Population 12,329 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 39.6% (male 2,515; female 2,366)
15-64 years: 58.7% (male 3,578; female 3,656)
65 years and over: 1.7% (male 108; female 106) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 1.96% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 26.6 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 7.06 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.02 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 10.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 61.57 years
female: 65.26 years (2002 est.)
male: 58.05 years

Total fertility rate 3.5 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate NA%

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths NA

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
definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%

NOTE: The information regarding Nauru on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Nauru People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Nauru People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.