Nauru
Country in Oceania
CountryScope
In brief
Population: 12K (2025). World rank 215 of 216; in Oceania, 18 of 19. Area: 21 km². World rank 243 of 249; in Oceania, 25 of 27. GDP: $176M (2025). World rank 209 of 210; in Oceania, 18 of 19. From 2015 to 2025: population 11K → 12K, GDP $84.9M → $176M, and GDP per person $7,747 → $14,640.
State
- Official name
- Republic of Nauru
- Local name
- Nauru
- Capital
- Yaren
- Region
- Oceania
- Form of government
- Parliamentary republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Head of state
- David Adeang
- Head of government
- David Adeang
- Independence
- January 31, 1968
- Women in parliament
- 10.5% 2025
Key figures
- Population
- 12,025 2025
- Area
- 21 km²
- GDP
- $176M 2025
- GDP per person
- $14,640 2025
- Life expectancy
- 62.3 years 2024
Practical information
- Languages
- English, Nauru
- Currency
- Australian Dollar (AUD)
- Time zones
- UTC+12
- Calling code
- +674
- Emergency numbers
- 110, 111, 112
- Driving side
- Left
- Plug types
- I
- Mains voltage
- 240 V
Territory
- Sea access
- Has a coastline
- Coastline, km
- 30
- Neighbours
- None
- Agricultural land
- 16.2% 2024
Elevation
- Highest point
- Command Ridge, 70 m
- Lowest point
- Pacific Ocean, 0 m
Climate
- Average temperature in the capital, °C
- 28
- Warmest month in the capital
- May, 28°C
- Coldest month in the capital
- March, 28°C
Population and migration
- Population density
- 572.6 per km² 2025
- Population growth per year
- +0.7% 2025
- Living in cities
- 100% 2025
- Net migration per year
- -122 2025
- Born in another country
- 21.3% 2024
Age and life expectancy
- Aged 0–14
- 37.2% 2025
- Aged 15–64
- 59.8% 2025
- Aged 65 and over
- 3% 2025
- Life expectancy, women
- 64.2 years 2024
- Life expectancy, men
- 60.4 years 2024
Births and deaths
- Children per woman
- 3.3 2024
- Births per 1,000 people
- 24.6 2024
- Deaths per 1,000 people
- 7.6 2024
Society
- Religions
- Protestant 60.4%, Catholic 33.9%, other 4.2%, and no religion 1.3% (2021)
Quality of governance (100 = best)
- Rule of law, score 0–100
- 63.1 2025
- Control of corruption, score 0–100
- 57.3 2025
- Government effectiveness, score 0–100
- 54 2025
- Regulatory quality, score 0–100
- 45.6 2025
- Voice and accountability, score 0–100
- 67.6 2025
Size and growth
- GDP per person at purchasing power parity
- $14,200 2025
- GDP growth per year
- +2.1% 2025
Income and prices
- Income level (World Bank)
- High income
- Gross national income per person
- $20,690 2025
- Inflation
- -0.1% 2012
- Price level, USA = 100
- 103 2025
Trade and finance
- Exports, share of GDP
- 61.8% 2025
- Imports, share of GDP
- 104% 2025
- Current account balance, share of GDP
- +5.8% 2024
- Foreign direct investment, share of GDP
- 0% 2025
- Remittances received, share of GDP
- 1.3% 2024
- Tax revenue, share of GDP
- 21.4% 2024
Poverty and inequality
- Gini index (0 = full equality)
- 32.4 2012
- Living on under $3 a day
- 9.7% 2012
Education
- Adult literacy
- 96.6% 2023
- Primary school enrolment
- 94.4% 2025
- Secondary school enrolment
- 94.5% 2025
- Public spending on education, share of GDP
- 5.8% 2023
Healthcare
- Health spending, share of GDP
- 18.2% 2023
- Health spending per person
- $2,292 2023
- Out-of-pocket health spending, share of total
- 0.7% 2023
- Doctors per 1,000 people
- 1.3 2015
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
- 7.3 2018
- Hospital beds per 1,000 people
- 5 2010
- Children vaccinated against measles
- 98% 2024
Public health
- Infant deaths per 1,000 births
- 7.7 2024
- Deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births
- 8.3 2024
- Maternal deaths per 100,000 births
- 273 2023
- Diabetes prevalence, ages 20–79
- 21.8% 2024
- Overweight adults
- 88.8% 2022
- Adults who use tobacco
- 34.8% 2024
Living conditions
- Access to safe drinking water
- 97.8% 2024
- Access to basic sanitation
- 71.3% 2024
- Access to clean cooking fuels
- 99% 2024
Safety
- Political stability and absence of violence, score 0–100
- 87 2025
- Natural hazards
- droughts
Air and emissions
- Air pollution PM2.5, µg/m³
- 4.8 2023
- CO₂ emissions, tonnes per person
- 0 2024
- All greenhouse gases, tonnes CO₂e per person
- 0.1 2024
Nature and water
- Forest cover
- 0% 2023
- Protected areas
- 0% 2025
- Renewable fresh water, m³ per person
- 847 2022
Internet and communications
- Using the internet
- 83% 2024
- Mobile subscriptions per 100 people
- 87 2022
- Home broadband per 100 people
- 10 2022
- Internet domain
- .nr
Energy
- Access to electricity
- 100% 2024
- Renewable share of energy use
- 1.9% 2022
- Electricity from renewables
- 9.8% 2021
- Electricity from fossil fuels
- 90.2% 2021
Transport
- Air passengers per year
- 39,104 2023
- Airports
- 1 2025
Science and innovation
- Scientific articles per year
- 0 2023