |
| 1841 | 1,868 people | +0.1% |
| 1842 | 1,869 people | +0.1% |
| 1843 | 1,871 people | +0.1% |
| 1844 | 1,873 people | +0.1% |
| 1845 | 1,874 people | +0.1% |
| 1846 | 1,876 people | +0.1% |
| 1847 | 1,877 people | +0.1% |
| 1848 | 1,879 people | +0.1% |
| 1849 | 1,881 people | +0.1% |
| 1850 | 1,882 people | +0.1% |
| 1851 | 1,883 people | +0.1% |
| 1852 | 1,884 people | +0.1% |
| 1853 | 1,885 people | +0.1% |
| 1854 | 1,885 people | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 1,886 people | +0.1% |
| 1856 | 1,887 people | +0.1% |
| 1857 | 1,888 people | +0.1% |
| 1858 | 1,888 people | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 1,889 people | +0.1% |
| 1860 | 1,890 people | +0.1% |
| 1861 | 1,891 people | +0.1% |
| 1862 | 1,891 people | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 1,892 people | +0.1% |
| 1864 | 1,893 people | +0.1% |
| 1865 | 1,894 people | +0.1% |
| 1866 | 1,895 people | +0.1% |
| 1867 | 1,895 people | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 1,896 people | +0.1% |
| 1869 | 1,897 people | +0.1% |
| 1870 | 1,898 people | +0.1% |
| 1871 | 1,898 people | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 1,899 people | +0.1% |
| 1873 | 1,900 people | +0.1% |
| 1874 | 1,901 people | +0.1% |
| 1875 | 1,901 people | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 1,902 people | +0.1% |
| 1877 | 1,903 people | +0.1% |
| 1878 | 1,904 people | +0.1% |
| 1879 | 1,904 people | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 1,905 people | +0.1% |
| 1881 | 1,906 people | +0.1% |
| 1882 | 1,907 people | +0.1% |
| 1883 | 1,908 people | +0.1% |
| 1884 | 1,908 people | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 1,909 people | +0.1% |
| 1886 | 1,910 people | +0.1% |
| 1887 | 1,911 people | +0.1% |
| 1888 | 1,911 people | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 1,912 people | +0.1% |
| 1890 | 1,913 people | +0.1% |
| 1891 | 1,914 people | +0.1% |
| 1892 | 1,914 people | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 1,915 people | +0.1% |
| 1894 | 1,916 people | +0.1% |
| 1895 | 1,917 people | +0.1% |
| 1896 | 1,917 people | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 1,918 people | +0.1% |
| 1898 | 1,919 people | +0.1% |
| 1899 | 1,920 people | +0.1% |
| 1900 | 1,921 people | +0.1% |
| 1901 | 1,921 people | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 1,922 people | +0.1% |
| 1903 | 1,923 people | +0.1% |
| 1904 | 1,924 people | +0.1% |
| 1905 | 1,924 people | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 1,925 people | +0.1% |
| 1907 | 1,926 people | +0.1% |
| 1908 | 1,927 people | +0.1% |
| 1909 | 1,927 people | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 1,928 people | +0.1% |
| 1911 | 1,929 people | +0.1% |
| 1912 | 1,930 people | +0.1% |
| 1913 | 1,930 people | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 1,931 people | +0.1% |
| 1915 | 1,932 people | +0.1% |
| 1916 | 1,933 people | +0.1% |
| 1917 | 1,933 people | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 1,935 people | +0.1% |
| 1919 | 1,952 people | +0.9% |
| 1920 | 1,986 people | +1.7% |
| 1921 | 2,037 people | +2.6% |
| 1922 | 2,106 people | +3.4% |
| 1923 | 2,193 people | +4.1% |
| 1924 | 2,284 people | +4.1% |
| 1925 | 2,378 people | +4.1% |
| 1926 | 2,476 people | +4.1% |
| 1927 | 2,579 people | +4.2% |
| 1928 | 2,686 people | +4.1% |
| 1929 | 2,773 people | +3.2% |
| 1930 | 2,839 people | +2.4% |
| 1931 | 2,885 people | +1.6% |
| 1932 | 2,908 people | +0.8% |
| 1933 | 2,908 people | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 2,908 people | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 2,908 people | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 2,908 people | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 2,908 people | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 2,908 people | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 2,916 people | +0.3% |
| 1940 | 2,931 people | +0.5% |
| 1941 | 2,955 people | +0.8% |
| 1942 | 2,988 people | +1.1% |
| 1943 | 3,028 people | +1.3% |
| 1944 | 3,069 people | +1.4% |
| 1945 | 3,111 people | +1.4% |
| 1946 | 3,153 people | +1.4% |
| 1947 | 3,195 people | +1.3% |
| 1948 | 3,239 people | +1.4% |
| 1949 | 3,291 people | +1.6% |
| 1950 | 3,424 people | +4.0% |
| 1951 | 3,532 people | +3.2% |
| 1952 | 3,630 people | +2.8% |
| 1953 | 3,714 people | +2.3% |
| 1954 | 3,801 people | +2.3% |
| 1955 | 3,905 people | +2.7% |
| 1956 | 4,041 people | +3.5% |
| 1957 | 4,181 people | +3.5% |
| 1958 | 4,317 people | +3.3% |
| 1959 | 4,473 people | +3.6% |
| 1960 | 4,625 people | +3.4% |
| 1961 | 4,799 people | +3.8% |
| 1962 | 5,000 people | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 5,246 people | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 5,535 people | +5.5% |
| 1965 | 5,851 people | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 6,060 people | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 6,157 people | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 6,348 people | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 6,604 people | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 6,733 people | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 6,780 people | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 6,831 people | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 6,886 people | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 6,944 people | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 7,013 people | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 7,084 people | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 7,184 people | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 7,316 people | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 7,488 people | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 7,670 people | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 7,866 people | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 8,059 people | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 8,240 people | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 8,398 people | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 8,573 people | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 8,765 people | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 8,972 people | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 9,183 people | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 9,413 people | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 9,645 people | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 9,873 people | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 10,042 people | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 10,123 people | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 10,163 people | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 10,187 people | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 10,206 people | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 10,218 people | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 10,220 people | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10,207 people | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 10,187 people | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 10,147 people | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 10,105 people | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 10,086 people | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 10,084 people | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 10,071 people | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 10,061 people | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 10,042 people | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 10,032 people | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 10,041 people | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 10,067 people | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 10,116 people | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 10,289 people | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 10,539 people | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 10,766 people | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 10,975 people | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 11,173 people | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 11,351 people | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 11,499 people | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 11,609 people | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 11,665 people | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 11,727 people | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 11,822 people | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 11,900 people | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 1,834 people | 1,834 people | 1,834 people | 10 |
| 1810s | 1,834 people | 1,834 people | 1,834 people | 10 |
| 1820s | 1,841 people | 1,835 people | 1,848 people | 10 |
| 1830s | 1,857 people | 1,850 people | 1,864 people | 10 |
| 1840s | 1,873 people | 1,866 people | 1,881 people | 10 |
| 1850s | 1,886 people | 1,882 people | 1,889 people | 10 |
| 1860s | 1,893 people | 1,890 people | 1,897 people | 10 |
| 1870s | 1,901 people | 1,898 people | 1,904 people | 10 |
| 1880s | 1,909 people | 1,905 people | 1,912 people | 10 |
| 1890s | 1,916 people | 1,913 people | 1,920 people | 10 |
| 1900s | 1,924 people | 1,921 people | 1,927 people | 10 |
| 1910s | 1,933 people | 1,928 people | 1,952 people | 10 |
| 1920s | 2,350 people | 1,986 people | 2,773 people | 10 |
| 1930s | 2,900 people | 2,839 people | 2,916 people | 10 |
| 1940s | 3,096 people | 2,931 people | 3,291 people | 10 |
| 1950s | 3,902 people | 3,424 people | 4,473 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 5,622 people | 4,625 people | 6,604 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 7,026 people | 6,733 people | 7,488 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,514 people | 7,670 people | 9,413 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,088 people | 9,645 people | 10,220 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,086 people | 10,032 people | 10,187 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,838 people | 10,067 people | 11,609 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,778 people | 11,665 people | 11,900 people | 4 |
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- Population density 1,034 people per km² (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the global population hockey stick in Nauru?
- The global population hockey stick in Nauru was 11,900 people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest the global population hockey stick recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 11,900 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest the global population hockey stick recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,834 people in 1800.
- How does Nauru rank for the global population hockey stick?
- Nauru ranks 228th out of 239 countries with data for 2023.
- Is the global population hockey stick rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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 The global population hockey stick. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.