Homo sapiens; growth slowing toward a projected peak
Oceania · Micronesia
Nauru is recorded at 11.9k people in 2024, with total annual change of +83 under the WPP medium variant.
Nauru observed 2023 population pyramid, grouped into five broad age bands from WPP single-age male and female arrays.
Population identity: births minus deaths plus net migration equals total change within the Record tolerance.
| Births | 293 |
|---|---|
| Deaths | -90 |
| Natural change | +203 |
| Net migration | -121 |
| Total change | +83 |
Change from 2024 to the WPP medium-variant 2100 endpoint.
| This year | +83 |
|---|---|
| Since peak | -8,716 since 2100 |
| Projected 2100 | 20.7k |
Current-rate extrapolation, not a forecast; WPP medium-variant projections remain the page baseline.
foreign citizens; working-age share is not published in IMS 2024.
No reviewed Layer 2 dispatch is attached to this country record.
WPP single-age population by sex, rendered as 5-year pyramid bands from the 101-bin canonical arrays.
Nauru 2023 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 4.5k, ages 15-64 7.0k, ages 65+ 315.
Nauru 2050 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 4.7k, ages 15-64 10.0k, ages 65+ 977.
Nauru 2100 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 4.3k, ages 15-64 13.9k, ages 65+ 2.5k.
Stage since 2024.
First year deaths exceed births, if reached in the series.
Potential support ratio: ages 15-64 per person aged 65+. Working-age peak: 2100.
Generated 2026-06-26. Last observed year: 2023.
| Year | Population | Change | Births | Deaths | TFR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11.9k | 83 | 293 | 90 | 3.29 |
| 2030 | 12.5k | 120 | 294 | 101 | 3.05 |
| 2050 | 15.8k | 150 | 320 | 144 | 2.53 |
| 2080 | 19.5k | 86 | 305 | 201 | 2.12 |
| 2100 | 20.7k | 37 | 282 | 245 | 1.97 |