Nauru
Micronesia · Independent country · Capital: Yaren
- 11,988Population17th of 22 · 2025
- 308,480 km²Ocean area19th of 22 · 2021
- US$17,740GDP per person8th of 22 · 2024
- 2,991Overseas visitors a year15th of 20 · 2016
Nauru has 15,424 km² of ocean for every km² of land, and about 599 people per km² of land.
Population
2000–2025
GDP per person (US$, current prices)
2005–2024
Overseas visitors per year
2007–2016
Life expectancy of women at birth
2001–2021
People
- Population
- 11,9882025, estimate
- Population growth per year
- 0.7%2025, estimate
- People per km² of land
- 5992025, estimate
- Median age
- 21 years2025, estimate
- Children (0–14)share of the population
- 37%2025, estimate
- Youth (15–24)share of the population
- 18%2025, estimate
- Aged 60 and overshare of the population
- 5%2025, estimate
- Dependency ratiochildren and older people per 100 aged 15–59
- 75%2025, estimate
Health
- Life expectancy, women
- 67.1 years2021
- Life expectancy, men
- 60.9 years2021
- Births per woman
- 3.32021
- Births per 1,000 women aged 15–19
- 92.32017
- Infant deaths per 1,000 live births
- 25.42017
- Births per 1,000 people
- 28.72018
- Deaths per 1,000 people
- 7.82018
Economy
- GDPcurrent prices, US dollars
- US$211 million2024
- GDP per person
- US$17,7402024
- Inflation
- 15.4%2024
- Exports of goods
- US$10.8 million2024
- Imports of goods
- US$19.5 million2024
- Trade balance
- −US$32.2 million2023
- Government revenueshare of GDP
- 83.5%2024
- Government spendingshare of GDP
- 109.7%2023
- Overseas visitors per year
- 2,9912016
Land and sea
- Land area
- 20 km²2025, estimate
- Ocean area (exclusive economic zone)
- 308,480 km²2021
- Highest point above sea level
- 71 m2021
Happening nearby now
Earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 and over this week within 1,000 km of Yaren, and storms, floods, volcanoes and fires within 1,500 km.
Nothing reported nearby right now.
Open datasets about Nauru
- Humanitarian Data Exchange
Airports in Nauru
OurAirportsUpdated 3 Feb 2026
List of airports in Nauru, with latitude and longitude. Unverified community data from http://ourairports.com/countries/NR/
- CSV
- Humanitarian Data Exchange
Nauru Healthsites
Open Healthsite ConsultingUpdated 29 Sept 2026
This dataset shows the list of operating health facilities. Attributes included: Name,Nature of Facility, Activities, Lat, Long
- CSV
- GEOJSON
- SHP
- Humanitarian Data Exchange
Nauru - Historical Health Indicators
World Health OrganizationUpdated 7 Feb 2025
This dataset contains historical data from WHO's [data portal](https://www.who.int/gho/en/).
- CSV
- Humanitarian Data Exchange
Nauru - GCF Funded Activities
Green Climate FundUpdated 1 May 2026
This dataset provides a list of climate funded activities showing the modality, project, name of entity, countries funded …
- CSV
- Humanitarian Data Exchange
Nauru - Education Indicators
UNESCOUpdated 3 Mar 2026
Education indicators for Nauru. Contains data from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics [bulk data service](http://data.uis …
- CSV
- Humanitarian Data Exchange
Nauru - Subnational Administrative Boundaries
geoBoundariesUpdated 24 Oct 2026
This dataset contains the following administrative boundaries: ADM0, ADM1. Produced and maintained since 2017, the geoBoundaries Global Database …
- GEOJSON
- SHP
Other Pacific countries and territories
Figures: Pacific Community (SPC), Pacific Data Hub .Stat (Pocket summary). The year under each figure is the year it is for; SPC keeps showing the latest figure until a newer one is published. Live events: USGS, GDACS and NASA EONET.