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Demographics

Demographics are the most recent statistical characteristics of a population. These types of data are used widely in sociology , public policy, and marketing. Commonly examined demographics include gender, race, age, disabilities, mobility, home ownership, employment status, and even location...

 features of the population

Population

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 of Nauru

Nauru

Nauru , officially the Republic of Nauru and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country in Micronesia in the South Pacific. Its nearest neighbour is Banaba Island in Kiribati, to the east. Nauru is the world's smallest republic, covering just...

, including population density

Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...

, ethnicity

Ethnic group

An ethnic group is a group of people whose members identify with each other, through a common heritage, often consisting of a common language, a common culture and/or an ideology that stresses common ancestry or endogamy...

, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

As of July 2002, the population of Nauru

Nauru

Nauru , officially the Republic of Nauru and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country in Micronesia in the South Pacific. Its nearest neighbour is Banaba Island in Kiribati, to the east. Nauru is the world's smallest republic, covering just...

 was estimated at 12,329. The inhabitants are known as Nauruans.

Demography

The tiny equatorial island of Nauru has been inhabited for about 2,000 years. Today, most of the people of Nauru live along a narrow and fertile coastal strip of the island. The total population numbers in excess of 11,000. http://www.countrywatch.com/cw_topic.aspx?type=text&vcountry=122&topic=CLPEO

Ethnicity

Its population is approximately 58 percent indigenous Nauruan and 26 percent other Pacific Islander, with sizable minorities of both Europeans and Chinese, each numbering about 8 percent respectively. The indigenous Nauruans are a mixture of three Pacific ethnic groups: Melanesian, Micronesian and Polynesian. A small overseas population also lives in Nauru, made up mainly of Chinese, Filipinos, Tuvaluans and I-Kiribati. http://www.countrywatch.com/cw_topic.aspx?type=text&vcountry=122&topic=CLPEO

Language

Nauruans also have their own distinct Pacific language called Nauruan

Nauruan language

The Nauruan language is an Austronesian language spoken in Nauru. It is estimated that it has 7,000 speakers. Almost all speakers are bilingual in English....

, though most people speak or understand English. http://www.countrywatch.com/cw_topic.aspx?type=text&vcountry=122&topic=CLPEO

Religion

The population is largely Christian as a result of missionary activity in the 19th century. Most Christians tend to belong to Protestant denominations. http://www.countrywatch.com/cw_topic.aspx?type=text&vcountry=122&topic=CLPEO There are also significant Baha'i and Buddhist minorities.

Education

Education in Nauru is both free and compulsory from age 5 through 16. There are 6 infant schools, 2 primary schools, 1 secondary school, a technical school and a mission school on Nauru. Students who wish to pursue higher education are often granted scholarships to study abroad. http://www.countrywatch.com/cw_topic.aspx?type=text&vcountry=122&topic=CLPEO

Human Development

The population of Nauru has an average life expectancy ranging from 62 years, depending on the sources used. The infant mortality rate for Nauru was 10.33 deaths for every 1000 live births, the birth rate is about 26.09 births per 1,000, and the overall population growth rate is 1.9 percent.

In terms of health, diabetes, cancer and hypertension all present serious problems in contemporary society, due to a highly Westernized diet. Another health challenge has been the increase in the rate of alcoholism in Nauru. Nevertheless, medical and dental care are provided free for all Nauruans. http://www.countrywatch.com/cw_topic.aspx?type=text&vcountry=122&topic=CLPEO

CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.

Population structure

• Age structure
  • 0-14 years: 39.6% (male 2,515; female 2,366)
  • 15-64 years: 58.7% (male 3,578; female 3,656)
  • 65 years and over: 1.7% (male 108; female 106)

• Sex ratio
  • at birth: 1.1 male(s)/female
  • under 15 years: 1.1 male(s)/female
  • 15-64 years: 1.0 male(s)/female
  • 65 years and over: 1.1 male(s)/female
  • total population: 1.0 male(s)/female

• Ethnic groups
  • Nauruan 58%
  • other Pacific Islander 26%
  • Chinese 8%
  • European 8%

• Religion
  Religion
  Religion is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that establishes symbols that relate humanity to spirituality and, sometimes, to moral values. Many religions have narratives, symbols, traditions and sacred histories that are intended to give meaning to life or to...
  
  : Christian (two-thirds Protestant, one-third Roman Catholic; 78%). Also a sizeable Bahá'í
  Bahá'í Faith
  The Bahá'í Faith is a monotheistic religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in 19th-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind. There are an estimated five to six million Bahá'ís around the world in more than 200 countries and territories....
  
   population (9%)http://www.adherents.com/largecom/com_bahai.html, Buddhist (11%)

• Languages:
  • Nauruan
    Nauruan
    Nauruan may refer to:* Something of, from, or related to the country of Nauru* Nauruan people, persons from Nauru, or of Nauruan descent. For more information see Demographics of Nauru and Culture of Nauru. For specific persons, see List of Nauruans....
    
     (official, a distinct Pacific Island language)
  • English
    English language
    English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
    
     widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes

Population dynamics

• Population growth rate: 1.8% (2006 est.)
• Birth rate
  Birth rate
  Crude birth rate is the nativity or childbirths per 1,000 people per year . Another word used interchangeably with "birth rate" is "natality". When the crude birth rate is subtracted from the crude death rate, it reveals the rate of natural increase...
  
  : 26.6 births/1,000 population
• Death rate: 7.1 deaths/1,000 population
• Net migration
  Human migration
  Human migration is physical movement by humans from one area to another, sometimes over long distances or in large groups. Historically this movement was nomadic, often causing significant conflict with the indigenous population and their displacement or cultural assimilation. Only a few nomadic...
  
   rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
• Infant mortality
  Infant mortality
  Infant mortality is defined as the number of infant deaths per 1000 live births. Traditionally, the most common cause worldwide was dehydration from diarrhea. However, the spreading information about Oral Re-hydration Solution to mothers around the world has decreased the rate of children dying...
  
   rate: 10.5 deaths/1,000 live births
• Life expectancy
  Life expectancy
  Life expectancy is the expected number of years of life remaining at a given age. It is denoted by ex, which means the average number of subsequent years of life for someone now aged x, according to a particular mortality experience...
  
   at birth
  • total population: 61.6 years
  • female: 65.3 years
  • male: 58.1 years
• Total fertility rate: 3.5 children born/woman