| Population | 9,770 (July 2021 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Nauruan(s) adjective: Nauruan |
| Ethnic groups | Nauruan 88.9%, part Nauruan 6.6%, I-Kiribati 2%, other 2.5% (2007 est.) |
| Languages | Nauruan 93% (official, a distinct Pacific Island language), English 2% (widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes), other 5% (includes I-Kiribati 2% and Chinese 2%) (2011 est.) note: data represent main language spoken at home; Nauruan is spoken by 95% of the population, English by 66%, and other languages by 12% |
| Religions | Protestant 60.4% (includes Nauru Congregational 35.7%, Assembly of God 13%, Nauru Independent Church 9.5%, Baptist 1.5%, and Seventh Day Adventist 0.7%), Roman Catholic 33%, other 3.7%, none 1.8%, unspecified 1.1% (2011 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 30.87% (male 1,337/female 1,684) 15-24 years: 16.35% (male 734/female 866) 25-54 years: 42.57% (male 2,115/female 2,050) 55-64 years: 6.72% (male 262/female 396) 65 years and over: 3.48% (male 122/female 219) (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 27 years male: 28.2 years female: 25.9 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.42% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 21.49 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 6.24 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -11.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Population distribution | extensive phosphate mining made approximately 90% of the island unsuitable for farming; most people live in the fertile coastal areas, especially along the southwest coast |
| Urbanization | urban population: 100% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.18% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 0.84 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 0.79 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 0.85 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.66 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.56 male(s)/female total population: 0.88 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 7.96 deaths/1,000 live births male: 10.25 deaths/1,000 live births female: 5.59 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 67.62 years male: 64.06 years female: 71.3 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 2.65 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 9.6% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 1.35 physicians/1,000 population (2015) |
| Hospital bed density | 5 beds/1,000 population (2010) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 96.3% of population total: 96.3% of population unimproved: urban: 3.7% of population total: 3.7% of population (2017 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
| Major infectious diseases | degree of risk: high (2020) food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea vectorborne diseases: malaria |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 61% (2016) |
| Education expenditures | NA |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 9 years male: 9 years female: 10 years (2008) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
