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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Kiribati	Nauru	Kiribati	Nauru
1960	47,157	4,607	-	-
1961	48,323	4,774	2.47%	3.62%
1962	49,538	4,979	2.51%	4.29%
1963	50,791	5,226	2.53%	4.96%
1964	52,088	5,515	2.55%	5.53%
1965	53,439	5,832	2.59%	5.75%
1966	54,425	6,043	1.85%	3.62%
1967	54,996	6,135	1.05%	1.52%
1968	55,529	6,328	0.97%	3.15%
1969	56,360	6,581	1.5%	4%
1970	57,510	6,710	2.04%	1.96%
1971	58,652	6,762	1.99%	0.77%
1972	59,778	6,812	1.92%	0.74%
1973	60,824	6,866	1.75%	0.79%
1974	61,219	6,923	0.65%	0.83%
1975	60,987	6,987	-0.38%	0.92%
1976	60,661	7,064	-0.53%	1.1%
1977	60,267	7,163	-0.65%	1.4%
1978	59,864	7,298	-0.67%	1.88%
1979	60,172	7,468	0.51%	2.33%
1980	61,148	7,649	1.62%	2.42%
1981	62,121	7,839	1.59%	2.48%
1982	63,134	8,040	1.63%	2.56%
1983	64,169	8,216	1.64%	2.19%
1984	65,228	8,377	1.65%	1.96%
1985	66,496	8,551	1.94%	2.08%
1986	68,059	8,742	2.35%	2.23%
1987	69,733	8,946	2.46%	2.33%
1988	71,427	9,165	2.43%	2.45%
1989	73,147	9,390	2.41%	2.45%
1990	74,855	9,622	2.34%	2.47%
1991	76,367	9,850	2.02%	2.37%
1992	77,641	10,021	1.67%	1.74%
1993	78,841	10,102	1.55%	0.81%
1994	80,021	10,137	1.5%	0.35%
1995	81,234	10,165	1.52%	0.28%
1996	82,623	10,183	1.71%	0.18%
1997	84,147	10,197	1.84%	0.14%
1998	85,657	10,198	1.79%	0.01%
1999	87,126	10,187	1.71%	-0.11%
2000	88,613	10,168	1.71%	-0.19%
2001	90,335	10,130	1.94%	-0.37%
2002	92,264	10,082	2.14%	-0.47%
2003	94,175	10,059	2.07%	-0.23%
2004	96,085	10,060	2.03%	0.01%
2005	98,035	10,049	2.03%	-0.11%
2006	100,017	10,034	2.02%	-0.15%
2007	102,068	10,020	2.05%	-0.14%
2008	104,222	10,009	2.11%	-0.11%
2009	106,467	10,016	2.15%	0.07%
2010	108,704	10,043	2.1%	0.27%
2011	110,647	10,098	1.79%	0.55%
2012	112,284	10,267	1.48%	1.67%
2013	113,838	10,517	1.38%	2.43%
2014	115,326	10,742	1.31%	2.14%
2015	116,815	10,954	1.29%	1.97%
2016	118,478	11,150	1.42%	1.79%
2017	120,275	11,324	1.52%	1.56%
2018	122,084	11,477	1.5%	1.35%
2019	123,921	11,587	1.5%	0.96%
2020	126,099	11,643	1.76%	0.48%
2021	128,377	11,709	1.81%	0.57%
2022	130,469	11,801	1.63%	0.79%
2023	132,530	11,875	1.58%	0.63%
2024	134,518	11,947	1.5%	0.61%
2025	136,501	12,030	1.47%	0.7%
2026	138,451	12,103	1.43%	0.61%
2027	140,405	12,196	1.41%	0.77%
2028	142,335	12,296	1.37%	0.82%
2029	144,231	12,403	1.33%	0.87%
2030	146,130	12,519	1.32%	0.94%
2031	148,028	12,645	1.3%	1%
2032	149,915	12,785	1.27%	1.11%
2033	151,768	12,921	1.24%	1.06%
2034	153,602	13,071	1.21%	1.16%
2035	155,447	13,230	1.2%	1.22%
2036	157,316	13,391	1.2%	1.21%
2037	159,188	13,541	1.19%	1.12%
2038	161,050	13,697	1.17%	1.16%
2039	162,895	13,857	1.15%	1.17%
2040	164,711	14,041	1.11%	1.33%
2041	166,508	14,220	1.09%	1.27%
2042	168,325	14,402	1.09%	1.28%
2043	170,182	14,579	1.1%	1.23%
2044	172,012	14,754	1.08%	1.2%
2045	173,818	14,920	1.05%	1.13%
2046	175,629	15,098	1.04%	1.19%
2047	177,392	15,268	1%	1.12%
2048	179,152	15,431	0.99%	1.07%
2049	180,915	15,595	0.98%	1.06%
2050	182,629	15,751	0.95%	1%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Kiribati increased by 18,780 people (a 19.2% growth), while Nauru gained 905 people (a 9.01% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Kiribati gained 21,252 (a 18.2% growth), while Nauru's population increased by 1,134 (a 10.4% growth).

Kiribati was ranked 183rd most populous country in 2005 and is 180th in 2025. Nauru was ranked 195th in 2005 and still ranked 195th 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 Nauru will increase by 30.3% to 15,751 people and rank change from 195th to 194th.