Fertility Rate: Nauru
Nauru's fertility rate is currently 3.29 births per woman as of 2024. # Nauru Fertility Rate Nauru's fertility rate stands at 3.
Current (2024)
3.29 births per woman
-1.2% y/y
Peak (1965)
5.476 births per woman
Low (2024)
3.29 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Nauru
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Nauru
Analysis# Nauru Fertility Rate
Nauru's fertility rate stands at 3.29 births per woman in 2024, marking the lowest point in the nation's recorded demographic history. The island nation has experienced dramatic fertility decline since 1960, when rates reached 5.476 births per woman—a 38.4% decrease over six decades. This peak fertility in 1965 reflects Nauru's post-war population growth period, before sustained reductions began reshaping family patterns.
The decline has accelerated consistently since 2015, when the fertility rate was 4.075. Year-over-year drops continued throughout 2016–2024, with particularly steep declines between 2015 and 2019. The rate has stabilized at lower levels in recent years, dropping 0.046 points annually from 2019 onwards. Current trajectory suggests Nauru's fertility rate has plateaued near replacement level, indicating demographic stabilization after decades of rapid decline.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.29 births per woman | -1.23% |
| 2023 | 3.331 births per woman | -1.42% |
| 2022 | 3.379 births per woman | -1.34% |
| 2021 | 3.425 births per woman | -1.18% |
| 2020 | 3.466 births per woman | -1.84% |
| 2019 | 3.531 births per woman | -4.13% |
| 2018 | 3.683 births per woman | -5.05% |
| 2017 | 3.879 births per woman | -3.68% |
| 2016 | 4.027 births per woman | -1.18% |
| 2015 | 4.075 births per woman | -0.24% |
| 2014 | 4.085 births per woman | -0.32% |
| 2013 | 4.098 births per woman | -0.41% |
| 2012 | 4.115 births per woman | -0.05% |
| 2011 | 4.117 births per woman | +2.44% |
| 2010 | 4.019 births per woman | +4.47% |
| 2009 | 3.847 births per woman | +4.97% |
| 2008 | 3.665 births per woman | +4.59% |
| 2007 | 3.504 births per woman | +3.06% |
| 2006 | 3.4 births per woman | +0.68% |
| 2005 | 3.377 births per woman | -0.03% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3.378 births per woman | -0.30% |
| 2003 | 3.388 births per woman | -0.35% |
| 2002 | 3.4 births per woman | -1.76% |
| 2001 | 3.461 births per woman | -2.31% |
| 2000 | 3.543 births per woman | -2.56% |
| 1999 | 3.636 births per woman | -1.28% |
| 1998 | 3.683 births per woman | -1.47% |
| 1997 | 3.738 births per woman | -0.98% |
| 1996 | 3.775 births per woman | -0.87% |
| 1995 | 3.808 births per woman | -0.76% |
| 1994 | 3.837 births per woman | -1.29% |
| 1993 | 3.887 births per woman | -1.64% |
| 1992 | 3.952 births per woman | -0.98% |
| 1991 | 3.991 births per woman | -0.72% |
| 1990 | 4.02 births per woman | -1.18% |
| 1989 | 4.068 births per woman | -1.12% |
| 1988 | 4.114 births per woman | -0.70% |
| 1987 | 4.143 births per woman | -0.14% |
| 1986 | 4.149 births per woman | +0.12% |
| 1985 | 4.144 births per woman | +0.88% |
| 1984 | 4.108 births per woman | +1.28% |
| 1983 | 4.056 births per woman | +1.58% |
| 1982 | 3.993 births per woman | +1.47% |
| 1981 | 3.935 births per woman | +1.47% |
| 1980 | 3.878 births per woman | +0.81% |
| 1979 | 3.847 births per woman | +0.10% |
| 1978 | 3.843 births per woman | -0.39% |
| 1977 | 3.858 births per woman | -1.05% |
| 1976 | 3.899 births per woman | -1.84% |
| 1975 | 3.972 births per woman | -2.34% |
| 1974 | 4.067 births per woman | -2.98% |
| 1973 | 4.192 births per woman | -3.74% |
| 1972 | 4.355 births per woman | -4.10% |
| 1971 | 4.541 births per woman | -4.20% |
| 1970 | 4.74 births per woman | -4.09% |
| 1969 | 4.942 births per woman | -3.83% |
| 1968 | 5.139 births per woman | -2.93% |
| 1967 | 5.294 births per woman | -2.18% |
| 1966 | 5.412 births per woman | -1.17% |
| 1965 | 5.476 births per woman | +0.05% |
| 1964 | 5.473 births per woman | +0.59% |
| 1963 | 5.441 births per woman | +0.33% |
| 1962 | 5.423 births per woman | +0.87% |
| 1961 | 5.376 births per woman | +0.73% |
| 1960 | 5.337 births per woman | — |
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