Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Nauru
Nauru: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita was 62.11 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Nauru, 1950–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Nauru stood at 62.11 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Nauru peaked at 62.11 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56.61 years, in 1950.
Nauru ranks 222nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 | 57.34 years | 56.61 years | 57.87 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 58.25 years | 57.92 years | 58.63 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 58.32 years | 58.14 years | 58.45 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.65 years | 58.47 years | 58.9 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.73 years | 59.1 years | 60.07 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.5 years | 59.35 years | 59.85 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.81 years | 60.07 years | 61.39 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.72 years | 61.33 years | 62.11 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 219 Zimbabwe 62.77 years compare
- 220 Togo 62.74 years compare
- 221 Liberia 62.16 years compare
- 223 Cote d'Ivoire 61.94 years compare
- 224 Democratic Republic of Congo 61.9 years compare
- 225 Sierra Leone 61.79 years compare
More health data for Nauru
- 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 life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Nauru?
- Life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Nauru was 62.11 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 62.11 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.61 years in 1950.
- How does Nauru rank for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
- Nauru ranks 222nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.