Kiribati Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Kiribati vs World

Table

Year	Median age
	Kiribati	World
1960	18.8	22.5
1961	18.5	22.5
1962	18.3	22.4
1963	18.2	22.2
1964	18.1	22
1965	18	21.8
1966	17.9	21.7
1967	17.7	21.6
1968	17.6	21.5
1969	17.5	21.5
1970	17.5	21.4
1971	17.6	21.4
1972	17.6	21.5
1973	17.7	21.5
1974	17.8	21.6
1975	18	21.7
1976	18.1	21.9
1977	18.2	22
1978	18.3	22.2
1979	18.4	22.3
1980	18.7	22.5
1981	18.9	22.6
1982	19	22.7
1983	19.2	22.9
1984	19.4	23
1985	19.6	23.2
1986	19.8	23.3
1987	19.9	23.4
1988	20.1	23.6
1989	20.2	23.8
1990	20.2	23.9
1991	20.2	24.1
1992	20.1	24.3
1993	20	24.5
1994	19.8	24.7
1995	19.7	25
1996	19.6	25.2
1997	19.6	25.4
1998	19.6	25.7
1999	19.6	25.9
2000	19.7	26.1
2001	19.8	26.3
2002	19.9	26.5
2003	20.1	26.7
2004	20.3	27
2005	20.5	27.2
2006	20.7	27.4
2007	20.9	27.6
2008	21	27.8
2009	21.2	28
2010	21.3	28.2
2011	21.5	28.4
2012	21.7	28.6
2013	21.9	28.9
2014	22.1	29.1
2015	22.3	29.3
2016	22.5	29.5
2017	22.7	29.8
2018	22.9	30
2019	23	30.3
2020	23.2	30.6
2021	23.3	30.8
2022	23.5	31
2023	23.6	31.3
2024	23.8	31.6
2025	23.9	31.9
2026	24	32.1
2027	24.1	32.3
2028	24.1	32.6
2029	24.2	32.8
2030	24.3	33
2031	24.4	33.2
2032	24.6	33.4
2033	24.7	33.6
2034	24.9	33.8
2035	25.2	34
2036	25.4	34.2
2037	25.7	34.4
2038	25.9	34.6
2039	26.2	34.8
2040	26.4	35
2041	26.6	35.2
2042	26.8	35.4
2043	27.1	35.6
2044	27.3	35.8
2045	27.5	36
2046	27.7	36.2
2047	28	36.4
2048	28.2	36.6
2049	28.4	36.8
2050	28.6	37.1

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 to the world's average of 31.6 years. 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 around 28.6 years by 2050. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Kiribati demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

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

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).

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Kiribati			World
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	92.3%	83.1%	9.22%	73.5%	64.9%	8.62%
1961	92.9%	84%	8.91%	73.8%	65.1%	8.67%
1962	93.4%	84.7%	8.64%	74.1%	65.4%	8.73%
1963	93.5%	85%	8.41%	74.9%	66.1%	8.79%
1964	93.2%	84.9%	8.25%	75.5%	66.6%	8.85%
1965	92.8%	84.7%	8.12%	75.8%	66.8%	8.93%
1966	93.6%	85.4%	8.2%	75.9%	66.9%	9%
1967	95.4%	86.9%	8.48%	75.9%	66.8%	9.07%
1968	97.2%	88.5%	8.73%	75.8%	66.6%	9.14%
1969	97.6%	88.9%	8.73%	75.7%	66.5%	9.2%
1970	96.9%	88.4%	8.52%	75.5%	66.2%	9.26%
1971	96.4%	88%	8.32%	75.2%	65.9%	9.33%
1972	95.7%	87.6%	8.11%	74.9%	65.6%	9.39%
1973	94.6%	86.8%	7.88%	74.6%	65.1%	9.46%
1974	92.9%	85.3%	7.64%	74.4%	64.9%	9.54%
1975	90.8%	83.4%	7.4%	74.2%	64.6%	9.64%
1976	88.8%	81.6%	7.17%	74%	64.3%	9.72%
1977	86.9%	79.9%	6.91%	73.5%	63.7%	9.79%
1978	84.9%	78.3%	6.6%	72.4%	62.5%	9.84%
1979	82.8%	76.3%	6.43%	71.3%	61.4%	9.88%
1980	80.6%	74.2%	6.41%	70.4%	60.5%	9.89%
1981	78.7%	72.3%	6.36%	69.5%	59.6%	9.85%
1982	77%	70.6%	6.31%	68.7%	58.9%	9.79%
1983	75.6%	69.4%	6.26%	67.9%	58.1%	9.72%
1984	74.8%	68.6%	6.22%	67%	57.3%	9.68%
1985	74.6%	68.4%	6.21%	66.3%	56.6%	9.68%
1986	74.8%	68.6%	6.19%	65.7%	55.9%	9.71%
1987	75.2%	69.1%	6.15%	65.2%	55.4%	9.75%
1988	75.9%	69.7%	6.11%	64.8%	54.9%	9.81%
1989	76.6%	70.5%	6.09%	64.4%	54.5%	9.89%
1990	77.3%	71.2%	6.06%	64.2%	54.3%	9.97%
1991	78.2%	72.1%	6.06%	64%	53.9%	10.1%
1992	79.2%	73.1%	6.09%	63.7%	53.6%	10.2%
1993	80.1%	73.9%	6.14%	63.5%	53.2%	10.3%
1994	80.5%	74.3%	6.2%	63.1%	52.7%	10.4%
1995	80.7%	74.4%	6.25%	62.7%	52.2%	10.5%
1996	80.6%	74.3%	6.28%	62.1%	51.5%	10.6%
1997	80.1%	73.9%	6.27%	61.5%	50.8%	10.7%
1998	79.4%	73.2%	6.23%	60.7%	50%	10.7%
1999	78.4%	72.3%	6.15%	60%	49.2%	10.8%
2000	77.1%	71.1%	6.05%	59.3%	48.4%	10.9%
2001	75.9%	69.9%	5.97%	58.5%	47.6%	11%
2002	74.6%	68.7%	5.93%	57.8%	46.7%	11.1%
2003	73.3%	67.4%	5.9%	57%	45.9%	11.1%
2004	72%	66.1%	5.9%	56.3%	45.1%	11.2%
2005	70.9%	65%	5.92%	55.6%	44.3%	11.3%
2006	69.8%	63.9%	5.95%	55%	43.6%	11.4%
2007	69%	63%	5.99%	54.5%	43.1%	11.4%
2008	68.3%	62.3%	6.03%	54.1%	42.6%	11.5%
2009	67.8%	61.7%	6.03%	53.8%	42.2%	11.6%
2010	67.3%	61.2%	6.03%	53.5%	41.9%	11.6%
2011	66.6%	60.6%	6%	53.4%	41.6%	11.8%
2012	65.7%	59.8%	5.97%	53.3%	41.4%	11.9%
2013	64.9%	58.9%	5.95%	53.4%	41.2%	12.1%
2014	64.1%	58.2%	5.97%	53.5%	41.1%	12.4%
2015	63.5%	57.5%	6.02%	53.6%	40.9%	12.7%
2016	63.3%	57.2%	6.1%	53.7%	40.7%	13%
2017	63.4%	57.2%	6.2%	53.9%	40.6%	13.3%
2018	63.7%	57.4%	6.29%	54.1%	40.4%	13.7%
2019	64%	57.6%	6.38%	54.2%	40.1%	14%
2020	64.2%	57.8%	6.45%	54.2%	39.8%	14.4%
2021	64.3%	57.8%	6.5%	54.2%	39.5%	14.7%
2022	64.2%	57.6%	6.59%	54%	39%	15%
2023	64.1%	57.3%	6.76%	53.9%	38.5%	15.4%
2024	63.7%	56.8%	6.94%	53.7%	38%	15.7%

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+

Kiribati working age demographic chart

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Kiribati	World
1960	52%	57.6%
1961	51.8%	57.5%
1962	51.7%	57.4%
1963	51.7%	57.2%
1964	51.8%	57%
1965	51.9%	56.9%
1966	51.7%	56.8%
1967	51.2%	56.9%
1968	50.7%	56.9%
1969	50.6%	56.9%
1970	50.8%	57%
1971	50.9%	57.1%
1972	51.1%	57.2%
1973	51.4%	57.3%
1974	51.8%	57.3%
1975	52.4%	57.4%
1976	53%	57.5%
1977	53.5%	57.7%
1978	54.1%	58%
1979	54.7%	58.4%
1980	55.4%	58.7%
1981	56%	59%
1982	56.5%	59.3%
1983	56.9%	59.6%
1984	57.2%	59.9%
1985	57.3%	60.1%
1986	57.2%	60.4%
1987	57.1%	60.5%
1988	56.9%	60.7%
1989	56.6%	60.8%
1990	56.4%	60.9%
1991	56.1%	61%
1992	55.8%	61.1%
1993	55.5%	61.2%
1994	55.4%	61.3%
1995	55.3%	61.5%
1996	55.4%	61.7%
1997	55.5%	61.9%
1998	55.7%	62.2%
1999	56.1%	62.5%
2000	56.4%	62.8%
2001	56.9%	63.1%
2002	57.3%	63.4%
2003	57.7%	63.7%
2004	58.1%	64%
2005	58.5%	64.3%
2006	58.9%	64.5%
2007	59.2%	64.7%
2008	59.4%	64.9%
2009	59.6%	65%
2010	59.8%	65.1%
2011	60%	65.2%
2012	60.3%	65.2%
2013	60.6%	65.2%
2014	60.9%	65.2%
2015	61.1%	65.1%
2016	61.2%	65.1%
2017	61.2%	65%
2018	61.1%	64.9%
2019	61%	64.9%
2020	60.9%	64.8%
2021	60.9%	64.9%
2022	60.9%	64.9%
2023	61%	65%
2024	61.1%	65.1%
2025	61.3%	65.2%
2026	61.5%	65.3%
2027	61.7%	65.4%
2028	62%	65.4%
2029	62.1%	65.4%
2030	62.3%	65.4%
2031	62.5%	65.4%
2032	62.6%	65.4%
2033	62.8%	65.4%
2034	63.1%	65.3%
2035	63.3%	65.2%
2036	63.6%	65%
2037	63.8%	64.9%
2038	64.1%	64.7%
2039	64.3%	64.6%
2040	64.5%	64.5%
2041	64.7%	64.4%
2042	64.8%	64.3%
2043	64.9%	64.2%
2044	65%	64.1%
2045	65.1%	63.9%
2046	65.1%	63.8%
2047	65.1%	63.7%
2048	65.2%	63.6%
2049	65.2%	63.4%
2050	65.2%	63.3%

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

Share of young population (0-14 years)

Table

Year	Share of population 0-14 years old
	Kiribati	World
1960	43.2%	37.4%
1961	43.5%	37.5%
1962	43.8%	37.6%
1963	44%	37.8%
1964	44%	38%
1965	43.9%	38%
1966	44.1%	38%
1967	44.5%	38%
1968	44.9%	37.9%
1969	45%	37.8%
1970	44.9%	37.7%
1971	44.8%	37.6%
1972	44.8%	37.5%
1973	44.6%	37.3%
1974	44.2%	37.2%
1975	43.7%	37.1%
1976	43.2%	36.9%
1977	42.8%	36.7%
1978	42.3%	36.3%
1979	41.8%	35.9%
1980	41.1%	35.5%
1981	40.5%	35.2%
1982	39.9%	34.9%
1983	39.5%	34.6%
1984	39.2%	34.3%
1985	39.2%	34%
1986	39.2%	33.8%
1987	39.4%	33.6%
1988	39.7%	33.4%
1989	39.9%	33.2%
1990	40.2%	33%
1991	40.5%	32.9%
1992	40.8%	32.7%
1993	41%	32.5%
1994	41.2%	32.3%
1995	41.2%	32.1%
1996	41.1%	31.8%
1997	41%	31.5%
1998	40.8%	31.1%
1999	40.5%	30.8%
2000	40.1%	30.4%
2001	39.8%	30%
2002	39.3%	29.6%
2003	38.9%	29.2%
2004	38.4%	28.8%
2005	38%	28.5%
2006	37.6%	28.1%
2007	37.3%	27.9%
2008	37%	27.6%
2009	36.8%	27.5%
2010	36.6%	27.3%
2011	36.4%	27.1%
2012	36.1%	27%
2013	35.7%	26.9%
2014	35.4%	26.8%
2015	35.2%	26.6%
2016	35%	26.5%
2017	35%	26.4%
2018	35.1%	26.2%
2019	35.1%	26%
2020	35.2%	25.8%
2021	35.2%	25.6%
2022	35.1%	25.3%
2023	34.9%	25%
2024	34.7%	24.7%
2025	34.4%	24.4%
2026	34%	24.1%
2027	33.5%	23.8%
2028	33.1%	23.4%
2029	32.7%	23.1%
2030	32.4%	22.8%
2031	32%	22.6%
2032	31.7%	22.3%
2033	31.3%	22.1%
2034	31%	21.9%
2035	30.6%	21.7%
2036	30.3%	21.6%
2037	30%	21.5%
2038	29.7%	21.4%
2039	29.4%	21.3%
2040	29.2%	21.2%
2041	29%	21.1%
2042	28.8%	21%
2043	28.6%	21%
2044	28.4%	20.9%
2045	28.3%	20.8%
2046	28.1%	20.7%
2047	27.9%	20.7%
2048	27.8%	20.6%
2049	27.6%	20.5%
2050	27.4%	20.4%

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+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Kiribati	World
1960	4.79%	4.97%
1961	4.62%	4.99%
1962	4.47%	5.01%
1963	4.35%	5.02%
1964	4.27%	5.04%
1965	4.21%	5.08%
1966	4.24%	5.12%
1967	4.34%	5.16%
1968	4.43%	5.2%
1969	4.42%	5.24%
1970	4.33%	5.28%
1971	4.24%	5.32%
1972	4.15%	5.37%
1973	4.05%	5.42%
1974	3.96%	5.47%
1975	3.88%	5.53%
1976	3.8%	5.59%
1977	3.7%	5.65%
1978	3.57%	5.71%
1979	3.52%	5.77%
1980	3.55%	5.81%
1981	3.56%	5.81%
1982	3.57%	5.8%
1983	3.57%	5.79%
1984	3.56%	5.8%
1985	3.56%	5.82%
1986	3.54%	5.86%
1987	3.51%	5.91%
1988	3.48%	5.95%
1989	3.45%	6.01%
1990	3.42%	6.07%
1991	3.4%	6.14%
1992	3.4%	6.21%
1993	3.41%	6.29%
1994	3.43%	6.37%
1995	3.46%	6.45%
1996	3.48%	6.53%
1997	3.48%	6.61%
1998	3.47%	6.68%
1999	3.45%	6.76%
2000	3.41%	6.84%
2001	3.4%	6.92%
2002	3.4%	7.01%
2003	3.4%	7.1%
2004	3.43%	7.18%
2005	3.46%	7.26%
2006	3.5%	7.34%
2007	3.55%	7.41%
2008	3.58%	7.47%
2009	3.6%	7.52%
2010	3.6%	7.58%
2011	3.6%	7.66%
2012	3.6%	7.78%
2013	3.61%	7.92%
2014	3.64%	8.08%
2015	3.68%	8.26%
2016	3.74%	8.45%
2017	3.79%	8.65%
2018	3.85%	8.88%
2019	3.89%	9.1%
2020	3.93%	9.33%
2021	3.96%	9.53%
2022	4.02%	9.74%
2023	4.12%	9.98%
2024	4.24%	10.2%
2025	4.38%	10.4%
2026	4.54%	10.6%
2027	4.73%	10.8%
2028	4.92%	11.1%
2029	5.12%	11.5%
2030	5.31%	11.7%
2031	5.51%	12%
2032	5.69%	12.3%
2033	5.86%	12.6%
2034	5.99%	12.8%
2035	6.08%	13.1%
2036	6.16%	13.4%
2037	6.21%	13.7%
2038	6.25%	13.9%
2039	6.28%	14.1%
2040	6.3%	14.3%
2041	6.34%	14.5%
2042	6.39%	14.7%
2043	6.45%	14.9%
2044	6.54%	15%
2045	6.65%	15.2%
2046	6.78%	15.4%
2047	6.92%	15.7%
2048	7.08%	15.9%
2049	7.26%	16.1%
2050	7.44%	16.3%

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