Kiribati Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age in Kiribati, 1960–2100

In 1960, the median age in Kiribati was 18.8 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 23.8 years, compared with the average of 31.6 years in other countries. Ranked 124th for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Kiribati ranks 139th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Kiribati is expected to increase to 37.7 years by 2100. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

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Kiribati

Male

Female

Age range	Share of population
	Kiribati
	Male	Female
80+	0.17%	0.36%
75-79	0.26%	0.45%
70-74	0.45%	0.72%
65-69	0.77%	1.06%
60-64	1.31%	1.66%
55-59	1.71%	2.07%
50-54	1.7%	2.05%
45-49	2.04%	2.29%
40-44	2.72%	3.02%
35-39	3.22%	3.59%
30-34	3.73%	4.05%
25-29	4.23%	4.37%
20-24	4.08%	4.02%
15-19	4.54%	4.67%
10-14	5.52%	5.56%
5-9	5.87%	5.66%
0-4	6.22%	5.87%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Kiribati has average demographic potential with 68.4% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 58/196).

Working-age demographic by year

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Kiribati

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Factual

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Year	Working age share
	Kiribati	World
2100	64.9%	59.6%
2099	65%	59.6%
2098	65%	59.7%
2097	65%	59.7%
2096	65%	59.7%
2095	65.1%	59.7%
2094	65.1%	59.7%
2093	65.1%	59.8%
2092	65.1%	59.8%
2091	65.2%	59.8%
2090	65.2%	59.8%
2089	65.3%	59.8%
2088	65.3%	59.8%
2087	65.4%	59.8%
2086	65.5%	59.8%
2085	65.6%	59.9%
2084	65.7%	59.9%
2083	65.8%	60%
2082	65.9%	60.1%
2081	66%	60.3%
2080	66%	60.4%
2079	66.1%	60.6%
2078	66.2%	60.7%
2077	66.3%	60.9%
2076	66.5%	61%
2075	66.5%	61.1%
2074	66.6%	61.3%
2073	66.6%	61.4%
2072	66.5%	61.5%
2071	66.4%	61.6%
2070	66.3%	61.7%
2069	66.1%	61.8%
2068	65.9%	61.9%
2067	65.8%	62%
2066	65.6%	62%
2065	65.5%	62.1%
2064	65.5%	62.1%
2063	65.4%	62.1%
2062	65.4%	62.2%
2061	65.4%	62.2%
2060	65.3%	62.3%
2059	65.3%	62.3%
2058	65.3%	62.4%
2057	65.3%	62.4%
2056	65.3%	62.5%
2055	65.2%	62.7%
2054	65.2%	62.8%
2053	65.2%	62.9%
2052	65.2%	63.1%
2051	65.2%	63.2%
2050	65.2%	63.4%
2049	65.2%	63.5%
2048	65.2%	63.6%
2047	65.1%	63.8%
2046	65.1%	63.9%
2045	65.1%	64%
2044	65%	64.1%
2043	64.9%	64.2%
2042	64.8%	64.3%
2041	64.6%	64.4%
2040	64.4%	64.5%
2039	64.2%	64.7%
2038	64%	64.8%
2037	63.7%	64.9%
2036	63.4%	65.1%
2035	63.2%	65.2%
2034	62.9%	65.3%
2033	62.7%	65.4%
2032	62.5%	65.4%
2031	62.4%	65.4%
2030	62.2%	65.4%
2029	62.1%	65.4%
2028	61.9%	65.4%
2027	61.6%	65.4%
2026	61.4%	65.2%
2025	61.1%	65.1%
2024	61.1%	65.1%
2023	61%	65%
2022	60.9%	64.9%
2021	60.9%	64.9%
2020	60.9%	64.8%
2019	61%	64.9%
2018	61.1%	64.9%
2017	61.2%	65%
2016	61.2%	65.1%
2015	61.1%	65.1%
2014	60.9%	65.2%
2013	60.6%	65.2%
2012	60.3%	65.2%
2011	60%	65.2%
2010	59.8%	65.1%
2009	59.6%	65%
2008	59.4%	64.9%
2007	59.2%	64.7%
2006	58.9%	64.5%
2005	58.5%	64.3%
2004	58.1%	64%
2003	57.7%	63.7%
2002	57.3%	63.4%
2001	56.9%	63.1%
2000	56.4%	62.8%
1999	56.1%	62.5%
1998	55.7%	62.2%
1997	55.5%	61.9%
1996	55.4%	61.7%
1995	55.3%	61.5%
1994	55.4%	61.3%
1993	55.5%	61.2%
1992	55.8%	61.1%
1991	56.1%	61%
1990	56.4%	60.9%
1989	56.6%	60.8%
1988	56.9%	60.7%
1987	57.1%	60.5%
1986	57.2%	60.4%
1985	57.3%	60.1%
1984	57.2%	59.9%
1983	56.9%	59.6%
1982	56.5%	59.3%
1981	56%	59%
1980	55.4%	58.7%
1979	54.7%	58.4%
1978	54.1%	58%
1977	53.5%	57.7%
1976	53%	57.5%
1975	52.4%	57.4%
1974	51.8%	57.3%
1973	51.4%	57.3%
1972	51.1%	57.2%
1971	50.9%	57.1%
1970	50.8%	57%
1969	50.6%	56.9%
1968	50.7%	56.9%
1967	51.2%	56.9%
1966	51.7%	56.8%
1965	51.9%	56.9%
1964	51.8%	57%
1963	51.7%	57.2%
1962	51.7%	57.4%
1961	51.8%	57.5%
1960	52%	57.6%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Kiribati changed from 58.1% to 61.1% between 2004 and 2024.

Age dependency by year

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Kiribati decreased from 72% to 63.7% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Share of young demographic (0-14 years) by year

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Kiribati

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Year	Share of 0-14
	Kiribati	World
2100	19.5%	16.5%
2099	19.6%	16.6%
2098	19.7%	16.6%
2097	19.8%	16.7%
2096	20%	16.8%
2095	20.1%	16.8%
2094	20.2%	16.9%
2093	20.3%	17%
2092	20.5%	17%
2091	20.6%	17.1%
2090	20.7%	17.2%
2089	20.9%	17.2%
2088	21%	17.3%
2087	21.2%	17.4%
2086	21.3%	17.4%
2085	21.4%	17.5%
2084	21.6%	17.5%
2083	21.7%	17.6%
2082	21.8%	17.7%
2081	22%	17.7%
2080	22.1%	17.8%
2079	22.2%	17.8%
2078	22.3%	17.9%
2077	22.5%	17.9%
2076	22.6%	18%
2075	22.7%	18%
2074	22.9%	18.1%
2073	23%	18.2%
2072	23.1%	18.2%
2071	23.3%	18.3%
2070	23.4%	18.3%
2069	23.6%	18.4%
2068	23.8%	18.5%
2067	23.9%	18.6%
2066	24.1%	18.6%
2065	24.3%	18.7%
2064	24.5%	18.8%
2063	24.7%	18.9%
2062	25%	19.1%
2061	25.2%	19.2%
2060	25.4%	19.3%
2059	25.6%	19.4%
2058	25.8%	19.5%
2057	26.1%	19.6%
2056	26.3%	19.8%
2055	26.5%	19.9%
2054	26.7%	20%
2053	26.9%	20.1%
2052	27.1%	20.2%
2051	27.3%	20.3%
2050	27.5%	20.4%
2049	27.7%	20.5%
2048	27.9%	20.6%
2047	28%	20.7%
2046	28.2%	20.8%
2045	28.4%	20.9%
2044	28.5%	20.9%
2043	28.7%	21%
2042	28.9%	21.1%
2041	29.1%	21.2%
2040	29.3%	21.2%
2039	29.5%	21.3%
2038	29.8%	21.4%
2037	30.1%	21.5%
2036	30.4%	21.6%
2035	30.8%	21.8%
2034	31.1%	22%
2033	31.5%	22.2%
2032	31.8%	22.4%
2031	32.2%	22.7%
2030	32.6%	23%
2029	32.9%	23.3%
2028	33.3%	23.6%
2027	33.7%	23.9%
2026	34.2%	24.2%
2025	34.6%	24.6%
2024	34.7%	24.7%
2023	34.9%	25%
2022	35.1%	25.3%
2021	35.2%	25.6%
2020	35.2%	25.8%
2019	35.1%	26%
2018	35.1%	26.2%
2017	35%	26.4%
2016	35%	26.5%
2015	35.2%	26.6%
2014	35.4%	26.8%
2013	35.7%	26.9%
2012	36.1%	27%
2011	36.4%	27.1%
2010	36.6%	27.3%
2009	36.8%	27.5%
2008	37%	27.6%
2007	37.3%	27.9%
2006	37.6%	28.1%
2005	38%	28.5%
2004	38.4%	28.8%
2003	38.9%	29.2%
2002	39.3%	29.6%
2001	39.8%	30%
2000	40.1%	30.4%
1999	40.5%	30.8%
1998	40.8%	31.1%
1997	41%	31.5%
1996	41.1%	31.8%
1995	41.2%	32.1%
1994	41.2%	32.3%
1993	41%	32.5%
1992	40.8%	32.7%
1991	40.5%	32.9%
1990	40.2%	33%
1989	39.9%	33.2%
1988	39.7%	33.4%
1987	39.4%	33.6%
1986	39.2%	33.8%
1985	39.2%	34%
1984	39.2%	34.3%
1983	39.5%	34.6%
1982	39.9%	34.9%
1981	40.5%	35.2%
1980	41.1%	35.5%
1979	41.8%	35.9%
1978	42.3%	36.3%
1977	42.8%	36.7%
1976	43.2%	36.9%
1975	43.7%	37.1%
1974	44.2%	37.2%
1973	44.6%	37.3%
1972	44.8%	37.5%
1971	44.8%	37.6%
1970	44.9%	37.7%
1969	45%	37.8%
1968	44.9%	37.9%
1967	44.5%	38%
1966	44.1%	38%
1965	43.9%	38%
1964	44%	38%
1963	44%	37.8%
1962	43.8%	37.6%
1961	43.5%	37.5%
1960	43.2%	37.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Kiribati decreased from 38.4% to 34.7% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+) by year

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Year	Share of 65+ years old
	Kiribati	World
2100	15.6%	23.9%
2099	15.4%	23.8%
2098	15.3%	23.7%
2097	15.1%	23.6%
2096	15%	23.5%
2095	14.8%	23.4%
2094	14.7%	23.4%
2093	14.5%	23.3%
2092	14.4%	23.2%
2091	14.2%	23.1%
2090	14%	23.1%
2089	13.9%	23%
2088	13.7%	22.9%
2087	13.4%	22.8%
2086	13.2%	22.7%
2085	13%	22.6%
2084	12.7%	22.5%
2083	12.5%	22.4%
2082	12.3%	22.2%
2081	12.1%	22%
2080	11.9%	21.8%
2079	11.7%	21.6%
2078	11.4%	21.4%
2077	11.2%	21.2%
2076	11%	21%
2075	10.8%	20.8%
2074	10.6%	20.6%
2073	10.4%	20.4%
2072	10.3%	20.3%
2071	10.3%	20.1%
2070	10.3%	19.9%
2069	10.3%	19.8%
2068	10.3%	19.6%
2067	10.3%	19.5%
2066	10.2%	19.3%
2065	10.1%	19.2%
2064	10%	19.1%
2063	9.85%	18.9%
2062	9.67%	18.8%
2061	9.46%	18.6%
2060	9.26%	18.5%
2059	9.07%	18.3%
2058	8.87%	18.1%
2057	8.67%	17.9%
2056	8.46%	17.7%
2055	8.26%	17.5%
2054	8.08%	17.2%
2053	7.9%	17%
2052	7.71%	16.7%
2051	7.53%	16.4%
2050	7.35%	16.2%
2049	7.16%	16%
2048	6.99%	15.8%
2047	6.84%	15.5%
2046	6.7%	15.3%
2045	6.59%	15.1%
2044	6.48%	14.9%
2043	6.41%	14.8%
2042	6.36%	14.6%
2041	6.31%	14.4%
2040	6.28%	14.2%
2039	6.26%	14%
2038	6.23%	13.8%
2037	6.18%	13.5%
2036	6.12%	13.3%
2035	6.04%	13%
2034	5.93%	12.7%
2033	5.78%	12.4%
2032	5.6%	12.2%
2031	5.41%	11.9%
2030	5.21%	11.6%
2029	5.02%	11.3%
2028	4.82%	11%
2027	4.62%	10.7%
2026	4.45%	10.5%
2025	4.3%	10.3%
2024	4.24%	10.2%
2023	4.12%	9.98%
2022	4.02%	9.74%
2021	3.96%	9.53%
2020	3.93%	9.33%
2019	3.89%	9.1%
2018	3.85%	8.88%
2017	3.79%	8.65%
2016	3.74%	8.45%
2015	3.68%	8.26%
2014	3.64%	8.08%
2013	3.61%	7.92%
2012	3.6%	7.78%
2011	3.6%	7.66%
2010	3.6%	7.58%
2009	3.6%	7.52%
2008	3.58%	7.47%
2007	3.55%	7.41%
2006	3.5%	7.34%
2005	3.46%	7.26%
2004	3.43%	7.18%
2003	3.4%	7.1%
2002	3.4%	7.01%
2001	3.4%	6.92%
2000	3.41%	6.84%
1999	3.45%	6.76%
1998	3.47%	6.68%
1997	3.48%	6.61%
1996	3.48%	6.53%
1995	3.46%	6.45%
1994	3.43%	6.37%
1993	3.41%	6.29%
1992	3.4%	6.21%
1991	3.4%	6.14%
1990	3.42%	6.07%
1989	3.45%	6.01%
1988	3.48%	5.95%
1987	3.51%	5.91%
1986	3.54%	5.86%
1985	3.56%	5.82%
1984	3.56%	5.8%
1983	3.57%	5.79%
1982	3.57%	5.8%
1981	3.56%	5.81%
1980	3.55%	5.81%
1979	3.52%	5.77%
1978	3.57%	5.71%
1977	3.7%	5.65%
1976	3.8%	5.59%
1975	3.88%	5.53%
1974	3.96%	5.47%
1973	4.05%	5.42%
1972	4.15%	5.37%
1971	4.24%	5.32%
1970	4.33%	5.28%
1969	4.42%	5.24%
1968	4.43%	5.2%
1967	4.34%	5.16%
1966	4.24%	5.12%
1965	4.21%	5.08%
1964	4.27%	5.04%
1963	4.35%	5.02%
1962	4.47%	5.01%
1961	4.62%	4.99%
1960	4.79%	4.97%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Kiribati increased from 3.43% to 4.24% between 2004 and 2024.

Median age map

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