Population 10,501 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: NA
15-64 years: NA
65 years and over: NA

Population growth rate 1.33% (1998 est.)

Birth rate 18.03 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate 5.1 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate 0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate 40.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 66.68 years
male: 64.3 years
female: 69.18 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate 2.08 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality
noun: Nauruan(s)
adjective: Nauruan

Ethnic groups Nauruan 58%, other Pacific Islander 26%, Chinese 8%, European 8%

Religions Christian (two-thirds Protestant, one-third Roman Catholic)

Languages Nauruan (official, a distinct Pacific Island language), English widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes

Literacy NA

NOTE: The information regarding Nauru on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Nauru People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Nauru People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.