In 2023, population for Nauru was 12,780 persons. Population of Nauru increased from 7,096 persons in 1974 to 12,780 persons in 2023 growing at an average annual rate of 1.21%.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. The values shown are midyear estimates.
| Date | Value | Change, % |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12,780 | 0.88% |
| 2022 | 12,668 | 1.25% |
| 2021 | 12,511 | 1.59% |
| 2020 | 12,315 | 1.51% |
| 2019 | 12,132 | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 11,924 | 2.07% |
| 2017 | 11,682 | 2.14% |
| 2016 | 11,437 | 2.25% |
| 2015 | 11,185 | 2.24% |
| 2014 | 10,940 | 2.30% |
| 2013 | 10,694 | 2.39% |
| 2012 | 10,444 |