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Population in Nauru

Population in Nauru was 12,025 in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.7% from 2024. That is the 214th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

2025, persons12,025
Change on 2024+0.7%
Rank214th of 215Countries ranked
Series high12,0252025
Series low4,6071960

Population in Nauru, 1960 to 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

4,0006,0008,00010K12K14K196019701980199020002010202020251960: 4,607 persons1961: 4,774 persons1962: 4,979 persons1963: 5,226 persons1964: 5,515 persons1965: 5,832 persons1966: 6,043 persons1967: 6,135 persons1968: 6,328 persons1969: 6,581 persons1970: 6,710 persons1971: 6,762 persons1972: 6,812 persons1973: 6,866 persons1974: 6,923 persons1975: 6,987 persons1976: 7,064 persons1977: 7,163 persons1978: 7,298 persons1979: 7,468 persons1980: 7,649 persons1981: 7,839 persons1982: 8,040 persons1983: 8,216 persons1984: 8,377 persons1985: 8,551 persons1986: 8,742 persons1987: 8,946 persons1988: 9,165 persons1989: 9,390 persons1990: 9,622 persons1991: 9,850 persons1992: 10,021 persons1993: 10,102 persons1994: 10,137 persons1995: 10,165 persons1996: 10,183 persons1997: 10,197 persons1998: 10,198 persons1999: 10,187 persons2000: 10,168 persons2001: 10,130 persons2002: 10,082 persons2003: 10,059 persons2004: 10,060 persons2005: 10,049 persons2006: 10,034 persons2007: 10,020 persons2008: 10,009 persons2009: 10,016 persons2010: 10,043 persons2011: 10,098 persons2012: 10,267 persons2013: 10,517 persons2014: 10,742 persons2015: 10,954 persons2016: 11,150 persons2017: 11,324 persons2018: 11,477 persons2019: 11,587 persons2020: 11,643 persons2021: 11,709 persons2022: 11,801 persons2023: 11,875 persons2024: 11,947 persons2025: 12,025 persons
persons. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Periodpersons
202512,025
202411,947
202311,875
202211,801
202111,709
202011,643
201911,587
201811,477
201711,324
201611,150
201510,954
201410,742
201310,517
201210,267
201110,098
201010,043
200910,016
200810,009
200710,020
200610,034
200510,049
200410,060
200310,059
200210,082
200110,130
200010,168
199910,187
199810,198
199710,197
199610,183
199510,165
199410,137
199310,102
199210,021
19919,850
19909,622
19899,390
19889,165
19878,946
19868,742
19858,551
19848,377
19838,216
19828,040
19817,839
19807,649
19797,468
19787,298
19777,163
19767,064
19756,987
19746,923
19736,866
19726,812
19716,762
19706,710
19696,581
19686,328
19676,135
19666,043
19655,832
19645,515
19635,226
19624,979
19614,774
19604,607

Rankings

Definition

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the population in Nauru?

Population in Nauru was 12,025 in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.7% from 2024. That is the 214th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

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World Bank. Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest population in Nauru?

12,025 in 2025, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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