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

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The latest officially reported population of Kiribati was 136,488 in 2025 vs 54,850,648 people in Myanmar in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kiribati's population is 139,471 people compared to 55,361,818 in Myanmar.

Population statistics:

  • Myanmar's population is 397 times bigger than Kiribati's.
  • Kiribati is ranked the 180th most populous country in the world, while Myanmar is the 27th.
  • The countries together account for 0.67% of the world: 0.002% for Kiribati vs 0.67% for Myanmar.
  • For the last 10 years, Kiribati has had an average growth rate of +1.54% per year vs +0.72% in Myanmar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kiribati has increased from 100K people to 139K (39.4% growth), while Myanmar has grown from 47.8M to 55.4M (15.9% growth).

Kiribati vs Myanmar: population by year and forecast

Kiribati
Factual

Projection
Myanmar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kiribati Myanmar
2100 224,260 49,940,111
2099 224,254 50,189,329
2098 224,229 50,438,094
2097 224,174 50,686,307
2096 224,085 50,935,768
2095 223,967 51,187,086
2094 223,780 51,437,370
2093 223,566 51,684,263
2092 223,301 51,929,856
2091 222,947 52,177,533
2090 222,560 52,421,308
2089 222,192 52,660,538
2088 221,771 52,897,777
2087 221,299 53,134,297
2086 220,824 53,369,096
2085 220,313 53,601,340
2084 219,763 53,828,989
2083 219,182 54,053,017
2082 218,584 54,275,644
2081 217,980 54,495,268
2080 217,336 54,712,302
2079 216,656 54,927,789
2078 215,964 55,140,889
2077 215,293 55,347,343
2076 214,551 55,552,868
2075 213,772 55,755,739
2074 212,966 55,954,725
2073 212,150 56,150,331
2072 211,321 56,339,615
2071 210,433 56,523,628
2070 209,514 56,703,747
2069 208,590 56,877,191
2068 207,578 57,045,573
2067 206,500 57,207,013
2066 205,437 57,363,486
2065 204,305 57,515,336
2064 203,169 57,661,327
2063 201,971 57,798,588
2062 200,805 57,928,360
2061 199,579 58,056,757
2060 198,300 58,176,117
2059 196,920 58,284,778
2058 195,512 58,381,839
2057 194,057 58,471,358
2056 192,565 58,555,436
2055 191,068 58,625,894
2054 189,537 58,687,073
2053 188,014 58,734,842
2052 186,393 58,772,617
2051 184,788 58,799,283
2050 183,093 58,813,731
2049 181,341 58,819,125
2048 179,541 58,812,936
2047 177,797 58,795,137
2046 175,976 58,764,783
2045 174,160 58,717,705
2044 172,343 58,660,923
2043 170,465 58,591,067
2042 168,618 58,505,720
2041 166,788 58,407,189
2040 164,991 58,296,243
2039 163,140 58,171,090
2038 161,276 58,030,790
2037 159,395 57,878,267
2036 157,498 57,714,284
2035 155,626 57,533,824
2034 153,791 57,338,544
2033 151,928 57,127,286
2032 150,051 56,900,181
2031 148,135 56,656,985
2030 146,228 56,397,420
2029 144,310 56,123,541
2028 142,397 55,830,923
2027 140,429 55,521,079
2026 138,461 55,193,610
2025 136,488 54,850,648
2024 134,518 54,500,091
2023 132,530 54,133,798
2022 130,469 53,756,787
2021 128,377 53,387,102
2020 126,099 53,016,522
2019 123,921 52,640,713
2018 122,084 52,272,247
2017 120,275 51,894,938
2016 118,478 51,495,696
2015 116,815 51,089,056
2014 115,326 50,681,634
2013 113,838 50,262,658
2012 112,284 49,837,446
2011 110,647 49,419,820
2010 108,704 49,024,382
2009 106,467 48,660,459
2008 104,222 48,390,793
2007 102,068 48,125,043
2006 100,017 47,785,135
2005 98,035 47,438,365
2004 96,085 47,068,772
2003 94,175 46,667,192
2002 92,264 46,232,653
2001 90,335 45,771,139
2000 88,613 45,290,841
1999 87,126 44,787,724
1998 85,657 44,257,793
1997 84,147 43,708,798
1996 82,623 43,154,860
1995 81,234 42,605,338
1994 80,021 42,055,143
1993 78,841 41,502,429
1992 77,641 40,950,342
1991 76,367 40,394,154
1990 74,855 39,817,251
1989 73,147 39,214,618
1988 71,427 38,600,927
1987 69,733 37,971,594
1986 68,059 37,314,878
1985 66,496 36,622,827
1984 65,228 35,899,313
1983 64,169 35,162,715
1982 63,134 34,482,965
1981 62,121 33,858,783
1980 61,148 33,227,204
1979 60,172 32,596,550
1978 59,864 31,972,976
1977 60,267 31,355,966
1976 60,661 30,758,811
1975 60,987 30,176,565
1974 61,219 29,598,167
1973 60,824 29,026,388
1972 59,778 28,428,324
1971 58,652 27,807,219
1970 57,510 27,193,016
1969 56,360 26,585,112
1968 55,529 25,989,662
1967 54,996 25,406,429
1966 54,425 24,836,496
1965 53,439 24,279,431
1964 52,088 23,737,315
1963 50,791 23,213,408
1962 49,538 22,704,719
1961 48,323 22,210,581
1960 47,157 21,730,250

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/kiribati/myanmar | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kiribati increased by 18,461 people (a 18.5% growth), while Myanmar gained 3,710,561 people (a 7.77% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kiribati gained 20,993 people (a 17.7% growth), while Myanmar's population increased by 3,866,122 people (a 7.51% growth).

Kiribati was ranked 183rd most populous country in 2006 and is 180th in 2026. Myanmar was ranked 26th in 2006 and ranked 27th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Kiribati's population will grow by 31.3% to 183,093 people with a rank change from 180th to 178th. The population of Myanmar will increase by 6.24% to 58,813,731 people and rank change from 27th to 35th.

Kiribati is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 224K people compared to the peak of 58.8M people in 2049 for Myanmar.

Population growth rate by year

Kiribati
Factual

Projection
Myanmar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kiribati Myanmar
2100 0.003% -0.5%
2099 0.01% -0.49%
2098 0.02% -0.49%
2097 0.04% -0.49%
2096 0.05% -0.49%
2095 0.08% -0.49%
2094 0.1% -0.48%
2093 0.12% -0.47%
2092 0.16% -0.47%
2091 0.17% -0.47%
2090 0.17% -0.45%
2089 0.19% -0.45%
2088 0.21% -0.45%
2087 0.21% -0.44%
2086 0.23% -0.43%
2085 0.25% -0.42%
2084 0.27% -0.41%
2083 0.27% -0.41%
2082 0.28% -0.4%
2081 0.3% -0.4%
2080 0.31% -0.39%
2079 0.32% -0.39%
2078 0.31% -0.37%
2077 0.35% -0.37%
2076 0.36% -0.36%
2075 0.38% -0.36%
2074 0.38% -0.35%
2073 0.39% -0.34%
2072 0.42% -0.33%
2071 0.44% -0.32%
2070 0.44% -0.3%
2069 0.49% -0.3%
2068 0.52% -0.28%
2067 0.52% -0.27%
2066 0.55% -0.26%
2065 0.56% -0.25%
2064 0.59% -0.24%
2063 0.58% -0.22%
2062 0.61% -0.22%
2061 0.65% -0.21%
2060 0.7% -0.19%
2059 0.72% -0.17%
2058 0.75% -0.15%
2057 0.78% -0.14%
2056 0.78% -0.12%
2055 0.81% -0.1%
2054 0.81% -0.08%
2053 0.87% -0.06%
2052 0.87% -0.05%
2051 0.93% -0.02%
2050 0.97% -0.009%
2049 1% 0.01%
2048 0.98% 0.03%
2047 1.03% 0.05%
2046 1.04% 0.08%
2045 1.05% 0.1%
2044 1.1% 0.12%
2043 1.1% 0.15%
2042 1.1% 0.17%
2041 1.09% 0.19%
2040 1.13% 0.22%
2039 1.16% 0.24%
2038 1.18% 0.26%
2037 1.2% 0.28%
2036 1.2% 0.31%
2035 1.19% 0.34%
2034 1.23% 0.37%
2033 1.25% 0.4%
2032 1.29% 0.43%
2031 1.3% 0.46%
2030 1.33% 0.49%
2029 1.34% 0.52%
2028 1.4% 0.56%
2027 1.42% 0.59%
2026 1.45% 0.63%
2025 1.46% 0.64%
2024 1.5% 0.68%
2023 1.58% 0.7%
2022 1.63% 0.69%
2021 1.81% 0.7%
2020 1.76% 0.71%
2019 1.5% 0.7%
2018 1.5% 0.73%
2017 1.52% 0.78%
2016 1.42% 0.8%
2015 1.29% 0.8%
2014 1.31% 0.83%
2013 1.38% 0.85%
2012 1.48% 0.85%
2011 1.79% 0.81%
2010 2.1% 0.75%
2009 2.15% 0.56%
2008 2.11% 0.55%
2007 2.05% 0.71%
2006 2.02% 0.73%
2005 2.03% 0.79%
2004 2.03% 0.86%
2003 2.07% 0.94%
2002 2.14% 1.01%
2001 1.94% 1.06%
2000 1.71% 1.12%
1999 1.71% 1.2%
1998 1.79% 1.26%
1997 1.84% 1.28%
1996 1.71% 1.29%
1995 1.52% 1.31%
1994 1.5% 1.33%
1993 1.55% 1.35%
1992 1.67% 1.38%
1991 2.02% 1.45%
1990 2.34% 1.54%
1989 2.41% 1.59%
1988 2.43% 1.66%
1987 2.46% 1.76%
1986 2.35% 1.89%
1985 1.94% 2.02%
1984 1.65% 2.09%
1983 1.64% 1.97%
1982 1.63% 1.84%
1981 1.59% 1.9%
1980 1.62% 1.93%
1979 0.51% 1.95%
1978 -0.67% 1.97%
1977 -0.65% 1.94%
1976 -0.53% 1.93%
1975 -0.38% 1.95%
1974 0.65% 1.97%
1973 1.75% 2.1%
1972 1.92% 2.23%
1971 1.99% 2.26%
1970 2.04% 2.29%
1969 1.5% 2.29%
1968 0.97% 2.3%
1967 1.05% 2.29%
1966 1.85% 2.29%
1965 2.59% 2.28%
1964 2.55% 2.26%
1963 2.53% 2.24%
1962 2.51% 2.22%
1961 2.47% 2.21%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/kiribati/myanmar | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Kiribati grew by 1.46%, while Myanmar's population grew by 0.64%.

Live population counters

Kiribati Myanmar
Current population
139471
55361818
Population rank 180/197 27/197
Percent of world population 0.002% 0.67%
One net population change
4.46 hours
1.5 minutes
One birth every
2.57 hours
35.1 seconds
One death every
9.23 hours
1.05 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5 +960
Annual growth/decline +1,970 +350,557
Annual growth/decline rate +1.46% +0.64%
Population growth rate rank 72/197 121/197
One migration net change every
19 hours
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change -462 -39,661
Net migration rank 88/196 172/196
Foreign-born residents 3,302 79,052
Foreign-born residents rank 190/195 139/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.5% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 128/195 194/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kiribati
Natural

Migration
Myanmar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kiribati Myanmar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -462 - -39,661
2024 2,455 -471 397,197 -37,979
2023 2,487 -485 408,331 -34,989
2022 2,522 -395 415,647 -34,988
2021 2,408 -348 394,104 -35,370
2020 2,497 0 448,626 -66,213
2019 2,560 -705 469,924 -100,783
2018 2,561 -741 482,316 -114,598
2017 2,549 -750 492,276 -105,415
2016 2,546 -756 499,508 -87,907
2015 2,555 -1,022 495,769 -94,108
2014 2,577 -1,128 488,114 -74,901
2013 2,629 -1,101 487,648 -62,863
2012 2,678 -1,093 487,210 -61,536
2011 2,709 -1,019 492,271 -82,713
2010 2,644 -456 497,745 -116,481
2009 2,573 -289 505,144 -158,542
2008 2,493 -289 373,287 -180,533
2007 2,393 -290 523,745 -184,989
2006 2,285 -290 527,165 -186,098
2005 2,188 -226 537,429 -185,009
2004 2,118 -181 556,494 -169,736
2003 2,045 -157 582,173 -165,739
2002 2,074 -137 602,873 -150,232
2001 2,121 -201 601,524 -131,124
2000 2,153 -629 596,979 -106,772
1999 2,186 -733 597,916 -81,874
1998 2,210 -716 606,110 -62,281
1997 2,220 -693 613,103 -58,954
1996 2,217 -701 619,488 -65,766
1995 2,183 -928 620,376 -75,097
1994 2,168 -996 626,411 -71,359
1993 2,161 -975 633,576 -83,214
1992 2,173 -951 634,484 -80,661
1991 2,176 -844 637,622 -79,059
1990 2,127 -441 636,081 -40,859
1989 2,073 -338 636,610 -26,585
1988 2,022 -321 630,392 -13,046
1987 1,982 -298 652,960 -11,642
1986 1,933 -273 679,467 -7,351
1985 1,881 -419 705,905 6,074
1984 1,813 -730 723,623 11,433
1983 1,748 -702 719,710 18,427
1982 1,697 -674 701,212 -79,856
1981 1,635 -645 679,851 -52,839
1980 1,571 -610 673,815 -37,679
1979 1,509 -516 669,338 -44,174
1978 1,480 -1,858 658,068 -36,055
1977 1,426 -1,854 649,915 -37,879
1976 1,425 -1,795 642,829 -60,561
1975 1,423 -1,706 635,005 -52,763
1974 1,430 -1,605 628,458 -53,875
1973 1,409 -440 624,619 -55,659
1972 1,406 -290 616,411 10,735
1971 1,406 -265 608,784 6,306
1970 1,388 -233 595,337 17,997
1969 1,367 -222 584,979 17,491
1968 1,393 -876 571,123 17,293
1967 1,417 -873 559,577 18,470
1966 1,437 -840 546,378 15,453
1965 1,376 0 533,443 18,847
1964 1,318 0 516,334 15,600
1963 1,273 0 501,548 14,350
1962 1,233 0 487,925 13,546
1961 1,199 0 474,818 11,972
1960 1,141 0 465,049 8,807

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/kiribati/myanmar | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 81.6% of the population change in Kiribati is from natural causes (a gain of 25,140 people) and 18.4% is from migration (a loss of 5,673 people). In Myanmar 86.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,503,698 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a loss of 712,350 people).

As of 2024, 3,302 residents or 2.5% of the population were not native-born in Kiribati, compared to 79,052 people or 0.1% in Myanmar.

Biggest cities by population

Kiribati
City Population
South Tarawa 63.4K
London 1.9K
Myanmar
City Population
Yangon 6.87M
Mandalay 1.23M
Naypyidaw 1.16M
Hpa-an 422K
Mawlamyine 289K
Pathein 287K
Bago 284K
Taunggyi 265K
Myitkyina 243K
Myeik 222K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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