Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Nauru
Nauru: Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate was 1.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Nauru, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Nauru is 1.8%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Nauru peaked at 2.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1970.
That places Nauru 57th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 4 |
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,118 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 116 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 95 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 90 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 105 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 94 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 131 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Nauru?
- Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Nauru was 1.8% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1970.
- How does Nauru rank for natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate?
- Nauru ranks 57th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.