Years colonized in Nauru

Nauru: Years colonized was 81 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
81
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
69th
of 159 countries
All-time high
81
in 1968
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Nauru, 1462–2022

020406080146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, years colonized in Nauru stood at 81. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in Nauru peaked at 81 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

Nauru ranks 69th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Years colonized in Nauru, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in Nauru, 1462 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 0 —
1483 0 —
1484 0 —
1485 0 —
1486 0 —
1487 0 —
1488 0 —
1489 0 —
1490 0 —
1491 0 —
1492 0 —
1493 0 —
1494 0 —
1495 0 —
1496 0 —
1497 0 —
1498 0 —
1499 0 —
1500 0 —
1501 0 —
1502 0 —
1503 0 —
1504 0 —
1505 0 —
1506 0 —
1507 0 —
1508 0 —
1509 0 —
1510 0 —
1511 0 —
1512 0 —
1513 0 —
1514 0 —
1515 0 —
1516 0 —
1517 0 —
1518 0 —
1519 0 —
1520 0 —
1521 0 —
1522 0 —
1523 0 —
1524 0 —
1525 0 —
1526 0 —
1527 0 —
1528 0 —
1529 0 —
1530 0 —
1531 0 —
1532 0 —
1533 0 —
1534 0 —
1535 0 —
1536 0 —
1537 0 —
1538 0 —
1539 0 —
1540 0 —
1541 0 —
1542 0 —
1543 0 —
1544 0 —
1545 0 —
1546 0 —
1547 0 —
1548 0 —
1549 0 —
1550 0 —
1551 0 —
1552 0 —
1553 0 —
1554 0 —
1555 0 —
1556 0 —
1557 0 —
1558 0 —
1559 0 —
1560 0 —
1561 0 —
1562 0 —
1563 0 —
1564 0 —
1565 0 —
1566 0 —
1567 0 —
1568 0 —
1569 0 —
1570 0 —
1571 0 —
1572 0 —
1573 0 —
1574 0 —
1575 0 —
1576 0 —
1577 0 —
1578 0 —
1579 0 —
1580 0 —
1581 0 —
1582 0 —
1583 0 —
1584 0 —
1585 0 —
1586 0 —
1587 0 —
1588 0 —
1589 0 —
1590 0 —
1591 0 —
1592 0 —
1593 0 —
1594 0 —
1595 0 —
1596 0 —
1597 0 —
1598 0 —
1599 0 —
1600 0 —
1601 0 —
1602 0 —
1603 0 —
1604 0 —
1605 0 —
1606 0 —
1607 0 —
1608 0 —
1609 0 —
1610 0 —
1611 0 —
1612 0 —
1613 0 —
1614 0 —
1615 0 —
1616 0 —
1617 0 —
1618 0 —
1619 0 —
1620 0 —
1621 0 —
1622 0 —
1623 0 —
1624 0 —
1625 0 —
1626 0 —
1627 0 —
1628 0 —
1629 0 —
1630 0 —
1631 0 —
1632 0 —
1633 0 —
1634 0 —
1635 0 —
1636 0 —
1637 0 —
1638 0 —
1639 0 —
1640 0 —
1641 0 —
1642 0 —
1643 0 —
1644 0 —
1645 0 —
1646 0 —
1647 0 —
1648 0 —
1649 0 —
1650 0 —
1651 0 —
1652 0 —
1653 0 —
1654 0 —
1655 0 —
1656 0 —
1657 0 —
1658 0 —
1659 0 —
1660 0 —
1661 0 —
1662 0 —
1663 0 —
1664 0 —
1665 0 —
1666 0 —
1667 0 —
1668 0 —
1669 0 —
1670 0 —
1671 0 —
1672 0 —
1673 0 —
1674 0 —
1675 0 —
1676 0 —
1677 0 —
1678 0 —
1679 0 —
1680 0 —
1681 0 —
1682 0 —
1683 0 —
1684 0 —
1685 0 —
1686 0 —
1687 0 —
1688 0 —
1689 0 —
1690 0 —
1691 0 —
1692 0 —
1693 0 —
1694 0 —
1695 0 —
1696 0 —
1697 0 —
1698 0 —
1699 0 —
1700 0 —
1701 0 —
1702 0 —
1703 0 —
1704 0 —
1705 0 —
1706 0 —
1707 0 —
1708 0 —
1709 0 —
1710 0 —
1711 0 —
1712 0 —
1713 0 —
1714 0 —
1715 0 —
1716 0 —
1717 0 —
1718 0 —
1719 0 —
1720 0 —
1721 0 —
1722 0 —
1723 0 —
1724 0 —
1725 0 —
1726 0 —
1727 0 —
1728 0 —
1729 0 —
1730 0 —
1731 0 —
1732 0 —
1733 0 —
1734 0 —
1735 0 —
1736 0 —
1737 0 —
1738 0 —
1739 0 —
1740 0 —
1741 0 —
1742 0 —
1743 0 —
1744 0 —
1745 0 —
1746 0 —
1747 0 —
1748 0 —
1749 0 —
1750 0 —
1751 0 —
1752 0 —
1753 0 —
1754 0 —
1755 0 —
1756 0 —
1757 0 —
1758 0 —
1759 0 —
1760 0 —
1761 0 —
1762 0 —
1763 0 —
1764 0 —
1765 0 —
1766 0 —
1767 0 —
1768 0 —
1769 0 —
1770 0 —
1771 0 —
1772 0 —
1773 0 —
1774 0 —
1775 0 —
1776 0 —
1777 0 —
1778 0 —
1779 0 —
1780 0 —
1781 0 —
1782 0 —
1783 0 —
1784 0 —
1785 0 —
1786 0 —
1787 0 —
1788 0 —
1789 0 —
1790 0 —
1791 0 —
1792 0 —
1793 0 —
1794 0 —
1795 0 —
1796 0 —
1797 0 —
1798 0 —
1799 0 —
1800 0 —
1801 0 —
1802 0 —
1803 0 —
1804 0 —
1805 0 —
1806 0 —
1807 0 —
1808 0 —
1809 0 —
1810 0 —
1811 0 —
1812 0 —
1813 0 —
1814 0 —
1815 0 —
1816 0 —
1817 0 —
1818 0 —
1819 0 —
1820 0 —
1821 0 —
1822 0 —
1823 0 —
1824 0 —
1825 0 —
1826 0 —
1827 0 —
1828 0 —
1829 0 —
1830 0 —
1831 0 —
1832 0 —
1833 0 —
1834 0 —
1835 0 —
1836 0 —
1837 0 —
1838 0 —
1839 0 —
1840 0 —
1841 0 —
1842 0 —
1843 0 —
1844 0 —
1845 0 —
1846 0 —
1847 0 —
1848 0 —
1849 0 —
1850 0 —
1851 0 —
1852 0 —
1853 0 —
1854 0 —
1855 0 —
1856 0 —
1857 0 —
1858 0 —
1859 0 —
1860 0 —
1861 0 —
1862 0 —
1863 0 —
1864 0 —
1865 0 —
1866 0 —
1867 0 —
1868 0 —
1869 0 —
1870 0 —
1871 0 —
1872 0 —
1873 0 —
1874 0 —
1875 0 —
1876 0 —
1877 0 —
1878 0 —
1879 0 —
1880 0 —
1881 0 —
1882 0 —
1883 0 —
1884 0 —
1885 0 —
1886 0 —
1887 0 —
1888 1 —
1889 2 +100.0%
1890 3 +50.0%
1891 4 +33.3%
1892 5 +25.0%
1893 6 +20.0%
1894 7 +16.7%
1895 8 +14.3%
1896 9 +12.5%
1897 10 +11.1%
1898 11 +10.0%
1899 12 +9.1%
1900 13 +8.3%
1901 14 +7.7%
1902 15 +7.1%
1903 16 +6.7%
1904 17 +6.2%
1905 18 +5.9%
1906 19 +5.6%
1907 20 +5.3%
1908 21 +5.0%
1909 22 +4.8%
1910 23 +4.5%
1911 24 +4.3%
1912 25 +4.2%
1913 26 +4.0%
1914 27 +3.8%
1915 28 +3.7%
1916 29 +3.6%
1917 30 +3.4%
1918 31 +3.3%
1919 32 +3.2%
1920 33 +3.1%
1921 34 +3.0%
1922 35 +2.9%
1923 36 +2.9%
1924 37 +2.8%
1925 38 +2.7%
1926 39 +2.6%
1927 40 +2.6%
1928 41 +2.5%
1929 42 +2.4%
1930 43 +2.4%
1931 44 +2.3%
1932 45 +2.3%
1933 46 +2.2%
1934 47 +2.2%
1935 48 +2.1%
1936 49 +2.1%
1937 50 +2.0%
1938 51 +2.0%
1939 52 +2.0%
1940 53 +1.9%
1941 54 +1.9%
1942 55 +1.9%
1943 56 +1.8%
1944 57 +1.8%
1945 58 +1.8%
1946 59 +1.7%
1947 60 +1.7%
1948 61 +1.7%
1949 62 +1.6%
1950 63 +1.6%
1951 64 +1.6%
1952 65 +1.6%
1953 66 +1.5%
1954 67 +1.5%
1955 68 +1.5%
1956 69 +1.5%
1957 70 +1.4%
1958 71 +1.4%
1959 72 +1.4%
1960 73 +1.4%
1961 74 +1.4%
1962 75 +1.4%
1963 76 +1.3%
1964 77 +1.3%
1965 78 +1.3%
1966 79 +1.3%
1967 80 +1.3%
1968 81 +1.2%
1969 81 +0.0%
1970 81 +0.0%
1971 81 +0.0%
1972 81 +0.0%
1973 81 +0.0%
1974 81 +0.0%
1975 81 +0.0%
1976 81 +0.0%
1977 81 +0.0%
1978 81 +0.0%
1979 81 +0.0%
1980 81 +0.0%
1981 81 +0.0%
1982 81 +0.0%
1983 81 +0.0%
1984 81 +0.0%
1985 81 +0.0%
1986 81 +0.0%
1987 81 +0.0%
1988 81 +0.0%
1989 81 +0.0%
1990 81 +0.0%
1991 81 +0.0%
1992 81 +0.0%
1993 81 +0.0%
1994 81 +0.0%
1995 81 +0.0%
1996 81 +0.0%
1997 81 +0.0%
1998 81 +0.0%
1999 81 +0.0%
2000 81 +0.0%
2001 81 +0.0%
2002 81 +0.0%
2003 81 +0.0%
2004 81 +0.0%
2005 81 +0.0%
2006 81 +0.0%
2007 81 +0.0%
2008 81 +0.0%
2009 81 +0.0%
2010 81 +0.0%
2011 81 +0.0%
2012 81 +0.0%
2013 81 +0.0%
2014 81 +0.0%
2015 81 +0.0%
2016 81 +0.0%
2017 81 +0.0%
2018 81 +0.0%
2019 81 +0.0%
2020 81 +0.0%
2021 81 +0.0%
2022 81 +0.0%

Nauru compared with similar countries

  • Nauru's 81 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Nauru's 81 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized in Nauru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1889 +100.0% 1 2
1890 +50.0% 2 3
1891 +33.3% 3 4
1892 +25.0% 4 5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 0 0 0 10
1490s 0 0 0 10
1500s 0 0 0 10
1510s 0 0 0 10
1520s 0 0 0 10
1530s 0 0 0 10
1540s 0 0 0 10
1550s 0 0 0 10
1560s 0 0 0 10
1570s 0 0 0 10
1580s 0 0 0 10
1590s 0 0 0 10
1600s 0 0 0 10
1610s 0 0 0 10
1620s 0 0 0 10
1630s 0 0 0 10
1640s 0 0 0 10
1650s 0 0 0 10
1660s 0 0 0 10
1670s 0 0 0 10
1680s 0 0 0 10
1690s 0 0 0 10
1700s 0 0 0 10
1710s 0 0 0 10
1720s 0 0 0 10
1730s 0 0 0 10
1740s 0 0 0 10
1750s 0 0 0 10
1760s 0 0 0 10
1770s 0 0 0 10
1780s 0 0 0 10
1790s 0 0 0 10
1800s 0 0 0 10
1810s 0 0 0 10
1820s 0 0 0 10
1830s 0 0 0 10
1840s 0 0 0 10
1850s 0 0 0 10
1860s 0 0 0 10
1870s 0 0 0 10
1880s 0.3 0 2 10
1890s 7.5 3 12 10
1900s 17.5 13 22 10
1910s 27.5 23 32 10
1920s 37.5 33 42 10
1930s 47.5 43 52 10
1940s 57.5 53 62 10
1950s 67.5 63 72 10
1960s 77.4 73 81 10
1970s 81 81 81 10
1980s 81 81 81 10
1990s 81 81 81 10
2000s 81 81 81 10
2010s 81 81 81 10
2020s 81 81 81 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Nauru?
Years colonized in Nauru was 81 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Nauru?
The highest recorded value was 81 in 1968.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Nauru?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Nauru rank for years colonized?
Nauru ranks 69th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Nauru?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nauru data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
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