Kiribati has a population density of 430 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. Kiribati has 64,895 sq ft of land per person vs 5,274 sq ft in the Vatican. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Kiribati and the Vatican are ranked 61st and 3rd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Kiribati has 0.002% of the world's population and 0.0005% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.00001% of the population and 0.0000003% of the land area for the Vatican, hence the population density in Kiribati is 92.7% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
Kiribati
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 430 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 61/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
138067
|
949
|
| Land area | 313 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 64,815 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 41.6% | n/a |
| Urban population | 58.4% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
Kiribati vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in Kiribati increased by 39.8%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, Kiribati ranked 71st for population density and is in 61st place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Kiribati
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 430 | - |
| 2023 | 424 | - |
| 2022 | 417 | - |
| 2021 | 410 | - |
| 2020 | 403 | - |
| 2019 | 396 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 390 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 385 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 379 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 374 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 369 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 364 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 359 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 354 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 348 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 340 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 333 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 326 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 320 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 313 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 307 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 301 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 295 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 288.8 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 283.3 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 278.6 | - |
| 1998 | 273.9 | - |
| 1997 | 269.1 | - |
| 1996 | 264.2 | - |
| 1995 | 259.7 | - |
| 1994 | 255.9 | - |
| 1993 | 252.1 | - |
| 1992 | 248.3 | - |
| 1991 | 244.2 | - |
| 1990 | 239.4 | - |
| 1989 | 233.9 | - |
| 1988 | 228.4 | - |
| 1987 | 223 | - |
| 1986 | 217.6 | - |
| 1985 | 212.6 | - |
| 1984 | 208.6 | - |
| 1983 | 205.2 | - |
| 1982 | 201.9 | - |
| 1981 | 198.6 | - |
| 1980 | 195.5 | - |
| 1979 | 192.4 | - |
| 1978 | 191.4 | - |
| 1977 | 192.7 | - |
| 1976 | 194 | - |
| 1975 | 195 | - |
| 1974 | 195.7 | - |
| 1973 | 194.5 | - |
| 1972 | 191.1 | - |
| 1971 | 187.5 | - |
| 1970 | 183.9 | - |
| 1969 | 180.2 | - |
| 1968 | 177.6 | - |
| 1967 | 175.9 | - |
| 1966 | 174 | - |
| 1965 | 170.9 | - |
| 1964 | 166.6 | - |
| 1963 | 162.4 | - |
| 1962 | 158.4 | - |
| 1961 | 154.5 | - |
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