What is life expectancy in Nauru?

Life expectancy in Nauru was 62.11 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Nauru?

The highest recorded value was 62.11 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Nauru?

The lowest recorded value was 56.61 years in 1950.

How does Nauru rank for life expectancy?

Nauru ranks 222nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Nauru?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Nauru data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Nauru

Name: Life expectancy in Nauru
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Nauru: Life expectancy was 62.11 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

62.11 years

Change on year

up 0.3%

World rank

222nd

of 236 countries

All-time high

62.11 years

in 2023

All-time low

56.61 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in Nauru, 1950–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy in Nauru is 62.11 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Nauru peaked at 62.11 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56.61 years, in 1950.

That places Nauru 222nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	57.34 years	56.61 years	57.87 years	10
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	61.72 years	61.33 years	62.11 years	4

Countries ranked near Nauru

219 Zimbabwe 62.77 years compare
220 Togo 62.74 years compare
221 Liberia 62.16 years compare
223 Cote d'Ivoire 61.94 years compare
224 Democratic Republic of Congo 61.9 years compare
225 Sierra Leone 61.79 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Nauru

Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 101 (2025)
Age dependency ratio 67.1% (2025)
Population, female 5,907 (2025)
Age dependency ratio, old 5.0% (2025)
Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 94 (2025)
Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 116 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 162 (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 142 (2025)
Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 112 (2025)
Age dependency ratio, young 62.1% (2025)

All data for Nauru →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Nauru?: Life expectancy in Nauru was 62.11 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Nauru?: The highest recorded value was 62.11 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Nauru?: The lowest recorded value was 56.61 years in 1950.
How does Nauru rank for life expectancy?: Nauru ranks 222nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Nauru?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nauru data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.