Kiribati Population (LIVE)

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Kiribati Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Kiribati is 135,109 as of Monday, March 18, 2024, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data 1.
  • Kiribati 2023 population is estimated at 133,515 people at mid year.
  • Kiribati population is equivalent to 0% of the total world population.
  • Kiribati ranks number 192 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Kiribati is 165 per Km2 (427 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 810 Km2 (313 sq. miles)
  • 55.5 % of the population is urban (74,160 people in 2023)
  • The median age in Kiribati is 22.2 years.
1. Updated on July 16, 2023 with the latest July 2023-July 2024 estimates from the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Kiribati (2024 and historical)

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationKiribati
Global Rank
2024 135,763 1.68 % 2,248 -400 22.3 3.20 168 56.1 % 76,183 0.00 % 8,118,835,999 192
2023 133,515 1.74 % 2,283 -400 22.2 3.24 165 55.5 % 74,160 0.00 % 8,045,311,447 192
2022 131,232 1.83 % 2,358 -400 22.0 3.27 162 55.0 % 72,129 0.00 % 7,975,105,156 192
2020 126,463 1.79 % 2,222 -296 21.7 3.33 156 53.8 % 68,069 0.00 % 7,840,952,880 192
2015 116,707 1.56 % 1,742 -853 20.9 3.53 144 49.7 % 58,024 0.00 % 7,426,597,537 193
2010 107,995 1.93 % 1,966 -619 20.2 3.88 133 45.0 % 48,647 0.00 % 6,985,603,105 194
2005 98,164 2.02 % 1,868 -226 19.0 3.80 121 41.0 % 40,209 0.00 % 6,558,176,119 197
2000 88,826 1.74 % 1,469-513 18.4 4.07 110 40.8 % 36,259 0.00 % 6,148,898,975 198
1995 81,481 1.64 % 1,271 -847 18.3 4.39 101 34.7 % 28,301 0.00 % 5,743,219,454 197
1990 75,124 2.40 % 1,683 -445 19.1 4.64 93 33.7 % 25,335 0.00 % 5,316,175,862 197
1985 66,708 1.87 % 1,179 -365 18.6 4.94 82 32.2 % 21,467 0.00 % 4,861,730,613 199
1980 60,813 0.05 % 28 -494 17.7 4.99 75 31.5 % 19,157 0.00 % 4,444,007,706 201
1975 60,675 1.10 % 648 -1,727 16.9 5.03 75 26.9 % 16,334 0.00 % 4,069,437,231 199
1970 57,437 1.45 % 799 -210 16.5 5.59 71 21.5 % 12,328 0.00 % 3,695,390,336 198
1965 53,444 2.56 % 1,270 0 16.8 6.36 66 17.1 % 9,117 0.00 % 3,337,111,983 196
1960 47,093 2.31 % 1,017 0 17.7 6.55 58 14.3 % 6,717 0.00 % 3,019,233,434 196
1955 42,008 2.11 % 832 0 19.4 6.33 52 11.7 % 4,913 0.00 % 2,746,072,141 196
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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Kiribati Population Forecast

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YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationKiribati
Global Rank
2025 137,984 1.76 % 2,304 -400 22.3 3.17 170 56.7 % 78,192 0.00 % 8,191,988,453 192
2030 148,720 1.51 % 2,147 -400 22.6 3.01 184 59.2 % 87,993 0.00 % 8,546,141,327 192
2035 158,756 1.31 % 2,007 -400 23.7 2.87 196 61.3 % 97,362 0.00 % 8,879,397,401 192
2040 168,583 1.21 % 1,965 -400 25.0 2.74 208 63.2 % 106,577 0.00 % 9,188,250,492 192
2045 178,730 1.18 % 2,029 -400 26.2 2.65 221 64.9 % 116,003 0.00 % 9,467,543,575 192
2050 188,570 1.08 % 1,968   27.3 2.53 233 66.6 % 125,666 0.00 % 9,709,491,761 191
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Kiribati Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Kiribati
Life Expectancy
67.83 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
View by sex and historical chart
Infant Mortality
36.4
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
45.8
(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in Kiribati

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Tarawa 40,311

See also

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Notes

The Kiribati Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Kiribati delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Kiribati (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.


Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Kiribati in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.