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Nauru: area, population and density
Nauru has 20 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 12,025; calculated population density is 601 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Nauru ranks 194th of 196 by land area, 194th by population and 12th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 20 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 12,025World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 601 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Nauru in the country comparison set
Nauru has 20 sq km of land area and a population value of 12,025 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 194th by land area, 194th by population, and 12th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
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