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Nauru

Snapshot ·
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Capital
Yaren District
Currency
Australian dollar
Continent
Oceania
Area
21 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q697 ↗ · Official languages: English, Nauruan
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
12.03K · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
176.04M · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
14.64K · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
-0.12 · 2012
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
—
No data available
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
3.29 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
62.28 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
Population growth ↗
0.65 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
2.14 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
14.2K · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
3.01 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
100 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
—
No data available
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
—
No data available
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
83.01 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
165.44 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
-3.48 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 2006–2025
2025Nauru: 12.03K
Nauru · Population9,807.410.41K11.02K11.62K12.23K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Nauru · Population · people
YearNauru
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
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Nauru: 176.04M
Nauru · GDP6.98M54.35M101.72M149.09M196.46M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Nauru · GDP · current US$
YearNauru
2025176,040,043.93
2024167,833,414.85
2023161,531,316.88
2022180,671,357.35
2021149,268,323.99
2020124,685,688.16
2019125,160,115.55
2018130,995,566.3
2017109,355,638.87
201697,541,943.04
201584,863,440.58
201499,149,244.4
201394,385,014.94
2012101,055,722.95
201165,071,879.78
201047,562,844.61
200944,176,245.55
200837,602,264.73
200722,766,972.19
200629,200,359.39

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Nauru: 14.64K
Nauru · GDP per capita968.384,879.698,790.9912.7K16.61K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Nauru · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearNauru
202514,639.5
202414,048.16
202313,602.64
202215,309.83
202112,748.17
202010,709.07
201910,801.77
201811,413.75
20179,656.98
20168,748.16
20157,747.26
20149,230.05
20138,974.52
20129,842.77
20116,444.04
20104,735.92
20094,410.57
20083,756.85
20072,272.15
20062,910.14
% · 2006–2025
2025Nauru: —
Nauru · Inflation-0.17-0.040.090.220.342006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Nauru · Inflation · %
YearNauru
2025No data available
2024No data available
2023No data available
2022No data available
2021No data available
2020No data available
2019No data available
2018No data available
2017No data available
2016No data available
2015No data available
2014No data available
2013No data available
2012-0.12
20110.3
2010No data available
2009No data available
2008No data available
2007No data available
2006No data available

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
No data available
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Nauru · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearNauru
2025No data available
2024No data available
2023No data available
2022No data available
2021No data available
2020No data available
2019No data available
2018No data available
2017No data available
2016No data available
2015No data available
2014No data available
2013No data available
2012No data available
2011No data available
2010No data available
2009No data available
2008No data available
2007No data available
2006No data available

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Nauru: —
Nauru · Fertility rate3.213.463.73.954.22006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Nauru · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearNauru
2025No data available
20243.29
20233.33
20223.38
20213.43
20203.47
20193.53
20183.68
20173.88
20164.03
20154.08
20144.09
20134.1
20124.12
20114.12
20104.02
20093.85
20083.67
20073.5
20063.4

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Nauru: —
Nauru · Life expectancy59.1259.9860.8461.7162.572006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Nauru · Life expectancy · years
YearNauru
2025No data available
202462.28
202362.11
202261.93
202161.33
202061.53
201961.39
201861.24
201761.1
201661
201560.9
201460.83
201360.7
201260.53
201160.29
201060.07
200959.85
200859.68
200759.49
200659.41
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Nauru

17 World Bank indicators each use their latest available observation, so reference years can differ. Open any indicator card to explore its historical series. Missing observations are preserved. Country information comes from Wikidata.