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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Kiribati	Palau	Kiribati	Palau
1960	47,157	9,328	-	-
1961	48,323	9,555	2.47%	2.43%
1962	49,538	9,793	2.51%	2.49%
1963	50,791	10,037	2.53%	2.49%
1964	52,088	10,292	2.55%	2.54%
1965	53,439	10,547	2.59%	2.48%
1966	54,425	10,805	1.85%	2.45%
1967	54,996	10,988	1.05%	1.69%
1968	55,529	11,080	0.97%	0.84%
1969	56,360	11,159	1.5%	0.71%
1970	57,510	11,368	2.04%	1.87%
1971	58,652	11,759	1.99%	3.44%
1972	59,778	12,194	1.92%	3.7%
1973	60,824	12,552	1.75%	2.94%
1974	61,219	12,687	0.65%	1.08%
1975	60,987	12,655	-0.38%	-0.25%
1976	60,661	12,598	-0.53%	-0.45%
1977	60,267	12,525	-0.65%	-0.58%
1978	59,864	12,440	-0.67%	-0.68%
1979	60,172	12,337	0.51%	-0.83%
1980	61,148	12,271	1.62%	-0.53%
1981	62,121	12,402	1.59%	1.07%
1982	63,134	12,694	1.63%	2.35%
1983	64,169	13,006	1.64%	2.46%
1984	65,228	13,337	1.65%	2.54%
1985	66,496	13,688	1.94%	2.63%
1986	68,059	14,024	2.35%	2.45%
1987	69,733	14,334	2.46%	2.21%
1988	71,427	14,645	2.43%	2.17%
1989	73,147	14,945	2.41%	2.05%
1990	74,855	15,259	2.34%	2.1%
1991	76,367	15,614	2.02%	2.33%
1992	77,641	15,989	1.67%	2.4%
1993	78,841	16,372	1.55%	2.4%
1994	80,021	16,770	1.5%	2.43%
1995	81,234	17,195	1.52%	2.53%
1996	82,623	17,654	1.71%	2.67%
1997	84,147	18,108	1.84%	2.57%
1998	85,657	18,524	1.79%	2.3%
1999	87,126	18,901	1.71%	2.04%
2000	88,613	19,178	1.71%	1.47%
2001	90,335	19,352	1.94%	0.91%
2002	92,264	19,503	2.14%	0.78%
2003	94,175	19,659	2.07%	0.8%
2004	96,085	19,820	2.03%	0.82%
2005	98,035	19,819	2.03%	-0.005%
2006	100,017	19,593	2.02%	-1.14%
2007	102,068	19,302	2.05%	-1.49%
2008	104,222	19,009	2.11%	-1.52%
2009	106,467	18,709	2.15%	-1.58%
2010	108,704	18,396	2.1%	-1.67%
2011	110,647	18,078	1.79%	-1.73%
2012	112,284	17,765	1.48%	-1.73%
2013	113,838	17,648	1.38%	-0.66%
2014	115,326	17,715	1.31%	0.38%
2015	116,815	17,770	1.29%	0.31%
2016	118,478	17,797	1.42%	0.15%
2017	120,275	17,812	1.52%	0.08%
2018	122,084	17,814	1.5%	0.01%
2019	123,921	17,798	1.5%	-0.09%
2020	126,099	17,792	1.76%	-0.03%
2021	128,377	17,783	1.81%	-0.05%
2022	130,469	17,759	1.63%	-0.13%
2023	132,530	17,727	1.58%	-0.18%
2024	134,518	17,695	1.5%	-0.18%
2025	136,501	17,663	1.47%	-0.18%
2026	138,451	17,618	1.43%	-0.25%
2027	140,405	17,564	1.41%	-0.31%
2028	142,335	17,504	1.37%	-0.34%
2029	144,231	17,436	1.33%	-0.39%
2030	146,130	17,376	1.32%	-0.34%
2031	148,028	17,299	1.3%	-0.44%
2032	149,915	17,228	1.27%	-0.41%
2033	151,768	17,163	1.24%	-0.38%
2034	153,602	17,092	1.21%	-0.41%
2035	155,447	17,012	1.2%	-0.47%
2036	157,316	16,940	1.2%	-0.43%
2037	159,188	16,858	1.19%	-0.48%
2038	161,050	16,779	1.17%	-0.47%
2039	162,895	16,689	1.15%	-0.54%
2040	164,711	16,604	1.11%	-0.51%
2041	166,508	16,510	1.09%	-0.57%
2042	168,325	16,403	1.09%	-0.65%
2043	170,182	16,302	1.1%	-0.61%
2044	172,012	16,202	1.08%	-0.62%
2045	173,818	16,097	1.05%	-0.65%
2046	175,629	15,977	1.04%	-0.74%
2047	177,392	15,863	1%	-0.71%
2048	179,152	15,749	0.99%	-0.72%
2049	180,915	15,632	0.98%	-0.74%
2050	182,629	15,515	0.95%	-0.75%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Kiribati increased by 18,780 people (a 19.2% growth), while Palau lost 2,049 people (a 10.3% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Kiribati gained 21,252 (a 18.2% growth), while Palau's population decreased by -107 (a 0.6% decline).

Kiribati was ranked 183rd most populous country in 2005 and is 180th in 2025. Palau was ranked 194th in 2005 and still ranked 194th 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 Palau will decrease by 12.2% to 15,515 people and rank change from 194th to 195th.