The current population of Kiribati is 138,067 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 134,518 in 2024.
Population facts:
- For the last 20 years, Kiribati has had an average growth rate of 2.04% per year.
- Kiribati accounts for 0.002% of the world's population.
- Since 2005, population has increased from 98K people to 138K (40.8% growth in 20 years).
- Kiribati is projected to reach 223K people in 2099.
- Kiribati is ranked 180/197 by population and was ranked 183rd in 2005.
Kiribati population clock
Kiribati
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World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
138067
|
8266870341
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| Population rank | 180/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.002% | N/A |
| One net population change |
4.41 hours
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
2.56 hours
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
9.39 hours
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +5 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,988 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.5% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 74/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
18.6 hours
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | -471 | N/A |
Kiribati population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 47,157 | - |
| 1961 | 48,323 | 2.47% |
| 1962 | 49,538 | 2.51% |
| 1963 | 50,791 | 2.53% |
| 1964 | 52,088 | 2.55% |
| 1965 | 53,439 | 2.59% |
| 1966 | 54,425 | 1.85% |
| 1967 | 54,996 | 1.05% |
| 1968 | 55,529 | 0.97% |
| 1969 | 56,360 | 1.5% |
| 1970 | 57,510 | 2.04% |
| 1971 | 58,652 | 1.99% |
| 1972 | 59,778 | 1.92% |
| 1973 | 60,824 | 1.75% |
| 1974 | 61,219 | 0.65% |
| 1975 | 60,987 | -0.38% |
| 1976 | 60,661 | -0.53% |
| 1977 | 60,267 | -0.65% |
| 1978 | 59,864 | -0.67% |
| 1979 | 60,172 | 0.51% |
| 1980 | 61,148 | 1.62% |
| 1981 | 62,121 | 1.59% |
| 1982 | 63,134 | 1.63% |
| 1983 | 64,169 | 1.64% |
| 1984 | 65,228 | 1.65% |
| 1985 | 66,496 | 1.94% |
| 1986 | 68,059 | 2.35% |
| 1987 | 69,733 | 2.46% |
| 1988 | 71,427 | 2.43% |
| 1989 | 73,147 | 2.41% |
| 1990 | 74,855 | 2.34% |
| 1991 | 76,367 | 2.02% |
| 1992 | 77,641 | 1.67% |
| 1993 | 78,841 | 1.55% |
| 1994 | 80,021 | 1.5% |
| 1995 | 81,234 | 1.52% |
| 1996 | 82,623 | 1.71% |
| 1997 | 84,147 | 1.84% |
| 1998 | 85,657 | 1.79% |
| 1999 | 87,126 | 1.71% |
| 2000 | 88,613 | 1.71% |
| 2001 | 90,335 | 1.94% |
| 2002 | 92,264 | 2.14% |
| 2003 | 94,175 | 2.07% |
| 2004 | 96,085 | 2.03% |
| 2005 | 98,035 | 2.03% |
| 2006 | 100,017 | 2.02% |
| 2007 | 102,068 | 2.05% |
| 2008 | 104,222 | 2.11% |
| 2009 | 106,467 | 2.15% |
| 2010 | 108,704 | 2.1% |
| 2011 | 110,647 | 1.79% |
| 2012 | 112,284 | 1.48% |
| 2013 | 113,838 | 1.38% |
| 2014 | 115,326 | 1.31% |
| 2015 | 116,815 | 1.29% |
| 2016 | 118,478 | 1.42% |
| 2017 | 120,275 | 1.52% |
| 2018 | 122,084 | 1.5% |
| 2019 | 123,921 | 1.5% |
| 2020 | 126,099 | 1.76% |
| 2021 | 128,377 | 1.81% |
| 2022 | 130,469 | 1.63% |
| 2023 | 132,530 | 1.58% |
| 2024 | 134,518 | 1.5% |
| 2025 | 136,501 | 1.47% |
| 2026 | 138,451 | 1.43% |
| 2027 | 140,405 | 1.41% |
| 2028 | 142,335 | 1.37% |
| 2029 | 144,231 | 1.33% |
| 2030 | 146,130 | 1.32% |
| 2031 | 148,028 | 1.3% |
| 2032 | 149,915 | 1.27% |
| 2033 | 151,768 | 1.24% |
| 2034 | 153,602 | 1.21% |
| 2035 | 155,447 | 1.2% |
| 2036 | 157,316 | 1.2% |
| 2037 | 159,188 | 1.19% |
| 2038 | 161,050 | 1.17% |
| 2039 | 162,895 | 1.15% |
| 2040 | 164,711 | 1.11% |
| 2041 | 166,508 | 1.09% |
| 2042 | 168,325 | 1.09% |
| 2043 | 170,182 | 1.1% |
| 2044 | 172,012 | 1.08% |
| 2045 | 173,818 | 1.05% |
| 2046 | 175,629 | 1.04% |
| 2047 | 177,392 | 1% |
| 2048 | 179,152 | 0.99% |
| 2049 | 180,915 | 0.98% |
| 2050 | 182,629 | 0.95% |
Kiribati has a population of 138K as of 2025, compared to 117K in 2015, 98K in 2005, and 81.2K in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 1.82% per year. Kiribati is ranked 77th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) Kiribati will have 173,818 people (25.9% growth) with a rank change from 180th to 179th.
By the year 2100, Kiribati's population is projected to grow by 61.3% to 223K people.
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Kiribati population statistics
|
Kiribati
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 66.7 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 27 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 23.8 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.5:51.5 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 3.15 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 430 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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