Country profile
Nauru
Nauru ranks #214 of 215 for population, #88 of 209 for gdp per capita, #202 of 216 for life expectancy, across 21 open-data indicators.
People
Population
11,947
people · 2024
Rank #214 of 215
Life expectancy
62.3
years · 2024
Rank #202 of 216
Poverty headcount
9.7%
% of population · 2012
Rank #67 of 186
Under-5 mortality
8.3
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #177 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
71.8%
% net enrollment · 2016
Rank #126 of 232
Tobacco use
48.3%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #1 of 163
Calorie supply
3,082
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #75 of 189
Prosperity
GDP per capita
$13,609
current US$ · 2024
Rank #88 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
-0.12
annual % growth · 2012
Rank #189 of 195
Planet
Forest area
0%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #259 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
6.06
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #243 of 248
Protected areas
0%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #261 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
5.13
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #64 of 210
Fertilizer use
0
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #193 of 194
Pesticide use
16.9
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #18 of 193
Digital
Internet users
83%
% of population · 2024
Rank #95 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
9.96
per 100 people · 2022
Rank #147 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
87.2
per 100 people · 2022
Rank #200 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #79 of 215
Renewable electricity output
9.82%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #191 of 257
Energy use per person
29,242
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #60 of 210
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Nauru; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply