People using at least a basic drinking water source in Nauru
Nauru: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 11,689 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source 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 using at least a basic drinking water source in Nauru is 11,689 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 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Nauru peaked at 11,689 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9,840 people, in 2008.
Nauru ranks 222nd of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Nauru, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9,997 people | — |
| 2001 | 9,960 people | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 9,913 people | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 9,891 people | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 9,892 people | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9,881 people | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 9,867 people | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 9,854 people | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 9,840 people | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 9,844 people | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9,867 people | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 9,918 people | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 10,082 people | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 10,324 people | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 10,542 people | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 10,746 people | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 10,936 people | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 11,103 people | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 11,250 people | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 11,354 people | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 11,405 people | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 11,467 people | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 11,553 people | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 11,622 people | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 11,689 people | +0.6% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 11,689 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.05 million people, 0% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 11,689 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.22 million people, 1% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,894 people | 9,840 people | 9,997 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,612 people | 9,867 people | 11,354 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,547 people | 11,405 people | 11,689 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 219 Palau 17,612 people compare
- 220 Anguilla 14,062 people compare
- 221 Cook Islands 13,672 people compare
- 223 Saint Barthelemy 11,258 people compare
- 224 Wallis and Futuna 11,196 people compare
- 225 Tuvalu 9,525 people compare
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 using at least a basic drinking water source in Nauru?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Nauru was 11,689 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 using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 11,689 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,840 people in 2008.
- How does Nauru rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Nauru ranks 222nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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 using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.