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Nationality:
noun: Nauruan(s)
adjective:
Nauruan
Ethnic groups:
Nauruan 58%, other Pacific Islander 26%, Chinese 8%, European 8%
Languages:
Nauruan (official, a distinct Pacific Island language), English (widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes)
Religions:
Protestant 45.8% (Nauru Congregational 35.4%, Nauru Independent Church 10.4%), Roman Catholic 33.2%, other 14.1%, none 4.5%, unspecified 2.4% (2002 census)
Population:
9,378 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 226
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 32.7% (male 1,374/female 1,689)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
18.2% (male 883/female 827)
25-54 years:
41.8% (male 1,935/female 1,983)
55-64 years:
5.6% (male 214/female 315)
65 years and over:
1.7% (male 69/female 89) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 24.6 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
24.8 years
female:
24.3 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.608% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 143
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
27.08 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 48
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
5.97 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 162
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
-15.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 216
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 100% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
0.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 0.84 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
0.81 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.78 male(s)/female
total population:
0.91 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 8.51 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 153
male:
10.94 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.47 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 65.7 years
country comparison to the world: 167
male:
61.62 years
female:
69.11 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
3.03 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 62
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
12.1% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 10
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
0.714 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 50% of population
total: 50% of population
unimproved:
