# Population density in Nauru

Population density in Nauru was 568.9 inhabitants per km² in 2024. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `population_density`
- Place id: `nr`
- Unit: inhabitants per km²
- Definition: Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.
- Note: United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July divided by land area (water excluded) from the latest Census Gazetteer files. US tables often give people per square mile; multiply persons per km² by 2.59 to compare.
- Source: World Bank, Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/population-density/nauru
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/population-density/nauru.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=population_density&place=nr

| Period | inhabitants per km² |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 568.9 |
| 2023 | 565.5 |
| 2022 | 590.1 |
| 2021 | 585.5 |
| 2020 | 582.2 |
| 2019 | 579.4 |
| 2018 | 573.9 |
| 2017 | 566.2 |
| 2016 | 557.5 |
| 2015 | 547.7 |
| 2014 | 537.1 |
| 2013 | 525.9 |
| 2012 | 513.4 |
| 2011 | 504.9 |
| 2010 | 502.2 |
| 2009 | 500.8 |
| 2008 | 500.5 |
| 2007 | 501 |
| 2006 | 501.7 |
| 2005 | 502.5 |
| 2004 | 503 |
| 2003 | 503 |
| 2002 | 504.1 |
| 2001 | 506.5 |
| 2000 | 508.4 |
| 1999 | 509.4 |
| 1998 | 509.9 |
| 1997 | 509.9 |
| 1996 | 509.2 |
| 1995 | 508.3 |
| 1994 | 506.9 |
| 1993 | 505.1 |
| 1992 | 501.1 |
| 1991 | 492.5 |
| 1990 | 481.1 |
| 1989 | 469.5 |
| 1988 | 458.3 |
| 1987 | 447.3 |
| 1986 | 437.1 |
| 1985 | 427.6 |
| 1984 | 418.9 |
| 1983 | 410.8 |
| 1982 | 402 |
| 1981 | 392 |
| 1980 | 382.5 |
| 1979 | 373.4 |
| 1978 | 364.9 |
| 1977 | 358.2 |
| 1976 | 353.2 |
| 1975 | 349.4 |
| 1974 | 346.2 |
| 1973 | 343.3 |
| 1972 | 340.6 |
| 1971 | 338.1 |
| 1970 | 335.5 |
| 1969 | 329.1 |
| 1968 | 316.4 |
| 1967 | 306.8 |
| 1966 | 302.2 |
| 1965 | 291.6 |
| 1964 | 275.8 |
| 1963 | 261.3 |
| 1962 | 249 |
| 1961 | 238.7 |