Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Nauru
Nauru: Do more people live in urban or rural areas? was 100.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Nauru, 1950–2025
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Nauru stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Nauru peaked at 100.0% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 1950.
That places Nauru 1st out of 238 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
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More reference data data for Nauru
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 3 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Share of men who are obese 71.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Nauru?
- Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Nauru was 100.0% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1950.
- What is the lowest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 1950.
- How does Nauru rank for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
- Nauru ranks 1st out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is do more people live in urban or rural areas? rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Do more people live in urban or rural areas?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.