9,852 (2023 est.)
noun: Nauruan(s)
adjective: Nauruan
Nauruan 94.6%, I-Kiribati 2.2%, Fijian 1.3%, other 1.9% (2021 est.)
Nauruan 93% (official, a distinct Pacific Island language), English 2% (widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes), other 5% (includes Gilbertese 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%
Protestant 60.4% (Nauruan Congregational 34.7%, Assemblies of God 11.6%, Pacific Light House 6.3%, Nauru Independent 3.6%, Baptist 1.5, Seventh Day Adventist 1.3%, other Protestant 1.4%), Roman Catholic 33.9%, other 4.2%, none 1.3%, no answer 0.3% (2021 est.)
0-14 years: 30.13% (male 1,513/female 1,455)
15-64 years: 65.65% (male 3,183/female 3,285)
65 years and over: 4.22% (2023 est.) (male 141/female 275)
2023 population pyramid: 
total dependency ratio: 69.9
youth dependency ratio: 66
elderly dependency ratio: 3.9
potential support ratio: 25.8 (2021)
total: 27.5 years (2023 est.)
male: 26.9 years
female: 28.2 years
0.42% (2023 est.)
20.7 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
6.4 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
-10.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
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
urban population: 100% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 0.18% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.51 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2023 est.)
total: 7.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)
male: 9.9 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.4 deaths/1,000 live births
total population: 68.3 years (2023 est.)
male: 64.7 years
female: 72 years
2.58 children born/woman (2023 est.)
1.27 (2023 est.)
N/A
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: N/A
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: N/A
total: 0% of population (2020 est.)
12% of GDP (2020)
1.35 physicians/1,000 population (2015)
improved: urban: 96.3% of population
rural: N/A
total: 96.3% of population
unimproved: urban: 3.7% of population
rural: N/A
total: 3.7% of population (2017 est.)
61% (2016)
total: 2.44 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
beer: 0.54 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine: 0.09 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits: 1.81 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
total: 48.5% (2020 est.)
male: 47.8% (2020 est.)
female: 49.1% (2020 est.)
N/A
59.6% (2023 est.)
7.1% of GDP (2021) NA
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
NOTE: The information regarding Nauru on this page is re-published from the 2024 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Nauru 2024 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Nauru 2024 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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