Kiribati Population 2023 (Live)

134,434
Population Rank
Growth Rate
2023 World Percentage
Land Area
810
The current population of Kiribati is 134,434 based on projections of the latest United Nations data. The UN estimates the July 1, 2023 population at 133,515.

Kiribati Growth Rate

Kiribati Population 2023 (Live)

Kiribati Population Clock

Kiribati Population (as of 11/25/2023)134,434
Last UN Estimate (July 1, 2023)133,515
Births per Day10
Deaths per Day2
Migrations per Day-1
Net Change per Day6
Population Change Since Jan. 11,974

Components of Population Change

One birth every 144 minutes
One death every 720 minutes
One emigrant every 1440 minutes
Net gain of one person every 240 minutes

Kiribati Population Clock

City
Population
Tarawa40,311
Betio Village12,509
Bikenibeu Village6,170
showing: 3 rows

Kiribati Population Density Map

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Year
Population
Growth Rate
Density (km²)
Population Rank
Density Rank
195542,0082.11%51.86199100
196047,0932.31%58.1419899
196553,4442.56%65.9819796
197057,4371.45%70.9120094
197560,6751.1%74.9120195
198060,8130.04%75.08203102
198566,7081.87%82.36201102
199075,1242.4%92.7519997
199581,4811.64%100.5919995
200088,8261.74%109.6619992
200598,1642.02%121.1919889
2010107,9951.93%133.3319585
2015116,7071.56%144.0819482
2017120,3621.56%148.6019480
2018122,2611.58%150.9419380
2019124,2411.62%153.3819379
2020126,4631.79%156.1319379
2022131,2321.74%162.0119380
2023133,5151.78%164.8319379
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Kiribati Population by Year (Historical)

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Year
Population
Growth Rate
Density (km²)
Population Rank
Density Rank
2023133,5151.78%164.8319379
2024135,7631.79%167.6119379
2025137,9841.76%170.3519379
2030148,7201.51%183.6019377
2035158,7561.31%196.0019374
2040168,5831.21%208.1319374
2045178,7301.18%220.6519373
2050188,5701.08%232.8019266
2055197,5360.93%243.8719167
2060205,4440.79%253.6319065
2065212,4270.67%262.2619062
2070218,6010.57%269.8819058
2075224,1480.5%276.7319056
2080229,0840.44%282.8219055
2085233,1250.35%287.8118954
2090236,0800.25%291.4618953
2095237,8730.15%293.6718951
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Kiribati Population by Year (Projections)

Kiribati Population Pyramid 2023

Kiribati Median Age

25.7

Total

24.8

Male

26.6

Female

Kiribati Population by Age

There are people over age 18 in Kiribati.

Census Years

Year
Date
198510 May 1985
19907 November 1990
19957 November 1995
20007 November 2000
20057 November 2005
20107 November 2010
20157 November 2015
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Kiribati Population Pyramid

Kiribati, officially the Independent and the Sovereign Republic of Kiribati, is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean. Kiribati is composed of 32 atolls and one raised coral island, Banaba.

Kiribati's population today is slightly above the 2010 census population of 103,500. The nation has a population density of 135 people per square kilometer (350/sq mi), which is 73rd in the world. The country has just 811 square kilometers of land area, 186th in the world.

Over 90% of the population inhabits the Gilbert Islands, with over 33% of the population in an area of just 6.2 square miles on South Tarawa. Until very recently, the Kiribati people mostly lived in villages on the outer islands with populations of just 50 to 3,000. More citizens have moved to the urban island capital of Tarawa recently. The South Tarawa area has a population of more than 50,000.

Kiribati is now a disappearing nation -- literally. The coral island is just 6.5 feet above sea level and rising sea levels due to climate change are causing the island to become smaller each year and pushing the residents further inland.

Kiribati Demographics

The native people of the nation are the I-Kiribati, who are ethnically Micronesians. Archaeological evidence indicates Austronesians originally inhabited the islands thousands of years ago, although Fijians, Tongans, and Samoans invaded around the 14th century, introducing new ethnic diversity. Despite this, Kiribati has a fairly homogeneous population.

The I-Kiribati speak an Oceanic language, Gilbertese, but English is also an official language. The main religion is Christianity, which was introduced by missionaries in the 1800's. 56% of the population is Roman Catholic while 34% is Congregationalist Protestant.

Kiribati has a low life expectancy rate of just 63 for women and 57 for men with many health problems caused by the consumption of semi-raw seafood, bacterial contamination of food, and little storage. Just 10 years ago, up to 7% of the population was treated each year for food poisoning in a hospital.

Kiribati Population Rank 2023
Area (km²)
811
2023 Growth Rate
GDP (IMF)
$0.18
GDP (UN)
$173.66 Mn

Kiribati - General Info

  1. Kiribati Statistics Office
  2. World Population Prospects (2022 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  3. GeoNames

Sources