The CIA World Factbook Every edition, 1990 to 2025 Oceania
Languages Nauru, in 36 editions.
The entry for Nauru published Languages in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 14 editions. Each is shown as published. Languages in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 14
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Language” (1990 to 1991) and “Languages” (1992 to 2025).
field in that editiontext changed from the edition beforenot in that editionthe edition shownChoose an edition on the strip beside the text, or step through them with the arrows. Mark changes compares it with the edition before: the marks are ours, words added and words removed.
2000 edition
Changed since 1999The same text in 1990 and 1991.
Published as “Language”
Nauruan, a distinct Pacific Island language (official); English widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes
Nauruan, a distinct Pacific Island language (official); English widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes
Nauruan, a distinct Pacific Island language (official); English widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes
Nauruan, a distinct Pacific Island language (official); English widely
understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes
Nauruan (official; a distinct Pacific Island language), English widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes
Nauruan, Nauruan (official; a distinct Pacific Island language (official); language), English widely
understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes
Nauruan (official; a distinct Pacific Island language), English widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes
Nauruan (official; a distinct Pacific Island language), English widely
understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial
purposes
Nauruan (official; a distinct Pacific Island language), English widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes
Nauruan (official; a distinct Pacific Island language),
English widelycommercial
commercial purposes
The same text in 3 editions, 1996 to 1998.
Nauruan (official, a distinct Pacific Island language), English widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes
Nauruan (official; (official, a distinct Pacific Island language),
English widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and
commercial purposes
Nauruan (official, a distinct Pacific Island language), English widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes
Nauruan (official, a distinct Pacific Island language),
language), English widely understood, spoken, and used for most
government and
The same text in 7 editions, 2000 to 2006.
Nauruan (official, a distinct Pacific Island language), English widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes
Nauruan (official, a distinct Pacific Island
The same text in 4 editions, 2007 to 2010.
Nauruan (official; a distinct Pacific Island language), English widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes
Nauruan (official, (official; a distinct Pacific Island language), English widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes
The same text in 3 editions, 2011 to 2013.
Nauruan (official, a distinct Pacific Island language), English (widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes)
Nauruan (official; (official, a distinct Pacific Island language), English widely (widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes purposes)
note: percentages represent main language spoken at home; Nauruan is spoken by 95% of the population, English by 66%, and other languages by 12% (2011 est.)
Rewritten: too little of the 2013 text remains to mark the changes.
Nauruan 93% (official, a distinct Pacific Island language), English 2% (widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes), other 5% (includes I-Kiribati 2% and Chinese 2%)
note:
percentages represent main language spoken at home; Nauruan is spoken by 95% of the population, English by 66%, and other languages by 12% (2011 est.)
The same text in 3 editions, 2015 to 2017.
note: percentages represent main language spoken at home; Nauruan is spoken by 95% of the population, English by 66%, and other languages by 12% (2011 est.)
Nauruan 93% (official, a distinct Pacific Island language), English 2% (widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes), other 5% (includes I-Kiribati 2% and Chinese 2%)
note:
The same text in 3 editions, 2018 to 2020.
note: percentages represent main language spoken at home; Nauruan is spoken by 95% of the population, English by 66%, and other languages by 12%
Nauruan 93% (official, a distinct Pacific Island language), English 2% (widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes), other 5% (includes I-Kiribati 2% and Chinese 2%) (2011 est.)
note: percentages represent main language spoken at home; Nauruan is spoken by 95% of the population, English by 66%, and other languages by 12% (2011 est.)
The same text in 2021 and 2022.
note: data represent main language spoken at home; Nauruan is spoken by 95% of the population, English by 66%, and other languages by 12%
Nauruan 93% (official, a distinct Pacific Island language), English 2% (widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes), other 5% (includes I-Kiribati 2% and Chinese 2%) (2011 est.)
note: percentages data represent main language spoken at home; Nauruan is spoken by 95% of the population, English by 66%, and other languages by 12%
The same text in 3 editions, 2023 to 2025.
note: data represent main language spoken at home; Nauruan is spoken by 95% of the population, English by 66%, and other languages by 12%
Nauruan 93% (official, a distinct Pacific Island language), English 2% (widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes), other 5% (includes I-Kiribati Gilbertese 2% and Chinese 2%) (2011 est.)
note: data represent main language spoken at home; Nauruan is spoken by 95% of the population, English by 66%, and other languages by 12%
No edition has those words. Try a shorter word.
Cite this page
Central Intelligence Agency. “Nauru: Languages.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/nauru/languages.