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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Kiribati	Maldives	Kiribati	Maldives
1960	47,157	91,189	-	-
1961	48,323	93,450	2.47%	2.48%
1962	49,538	95,802	2.51%	2.52%
1963	50,791	98,222	2.53%	2.53%
1964	52,088	100,662	2.55%	2.48%
1965	53,439	104,102	2.59%	3.42%
1966	54,425	108,507	1.85%	4.23%
1967	54,996	112,528	1.05%	3.71%
1968	55,529	116,075	0.97%	3.15%
1969	56,360	119,564	1.5%	3.01%
1970	57,510	123,219	2.04%	3.06%
1971	58,652	127,035	1.99%	3.1%
1972	59,778	130,968	1.92%	3.1%
1973	60,824	134,952	1.75%	3.04%
1974	61,219	138,978	0.65%	2.98%
1975	60,987	143,158	-0.38%	3.01%
1976	60,661	147,525	-0.53%	3.05%
1977	60,267	151,930	-0.65%	2.99%
1978	59,864	156,159	-0.67%	2.78%
1979	60,172	160,360	0.51%	2.69%
1980	61,148	164,835	1.62%	2.79%
1981	62,121	169,532	1.59%	2.85%
1982	63,134	174,333	1.63%	2.83%
1983	64,169	179,128	1.64%	2.75%
1984	65,228	184,198	1.65%	2.83%
1985	66,496	190,169	1.94%	3.24%
1986	68,059	196,935	2.35%	3.56%
1987	69,733	203,944	2.46%	3.56%
1988	71,427	210,885	2.43%	3.4%
1989	73,147	217,738	2.41%	3.25%
1990	74,855	224,762	2.34%	3.23%
1991	76,367	231,802	2.02%	3.13%
1992	77,641	238,543	1.67%	2.91%
1993	78,841	244,884	1.55%	2.66%
1994	80,021	250,822	1.5%	2.42%
1995	81,234	256,649	1.52%	2.32%
1996	82,623	262,347	1.71%	2.22%
1997	84,147	267,707	1.84%	2.04%
1998	85,657	272,723	1.79%	1.87%
1999	87,126	277,412	1.71%	1.72%
2000	88,613	282,019	1.71%	1.66%
2001	90,335	286,767	1.94%	1.68%
2002	92,264	291,616	2.14%	1.69%
2003	94,175	296,491	2.07%	1.67%
2004	96,085	301,413	2.03%	1.66%
2005	98,035	306,429	2.03%	1.66%
2006	100,017	313,851	2.02%	2.42%
2007	102,068	324,479	2.05%	3.39%
2008	104,222	336,170	2.11%	3.6%
2009	106,467	348,275	2.15%	3.6%
2010	108,704	360,792	2.1%	3.59%
2011	110,647	373,674	1.79%	3.57%
2012	112,284	386,818	1.48%	3.52%
2013	113,838	400,070	1.38%	3.43%
2014	115,326	413,617	1.31%	3.39%
2015	116,815	428,154	1.29%	3.51%
2016	118,478	443,308	1.42%	3.54%
2017	120,275	458,287	1.52%	3.38%
2018	122,084	473,099	1.5%	3.23%
2019	123,921	487,731	1.5%	3.09%
2020	126,099	502,118	1.76%	2.95%
2021	128,377	516,154	1.81%	2.8%
2022	130,469	524,106	1.63%	1.54%
2023	132,530	525,994	1.58%	0.36%
2024	134,518	527,799	1.5%	0.34%
2025	136,501	529,677	1.47%	0.36%
2026	138,451	531,514	1.43%	0.35%
2027	140,405	533,433	1.41%	0.36%
2028	142,335	535,502	1.37%	0.39%
2029	144,231	537,574	1.33%	0.39%
2030	146,130	539,667	1.32%	0.39%
2031	148,028	541,929	1.3%	0.42%
2032	149,915	544,288	1.27%	0.44%
2033	151,768	546,723	1.24%	0.45%
2034	153,602	549,162	1.21%	0.45%
2035	155,447	551,599	1.2%	0.44%
2036	157,316	554,092	1.2%	0.45%
2037	159,188	556,637	1.19%	0.46%
2038	161,050	559,231	1.17%	0.47%
2039	162,895	561,958	1.15%	0.49%
2040	164,711	564,800	1.11%	0.51%
2041	166,508	567,606	1.09%	0.5%
2042	168,325	570,381	1.09%	0.49%
2043	170,182	573,138	1.1%	0.48%
2044	172,012	575,811	1.08%	0.47%
2045	173,818	578,459	1.05%	0.46%
2046	175,629	581,026	1.04%	0.44%
2047	177,392	583,393	1%	0.41%
2048	179,152	585,720	0.99%	0.4%
2049	180,915	587,988	0.98%	0.39%
2050	182,629	589,960	0.95%	0.34%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Kiribati increased by 18,780 people (a 19.2% growth), while Maldives gained 121,725 people (a 39.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Kiribati gained 21,252 (a 18.2% growth), while Maldives' population increased by 102,998 (a 24.1% growth).

Kiribati was ranked 183rd most populous country in 2005 and is 180th in 2025. Maldives was ranked 171st in 2005 and ranked 168th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Kiribati's population will grow by 32.3% to 182,629 people with a rank change from 180th to 178th. The population of Maldives will increase by 11.1% to 589,960 people and rank change from 168th to 166th.