Nauru Population Density 1950-2025

Chart and table of Nauru population density from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population density of Nauru in 2025 is 648.95 people per square kilometer, a 0.74% increase from 2024.
  • The population density of Nauru in 2024 was 644.20 people per square kilometer, a 0.81% increase from 2023.
  • The population density of Nauru in 2023 was 639.00 people per square kilometer, a 0.88% increase from 2022.
  • The population density of Nauru in 2022 was 633.40 people per square kilometer, a 1.25% increase from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density
Country Name 2025 Population Density
Maldives 1,717.41
Mauritius 649.33
Nauru 648.95
Lebanon 487.81
Tuvalu 385.50
Grenada 375.16
Jamaica 256.89
Marshall Islands 237.88
Dominican Republic 236.95
American Samoa 215.81
Guatemala 171.15
China 148.95
Tonga 146.13
Thailand 140.23
Jordan 128.10
Azerbaijan 121.36
Iraq 109.30
Malaysia 105.95
Costa Rica 103.33
Cuba 101.50
Dominica 98.25
Albania 98.14
Armenia 93.38
Samoa 81.77
Romania 81.48
North Macedonia 81.00
Serbia 79.86
Ecuador 72.41
Mexico 66.33
Equatorial Guinea 64.01
Bulgaria 59.15
Fiji 52.00
Iran 51.81
South Africa 50.59
Colombia 46.08
Belarus 45.34
Montenegro 45.30
Venezuela 32.81
Peru 27.25
Brazil 25.69
Algeria 19.70
Belize 18.39
Paraguay 17.29
Turkmenistan 13.68
Gabon 9.46
Russia 8.39
Kazakhstan 7.36
Botswana 4.75
Libya 4.00
Suriname 3.87
Guyana 3.84
Namibia 3.26
Nauru - Historical Population Density Data
Year Population Density Growth Rate
2025 648.95 0.74%
2024 644.20 0.81%
2023 639.00 0.88%
2022 633.40 1.25%
2021 625.55 1.59%
2020 615.75 1.51%
2019 606.60 1.74%
2018 596.20 2.07%
2017 584.10 2.14%
2016 571.85 2.25%
2015 559.25 2.24%
2014 547.00 2.30%
2013 534.70 2.39%
2012 522.20 1.57%
2011 514.15 0.41%
2010 512.05 0.08%
2009 511.65 -0.10%
2008 512.15 -0.23%
2007 513.35 -0.26%
2006 514.70 -0.23%
2005 515.90 -0.16%
2004 516.75 -0.09%
2003 517.20 -0.07%
2002 517.55 -0.12%
2001 518.15 -0.13%
2000 518.85 -0.06%
1999 519.15 0.06%
1998 518.85 0.14%
1997 518.15 0.17%
1996 517.25 0.28%
1995 515.80 0.41%
1994 513.70 0.47%
1993 511.30 0.96%
1992 506.45 2.29%
1991 495.10 3.17%
1990 479.90 3.14%
1989 465.30 3.15%
1988 451.10 3.00%
1987 437.95 2.72%
1986 426.35 2.57%
1985 415.65 2.31%
1984 406.25 3.74%
1983 391.60 2.09%
1982 383.60 -0.25%
1981 384.55 0.73%
1980 381.75 0.65%
1979 379.30 0.60%
1978 377.05 1.34%
1977 372.05 1.85%
1976 365.30 1.49%
1975 359.95 1.45%
1974 354.80 1.52%
1973 349.50 1.55%
1972 344.15 1.55%
1971 338.90 1.73%
1970 333.15 2.38%
1969 325.40 3.50%
1968 314.40 2.85%
1967 305.70 1.54%
1966 301.05 3.74%
1965 290.20 5.84%
1964 274.20 5.50%
1963 259.90 5.01%
1962 247.50 4.14%
1961 237.65 3.73%
1960 229.10 3.81%
1959 220.70 3.66%
1958 212.90 3.55%
1957 205.60 3.76%
1956 198.15 3.80%
1955 190.90 3.19%
1954 185.00 2.58%
1953 180.35 2.71%
1952 175.60 3.05%
1951 170.40 1.61%
1950 167.70 0.00%