Kiribati Population (LIVE)

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Kiribati Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Kiribati is 135,349 as of Tuesday, December 3, 2024, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Kiribati 2024 population is estimated at 134,518 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 166 per Km2 (430 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 810 Km2 (313 sq. miles).
  • 56.6 % of the population is urban (76,183 people in 2024).
  • The median age in Kiribati is 22.8 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 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 134,518 1.50 % 1,988 -471 22.8 3.12 166 56.6 % 76,183 0.00 % 8,161,972,572 192
2023 132,530 1.58 % 2,061 -485 22.7 3.15 164 56.0 % 74,160 0.00 % 8,091,734,930 192
2022 130,469 1.63 % 2,092 -395 22.5 3.18 161 55.3 % 72,129 0.00 % 8,021,407,192 192
2020 126,099 1.76 % 2,178 0 22.2 3.25 156 54.0 % 68,069 0.00 % 7,887,001,292 192
2015 116,815 1.45 % 1,622 -1,022 21.3 3.44 144 49.7 % 58,024 0.00 % 7,470,491,872 192
2010 108,704 2.09 % 2,134 -456 20.3 3.90 134 44.8 % 48,647 0.00 % 7,021,732,148 194
2005 98,035 2.04 % 1,884 -226 19.5 3.76 121 41.0 % 40,209 0.00 % 6,586,970,132 197
2000 88,613 1.75 % 1,476-629 18.7 4.07 109 40.9 % 36,259 0.00 % 6,171,702,993 198
1995 81,234 1.65 % 1,276 -928 18.7 4.42 100 34.8 % 28,301 0.00 % 5,758,878,982 197
1990 74,855 2.40 % 1,672 -441 19.2 4.67 92 33.8 % 25,335 0.00 % 5,327,803,110 197
1985 66,496 1.69 % 1,070 -419 18.6 4.91 82 32.3 % 21,467 0.00 % 4,868,943,465 198
1980 61,148 0.05 % 32 -610 17.5 4.96 75 31.3 % 19,157 0.00 % 4,447,606,236 201
1975 60,987 1.18 % 695 -1,706 16.7 5.02 75 26.8 % 16,334 0.00 % 4,070,735,277 198
1970 57,510 1.48 % 814 -233 16.4 5.71 71 21.4 % 12,328 0.00 % 3,694,683,794 198
1965 53,439 2.53 % 1,256 0 16.8 6.26 66 17.1 % 9,117 0.00 % 3,334,533,703 196
1960 47,157 2.32 % 1,023 0 17.7 6.44 58 14.2 % 6,717 0.00 % 3,015,470,894 196
1955 42,041 2.12 % 839 0 19.4 6.32 52 11.7 % 4,913 0.00 % 2,740,213,792 196
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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Kiribati Population Forecast

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 136,488 1.60 % 2,078 -462 22.9 3.09 169 57.3 % 78,192 0.00 % 8,231,613,070 192
2030 146,126 1.37 % 1,928 -426 23.3 2.94 180 60.2 % 87,993 0.00 % 8,569,124,911 192
2035 155,440 1.24 % 1,863 -430 24.2 2.81 192 62.6 % 97,362 0.00 % 8,885,210,181 192
2040 164,700 1.16 % 1,852 -452 25.4 2.69 203 64.7 % 106,577 0.00 % 9,177,190,203 192
2045 173,813 1.08 % 1,823 -353 26.5 2.58 215 66.7 % 116,003 0.00 % 9,439,639,668 192
2050 182,621 0.99 % 1,762   27.6 2.48 225 68.8 % 125,666 0.00 % 9,664,378,587 190
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Kiribati Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Kiribati
Life Expectancy
66.60 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
View by sex and historical chart
Infant Mortality
42.6
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
54.0
(per 1,000 live births)
View historical chart

Main Cities by Population in Kiribati

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

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Tarawa 40,311

See also

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 2024 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.