Number of people using the Internet in Nauru
Nauru: Number of people using the Internet was 9,917 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of people using the Internet in Nauru, 1990–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi. Measured in people.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 9,917 people for number of people using the internet in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 81.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people using the internet in Nauru peaked at 9,917 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1990.
Nauru ranks 206th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people using the Internet in Nauru, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 people | — |
| 2001 | 302.6 people | — |
| 2011 | 5,453 people | +1702.0% |
| 2017 | 7,064 people | +29.6% |
| 2019 | 8,660 people | +22.6% |
| 2020 | 9,019 people | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 9,402 people | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 9,822 people | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 9,861 people | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 9,917 people | +0.6% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 9,917 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.26 million people, 0% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 9,917 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 693,850 people, 1% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 1 |
| 2000s | 302.6 people | 302.6 people | 302.6 people | 1 |
| 2010s | 7,059 people | 5,453 people | 8,660 people | 3 |
| 2020s | 9,604 people | 9,019 people | 9,917 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 203 British Virgin Islands 25,408 people compare
- 204 Marshall Islands 24,750 people compare
- 205 Palau 14,851 people compare
- 207 Tuvalu 3,826 people compare
- 208 North Korea 0 people
More science & technology data for Nauru
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 87.17 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.8717 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 10,287 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 514.35 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 0.13 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people using the internet in Nauru?
- Number of people using the internet in Nauru was 9,917 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi.
- What is the highest number of people using the internet recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 9,917 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people using the internet recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1990.
- How does Nauru rank for number of people using the internet?
- Nauru ranks 206th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people using the internet rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi, published as part of Number of people using the Internet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people who used the Internet in the last three months.