Kiribati's population rose from 82,623 in 1996 to 136,488 in 2025.
Kiribati · Population & demographics
Size, growth, ages, births, deaths, urbanisation and migration.
23 indicators · 22 with data
Kiribati's population growth fell from 1.7 % in 1996 to 1.5 % in 2025.
Kiribati's population density rose from 98.8 in 1994 to 163.6 in 2023.
Kiribati's population, female (% of total) rose from 51.0 % in 1996 to 51.4 % in 2025.
Kiribati's urbanisation rose from 37.1 % in 1996 to 63.4 % in 2025.
Kiribati's urban population rose from 30,613 in 1996 to 86,513 in 2025.
Kiribati's rural population fell from 52,010 in 1996 to 49,975 in 2025.
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- Fertilitydown −0.7 %53rd of 217
- Birth rate, crudedown −2.0 %51st of 217
- Death rate, crudeup +0.2 %115th of 217
- Adolescent fertility rateup +0.0 %142nd of 217
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- Median ageup +0.2 yrs157th of 216
- Children (0–14)down −0.3 pts53rd of 217
- Working age (15–64)up +0.2 pts156th of 217
- Seniors (65+)up +0.1 pts159th of 217
- Age dependency ratiodown −0.5 pts62nd of 217
- Old-age dependency ratioup +0.2 pts159th of 217
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- Net migrationup +1.9 %102nd of 217
- Migrant stockunchanged +0.0 pts148th of 216
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- Life expectancyup +0.1 yrs180th of 217
- Life expectancy at birth, femaleup +0.2 yrs186th of 217
- Life expectancy at birth, maleup +0.1 yrs174th of 217
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- Refugees hostedNo data