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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Kiribati	Malta	Kiribati	Malta
1960	47,157	326,550	-	-
1961	48,323	325,250	2.47%	-0.4%
1962	49,538	323,900	2.51%	-0.42%
1963	50,791	322,550	2.53%	-0.42%
1964	52,088	321,250	2.55%	-0.4%
1965	53,439	318,800	2.59%	-0.76%
1966	54,425	315,200	1.85%	-1.13%
1967	54,996	311,550	1.05%	-1.16%
1968	55,529	307,900	0.97%	-1.17%
1969	56,360	304,300	1.5%	-1.17%
1970	57,510	302,650	2.04%	-0.54%
1971	58,652	302,700	1.99%	0.02%
1972	59,778	302,450	1.92%	-0.08%
1973	60,824	302,200	1.75%	-0.08%
1974	61,219	301,996	0.65%	-0.07%
1975	60,987	304,222	-0.38%	0.74%
1976	60,661	305,774	-0.53%	0.51%
1977	60,267	306,970	-0.65%	0.39%
1978	59,864	310,182	-0.67%	1.05%
1979	60,172	313,342	0.51%	1.02%
1980	61,148	316,645	1.62%	1.05%
1981	62,121	318,982	1.59%	0.74%
1982	63,134	325,898	1.63%	2.17%
1983	64,169	330,524	1.64%	1.42%
1984	65,228	330,593	1.65%	0.02%
1985	66,496	336,452	1.94%	1.77%
1986	68,059	342,121	2.35%	1.68%
1987	69,733	344,485	2.46%	0.69%
1988	71,427	347,325	2.43%	0.82%
1989	73,147	350,722	2.41%	0.98%
1990	74,855	354,170	2.34%	0.98%
1991	76,367	363,845	2.02%	2.73%
1992	77,641	367,618	1.67%	1.04%
1993	78,841	371,308	1.55%	1%
1994	80,021	374,797	1.5%	0.94%
1995	81,234	377,419	1.52%	0.7%
1996	82,623	379,905	1.71%	0.66%
1997	84,147	382,791	1.84%	0.76%
1998	85,657	385,287	1.79%	0.65%
1999	87,126	387,578	1.71%	0.59%
2000	88,613	390,087	1.71%	0.65%
2001	90,335	393,028	1.94%	0.75%
2002	92,264	395,969	2.14%	0.75%
2003	94,175	398,582	2.07%	0.66%
2004	96,085	401,268	2.03%	0.67%
2005	98,035	403,834	2.03%	0.64%
2006	100,017	405,308	2.02%	0.37%
2007	102,068	406,724	2.05%	0.35%
2008	104,222	409,379	2.11%	0.65%
2009	106,467	412,477	2.15%	0.76%
2010	108,704	414,508	2.1%	0.49%
2011	110,647	416,268	1.79%	0.42%
2012	112,284	420,028	1.48%	0.9%
2013	113,838	424,810	1.38%	1.14%
2014	115,326	433,481	1.31%	2.04%
2015	116,815	444,220	1.29%	2.48%
2016	118,478	454,505	1.42%	2.32%
2017	120,275	467,106	1.52%	2.77%
2018	122,084	483,903	1.5%	3.6%
2019	123,921	503,912	1.5%	4.13%
2020	126,099	515,490	1.76%	2.3%
2021	128,377	518,150	1.81%	0.52%
2022	130,469	531,113	1.63%	2.5%
2023	132,530	552,747	1.58%	4.07%
2024	134,518	574,346	1.5%	3.91%
2025	136,501	580,514	1.47%	1.07%
2026	138,451	584,351	1.43%	0.66%
2027	140,405	586,444	1.41%	0.36%
2028	142,335	588,290	1.37%	0.31%
2029	144,231	589,776	1.33%	0.25%
2030	146,130	590,973	1.32%	0.2%
2031	148,028	591,921	1.3%	0.16%
2032	149,915	592,622	1.27%	0.12%
2033	151,768	592,974	1.24%	0.06%
2034	153,602	592,827	1.21%	-0.02%
2035	155,447	592,332	1.2%	-0.08%
2036	157,316	591,668	1.2%	-0.11%
2037	159,188	590,830	1.19%	-0.14%
2038	161,050	589,771	1.17%	-0.18%
2039	162,895	588,528	1.15%	-0.21%
2040	164,711	587,256	1.11%	-0.22%
2041	166,508	585,895	1.09%	-0.23%
2042	168,325	584,467	1.09%	-0.24%
2043	170,182	582,966	1.1%	-0.26%
2044	172,012	581,355	1.08%	-0.28%
2045	173,818	579,693	1.05%	-0.29%
2046	175,629	577,954	1.04%	-0.3%
2047	177,392	576,050	1%	-0.33%
2048	179,152	574,050	0.99%	-0.35%
2049	180,915	572,187	0.98%	-0.32%
2050	182,629	570,210	0.95%	-0.35%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Kiribati increased by 18,780 people (a 19.2% growth), while Malta gained 40,386 people (a 10% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Kiribati gained 21,252 (a 18.2% growth), while Malta's population increased by 139,376 (a 31.4% growth).

Kiribati was ranked 183rd most populous country in 2005 and is 180th in 2025. Malta was ranked 168th in 2005 and ranked 167th 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 Malta will decrease by 2.29% to 570,210 people and will still be ranked 167th.