Short facts about people of Nauru

Population:

12,088 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  40.33% (male 2,510; female 2,365) 15-64 years:  57.97% (male 3,475; female 3,533) 65 years and over:  1.7% (male 103; female 102) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

2% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

27.22 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

7.2 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 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:  1.01 male(s)/female total population:  1.01 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

10.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  61.2 years male:  57.7 years female:  64.88 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

3.61 children born/woman (2001 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%

Source: World Factbook