The current population of Kiribati is 139,020 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 134,518 in 2024.
- Kiribati is projected to reach 224K people in 2100.
- For the last 20 years, Kiribati has had an average growth rate of 1.95% per year.
- Since 2006, population has increased from 100K people to 139K (39% growth in 20 years).
- Kiribati accounts for 0.002% of the world's population.
- Kiribati is ranked 180/197 by population and was ranked 183rd in 2006.
Kiribati population and growth rate by year
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2100 | 224,304 | 0.003% |
| 2099 | 224,298 | 0.01% |
| 2098 | 224,273 | 0.02% |
| 2097 | 224,218 | 0.04% |
| 2096 | 224,129 | 0.05% |
| 2095 | 224,011 | 0.08% |
| 2094 | 223,823 | 0.1% |
| 2093 | 223,610 | 0.12% |
| 2092 | 223,345 | 0.16% |
| 2091 | 222,990 | 0.17% |
| 2090 | 222,603 | 0.17% |
| 2089 | 222,236 | 0.19% |
| 2088 | 221,815 | 0.21% |
| 2087 | 221,342 | 0.21% |
| 2086 | 220,868 | 0.23% |
| 2085 | 220,356 | 0.25% |
| 2084 | 219,806 | 0.27% |
| 2083 | 219,225 | 0.27% |
| 2082 | 218,627 | 0.28% |
| 2081 | 218,023 | 0.3% |
| 2080 | 217,379 | 0.31% |
| 2079 | 216,698 | 0.32% |
| 2078 | 216,006 | 0.31% |
| 2077 | 215,335 | 0.35% |
| 2076 | 214,593 | 0.36% |
| 2075 | 213,814 | 0.38% |
| 2074 | 213,008 | 0.38% |
| 2073 | 212,192 | 0.39% |
| 2072 | 211,363 | 0.42% |
| 2071 | 210,474 | 0.44% |
| 2070 | 209,555 | 0.44% |
| 2069 | 208,630 | 0.49% |
| 2068 | 207,619 | 0.52% |
| 2067 | 206,540 | 0.52% |
| 2066 | 205,477 | 0.55% |
| 2065 | 204,345 | 0.56% |
| 2064 | 203,209 | 0.59% |
| 2063 | 202,011 | 0.58% |
| 2062 | 200,844 | 0.61% |
| 2061 | 199,618 | 0.65% |
| 2060 | 198,339 | 0.7% |
| 2059 | 196,959 | 0.72% |
| 2058 | 195,550 | 0.75% |
| 2057 | 194,095 | 0.78% |
| 2056 | 192,602 | 0.78% |
| 2055 | 191,105 | 0.81% |
| 2054 | 189,574 | 0.81% |
| 2053 | 188,051 | 0.87% |
| 2052 | 186,430 | 0.87% |
| 2051 | 184,824 | 0.93% |
| 2050 | 183,129 | 0.97% |
| 2049 | 181,377 | 1% |
| 2048 | 179,576 | 0.98% |
| 2047 | 177,832 | 1.03% |
| 2046 | 176,010 | 1.04% |
| 2045 | 174,194 | 1.05% |
| 2044 | 172,376 | 1.1% |
| 2043 | 170,499 | 1.1% |
| 2042 | 168,651 | 1.1% |
| 2041 | 166,820 | 1.09% |
| 2040 | 165,023 | 1.13% |
| 2039 | 163,172 | 1.16% |
| 2038 | 161,308 | 1.18% |
| 2037 | 159,426 | 1.2% |
| 2036 | 157,529 | 1.2% |
| 2035 | 155,656 | 1.19% |
| 2034 | 153,821 | 1.23% |
| 2033 | 151,958 | 1.25% |
| 2032 | 150,080 | 1.29% |
| 2031 | 148,164 | 1.3% |
| 2030 | 146,257 | 1.33% |
| 2029 | 144,338 | 1.34% |
| 2028 | 142,425 | 1.4% |
| 2027 | 140,456 | 1.42% |
| 2026 | 138,488 | 1.45% |
| 2025 | 136,514 | 1.48% |
| 2024 | 134,518 | 1.5% |
| 2023 | 132,530 | 1.58% |
| 2022 | 130,469 | 1.63% |
| 2021 | 128,377 | 1.81% |
| 2020 | 126,099 | 1.76% |
| 2019 | 123,921 | 1.5% |
| 2018 | 122,084 | 1.5% |
| 2017 | 120,275 | 1.52% |
| 2016 | 118,478 | 1.42% |
| 2015 | 116,815 | 1.29% |
| 2014 | 115,326 | 1.31% |
| 2013 | 113,838 | 1.38% |
| 2012 | 112,284 | 1.48% |
| 2011 | 110,647 | 1.79% |
| 2010 | 108,704 | 2.1% |
| 2009 | 106,467 | 2.15% |
| 2008 | 104,222 | 2.11% |
| 2007 | 102,068 | 2.05% |
| 2006 | 100,017 | 2.02% |
| 2005 | 98,035 | 2.03% |
| 2004 | 96,085 | 2.03% |
| 2003 | 94,175 | 2.07% |
| 2002 | 92,264 | 2.14% |
| 2001 | 90,335 | 1.94% |
| 2000 | 88,613 | 1.71% |
| 1999 | 87,126 | 1.71% |
| 1998 | 85,657 | 1.79% |
| 1997 | 84,147 | 1.84% |
| 1996 | 82,623 | 1.71% |
| 1995 | 81,234 | 1.52% |
| 1994 | 80,021 | 1.5% |
| 1993 | 78,841 | 1.55% |
| 1992 | 77,641 | 1.67% |
| 1991 | 76,367 | 2.02% |
| 1990 | 74,855 | 2.34% |
| 1989 | 73,147 | 2.41% |
| 1988 | 71,427 | 2.43% |
| 1987 | 69,733 | 2.46% |
| 1986 | 68,059 | 2.35% |
| 1985 | 66,496 | 1.94% |
| 1984 | 65,228 | 1.65% |
| 1983 | 64,169 | 1.64% |
| 1982 | 63,134 | 1.63% |
| 1981 | 62,121 | 1.59% |
| 1980 | 61,148 | 1.62% |
| 1979 | 60,172 | 0.51% |
| 1978 | 59,864 | -0.67% |
| 1977 | 60,267 | -0.65% |
| 1976 | 60,661 | -0.53% |
| 1975 | 60,987 | -0.38% |
| 1974 | 61,219 | 0.65% |
| 1973 | 60,824 | 1.75% |
| 1972 | 59,778 | 1.92% |
| 1971 | 58,652 | 1.99% |
| 1970 | 57,510 | 2.04% |
| 1969 | 56,360 | 1.5% |
| 1968 | 55,529 | 0.97% |
| 1967 | 54,996 | 1.05% |
| 1966 | 54,425 | 1.85% |
| 1965 | 53,439 | 2.59% |
| 1964 | 52,088 | 2.55% |
| 1963 | 50,791 | 2.53% |
| 1962 | 49,538 | 2.51% |
| 1961 | 48,323 | 2.47% |
| 1960 | 47,157 | - |
Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).
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Kiribati has a population of 139K as of 2026, compared to 118K in 2016, 100K in 2006, and 82.6K in 1996.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 1.73% per year. Kiribati is ranked 76th 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 2046) Kiribati will have 176,010 people (26.6% growth) with a rank change from 180th to 179th.
By the year 2100, Kiribati's population is projected to grow by 61.3% from its current level to 224K people.
Natural change and net migration by year
| Year | Population change | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Natural | Net migration | |
| 2025 | - | - | -462 |
| 2024 | - | - | -471 |
| 2023 | 2,002 | 2,487 | -485 |
| 2022 | 2,127 | 2,522 | -395 |
| 2021 | 2,060 | 2,408 | -348 |
| 2020 | 2,497 | 2,497 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1,855 | 2,560 | -705 |
| 2018 | 1,820 | 2,561 | -741 |
| 2017 | 1,799 | 2,549 | -750 |
| 2016 | 1,790 | 2,546 | -756 |
| 2015 | 1,533 | 2,555 | -1,022 |
| 2014 | 1,449 | 2,577 | -1,128 |
| 2013 | 1,528 | 2,629 | -1,101 |
| 2012 | 1,585 | 2,678 | -1,093 |
| 2011 | 1,690 | 2,709 | -1,019 |
| 2010 | 2,188 | 2,644 | -456 |
| 2009 | 2,284 | 2,573 | -289 |
| 2008 | 2,204 | 2,493 | -289 |
| 2007 | 2,103 | 2,393 | -290 |
| 2006 | 1,995 | 2,285 | -290 |
| 2005 | 1,962 | 2,188 | -226 |
| 2004 | 1,937 | 2,118 | -181 |
| 2003 | 1,888 | 2,045 | -157 |
| 2002 | 1,937 | 2,074 | -137 |
| 2001 | 1,920 | 2,121 | -201 |
| 2000 | 1,524 | 2,153 | -629 |
| 1999 | 1,453 | 2,186 | -733 |
| 1998 | 1,494 | 2,210 | -716 |
| 1997 | 1,527 | 2,220 | -693 |
| 1996 | 1,516 | 2,217 | -701 |
| 1995 | 1,255 | 2,183 | -928 |
| 1994 | 1,172 | 2,168 | -996 |
| 1993 | 1,186 | 2,161 | -975 |
| 1992 | 1,222 | 2,173 | -951 |
| 1991 | 1,332 | 2,176 | -844 |
| 1990 | 1,686 | 2,127 | -441 |
| 1989 | 1,735 | 2,073 | -338 |
| 1988 | 1,701 | 2,022 | -321 |
| 1987 | 1,684 | 1,982 | -298 |
| 1986 | 1,660 | 1,933 | -273 |
| 1985 | 1,462 | 1,881 | -419 |
| 1984 | 1,083 | 1,813 | -730 |
| 1983 | 1,046 | 1,748 | -702 |
| 1982 | 1,023 | 1,697 | -674 |
| 1981 | 990 | 1,635 | -645 |
| 1980 | 961 | 1,571 | -610 |
| 1979 | 993 | 1,509 | -516 |
| 1978 | -378 | 1,480 | -1,858 |
| 1977 | -428 | 1,426 | -1,854 |
| 1976 | -370 | 1,425 | -1,795 |
| 1975 | -283 | 1,423 | -1,706 |
| 1974 | -175 | 1,430 | -1,605 |
| 1973 | 969 | 1,409 | -440 |
| 1972 | 1,116 | 1,406 | -290 |
| 1971 | 1,141 | 1,406 | -265 |
| 1970 | 1,155 | 1,388 | -233 |
| 1969 | 1,145 | 1,367 | -222 |
| 1968 | 517 | 1,393 | -876 |
| 1967 | 544 | 1,417 | -873 |
| 1966 | 597 | 1,437 | -840 |
| 1965 | 1,376 | 1,376 | 0 |
| 1964 | 1,318 | 1,318 | 0 |
| 1963 | 1,273 | 1,273 | 0 |
| 1962 | 1,233 | 1,233 | 0 |
| 1961 | 1,199 | 1,199 | 0 |
| 1960 | 1,141 | 1,141 | 0 |
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).
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Over the last 10 years, 80% of the population change in Kiribati is from natural causes (a gain of 25,262 people) and 20% is from migration (a loss of 6,330 people).
As of 2024, 3,302 residents or 2.5% of the population were not native-born in Kiribati, compared to 2,868 and 2.6% in 2010.
Kiribati population clock
Kiribati
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
139020
|
180/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.002% | 180/197 |
| One net population change |
4.41 hours
|
145/197 |
| One birth every |
2.56 hours
|
177/196 |
| One death every |
9.39 hours
|
182/196 |
| Daily growth/decline | +5 | 145/197 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,988 | 145/197 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.5% | 72/197 |
| One migration net change every |
19 hours
|
88/196 |
| Annual migration change | -462 | 88/196 |
| Foreign-born residents | 3,302 | 190/195 |
| Foreign-born share of population | 2.5% | 128/195 |
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Kiribati population statistics
|
Kiribati
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 66.9 years | 73.8 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 | 443 ppl/mi² | 144 ppl/mi² |
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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).
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Data sources:
- World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
- United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
- U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
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