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

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The latest officially reported population of Kiribati was 136,488 in 2025 vs 255,219,554 people in Pakistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kiribati's population is 139,471 people compared to 261,421,997 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 1,874 times bigger than Kiribati's.
  • Kiribati is ranked the 180th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.15% of the world: 0.002% for Kiribati vs 3.15% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Kiribati has had an average growth rate of +1.54% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kiribati has increased from 100K people to 139K (39.4% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 261M (45.5% growth).

Kiribati vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Kiribati
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kiribati Pakistan
2100 224,260 514,639,086
2099 224,254 513,762,873
2098 224,229 512,834,641
2097 224,174 511,842,588
2096 224,085 510,743,323
2095 223,967 509,544,194
2094 223,780 508,236,117
2093 223,566 506,871,405
2092 223,301 505,433,117
2091 222,947 503,929,591
2090 222,560 502,369,089
2089 222,192 500,764,988
2088 221,771 499,040,109
2087 221,299 497,294,229
2086 220,824 495,416,407
2085 220,313 493,469,269
2084 219,763 491,457,322
2083 219,182 489,327,293
2082 218,584 487,086,584
2081 217,980 484,774,651
2080 217,336 482,358,125
2079 216,656 479,913,540
2078 215,964 477,377,443
2077 215,293 474,692,907
2076 214,551 471,877,807
2075 213,772 468,953,317
2074 212,966 465,972,364
2073 212,150 462,907,667
2072 211,321 459,752,452
2071 210,433 456,518,761
2070 209,514 453,190,545
2069 208,590 449,749,441
2068 207,578 446,219,879
2067 206,500 442,632,987
2066 205,437 438,970,919
2065 204,305 435,260,675
2064 203,169 431,484,424
2063 201,971 427,665,121
2062 200,805 423,724,764
2061 199,579 419,759,602
2060 198,300 415,724,868
2059 196,920 411,662,239
2058 195,512 407,514,159
2057 194,057 403,318,028
2056 192,565 399,031,614
2055 191,068 394,728,055
2054 189,537 390,385,410
2053 188,014 386,003,289
2052 186,393 381,568,312
2051 184,788 377,096,921
2050 183,093 372,554,619
2049 181,341 367,986,189
2048 179,541 363,386,382
2047 177,797 358,734,325
2046 175,976 354,003,639
2045 174,160 349,228,953
2044 172,343 344,443,561
2043 170,465 339,631,894
2042 168,618 334,801,403
2041 166,788 329,944,530
2040 164,991 325,107,264
2039 163,140 320,203,920
2038 161,276 315,273,196
2037 159,395 310,377,446
2036 157,498 305,472,156
2035 155,626 300,604,245
2034 153,791 295,748,602
2033 151,928 290,911,874
2032 150,051 286,130,352
2031 148,135 281,410,647
2030 146,228 276,766,735
2029 144,310 272,246,760
2028 142,397 267,784,548
2027 140,429 263,445,027
2026 138,461 259,285,315
2025 136,488 255,219,554
2024 134,518 251,269,164
2023 132,530 247,504,495
2022 130,469 243,700,667
2021 128,377 239,477,801
2020 126,099 235,001,746
2019 123,921 230,800,899
2018 122,084 226,928,892
2017 120,275 223,273,967
2016 118,478 220,138,869
2015 116,815 217,290,883
2014 115,326 214,264,647
2013 113,838 211,073,978
2012 112,284 207,667,125
2011 110,647 203,746,065
2010 108,704 199,239,047
2009 106,467 194,376,534
2008 104,222 189,499,113
2007 102,068 184,493,231
2006 100,017 179,682,690
2005 98,035 175,453,212
2004 96,085 171,286,000
2003 94,175 167,110,248
2002 92,264 163,222,549
2001 90,335 159,270,907
2000 88,613 154,879,127
1999 87,126 150,565,377
1998 85,657 146,522,356
1997 84,147 142,531,804
1996 82,623 138,557,092
1995 81,234 134,582,253
1994 80,021 130,748,083
1993 78,841 127,020,117
1992 77,641 123,546,848
1991 76,367 120,060,406
1990 74,855 116,155,576
1989 73,147 112,336,629
1988 71,427 108,724,739
1987 69,733 105,130,717
1986 68,059 101,606,764
1985 66,496 98,229,285
1984 65,228 95,164,936
1983 64,169 92,227,711
1982 63,134 89,089,246
1981 62,121 85,802,049
1980 61,148 82,291,010
1979 60,172 78,997,039
1978 59,864 76,307,379
1977 60,267 73,901,827
1976 60,661 71,620,254
1975 60,987 69,461,175
1974 61,219 67,415,487
1973 60,824 65,461,912
1972 59,778 63,583,194
1971 58,652 61,847,899
1970 57,510 60,166,719
1969 56,360 58,460,939
1968 55,529 56,810,507
1967 54,996 55,214,768
1966 54,425 53,678,667
1965 53,439 52,209,010
1964 52,088 50,799,999
1963 50,791 49,447,776
1962 49,538 48,156,128
1961 48,323 46,921,277
1960 47,157 45,709,310

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/pakistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kiribati increased by 18,461 people (a 18.5% growth), while Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kiribati gained 20,993 people (a 17.7% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 41,283,128 people (a 18.8% growth).

Kiribati was ranked 183rd most populous country in 2006 and is 180th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 42.5% to 372,554,619 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Kiribati is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 224K people compared to the peak of 515M people in 2100 for Pakistan.

Population growth rate by year

Kiribati
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kiribati Pakistan
2100 0.003% 0.17%
2099 0.01% 0.18%
2098 0.02% 0.19%
2097 0.04% 0.22%
2096 0.05% 0.24%
2095 0.08% 0.26%
2094 0.1% 0.27%
2093 0.12% 0.28%
2092 0.16% 0.3%
2091 0.17% 0.31%
2090 0.17% 0.32%
2089 0.19% 0.35%
2088 0.21% 0.35%
2087 0.21% 0.38%
2086 0.23% 0.39%
2085 0.25% 0.41%
2084 0.27% 0.44%
2083 0.27% 0.46%
2082 0.28% 0.48%
2081 0.3% 0.5%
2080 0.31% 0.51%
2079 0.32% 0.53%
2078 0.31% 0.57%
2077 0.35% 0.6%
2076 0.36% 0.62%
2075 0.38% 0.64%
2074 0.38% 0.66%
2073 0.39% 0.69%
2072 0.42% 0.71%
2071 0.44% 0.73%
2070 0.44% 0.77%
2069 0.49% 0.79%
2068 0.52% 0.81%
2067 0.52% 0.83%
2066 0.55% 0.85%
2065 0.56% 0.88%
2064 0.59% 0.89%
2063 0.58% 0.93%
2062 0.61% 0.94%
2061 0.65% 0.97%
2060 0.7% 0.99%
2059 0.72% 1.02%
2058 0.75% 1.04%
2057 0.78% 1.07%
2056 0.78% 1.09%
2055 0.81% 1.11%
2054 0.81% 1.14%
2053 0.87% 1.16%
2052 0.87% 1.19%
2051 0.93% 1.22%
2050 0.97% 1.24%
2049 1% 1.27%
2048 0.98% 1.3%
2047 1.03% 1.34%
2046 1.04% 1.37%
2045 1.05% 1.39%
2044 1.1% 1.42%
2043 1.1% 1.44%
2042 1.1% 1.47%
2041 1.09% 1.49%
2040 1.13% 1.53%
2039 1.16% 1.56%
2038 1.18% 1.58%
2037 1.2% 1.61%
2036 1.2% 1.62%
2035 1.19% 1.64%
2034 1.23% 1.66%
2033 1.25% 1.67%
2032 1.29% 1.68%
2031 1.3% 1.68%
2030 1.33% 1.66%
2029 1.34% 1.67%
2028 1.4% 1.65%
2027 1.42% 1.6%
2026 1.45% 1.59%
2025 1.46% 1.57%
2024 1.5% 1.52%
2023 1.58% 1.56%
2022 1.63% 1.76%
2021 1.81% 1.9%
2020 1.76% 1.82%
2019 1.5% 1.71%
2018 1.5% 1.64%
2017 1.52% 1.42%
2016 1.42% 1.31%
2015 1.29% 1.41%
2014 1.31% 1.51%
2013 1.38% 1.64%
2012 1.48% 1.92%
2011 1.79% 2.26%
2010 2.1% 2.5%
2009 2.15% 2.57%
2008 2.11% 2.71%
2007 2.05% 2.68%
2006 2.02% 2.41%
2005 2.03% 2.43%
2004 2.03% 2.5%
2003 2.07% 2.38%
2002 2.14% 2.48%
2001 1.94% 2.84%
2000 1.71% 2.87%
1999 1.71% 2.76%
1998 1.79% 2.8%
1997 1.84% 2.87%
1996 1.71% 2.95%
1995 1.52% 2.93%
1994 1.5% 2.93%
1993 1.55% 2.81%
1992 1.67% 2.9%
1991 2.02% 3.36%
1990 2.34% 3.4%
1989 2.41% 3.32%
1988 2.43% 3.42%
1987 2.46% 3.47%
1986 2.35% 3.44%
1985 1.94% 3.22%
1984 1.65% 3.18%
1983 1.64% 3.52%
1982 1.63% 3.83%
1981 1.59% 4.27%
1980 1.62% 4.17%
1979 0.51% 3.52%
1978 -0.67% 3.26%
1977 -0.65% 3.19%
1976 -0.53% 3.11%
1975 -0.38% 3.03%
1974 0.65% 2.98%
1973 1.75% 2.95%
1972 1.92% 2.81%
1971 1.99% 2.79%
1970 2.04% 2.92%
1969 1.5% 2.91%
1968 0.97% 2.89%
1967 1.05% 2.86%
1966 1.85% 2.81%
1965 2.59% 2.77%
1964 2.55% 2.73%
1963 2.53% 2.68%
1962 2.51% 2.63%
1961 2.47% 2.65%

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/pakistan | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Kiribati grew by 1.46%, while Pakistan's population grew by 1.57%.

Live population counters

Kiribati Pakistan
Current population
139471
261421997
Population rank 180/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.002% 3.15%
One net population change
4.46 hours
8.01 seconds
One birth every
2.57 hours
4.58 seconds
One death every
9.23 hours
19.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +5 +10,823
Annual growth/decline +1,970 +3,950,390
Annual growth/decline rate +1.46% +1.57%
Population growth rate rank 72/197 66/197
One migration net change every
19 hours
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change -462 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 88/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 3,302 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 190/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.5% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 128/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kiribati
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kiribati Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -462 - -1,235,336
2024 2,455 -471 5,268,361 -1,401,173
2023 2,487 -485 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 2,522 -395 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 2,408 -348 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 2,497 0 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 2,560 -705 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 2,561 -741 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 2,549 -750 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 2,546 -756 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 2,555 -1,022 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 2,577 -1,128 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 2,629 -1,101 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 2,678 -1,093 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 2,709 -1,019 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 2,644 -456 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 2,573 -289 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 2,493 -289 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 2,393 -290 4,690,187 576,349
2006 2,285 -290 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 2,188 -226 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 2,118 -181 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 2,045 -157 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 2,074 -137 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 2,121 -201 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 2,153 -629 4,281,169 252,869
1999 2,186 -733 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 2,210 -716 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 2,220 -693 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 2,217 -701 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 2,183 -928 3,977,175 11,534
1994 2,168 -996 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 2,161 -975 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 2,173 -951 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 2,176 -844 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 2,127 -441 3,731,730 275,242
1989 2,073 -338 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 2,022 -321 3,554,755 38,139
1987 1,982 -298 3,448,813 146,364
1986 1,933 -273 3,341,643 111,045
1985 1,881 -419 3,233,315 68,860
1984 1,813 -730 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 1,748 -702 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 1,697 -674 2,934,689 294,252
1981 1,635 -645 2,790,454 555,032
1980 1,571 -610 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 1,509 -516 2,461,311 450,003
1978 1,480 -1,858 2,356,601 111,386
1977 1,426 -1,854 2,257,849 85,250
1976 1,425 -1,795 2,171,812 48,238
1975 1,423 -1,706 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 1,430 -1,605 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 1,409 -440 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 1,406 -290 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 1,406 -265 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 1,388 -233 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 1,367 -222 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 1,393 -876 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 1,417 -873 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 1,437 -840 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 1,376 0 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 1,318 0 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 1,273 0 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 1,233 0 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 1,199 0 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 1,141 0 1,217,147 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/kiribati/pakistan | 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 Pakistan 78.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,374,771 people) and 21.4% is from migration (a loss of 13,992,308 people).

As of 2024, 3,302 residents or 2.5% of the population were not native-born in Kiribati, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

Biggest cities by population

Kiribati
City Population
South Tarawa 63.4K
London 1.9K
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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