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How many babies are born in Nauru?

286 babies born in Nauru in 2026. That is 0.00% of all births worldwide, and the 222nd largest of any country. UN projection

2024–2100 uses the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario, based on assumptions about fertility, mortality and migration. These are projections, not observed births or guaranteed outcomes. Uncertainty increases further into the future; this site does not display prediction intervals.

Births in Nauru: history and projections

19502100
Annual births, logarithmic scale. Shading marks modelled years before 1800; the dashed line marks UN projections from 2024.
Every figure refers to the area inside Nauru’s present-day borders. Before 1800 the state did not exist in its current form. See how borders are handled.
Year Estimated births Population Per 1,000 Evidence
1950 102 3.41K 30.0 UN estimate
2000 287 10.2K 28.2 UN estimate
2023 303 11.9K 25.5 UN estimate
2026 286 12.1K 23.6 UN projection
2050 321 15.8K 20.3 UN projection
2075 312 19K 16.5 UN projection
2100 282 20.7K 13.7 UN projection

What the numbers show

The highest annual births in Nauru among estimates through 2023 were in 2015, at about 375. That is roughly 3.7 times the estimated ~102 births a year in 1950.

At 3.21 children per woman, fertility in Nauru is above the level of about 2.1 that would hold a population steady over the long run without migration.

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How many babies are born in Nauru each year?

An estimated 286 babies are born in Nauru in 2026, according to the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium projection. That is about 1 a day and 0.00% of all births worldwide.

What is the birth rate in Nauru?

Nauru has an estimated 23.6 births per 1,000 people in 2026, and a total fertility rate of 3.21 children per woman.

Where these numbers come from

2026 figures are the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario. UN estimates cover 1950–2023; projections cover 2024–2100. Earlier years come from Gapminder’s reconstructions (1800–1949) and a model applied to HYDE population estimates (before 1800). The full chain is set out in the methodology, and every source is listed on the sources page.