Nauru: housing

How many people own their home in Nauru?

76.2% of households in Nauru owned the home they lived in at the 2021 census, according to the Nauru Bureau of Statistics' census analytical report. Only 4.8% rented, with the highest shares in Aiwo (9.8%) and Buada (8.0%).

Ownership was highest in Nibok (98.4%) and Baitsi (97.8%). Living in a home without paying rent was common in Boe (63.4% of households) and Location (38.9%). The census counted 2,021 private households with an average of 5.8 people. 99.5% were connected to the electricity grid and 97.6% had improved drinking water. No official house price or rent index was found.

Official sources: Nauru Bureau of Statistics: 2021 Population and Housing Census, analytical report (PDF)

What is Nauru's urbanisation rate?

According to the UN Population Division, the share of people living in urban areas in Nauru was 100.0% in 2025. The figure has been the same every year since 2005. Across East Asia & Pacific the middle value was 63.1%, and Nauru placed 1st highest of 30. Worldwide: 1st of 193.

What share of Nauru's city dwellers live in slums?

UN-Habitat puts the share of city dwellers living in slums in Nauru at 0.6% in 2022. Since 2006 it has ranged from 0.6% (2014) to 2.2% (2006). It is 23rd highest of 27 in East Asia & Pacific, where the median is 17.9%. World rank, highest first: 129th of 170.

What is the electricity access rate in Nauru?

The World Bank puts the share of people with access to electricity in Nauru at 100.0% in 2024. That is the highest since at least 2005. East Asia & Pacific median: 100.0%; Nauru is 1st highest of 30. Worldwide: 1st of 193.

What share of people in Nauru have safe drinking water?

WHO and UNICEF puts the share of people using safely managed drinking water in Nauru at 18.7% in 2024. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2005. East Asia & Pacific median: 45.9%; Nauru is 18th highest of 20. Of 134 countries with 2024 data, 123rd highest.

How many people in Nauru have a safe toilet?

In 2024, the share of people using safely managed sanitation in Nauru was 33.2%, according to WHO and UNICEF. It is the bottom of the series, which starts in 2005. Across East Asia & Pacific the middle value was 60.5%, and Nauru placed 17th highest of 21. Of 134 countries with 2024 data, 98th highest.

How many people in Nauru cook with wood or charcoal?

99.0%: that is the share of people using clean cooking fuels in Nauru for 2024, according to the WHO. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2005. East Asia & Pacific median: 82.0%; Nauru is 7th highest of 30. World rank, highest first: 45th of 192.