🇰🇮 Population of Kiribati

133,515
Current Population of Kiribati
2,258
Net population growth this year
183.91
Population Density (people/km²)

As of July 1, 2023 the population of Kiribati reached 133,515, of which 65,144 people are male and 68,371 female. The country has a population density of 183.905 people per square kilometer. With an overall population growth rate of 1.691% for the year. According to the latest data, Kiribati is set to increase its population size by 2,239 people next year. Making the total population count of Kiribati 135,763 people by 2024.

Historic Population of Kiribati (1950 - 2023)

Between 1950 and 2023 the population of Kiribati grown from 37,846 people to 133,515. An increase of the population size by 252.78% in 73 years.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
1950 37,846 18,348 19,498 765 52.1288 2.021%
1951 38,621 18,756 19,866 786 53.197 2.035%
1952 39,420 19,176 20,244 811 54.2968 2.057%
1953 40,250 19,616 20,634 850 55.4408 2.112%
1954 41,112 20,069 21,044 875 56.6288 2.128%
1955 42,008 20,539 21,469 916 57.8623 2.181%
1956 42,940 21,028 21,913 948 59.146 2.208%
1957 43,906 21,532 22,375 984 60.4766 2.241%
1958 44,912 22,058 22,855 1,028 61.8623 2.289%
1959 45,972 22,612 23,361 1,093 63.323 2.378%
1960 47,092 23,195 23,897 1,147 64.8657 2.436%
1961 48,275 23,811 24,464 1,217 66.4938 2.521%
1962 49,508 24,452 25,055 1,249 68.1921 2.523%
1963 50,780 25,115 25,665 1,296 69.9449 2.552%
1964 52,092 25,796 26,296 1,327 71.7514 2.548%
1965 53,444 26,494 26,950 1,377 73.6136 2.577%
1966 54,428 26,996 27,432 592 74.9697 1.088%
1967 54,990 27,276 27,715 532 75.7438 0.967%
1968 55,510 27,536 27,974 509 76.4607 0.917%
1969 56,324 27,926 28,398 1,117 77.5806 1.983%
1970 57,437 28,445 28,991 1,109 79.1136 1.931%
1971 58,535 28,956 29,578 1,088 80.6267 1.859%
1972 59,606 29,451 30,156 1,055 82.1026 1.77%
1973 60,598 29,903 30,695 928 83.4683 1.531%
1974 60,953 30,084 30,869 -218 83.9573 -0.358%
1975 60,675 29,992 30,683 -338 83.5744 -0.557%
1976 60,310 29,858 30,453 -391 83.0723 -0.648%
1977 59,894 29,696 30,198 -443 82.4979 -0.74%
1978 59,465 29,523 29,942 -414 81.9077 -0.696%
1979 59,775 29,694 30,081 1,034 82.3347 1.73%
1980 60,813 30,203 30,610 1,043 83.7652 1.715%
1981 61,875 30,718 31,157 1,080 85.2273 1.745%
1982 62,977 31,250 31,727 1,124 86.7452 1.785%
1983 64,122 31,805 32,317 1,165 88.3216 1.817%
1984 65,337 32,398 32,939 1,267 89.9966 1.939%
1985 66,708 33,080 33,628 1,474 91.8843 2.21%
1986 68,266 33,845 34,421 1,642 94.0303 2.405%
1987 69,946 34,654 35,292 1,718 96.3444 2.456%
1988 71,680 35,490 36,190 1,750 98.7328 2.442%
1989 73,436 36,332 37,105 1,763 101.1522 2.401%
1990 75,124 37,111 38,013 1,611 103.4759 2.145%
1991 76,612 37,815 38,798 1,366 105.5262 1.783%
1992 77,902 38,462 39,440 1,213 107.3023 1.557%
1993 79,092 39,056 40,036 1,169 108.9428 1.478%
1994 80,264 39,638 40,626 1,174 110.5565 1.463%
1995 81,481 40,245 41,236 1,259 112.2321 1.545%
1996 82,832 40,891 41,940 1,443 114.093 1.742%
1997 84,308 41,572 42,736 1,511 116.1274 1.792%
1998 85,804 42,267 43,538 1,481 118.188 1.726%
1999 87,289 42,952 44,336 1,488 120.2328 1.705%
2000 88,826 43,680 45,145 1,585 122.3492 1.784%
2001 90,531 44,473 46,058 1,826 124.6983 2.017%
2002 92,400 45,346 47,053 1,911 127.272 2.068%
2003 94,302 46,275 48,026 1,893 129.8919 2.007%
2004 96,224 47,209 49,015 1,952 132.5399 2.029%
2005 98,164 48,127 50,037 1,928 135.2121 1.964%
2006 100,083 49,037 51,046 1,910 137.8554 1.908%
2007 101,998 49,967 52,031 1,920 140.4931 1.882%
2008 103,966 50,920 53,046 2,016 143.2039 1.939%
2009 105,996 51,896 54,100 2,043 145.9993 1.927%
2010 107,995 52,840 55,156 1,956 148.7534 1.811%
2011 109,871 53,709 56,161 1,795 151.3368 1.634%
2012 111,618 54,514 57,103 1,699 153.7431 1.522%
2013 113,311 55,286 58,026 1,688 156.0758 1.49%
2014 114,985 56,042 58,943 1,660 158.3815 1.444%
2015 116,707 56,833 59,874 1,783 160.7528 1.528%
2016 118,513 57,677 60,836 1,830 163.241 1.544%
2017 120,362 58,544 61,818 1,869 165.7886 1.553%
2018 122,262 59,441 62,820 1,929 168.4043 1.578%
2019 124,241 60,390 63,851 2,029 171.1309 1.634%
2020 126,464 61,496 64,968 2,415 174.1921 1.91%
2021 128,874 62,724 66,150 2,406 177.5124 1.867%
2022 131,232 63,943 67,289 2,309 180.7596 1.76%
2023 133,515 65,144 68,371 2,258 183.905 1.691%

Statements that can be derived from Kiribati's population data

  • Kiribati has a population of 133,515 people, as of July 1, 2023.
  • Kiribati's population is equivalent to 0.00% of the total world population.
  • In 2023, Kiribati's population will grow with 2,258 people.
  • In 2023, 400 more people will emigrate from Kiribati than immigrate to the country.
  • The median age of the population in Kiribati is 22.16 years.
  • In Kiribati there are 183.91 people per square kilometers (0.386102 square miles), if spaced out evenly.
  • 36.43 infants die at birth out of a 1000 new born in Kiribati.
  • In Kiribati, 65,144 of the total population are male, and 68,371 are female.

Future Population of Kiribati (2023 - 2100)

Kiribati's population is set to incease in the future from 133,515 people to 238,673 people. An increase of the population size by 530.64% from 2023 to 2100.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
2023 133,515 65,144 68,371 2,258 183.905 1.691%
2024 135,763 66,328 69,436 2,239 187.0021 1.649%
2025 137,984 67,494 70,490 2,202 190.0606 1.596%
2026 140,179 68,647 71,531 2,187 193.0833 1.56%
2027 142,356 69,794 72,561 2,167 196.082 1.522%
2028 144,502 70,926 73,577 2,127 199.0393 1.472%
2029 146,625 72,038 74,586 2,118 201.9628 1.445%
2030 148,720 73,135 75,585 2,071 204.8478 1.393%
2031 150,776 74,214 76,562 2,043 207.6811 1.355%
2032 152,807 75,280 77,528 2,017 210.478 1.321%
2033 154,809 76,330 78,480 1,986 213.2355 1.283%
2034 156,787 77,364 79,424 1,971 215.9607 1.257%
2035 158,756 78,394 80,362 1,966 218.6722 1.238%
2036 160,708 79,415 81,292 1,937 221.3602 1.205%
2037 162,654 80,430 82,224 1,955 224.0406 1.202%
2038 164,613 81,451 83,162 1,963 226.739 1.193%
2039 166,589 82,482 84,106 1,989 229.4607 1.194%
2040 168,583 83,521 85,061 1,999 232.2073 1.186%
2041 170,595 84,568 86,028 2,027 234.98 1.188%
2042 172,625 85,622 87,003 2,032 237.7755 1.177%
2043 174,658 86,676 87,982 2,033 240.5758 1.165%
2044 176,694 87,732 88,962 2,037 243.3802 1.153%
2045 178,730 88,789 89,940 2,033 246.1839 1.137%
2046 180,752 89,836 90,915 2,012 248.9697 1.113%
2047 182,748 90,868 91,880 1,980 251.719 1.083%
2048 184,719 91,888 92,830 1,962 254.4339 1.062%
2049 186,665 92,898 93,767 1,930 257.1143 1.034%
2050 188,570 93,886 94,684 1,880 259.7383 0.997%
2051 190,439 94,852 95,587 1,857 262.312 0.975%
2052 192,270 95,797 96,473 1,806 264.8347 0.939%
2053 194,062 96,725 97,338 1,779 267.3037 0.917%
2054 195,823 97,634 98,189 1,743 269.7293 0.89%
2055 197,536 98,519 99,017 1,683 272.0888 0.852%
2056 199,199 99,379 99,820 1,642 274.3788 0.824%
2057 200,827 100,222 100,606 1,614 276.6212 0.804%
2058 202,417 101,041 101,376 1,567 278.812 0.774%
2059 203,954 101,833 102,121 1,506 280.9284 0.738%
2060 205,444 102,603 102,841 1,473 282.98 0.717%
2061 206,915 103,362 103,552 1,469 285.0062 0.71%
2062 208,351 104,103 104,248 1,403 286.9842 0.673%
2063 209,746 104,822 104,924 1,388 288.9063 0.662%
2064 211,109 105,524 105,585 1,338 290.7837 0.634%
2065 212,427 106,202 106,225 1,298 292.5992 0.611%
2066 213,718 106,866 106,853 1,284 294.3774 0.601%
2067 214,984 107,518 107,466 1,249 296.1219 0.581%
2068 216,218 108,152 108,066 1,217 297.8202 0.563%
2069 217,422 108,772 108,650 1,192 299.4793 0.548%
2070 218,601 109,382 109,218 1,165 301.1026 0.533%
2071 219,750 109,976 109,775 1,135 302.6866 0.516%
2072 220,876 110,554 110,322 1,117 304.2376 0.506%
2073 221,988 111,129 110,859 1,107 305.7693 0.499%
2074 223,079 111,693 111,386 1,074 307.2713 0.481%
2075 224,148 112,244 111,904 1,064 308.7438 0.475%
2076 225,202 112,786 112,417 1,045 310.1963 0.464%
2077 226,226 113,312 112,914 1,000 311.6054 0.442%
2078 227,214 113,822 113,392 975 312.9663 0.429%
2079 228,167 114,309 113,858 932 314.2796 0.408%
2080 229,084 114,775 114,309 902 315.5427 0.394%
2081 229,973 115,229 114,744 876 316.7672 0.381%
2082 230,826 115,663 115,162 829 317.9415 0.359%
2083 231,633 116,070 115,563 786 319.0537 0.339%
2084 232,397 116,454 115,942 741 320.1054 0.319%
2085 233,125 116,820 116,304 715 321.1081 0.307%
2086 233,814 117,163 116,651 664 322.0579 0.284%
2087 234,453 117,478 116,976 615 322.9387 0.262%
2088 235,046 117,769 117,276 569 323.7541 0.242%
2089 235,588 118,036 117,552 516 324.5014 0.219%
2090 236,080 118,274 117,805 468 325.1791 0.198%
2091 236,534 118,493 118,041 439 325.8037 0.186%
2092 236,939 118,682 118,257 372 326.3623 0.157%
2093 237,293 118,846 118,448 336 326.8499 0.142%
2094 237,606 118,992 118,615 290 327.281 0.122%
2095 237,872 119,114 118,759 243 327.6481 0.102%
2096 238,107 119,222 118,885 227 327.9718 0.095%
2097 238,309 119,316 118,993 175 328.2486 0.073%
2098 238,468 119,388 119,080 144 328.4683 0.06%
2099 238,591 119,445 119,146 103 328.6384 0.043%
2100 238,673 119,484 119,189 61 328.7514 0.026%

Population Density of Kiribati

Today, Kiribati has a population density of 183.905 people per square kilometer. The country has seen a change in density from 52.1288 people/km² since the 1950 to 183.905 people/km² in 2023. In the future, Kiribati is projected to reach a population density of 328.7514 people per square kilometer, by the year 2100.

Population Density of Kiribati Between 1950 - 2100

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Growth Rate of Kiribati's Population

The population growth rate of Kiribati currently stands at 1.691% as of July 1, 2023. This is a decrease by 0.069 percentage points when compared to data from previous year. By 2023, the population growth rate of Kiribati will decrease to 1.691%. If we look further into the future, we can see that Kiribati's population growth is projected to land at a positive rate of 0.026% by the year 2100.

Population Growth Rate of Kiribati Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Growth Rate
1950 2.021%
1960 2.436%
1970 1.931%
1980 1.715%
1990 2.145%
2000 1.784%
2010 1.811%
2020 1.91%
Year Growth Rate
2030 1.393%
2040 1.186%
2050 0.997%
2060 0.717%
2070 0.533%
2080 0.394%
2090 0.198%
2100 0.026%
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Life Expectancy of Kiribati

Today, Kiribati has an average life expectancy of 67.8318 years of age. The country has seen a change in life expectancy from 45.671 years since the 1950 to 67.8318 years in 2023. In the future, Kiribati is projected to reach a population life expectancy of 78.6371 years of age, by the year 2100.

Life Expectancy of Kiribati Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Life Expectancy (Age)
1950 45,671
1960 47,872
1970 54,527
1980 57,286
1990 60,917
2000 64,409
2010 65,016
2020 67,265
Year Life Expectancy (Age)
2030 68,943
2040 70,417
2050 71,773
2060 73,096
2070 74,422
2080 75,775
2090 77,173
2100 78,637
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Migration to and from Kiribati

In 2023 Kiribati will see net migrations of -400 people. This means that 400 more people will emigrate from Kiribati than immigrate to the country this year. A decrease of net migrations when compared to the previous year of 2022, when the net migrations of Kiribati was -400.

Net Migration for Kiribati Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Net Migration
1950 0
1960 0
1970 -210
1980 -494
1990 -445
2000 -513
2010 -619
2020 -296
Year Net Migration
2030 -400
2040 -400
2050 -400
2060 -400
2070 -400
2080 -400
2090 -400
2100 -400
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Births in Kiribati

In 2023, Kiribati will see 3,495 babies be born. That is a decrease when compared to the ammount of births recorded by Kiribati in 2022, when the country saw 3,512 new borns.

Births Kiribati Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Births
1950 1,642
1960 2,065
1970 2,115
1980 2,214
1990 2,756
2000 2,735
2010 3,335
2020 3,500
Year Births
2030 3,429
2040 3,574
2050 3,680
2060 3,496
2070 3,437
2080 3,359
2090 3,123
2100 2,927
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Deaths in Kiribati

In 2023, 827 people will die in Kiribati. That is an increase of Kiribati's death count when compared to 2022, when the country recorded 813 deaths.

Deaths Kiribati Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Deaths
1950 885
1960 914
1970 790
1980 677
1990 695
2000 632
2010 766
2020 790
Year Births
2030 953
2040 1,174
2050 1,402
2060 1,620
2070 1,867
2080 2,057
2090 2,248
2100 2,464
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Median Age in Kiribati

The median age of Kiribati has been on an upward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the median age of Kiribati will reach 37.6184 years of age, by the year 2100.

Median Age in Kiribati Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Median Age
1950 21.0622
1960 17.7179
1970 16.4554
1980 17.6635
1990 19.1237
2000 18.4
2010 20.2309
2020 21.7081
Year Median Age
2030 22.5964
2040 24.9996
2050 27.326
2060 29.4214
2070 31.2839
2080 33.3946
2090 35.656
2100 37.6184
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Fertility Rate in Kiribati

The fertility rate of Kiribati has been on a downward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the total fertility rate of Kiribati will reach 1.9357 births per woman, by the year 2100.

Fertility Rate in Kiribati Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1950 6.1881
1960 6.5527
1970 5.5867
1980 4.99
1990 4.637
2000 4.0645
2010 3.8761
2020 3.3328
Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
2030 3.0048
2040 2.7397
2050 2.5255
2060 2.3522
2070 2.2174
2080 2.0973
2090 2.0139
2100 1.9357
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Infant Mortality Rate in Kiribati

The infant mortality rate is recorded as infant deaths under 1 year for every 1,000 live births. It gives us an insight into the maternal and infant health of Kiribati while at the same time being an important marker for the overall health of the country. The infant mortality rate of Kiribati has been on a positive downward trend since the 1950's when the infant mortality rate of the country was 146.431. Today, Kiribati has a much better infant mortality rate of 36.4335 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. This is set to improve even further in the future when Kiribati is projected to record an infant mortality rate of only 7.0423 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, by the year 2100.

Infant Mortality Rate in Kiribati Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Infant Mortality Rate
1950 146.431
1960 133.573
1970 97.7918
1980 83.7214
1990 66.8176
2000 51.672
2010 49.1895
2020 39.3184
Year Infant Mortality Rate
2030 30.3806
2040 23.6057
2050 18.5506
2060 14.8856
2070 12.2555
2080 10.0604
2090 8.2621
2100 7.0423
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Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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