Population in Kiribati compared to Malaysia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Kiribati and Malaysia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Kiribati	Malaysia	Kiribati	Malaysia
1960	47,157	7,956,197	-	-
1961	48,323	8,164,443	2.47%	2.62%
1962	49,538	8,380,172	2.51%	2.64%
1963	50,791	8,602,160	2.53%	2.65%
1964	52,088	8,828,406	2.55%	2.63%
1965	53,439	9,056,408	2.59%	2.58%
1966	54,425	9,284,688	1.85%	2.52%
1967	54,996	9,507,099	1.05%	2.4%
1968	55,529	9,725,281	0.97%	2.29%
1969	56,360	9,947,597	1.5%	2.29%
1970	57,510	10,178,802	2.04%	2.32%
1971	58,652	10,423,453	1.99%	2.4%
1972	59,778	10,676,835	1.92%	2.43%
1973	60,824	10,935,621	1.75%	2.42%
1974	61,219	11,200,906	0.65%	2.43%
1975	60,987	11,471,914	-0.38%	2.42%
1976	60,661	11,750,097	-0.53%	2.42%
1977	60,267	12,035,713	-0.65%	2.43%
1978	59,864	12,328,157	-0.67%	2.43%
1979	60,172	12,627,862	0.51%	2.43%
1980	61,148	12,983,363	1.62%	2.82%
1981	62,121	13,399,203	1.59%	3.2%
1982	63,134	13,832,798	1.63%	3.24%
1983	64,169	14,285,907	1.64%	3.28%
1984	65,228	14,759,009	1.65%	3.31%
1985	66,496	15,252,258	1.94%	3.34%
1986	68,059	15,760,419	2.35%	3.33%
1987	69,733	16,276,737	2.46%	3.28%
1988	71,427	16,796,605	2.43%	3.19%
1989	73,147	17,314,997	2.41%	3.09%
1990	74,855	17,833,171	2.34%	2.99%
1991	76,367	18,342,464	2.02%	2.86%
1992	77,641	18,834,572	1.67%	2.68%
1993	78,841	19,322,664	1.55%	2.59%
1994	80,021	19,820,446	1.5%	2.58%
1995	81,234	20,330,599	1.52%	2.57%
1996	82,623	20,850,087	1.71%	2.56%
1997	84,147	21,375,218	1.84%	2.52%
1998	85,657	21,906,713	1.79%	2.49%
1999	87,126	22,435,531	1.71%	2.41%
2000	88,613	22,967,816	1.71%	2.37%
2001	90,335	23,526,538	1.94%	2.43%
2002	92,264	24,102,477	2.14%	2.45%
2003	94,175	24,679,602	2.07%	2.39%
2004	96,085	25,256,772	2.03%	2.34%
2005	98,035	25,836,071	2.03%	2.29%
2006	100,017	26,417,909	2.02%	2.25%
2007	102,068	26,998,389	2.05%	2.2%
2008	104,222	27,570,059	2.11%	2.12%
2009	106,467	28,124,778	2.15%	2.01%
2010	108,704	28,655,776	2.1%	1.89%
2011	110,647	29,162,039	1.79%	1.77%
2012	112,284	29,662,831	1.48%	1.72%
2013	113,838	30,174,265	1.38%	1.72%
2014	115,326	30,696,137	1.31%	1.73%
2015	116,815	31,232,798	1.29%	1.75%
2016	118,478	31,789,685	1.42%	1.78%
2017	120,275	32,355,644	1.52%	1.78%
2018	122,084	32,910,967	1.5%	1.72%
2019	123,921	33,440,596	1.5%	1.61%
2020	126,099	33,889,558	1.76%	1.34%
2021	128,377	34,282,399	1.81%	1.16%
2022	130,469	34,695,493	1.63%	1.2%
2023	132,530	35,126,298	1.58%	1.24%
2024	134,518	35,557,673	1.5%	1.23%
2025	136,501	35,977,838	1.47%	1.18%
2026	138,451	36,385,119	1.43%	1.13%
2027	140,405	36,785,089	1.41%	1.1%
2028	142,335	37,182,773	1.37%	1.08%
2029	144,231	37,574,292	1.33%	1.05%
2030	146,130	37,961,722	1.32%	1.03%
2031	148,028	38,347,786	1.3%	1.02%
2032	149,915	38,728,383	1.27%	0.99%
2033	151,768	39,097,871	1.24%	0.95%
2034	153,602	39,457,849	1.21%	0.92%
2035	155,447	39,814,834	1.2%	0.9%
2036	157,316	40,166,904	1.2%	0.88%
2037	159,188	40,512,289	1.19%	0.86%
2038	161,050	40,853,318	1.17%	0.84%
2039	162,895	41,185,892	1.15%	0.81%
2040	164,711	41,509,646	1.11%	0.79%
2041	166,508	41,828,594	1.09%	0.77%
2042	168,325	42,144,474	1.09%	0.76%
2043	170,182	42,455,952	1.1%	0.74%
2044	172,012	42,754,140	1.08%	0.7%
2045	173,818	43,038,205	1.05%	0.66%
2046	175,629	43,313,754	1.04%	0.64%
2047	177,392	43,580,459	1%	0.62%
2048	179,152	43,831,577	0.99%	0.58%
2049	180,915	44,065,538	0.98%	0.53%
2050	182,629	44,289,765	0.95%	0.51%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kiribati increased by 18,461 people (a 18.5% growth), while Malaysia gained 5,371,776 people (a 20.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kiribati gained 19,994 (a 16.9% growth), while Malaysia's population increased by 4,599,805 (a 14.5% growth).

Kiribati was ranked 183rd most populous country in 2006 and is 180th in 2026. Malaysia was ranked 44th in 2006 and ranked 45th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Kiribati's population will grow by 31.9% to 182,629 people with a rank change from 180th to 178th. The population of Malaysia will increase by 21.7% to 44,289,765 people and rank change from 45th to 49th.