Share of the population that is female in Nauru
Nauru: Share of the population that is female was 49.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of the population that is female in Nauru, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population that is female in Nauru is 49.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Nauru peaked at 49.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 36.2%, in 1961.
That places Nauru 187th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.7% | 36.2% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 38.2% | 36.3% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.6% | 44.0% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.4% | 48.3% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.5% | 48.2% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.9% | 48.8% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.1% | 49.0% | 49.1% | 6 |
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More gender data for Nauru
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 137 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 146 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 139 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 148 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 143 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 152 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 147 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 156 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 149 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 148 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Nauru?
- Share of the population that is female in Nauru was 49.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 49.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.2% in 1961.
- How does Nauru rank for share of the population that is female?
- Nauru ranks 187th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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