Life expectancy at birth, total in Nauru
Nauru: Life expectancy at birth, total was 62.28 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Nauru, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Nauru stood at 62.28 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Nauru peaked at 62.28 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.92 years, in 1960.
Nauru ranks 201st of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.25 years | 57.92 years | 58.63 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 58.32 years | 58.14 years | 58.45 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.65 years | 58.47 years | 58.9 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.73 years | 59.1 years | 60.07 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.5 years | 59.35 years | 59.85 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.81 years | 60.07 years | 61.39 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.84 years | 61.33 years | 62.28 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 198 Zimbabwe 63.06 years compare
- 199 Togo 62.94 years compare
- 200 Liberia 62.32 years compare
- 202 Cote d'Ivoire 62.11 years compare
- 203 Democratic Republic of Congo 62.07 years compare
- 204 Sierra Leone 61.96 years compare
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- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 160 (2025)
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- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 141 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 143 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 137 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 149 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 141 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 157 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 147 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 159 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Nauru?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Nauru was 62.28 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 62.28 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.92 years in 1960.
- How does Nauru rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Nauru ranks 201st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.