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Naoero

Naoero / NR

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Naoero in numbers.

Area20 kmยฒWorld # 214 โ†’Population12KWorld # 214 โ†’Population density601.3 people/kmยฒWorld # 14 โ†’Life expectancy62.3 yearsWorld # 201 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 14,640World # 89 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Naoero across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area20 kmยฒWorld # 214 / 2023 โ†’Population12KWorld # 214 / 2025 โ†’Population density601.3 people/kmยฒWorld # 14 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference yearNo dataNo rank โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.7%World # 126 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate3.3World # 47 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate24.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 53 / 2024 โ†’Death rate7.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 96 / 2024 โ†’Median age20.4 yearsWorld # 190 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+3%World # 196 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1437.2%World # 40 / 2025 โ†’Urban population100%World # 1 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-122World # 92 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-10.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 202 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share21.3%World # 43 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy62.3 yearsWorld # 201 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancyNo dataNo rank โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people1.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 111 / 2015 โ†’Smoking rate34.8%World # 14 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 14,640World # 89 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 176MWorld # 211 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 14,200World # 125 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth2.1%World # 139 / 2025 โ†’Inflation-0.1%World # 179 / 2012 โ†’UnemploymentNo dataNo rank โ†’Youth unemploymentNo dataNo rank โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)32.4World # 111 / 2012 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)5.8%World # 32 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,082 kcal/dayWorld # 77 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person109.2 kg/person/yearWorld # 11 / 2023 โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area0%World # 210 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person5.1 tWorld # 65 / 2024 โ†’Internet use83%World # 94 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions87.2 per 100 peopleWorld # 162 / 2022 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rateNo dataNo rank โ†’Road traffic death rateNo dataNo rank โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Women in parliament10.5%World # 168 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivalsNo dataNo rank โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 1.6MWorld # 184 / 2018 โ†’World Heritage sitesNo dataNo rank โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupNo dataNo comparison data for this countryMain languageEnglishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceOil2024Top export categoryAnimal products2023Most mapped OSM sportBasketball14 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightEnglishLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyAustralian DollarAUDDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country