The latest officially reported population of Kiribati was 134,518 in 2024 vs 2,402,306 people in Moldova in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kiribati's population is 138,472 people compared to 2,343,963 in Moldova.
Population statistics:
- Moldova's population is 16.9 times bigger than Kiribati's.
- Kiribati is ranked the 180th most populous country in the world, while Moldova is the 144th.
- The countries together account for 0.03% of the world: 0.002% for Kiribati vs 0.03% for Moldova.
- For the last 10 years, Kiribati has had an average growth rate of +1.53% per year vs -1.57% in Moldova.
- Since 2006, the population of Kiribati has increased from 100K people to 138K (38.4% growth), while Moldova has declined from 2.88M to 2.34M (18.6% decline).
- Kiribati is projected to reach its peak in 2099 at 223K people, while Moldova's population already peaked in 1991 at 2.98M people and is projected to decrease to 1.18M people by 2100.
Kiribati vs Moldova: live population counter
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| Current population |
138472
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2343963
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| Population rank | 180/197 | 144/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.002% | 0.03% |
| One net population change |
4.41 hours
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9.47 minutes
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| One birth every |
2.56 hours
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19.9 minutes
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| One death every |
9.39 hours
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15.7 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
18.6 hours
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19.4 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -471 | -27,088 |
| Daily growth/decline | +5 | -152 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,988 | -55,477 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.5% | -2.26% |
| Population growth rate rank | 73/197 | 196/197 |
Kiribati and Moldova: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 47,157 | 2,058,020 | - | - |
| 1961 | 48,323 | 2,103,327 | 2.47% | 2.2% |
| 1962 | 49,538 | 2,147,227 | 2.51% | 2.09% |
| 1963 | 50,791 | 2,188,895 | 2.53% | 1.94% |
| 1964 | 52,088 | 2,228,000 | 2.55% | 1.79% |
| 1965 | 53,439 | 2,265,287 | 2.59% | 1.67% |
| 1966 | 54,425 | 2,301,871 | 1.85% | 1.61% |
| 1967 | 54,996 | 2,337,695 | 1.05% | 1.56% |
| 1968 | 55,529 | 2,373,073 | 0.97% | 1.51% |
| 1969 | 56,360 | 2,408,469 | 1.5% | 1.49% |
| 1970 | 57,510 | 2,437,590 | 2.04% | 1.21% |
| 1971 | 58,652 | 2,460,611 | 1.99% | 0.94% |
| 1972 | 59,778 | 2,484,742 | 1.92% | 0.98% |
| 1973 | 60,824 | 2,510,584 | 1.75% | 1.04% |
| 1974 | 61,219 | 2,538,164 | 0.65% | 1.1% |
| 1975 | 60,987 | 2,566,998 | -0.38% | 1.14% |
| 1976 | 60,661 | 2,596,491 | -0.53% | 1.15% |
| 1977 | 60,267 | 2,626,298 | -0.65% | 1.15% |
| 1978 | 59,864 | 2,656,211 | -0.67% | 1.14% |
| 1979 | 60,172 | 2,683,035 | 0.51% | 1.01% |
| 1980 | 61,148 | 2,708,675 | 1.62% | 0.96% |
| 1981 | 62,121 | 2,735,987 | 1.59% | 1.01% |
| 1982 | 63,134 | 2,763,101 | 1.63% | 0.99% |
| 1983 | 64,169 | 2,791,207 | 1.64% | 1.02% |
| 1984 | 65,228 | 2,820,518 | 1.65% | 1.05% |
| 1985 | 66,496 | 2,850,787 | 1.94% | 1.07% |
| 1986 | 68,059 | 2,883,057 | 2.35% | 1.13% |
| 1987 | 69,733 | 2,916,306 | 2.46% | 1.15% |
| 1988 | 71,427 | 2,948,891 | 2.43% | 1.12% |
| 1989 | 73,147 | 2,970,039 | 2.41% | 0.72% |
| 1990 | 74,855 | 2,977,912 | 2.34% | 0.27% |
| 1991 | 76,367 | 2,981,566 | 2.02% | 0.12% |
| 1992 | 77,641 | 2,980,965 | 1.67% | -0.02% |
| 1993 | 78,841 | 2,975,966 | 1.55% | -0.17% |
| 1994 | 80,021 | 2,966,745 | 1.5% | -0.31% |
| 1995 | 81,234 | 2,953,200 | 1.52% | -0.46% |
| 1996 | 82,623 | 2,947,293 | 1.71% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 84,147 | 2,936,413 | 1.84% | -0.37% |
| 1998 | 85,657 | 2,935,227 | 1.79% | -0.04% |
| 1999 | 87,126 | 2,930,622 | 1.71% | -0.16% |
| 2000 | 88,613 | 2,924,668 | 1.71% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 90,335 | 2,918,135 | 1.94% | -0.22% |
| 2002 | 92,264 | 2,911,385 | 2.14% | -0.23% |
| 2003 | 94,175 | 2,903,198 | 2.07% | -0.28% |
| 2004 | 96,085 | 2,896,023 | 2.03% | -0.25% |
| 2005 | 98,035 | 2,888,985 | 2.03% | -0.24% |
| 2006 | 100,017 | 2,880,967 | 2.02% | -0.28% |
| 2007 | 102,068 | 2,874,299 | 2.05% | -0.23% |
| 2008 | 104,222 | 2,868,833 | 2.11% | -0.19% |
| 2009 | 106,467 | 2,865,213 | 2.15% | -0.13% |
| 2010 | 108,704 | 2,862,354 | 2.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 110,647 | 2,860,699 | 1.79% | -0.06% |
| 2012 | 112,284 | 2,860,324 | 1.48% | -0.01% |
| 2013 | 113,838 | 2,859,558 | 1.38% | -0.03% |
| 2014 | 115,326 | 2,857,815 | 1.31% | -0.06% |
| 2015 | 116,815 | 2,835,978 | 1.29% | -0.76% |
| 2016 | 118,478 | 2,803,186 | 1.42% | -1.16% |
| 2017 | 120,275 | 2,755,189 | 1.52% | -1.71% |
| 2018 | 122,084 | 2,707,203 | 1.5% | -1.74% |
| 2019 | 123,921 | 2,664,224 | 1.5% | -1.59% |
| 2020 | 126,099 | 2,635,130 | 1.76% | -1.09% |
| 2021 | 128,377 | 2,595,809 | 1.81% | -1.49% |
| 2022 | 130,469 | 2,528,654 | 1.63% | -2.59% |
| 2023 | 132,530 | 2,457,783 | 1.58% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 134,518 | 2,402,306 | 1.5% | -2.26% |
| 2025 | 136,501 | 2,371,543 | 1.47% | -1.28% |
| 2026 | 138,451 | 2,343,963 | 1.43% | -1.16% |
| 2027 | 140,405 | 2,321,110 | 1.41% | -0.97% |
| 2028 | 142,335 | 2,298,239 | 1.37% | -0.99% |
| 2029 | 144,231 | 2,275,251 | 1.33% | -1% |
| 2030 | 146,130 | 2,252,131 | 1.32% | -1.02% |
| 2031 | 148,028 | 2,229,191 | 1.3% | -1.02% |
| 2032 | 149,915 | 2,206,559 | 1.27% | -1.02% |
| 2033 | 151,768 | 2,183,929 | 1.24% | -1.03% |
| 2034 | 153,602 | 2,161,282 | 1.21% | -1.04% |
| 2035 | 155,447 | 2,138,754 | 1.2% | -1.04% |
| 2036 | 157,316 | 2,116,659 | 1.2% | -1.03% |
| 2037 | 159,188 | 2,095,127 | 1.19% | -1.02% |
| 2038 | 161,050 | 2,074,054 | 1.17% | -1.01% |
| 2039 | 162,895 | 2,053,352 | 1.15% | -1% |
| 2040 | 164,711 | 2,033,323 | 1.11% | -0.98% |
| 2041 | 166,508 | 2,014,222 | 1.09% | -0.94% |
| 2042 | 168,325 | 1,995,750 | 1.09% | -0.92% |
| 2043 | 170,182 | 1,977,688 | 1.1% | -0.9% |
| 2044 | 172,012 | 1,960,241 | 1.08% | -0.88% |
| 2045 | 173,818 | 1,943,187 | 1.05% | -0.87% |
| 2046 | 175,629 | 1,926,432 | 1.04% | -0.86% |
| 2047 | 177,392 | 1,910,142 | 1% | -0.85% |
| 2048 | 179,152 | 1,894,069 | 0.99% | -0.84% |
| 2049 | 180,915 | 1,877,822 | 0.98% | -0.86% |
| 2050 | 182,629 | 1,861,554 | 0.95% | -0.87% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kiribati increased by 18,461 people (a 18.5% growth), while Moldova lost 77,781 people (a 2.7% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kiribati gained 19,994 (a 16.9% growth), while Moldova's population decreased by -459,223 (a 16.4% decline).
Kiribati was ranked 183rd most populous country in 2006 and is 180th in 2026. Moldova was ranked 134th in 2006 and ranked 144th 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 Moldova will decrease by 20.6% to 1,861,554 people and rank change from 144th to 150th.
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Population differences between Kiribati and Moldova
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| Life expectancy | 66.9 years | 71.6 years |
| Average age | 27 years | 39.3 years |
| Median age | 23.8 years | 39.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.5:51.5 | 46:54 |
| Fertility rate | 3.15 births per woman | 1.73 births per woman |
| Population density | 430 ppl/mi² | 188.9 ppl/mi² |
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