Fertility rate: births per woman in Nauru
Nauru: Fertility rate: births per woman was 3.33 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate: births per woman in Nauru, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 3.33 live births per woman for fertility rate: births per woman in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Nauru peaked at 5.48 live births per woman in 1965 and was at its lowest, 3.33 live births per woman, in 2023.
Nauru ranks 49th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.91 live births per woman | 4.6 live births per woman | 5.27 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.33 live births per woman | 4.94 live births per woman | 5.48 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.13 live births per woman | 3.84 live births per woman | 4.74 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.06 live births per woman | 3.88 live births per woman | 4.15 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.83 live births per woman | 3.64 live births per woman | 4.02 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.5 live births per woman | 3.38 live births per woman | 3.85 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.96 live births per woman | 3.53 live births per woman | 4.12 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4 live births per woman | 3.33 live births per woman | 3.47 live births per woman | 4 |
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More reference data data for Nauru
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- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 3 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 59.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Nauru?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Nauru was 3.33 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 5.48 live births per woman in 1965.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.33 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Nauru rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Nauru ranks 49th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.