People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Nauru
Nauru: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 9,717 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Nauru, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Nauru is 9,717 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Nauru peaked at 9,717 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8,142 people, in 2008.
Nauru ranks 129th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Nauru, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8,272 people | — |
| 2001 | 8,241 people | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 8,202 people | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 8,183 people | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 8,184 people | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8,175 people | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 8,162 people | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 8,151 people | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 8,142 people | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 8,148 people | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 8,170 people | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 8,214 people | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 8,352 people | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 8,555 people | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 8,738 people | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 8,910 people | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 9,070 people | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 9,211 people | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 9,335 people | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 9,425 people | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 9,470 people | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 9,524 people | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 9,599 people | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 9,659 people | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 9,717 people | +0.6% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 9,717 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 30,638 people, 32% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 9,717 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 97,987 people, 10% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,186 people | 8,142 people | 8,272 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,798 people | 8,170 people | 9,425 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,594 people | 9,470 people | 9,717 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
More environment data for Nauru
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (1992)
- Temperature change -0.737 °C (1993)
- Standard Deviation 0.589 °C (1992)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.94 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 2.44 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 2.35 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 1.94 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 6.89 % (2024)
- Total fisheries production 87,348 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 87,348 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Nauru?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Nauru was 9,717 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 9,717 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,142 people in 2008.
- How does Nauru rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Nauru ranks 129th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People not using safely managed drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed drinking water sources either use unimproved drinking water sources or the improved sources they use are not located on their premises, not available when needed, or not free of contamination.