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	568,847	1.5%	2.91%
2025	136,501	574,955	1.47%	1.07%
2026	138,451	578,756	1.43%	0.66%
2027	140,405	580,829	1.41%	0.36%
2028	142,335	582,657	1.37%	0.31%
2029	144,231	584,129	1.33%	0.25%
2030	146,130	585,315	1.32%	0.2%
2031	148,028	586,254	1.3%	0.16%
2032	149,915	586,948	1.27%	0.12%
2033	151,768	587,297	1.24%	0.06%
2034	153,602	587,151	1.21%	-0.02%
2035	155,447	586,661	1.2%	-0.08%
2036	157,316	586,003	1.2%	-0.11%
2037	159,188	585,174	1.19%	-0.14%
2038	161,050	584,125	1.17%	-0.18%
2039	162,895	582,893	1.15%	-0.21%
2040	164,711	581,634	1.11%	-0.22%
2041	166,508	580,285	1.09%	-0.23%
2042	168,325	578,871	1.09%	-0.24%
2043	170,182	577,384	1.1%	-0.26%
2044	172,012	575,789	1.08%	-0.28%
2045	173,818	574,143	1.05%	-0.29%
2046	175,629	572,420	1.04%	-0.3%
2047	177,392	570,534	1%	-0.33%
2048	179,152	568,553	0.99%	-0.35%
2049	180,915	566,709	0.98%	-0.32%
2050	182,629	564,751	0.95%	-0.35%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kiribati increased by 18,461 people (a 18.5% growth), while Malta gained 49,197 people (a 12.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kiribati gained 19,994 (a 16.9% growth), while Malta's population increased by 124,273 (a 27.3% growth).

Kiribati was ranked 183rd most populous country in 2006 and is 180th in 2026. Malta was ranked 168th in 2006 and ranked 167th 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 Malta will decrease by 2.42% to 564,751 people and rank change from 167th to 168th.