Nationality:
noun: Nauruan(s)
adjective: Nauruan

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

Languages:
Nauruan (official, a distinct Pacific Island language), English (widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes)

Religions:
Protestant 45.8% (Nauru Congregational 35.4%, Nauru Independent Church 10.4%), Roman Catholic 33.2%, other 14.1%, none 4.5%, unspecified 2.4% (2002 census)

Population:
9,378 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 225
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Age structure:
0-14 years: 33% (male 1,398/female 1,682)
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15-64 years: 65.3% (male 2,996/female 3,093)
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65 years and over: 1.6% (male 68/female 85) (2011 est.)
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Median age:
total: 24.2 years
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male: 24.4 years
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female: 23.9 years (2011 est.)
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Population growth rate:
0.608% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 143
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Birth rate:
27.08 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 46
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Death rate:
5.97 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 162
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Net migration rate:
-15.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 215
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Urbanization:
urban population: 100% of total population (2010)
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rate of urbanization: 0.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
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Sex ratio:
at birth: 0.84 male(s)/female
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under 15 years: 0.81 male(s)/female
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15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female
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total population: 0.91 male(s)/female (2012 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
total: 8.51 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 154
male: 10.94 deaths/1,000 live births
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female: 6.47 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 65.7 years
country comparison to the world: 166
male: 61.62 years
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female: 69.11 years (2012 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
3.03 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 59
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Health expenditures:
12.1% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 10
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Physicians density:
0.714 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
country comparison to the world: 114
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Drinking water source:
improved: