Nauru

Capital: Yaren                Land area: 21 km²                Region: Micronesia

Formerly known as Pleasant Island, the Republic of Nauru is an island country in Micronesia, a sub region of Oceania, in the Central Pacific. With only a 21-square-kilometre (8.1 sq mi) area, making it the smallest state in the South Pacific Ocean.

National Statistics Office website
Key Statistics
Population
11,000
2018
Population growth
+1%
2018
GDP per capita (USD)
9,393
2016
Key Reports
Pop by age and sex
Population Nauru
Census & Survey Collection
2019Multiple Indicator Cluster, Demographic and Health Survey
2019Household Listing
2020Household Income and Expenditure Survey
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Past Events

17
Jul
2019
19
Jul
2019
2nd Regional Steering Group on Population and Social Statistics (RSG-PSS)
Meeting
14
Nov
2017
16
Nov
2017
5th Regional Conference of Heads of Planning and Statistics (HOPS 5)
Meeting

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News & Publications

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Fertility Trends in the Pacific Island Countries and Territories

July 19, 2019
Data on fertility trends in PICTs are critical for addressing the current unmet need in family planning, and for improving maternal and neonatal health.
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Populating labour market indicators and standardising microdata Workshop, 3-7 Dec. 2018

November 30, 2018
PICTs have been implementing a standardised labour force module in census and survey...
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Launch of the PACHS17

June 20, 2018
Launching of the Pacific Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System 2017 (PACHS17)...
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SPC-ABS workshop on updating the weight reference period of the Consumer Price Index

June 2, 2017
Between 29 May and 1 June 2017, statisticians from Pacific Island countries and territories came together in Noumea, New Caledonia for a workshop on updating the weight reference period of the consumer price index (CPI). The workshop was organised by the Pacific Community (SPC) and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), and aimed at training price index compilers on the use of data from expenditure surveys and other sources to rebase their CPI.
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Nauru Government

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