Key demographics
- Population
- 11.9K
- Density
- 650.0/km²
- HDI
- 0.703 (High)
- Gini index (2012)
- 34.8
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 62.3 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 3.29
- Urban population (2025)
- 100.0%
- Literacy rate (2023)
- 96.6%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 67.1%
- Profile
- Very Young
- Urban population (2025)
- 100.0%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 24.6 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 7.6 /1000
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 3.29
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 7.7 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 0.6%
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| English | English |
| Nauru | Dorerin Naoero |
- Demonym (male)
- Nauruan
- Demonym (female)
- Nauruan
- National anthem
- Nauru Bwiema
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 62.3 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 18.2% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 7.7/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 62/100
- Hospital beds (2010)
- 5.0/1000
- Physicians (2015)
- 1.27/1000
- Nurses (2018)
- 7.30/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $2,292
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 0.7%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2023)
- 96.6%
- Education spending (2023)
- 5.8% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 347
- Internet users (2024)
- 83.0%
- Mobile subscriptions (2022)
- 87.2/100
- Broadband (2022)
- 10.0/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 670/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2022)
- 10.0
Geography and practical
- Area
- 21 km²
- Continent
- Oceania
- Region
- Oceania
- Subregion
- Micronesia
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Left
- Timezones
- UTC+12:00
- Calling codes
- +674
- TLD
- .nr
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Nauru has a dark blue field with a thin yellow horizontal band across the center and a large white twelve-pointed star beneath the horizontal band on the hoist side of the field.
- National anthem
- Nauru Bwiema