Population in Kiribati compared to the Marshall Islands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Kiribati and the Marshall Islands: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Kiribati	Marshall Islands	Kiribati	Marshall Islands
1960	47,157	14,703	-	-
1961	48,323	15,219	2.47%	3.51%
1962	49,538	15,755	2.51%	3.52%
1963	50,791	16,302	2.53%	3.47%
1964	52,088	16,852	2.55%	3.37%
1965	53,439	17,402	2.59%	3.26%
1966	54,425	17,927	1.85%	3.02%
1967	54,996	18,655	1.05%	4.06%
1968	55,529	19,862	0.97%	6.47%
1969	56,360	21,305	1.5%	7.27%
1970	57,510	22,530	2.04%	5.75%
1971	58,652	23,366	1.99%	3.71%
1972	59,778	23,992	1.92%	2.68%
1973	60,824	24,581	1.75%	2.45%
1974	61,219	25,296	0.65%	2.91%
1975	60,987	26,154	-0.38%	3.39%
1976	60,661	27,021	-0.53%	3.31%
1977	60,267	27,906	-0.65%	3.28%
1978	59,864	28,809	-0.67%	3.24%
1979	60,172	29,738	0.51%	3.22%
1980	61,148	30,774	1.62%	3.48%
1981	62,121	32,017	1.59%	4.04%
1982	63,134	33,397	1.63%	4.31%
1983	64,169	34,811	1.64%	4.23%
1984	65,228	36,264	1.65%	4.17%
1985	66,496	37,761	1.94%	4.13%
1986	68,059	39,286	2.35%	4.04%
1987	69,733	40,828	2.46%	3.93%
1988	71,427	42,321	2.43%	3.66%
1989	73,147	43,586	2.41%	2.99%
1990	74,855	44,629	2.34%	2.39%
1991	76,367	45,568	2.02%	2.1%
1992	77,641	46,388	1.67%	1.8%
1993	78,841	47,093	1.55%	1.52%
1994	80,021	47,712	1.5%	1.31%
1995	81,234	48,266	1.52%	1.16%
1996	82,623	48,775	1.71%	1.05%
1997	84,147	49,259	1.84%	0.99%
1998	85,657	49,717	1.79%	0.93%
1999	87,126	50,202	1.71%	0.98%
2000	88,613	50,706	1.71%	1%
2001	90,335	51,123	1.94%	0.82%
2002	92,264	51,425	2.14%	0.59%
2003	94,175	51,639	2.07%	0.42%
2004	96,085	51,791	2.03%	0.29%
2005	98,035	51,906	2.03%	0.22%
2006	100,017	51,992	2.02%	0.17%
2007	102,068	52,035	2.05%	0.08%
2008	104,222	52,030	2.11%	-0.01%
2009	106,467	52,019	2.15%	-0.02%
2010	108,704	52,044	2.1%	0.05%
2011	110,647	51,907	1.79%	-0.26%
2012	112,284	51,419	1.48%	-0.94%
2013	113,838	50,681	1.38%	-1.44%
2014	115,326	49,796	1.31%	-1.75%
2015	116,815	48,800	1.29%	-2%
2016	118,478	47,709	1.42%	-2.24%
2017	120,275	46,529	1.52%	-2.47%
2018	122,084	45,285	1.5%	-2.67%
2019	123,921	44,007	1.5%	-2.82%
2020	126,099	42,706	1.76%	-2.96%
2021	128,377	41,367	1.81%	-3.14%
2022	130,469	40,077	1.63%	-3.12%
2023	132,530	38,827	1.58%	-3.12%
2024	134,518	37,548	1.5%	-3.29%
2025	136,501	36,281	1.47%	-3.37%
2026	138,451	35,078	1.43%	-3.32%
2027	140,405	33,976	1.41%	-3.14%
2028	142,335	32,977	1.37%	-2.94%
2029	144,231	32,054	1.33%	-2.8%
2030	146,130	31,191	1.32%	-2.69%
2031	148,028	30,420	1.3%	-2.47%
2032	149,915	29,740	1.27%	-2.23%
2033	151,768	29,142	1.24%	-2.01%
2034	153,602	28,608	1.21%	-1.83%
2035	155,447	28,147	1.2%	-1.61%
2036	157,316	27,751	1.2%	-1.41%
2037	159,188	27,405	1.19%	-1.25%
2038	161,050	27,092	1.17%	-1.14%
2039	162,895	26,836	1.15%	-0.94%
2040	164,711	26,598	1.11%	-0.89%
2041	166,508	26,396	1.09%	-0.76%
2042	168,325	26,217	1.09%	-0.68%
2043	170,182	26,054	1.1%	-0.62%
2044	172,012	25,913	1.08%	-0.54%
2045	173,818	25,777	1.05%	-0.52%
2046	175,629	25,653	1.04%	-0.48%
2047	177,392	25,543	1%	-0.43%
2048	179,152	25,429	0.99%	-0.45%
2049	180,915	25,311	0.98%	-0.46%
2050	182,629	25,195	0.95%	-0.46%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Kiribati increased by 18,780 people (a 19.2% growth), while the Marshall Islands lost 3,106 people (a 5.98% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Kiribati gained 21,252 (a 18.2% growth), while the Marshall Islands' population decreased by -12,519 (a 25.7% decline).

Kiribati was ranked 183rd most populous country in 2005 and is 180th in 2025. The Marshall Islands was ranked 188th in 2005 and ranked 192nd 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 the Marshall Islands will decrease by 30.6% to 25,195 people and rank change from 192nd to 193rd.