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🇳🇷 Nauru

Overview

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3NRU
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2NR
UN M49 numeric520
IOC codeNRU
Official nameRepublic of Nauru
Native name(s)eng: official: Republic of Nauru; common: Nauru; nau: official: Republic of Nauru; common: Nauru
Alt spellingsNR, Naoero, Pleasant Island, Republic of Nauru, Ripublik Naoero
Statusofficially-assigned
IndependentYes
UN memberYes

Geography

RegionOceania
SubregionMicronesia
UN regional groupAsia and the Pacific Group
CapitalYaren
Area (km²)21
Lat / Lng-0.5333, 166.9167
LandlockedNo
Borders (ISO3)
Top-level domain.nr
Calling coderoot: +6; suffixes: 74

Demographics

Population (World Bank)12,025 (2025)
Life expectancy (years, World Bank)62.279 (2024)
Languageseng: English; nau: Nauru
Demonymseng: f: Nauruan; m: Nauruan; fra: f: Nauruane; m: Nauruan
Population time-series (UN WPP)74

Economy

GDP (current USD)176,040,043.932 (2025)
GDP per capita (current USD)14,639.505 (2025)
Unemployment rate (%)
CurrenciesAUD: name: Australian dollar; symbol: $

Population by year (UN WPP)

74 yearly data points — click to expand
YearPopulation
19503,407
19513,510
19523,607
19533,695
19543,780
19553,885
19564,021
19574,158
19584,297
19594,454
19604,607
19614,774
19624,979
19635,226
19645,515
19655,832
19666,043
19676,135
19686,328
19696,581
19706,710
19716,762
19726,812
19736,866
19746,923
19756,987
19767,064
19777,163
19787,298
19797,468
19807,649
19817,839
19828,040
19838,216
19848,377
19858,551
19868,742
19878,946
19889,165
19899,390
19909,622
19919,850
199210,021
199310,102
199410,137
199510,165
199610,183
199710,197
199810,198
199910,187
200010,168
200110,130
200210,082
200310,059
200410,060
200510,049
200610,034
200710,020
200810,009
200910,016
201010,043
201110,098
201210,267
201310,517
201410,742
201510,954
201611,150
201711,324
201811,477
201911,587
202011,643
202111,709
202211,801
202311,875

Full raw record (JSON)

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      },
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      },
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        "official": "República de Nauru",
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      },
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      },
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