The latest officially reported population of Kiribati was 136,488 in 2025 vs 34,576,665 people in Peru in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kiribati's population is 139,471 people compared to 35,105,331 in Peru.
Population statistics:
- Peru's population is 251.7 times bigger than Kiribati's.
- Kiribati is ranked the 180th most populous country in the world, while Peru is the 48th.
- The countries together account for 0.42% of the world: 0.002% for Kiribati vs 0.42% for Peru.
- For the last 10 years, Kiribati has had an average growth rate of +1.54% per year vs +1.26% in Peru.
- Since 2006, the population of Kiribati has increased from 100K people to 139K (39.4% growth), while Peru has grown from 28.3M to 35.1M (23.9% growth).
Kiribati vs Peru: population by year and forecast
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
Kiribati
|
Peru
|
|
| 2100 | 224,260 | 38,442,430 |
| 2099 | 224,254 | 38,609,486 |
| 2098 | 224,229 | 38,774,265 |
| 2097 | 224,174 | 38,937,509 |
| 2096 | 224,085 | 39,098,598 |
| 2095 | 223,967 | 39,257,494 |
| 2094 | 223,780 | 39,413,146 |
| 2093 | 223,566 | 39,567,920 |
| 2092 | 223,301 | 39,718,895 |
| 2091 | 222,947 | 39,867,036 |
| 2090 | 222,560 | 40,012,169 |
| 2089 | 222,192 | 40,153,701 |
| 2088 | 221,771 | 40,292,740 |
| 2087 | 221,299 | 40,428,045 |
| 2086 | 220,824 | 40,558,786 |
| 2085 | 220,313 | 40,685,268 |
| 2084 | 219,763 | 40,807,007 |
| 2083 | 219,182 | 40,923,102 |
| 2082 | 218,584 | 41,034,801 |
| 2081 | 217,980 | 41,140,743 |
| 2080 | 217,336 | 41,241,207 |
| 2079 | 216,656 | 41,334,845 |
| 2078 | 215,964 | 41,422,439 |
| 2077 | 215,293 | 41,503,511 |
| 2076 | 214,551 | 41,578,164 |
| 2075 | 213,772 | 41,645,808 |
| 2074 | 212,966 | 41,706,491 |
| 2073 | 212,150 | 41,759,277 |
| 2072 | 211,321 | 41,804,713 |
| 2071 | 210,433 | 41,842,534 |
| 2070 | 209,514 | 41,873,019 |
| 2069 | 208,590 | 41,895,381 |
| 2068 | 207,578 | 41,909,248 |
| 2067 | 206,500 | 41,914,729 |
| 2066 | 205,437 | 41,912,112 |
| 2065 | 204,305 | 41,901,353 |
| 2064 | 203,169 | 41,882,691 |
| 2063 | 201,971 | 41,855,037 |
| 2062 | 200,805 | 41,819,132 |
| 2061 | 199,579 | 41,774,412 |
| 2060 | 198,300 | 41,721,225 |
| 2059 | 196,920 | 41,659,921 |
| 2058 | 195,512 | 41,590,180 |
| 2057 | 194,057 | 41,511,131 |
| 2056 | 192,565 | 41,423,914 |
| 2055 | 191,068 | 41,327,613 |
| 2054 | 189,537 | 41,223,066 |
| 2053 | 188,014 | 41,109,699 |
| 2052 | 186,393 | 40,988,952 |
| 2051 | 184,788 | 40,860,060 |
| 2050 | 183,093 | 40,722,627 |
| 2049 | 181,341 | 40,577,434 |
| 2048 | 179,541 | 40,424,258 |
| 2047 | 177,797 | 40,261,875 |
| 2046 | 175,976 | 40,090,240 |
| 2045 | 174,160 | 39,910,095 |
| 2044 | 172,343 | 39,720,613 |
| 2043 | 170,465 | 39,523,731 |
| 2042 | 168,618 | 39,318,023 |
| 2041 | 166,788 | 39,103,923 |
| 2040 | 164,991 | 38,882,017 |
| 2039 | 163,140 | 38,652,110 |
| 2038 | 161,276 | 38,414,521 |
| 2037 | 159,395 | 38,168,782 |
| 2036 | 157,498 | 37,914,498 |
| 2035 | 155,626 | 37,652,693 |
| 2034 | 153,791 | 37,382,554 |
| 2033 | 151,928 | 37,105,048 |
| 2032 | 150,051 | 36,820,835 |
| 2031 | 148,135 | 36,529,111 |
| 2030 | 146,228 | 36,228,701 |
| 2029 | 144,310 | 35,919,668 |
| 2028 | 142,397 | 35,600,666 |
| 2027 | 140,429 | 35,271,163 |
| 2026 | 138,461 | 34,930,183 |
| 2025 | 136,488 | 34,576,665 |
| 2024 | 134,518 | 34,217,848 |
| 2023 | 132,530 | 33,845,617 |
| 2022 | 130,469 | 33,475,438 |
| 2021 | 128,377 | 33,155,882 |
| 2020 | 126,099 | 32,838,579 |
| 2019 | 123,921 | 32,449,303 |
| 2018 | 122,084 | 31,897,584 |
| 2017 | 120,275 | 31,324,637 |
| 2016 | 118,478 | 30,866,494 |
| 2015 | 116,815 | 30,457,600 |
| 2014 | 115,326 | 30,115,826 |
| 2013 | 113,838 | 29,817,919 |
| 2012 | 112,284 | 29,550,366 |
| 2011 | 110,647 | 29,304,086 |
| 2010 | 108,704 | 29,086,019 |
| 2009 | 106,467 | 28,896,811 |
| 2008 | 104,222 | 28,719,041 |
| 2007 | 102,068 | 28,530,699 |
| 2006 | 100,017 | 28,324,491 |
| 2005 | 98,035 | 28,101,180 |
| 2004 | 96,085 | 27,852,190 |
| 2003 | 94,175 | 27,580,490 |
| 2002 | 92,264 | 27,288,217 |
| 2001 | 90,335 | 26,964,601 |
| 2000 | 88,613 | 26,598,331 |
| 1999 | 87,126 | 26,186,504 |
| 1998 | 85,657 | 25,738,095 |
| 1997 | 84,147 | 25,274,147 |
| 1996 | 82,623 | 24,811,171 |
| 1995 | 81,234 | 24,348,919 |
| 1994 | 80,021 | 23,881,493 |
| 1993 | 78,841 | 23,413,783 |
| 1992 | 77,641 | 22,946,340 |
| 1991 | 76,367 | 22,483,775 |
| 1990 | 74,855 | 22,014,771 |
| 1989 | 73,147 | 21,532,589 |
| 1988 | 71,427 | 21,054,702 |
| 1987 | 69,733 | 20,582,320 |
| 1986 | 68,059 | 20,117,122 |
| 1985 | 66,496 | 19,648,204 |
| 1984 | 65,228 | 19,174,716 |
| 1983 | 64,169 | 18,705,957 |
| 1982 | 63,134 | 18,246,503 |
| 1981 | 62,121 | 17,798,805 |
| 1980 | 61,148 | 17,360,949 |
| 1979 | 60,172 | 16,933,139 |
| 1978 | 59,864 | 16,516,059 |
| 1977 | 60,267 | 16,109,806 |
| 1976 | 60,661 | 15,716,809 |
| 1975 | 60,987 | 15,333,957 |
| 1974 | 61,219 | 14,956,552 |
| 1973 | 60,824 | 14,582,867 |
| 1972 | 59,778 | 14,210,147 |
| 1971 | 58,652 | 13,838,067 |
| 1970 | 57,510 | 13,501,237 |
| 1969 | 56,360 | 13,166,767 |
| 1968 | 55,529 | 12,803,993 |
| 1967 | 54,996 | 12,448,814 |
| 1966 | 54,425 | 12,101,297 |
| 1965 | 53,439 | 11,761,085 |
| 1964 | 52,088 | 11,427,978 |
| 1963 | 50,791 | 11,102,099 |
| 1962 | 49,538 | 10,784,612 |
| 1961 | 48,323 | 10,475,123 |
| 1960 | 47,157 | 10,174,127 |
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/peru | CC BY 
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kiribati increased by 18,461 people (a 18.5% growth), while Peru gained 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kiribati gained 20,993 people (a 17.7% growth), while Peru's population increased by 4,238,837 people (a 13.7% growth).
Kiribati was ranked 183rd most populous country in 2006 and is 180th in 2026. Peru was ranked 40th in 2006 and ranked 48th 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 Peru will increase by 16% to 40,722,627 people and rank change from 48th to 51st.
Kiribati is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 224K people compared to the peak of 41.9M people in 2067 for Peru.
Population growth rate by year
| Year | Growth rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
Kiribati
|
Peru
|
|
| 2100 | 0.003% | -0.43% |
| 2099 | 0.01% | -0.42% |
| 2098 | 0.02% | -0.42% |
| 2097 | 0.04% | -0.41% |
| 2096 | 0.05% | -0.4% |
| 2095 | 0.08% | -0.39% |
| 2094 | 0.1% | -0.39% |
| 2093 | 0.12% | -0.38% |
| 2092 | 0.16% | -0.37% |
| 2091 | 0.17% | -0.36% |
| 2090 | 0.17% | -0.35% |
| 2089 | 0.19% | -0.35% |
| 2088 | 0.21% | -0.33% |
| 2087 | 0.21% | -0.32% |
| 2086 | 0.23% | -0.31% |
| 2085 | 0.25% | -0.3% |
| 2084 | 0.27% | -0.28% |
| 2083 | 0.27% | -0.27% |
| 2082 | 0.28% | -0.26% |
| 2081 | 0.3% | -0.24% |
| 2080 | 0.31% | -0.23% |
| 2079 | 0.32% | -0.21% |
| 2078 | 0.31% | -0.2% |
| 2077 | 0.35% | -0.18% |
| 2076 | 0.36% | -0.16% |
| 2075 | 0.38% | -0.15% |
| 2074 | 0.38% | -0.13% |
| 2073 | 0.39% | -0.11% |
| 2072 | 0.42% | -0.09% |
| 2071 | 0.44% | -0.07% |
| 2070 | 0.44% | -0.05% |
| 2069 | 0.49% | -0.03% |
| 2068 | 0.52% | -0.01% |
| 2067 | 0.52% | 0.006% |
| 2066 | 0.55% | 0.03% |
| 2065 | 0.56% | 0.04% |
| 2064 | 0.59% | 0.07% |
| 2063 | 0.58% | 0.09% |
| 2062 | 0.61% | 0.11% |
| 2061 | 0.65% | 0.13% |
| 2060 | 0.7% | 0.15% |
| 2059 | 0.72% | 0.17% |
| 2058 | 0.75% | 0.19% |
| 2057 | 0.78% | 0.21% |
| 2056 | 0.78% | 0.23% |
| 2055 | 0.81% | 0.25% |
| 2054 | 0.81% | 0.28% |
| 2053 | 0.87% | 0.29% |
| 2052 | 0.87% | 0.32% |
| 2051 | 0.93% | 0.34% |
| 2050 | 0.97% | 0.36% |
| 2049 | 1% | 0.38% |
| 2048 | 0.98% | 0.4% |
| 2047 | 1.03% | 0.43% |
| 2046 | 1.04% | 0.45% |
| 2045 | 1.05% | 0.48% |
| 2044 | 1.1% | 0.5% |
| 2043 | 1.1% | 0.52% |
| 2042 | 1.1% | 0.55% |
| 2041 | 1.09% | 0.57% |
| 2040 | 1.13% | 0.59% |
| 2039 | 1.16% | 0.62% |
| 2038 | 1.18% | 0.64% |
| 2037 | 1.2% | 0.67% |
| 2036 | 1.2% | 0.7% |
| 2035 | 1.19% | 0.72% |
| 2034 | 1.23% | 0.75% |
| 2033 | 1.25% | 0.77% |
| 2032 | 1.29% | 0.8% |
| 2031 | 1.3% | 0.83% |
| 2030 | 1.33% | 0.86% |
| 2029 | 1.34% | 0.9% |
| 2028 | 1.4% | 0.93% |
| 2027 | 1.42% | 0.98% |
| 2026 | 1.45% | 1.02% |
| 2025 | 1.46% | 1.05% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | 1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.58% | 1.11% |
| 2022 | 1.63% | 0.96% |
| 2021 | 1.81% | 0.97% |
| 2020 | 1.76% | 1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | 1.73% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | 1.83% |
| 2017 | 1.52% | 1.48% |
| 2016 | 1.42% | 1.34% |
| 2015 | 1.29% | 1.13% |
| 2014 | 1.31% | 1% |
| 2013 | 1.38% | 0.91% |
| 2012 | 1.48% | 0.84% |
| 2011 | 1.79% | 0.75% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | 0.65% |
| 2009 | 2.15% | 0.62% |
| 2008 | 2.11% | 0.66% |
| 2007 | 2.05% | 0.73% |
| 2006 | 2.02% | 0.79% |
| 2005 | 2.03% | 0.89% |
| 2004 | 2.03% | 0.99% |
| 2003 | 2.07% | 1.07% |
| 2002 | 2.14% | 1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.94% | 1.38% |
| 2000 | 1.71% | 1.57% |
| 1999 | 1.71% | 1.74% |
| 1998 | 1.79% | 1.84% |
| 1997 | 1.84% | 1.87% |
| 1996 | 1.71% | 1.9% |
| 1995 | 1.52% | 1.96% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | 2% |
| 1993 | 1.55% | 2.04% |
| 1992 | 1.67% | 2.06% |
| 1991 | 2.02% | 2.13% |
| 1990 | 2.34% | 2.24% |
| 1989 | 2.41% | 2.27% |
| 1988 | 2.43% | 2.3% |
| 1987 | 2.46% | 2.31% |
| 1986 | 2.35% | 2.39% |
| 1985 | 1.94% | 2.47% |
| 1984 | 1.65% | 2.51% |
| 1983 | 1.64% | 2.52% |
| 1982 | 1.63% | 2.52% |
| 1981 | 1.59% | 2.52% |
| 1980 | 1.62% | 2.53% |
| 1979 | 0.51% | 2.53% |
| 1978 | -0.67% | 2.52% |
| 1977 | -0.65% | 2.5% |
| 1976 | -0.53% | 2.5% |
| 1975 | -0.38% | 2.52% |
| 1974 | 0.65% | 2.56% |
| 1973 | 1.75% | 2.62% |
| 1972 | 1.92% | 2.69% |
| 1971 | 1.99% | 2.49% |
| 1970 | 2.04% | 2.54% |
| 1969 | 1.5% | 2.83% |
| 1968 | 0.97% | 2.85% |
| 1967 | 1.05% | 2.87% |
| 1966 | 1.85% | 2.89% |
| 1965 | 2.59% | 2.91% |
| 1964 | 2.55% | 2.94% |
| 1963 | 2.53% | 2.94% |
| 1962 | 2.51% | 2.95% |
| 1961 | 2.47% | 2.96% |
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/peru | CC BY
In 2025, the population of Kiribati grew by 1.46%, while Peru's population grew by 1.05%.
Live population counters
|
Kiribati
|
Peru
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
139471
|
35105331
|
| Population rank | 180/197 | 48/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.002% | 0.42% |
| One net population change |
4.46 hours
|
1.47 minutes
|
| One birth every |
2.57 hours
|
58.5 seconds
|
| One death every |
9.23 hours
|
2.75 minutes
|
| Daily growth/decline | +5 | +983 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,970 | +358,817 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.46% | +1.05% |
| Population growth rate rank | 72/197 | 97/197 |
| One migration net change every |
19 hours
|
44.2 minutes
|
| Annual migration change | -462 | +11,931 |
| Net migration rank | 88/196 | 41/196 |
| Foreign-born residents | 3,302 | 1,837,219 |
| Foreign-born residents rank | 190/195 | 39/195 |
| Foreign-born share of population | 2.5% | 5.4% |
| Foreign-born share rank | 128/195 | 90/195 |
Natural population change vs migration
| Year | Population change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Kiribati
|
Peru
|
|||
| Natural | Migration | Natural | Migration | |
| 2025 | - | -462 | - | 11,931 |
| 2024 | 2,455 | -471 | 347,517 | 18,406 |
| 2023 | 2,487 | -485 | 353,788 | 24,783 |
| 2022 | 2,522 | -395 | 327,859 | 33,982 |
| 2021 | 2,408 | -348 | 235,440 | 41,868 |
| 2020 | 2,497 | 0 | 301,950 | 55,375 |
| 2019 | 2,560 | -705 | 346,981 | 74,270 |
| 2018 | 2,561 | -741 | 343,123 | 339,067 |
| 2017 | 2,549 | -750 | 349,333 | 114,382 |
| 2016 | 2,546 | -756 | 355,859 | 96,740 |
| 2015 | 2,555 | -1,022 | 362,781 | 2,421 |
| 2014 | 2,577 | -1,128 | 368,708 | -50,383 |
| 2013 | 2,629 | -1,101 | 372,694 | -95,214 |
| 2012 | 2,678 | -1,093 | 376,501 | -118,863 |
| 2011 | 2,709 | -1,019 | 383,268 | -148,339 |
| 2010 | 2,644 | -456 | 382,510 | -181,302 |
| 2009 | 2,573 | -289 | 396,522 | -219,314 |
| 2008 | 2,493 | -289 | 413,640 | -235,307 |
| 2007 | 2,393 | -290 | 435,122 | -236,745 |
| 2006 | 2,285 | -290 | 445,884 | -231,851 |
| 2005 | 2,188 | -226 | 454,199 | -221,652 |
| 2004 | 2,118 | -181 | 459,617 | -194,171 |
| 2003 | 2,045 | -157 | 459,243 | -181,276 |
| 2002 | 2,074 | -137 | 463,709 | -157,158 |
| 2001 | 2,121 | -201 | 470,154 | -129,481 |
| 2000 | 2,153 | -629 | 484,222 | -92,353 |
| 1999 | 2,186 | -733 | 487,095 | -55,325 |
| 1998 | 2,210 | -716 | 489,436 | -24,388 |
| 1997 | 2,220 | -693 | 495,348 | -32,515 |
| 1996 | 2,217 | -701 | 501,855 | -38,749 |
| 1995 | 2,183 | -928 | 507,894 | -46,499 |
| 1994 | 2,168 | -996 | 512,735 | -39,299 |
| 1993 | 2,161 | -975 | 513,769 | -51,775 |
| 1992 | 2,173 | -951 | 514,618 | -41,702 |
| 1991 | 2,176 | -844 | 513,867 | -61,645 |
| 1990 | 2,127 | -441 | 515,233 | -29,437 |
| 1989 | 2,073 | -338 | 512,152 | -33,569 |
| 1988 | 2,022 | -321 | 508,429 | -31,238 |
| 1987 | 1,982 | -298 | 502,229 | -34,651 |
| 1986 | 1,933 | -273 | 496,712 | -33,891 |
| 1985 | 1,881 | -419 | 488,887 | -13,887 |
| 1984 | 1,813 | -730 | 477,968 | -6,007 |
| 1983 | 1,748 | -702 | 469,781 | -4,243 |
| 1982 | 1,697 | -674 | 461,107 | -7,748 |
| 1981 | 1,635 | -645 | 453,158 | -11,123 |
| 1980 | 1,571 | -610 | 445,100 | -11,446 |
| 1979 | 1,509 | -516 | 439,110 | -17,148 |
| 1978 | 1,480 | -1,858 | 432,127 | -19,939 |
| 1977 | 1,426 | -1,854 | 425,428 | -25,117 |
| 1976 | 1,425 | -1,795 | 420,284 | -34,602 |
| 1975 | 1,423 | -1,706 | 414,400 | -34,382 |
| 1974 | 1,430 | -1,605 | 408,299 | -33,493 |
| 1973 | 1,409 | -440 | 400,752 | -28,191 |
| 1972 | 1,406 | -290 | 396,960 | -24,100 |
| 1971 | 1,406 | -265 | 391,506 | -20,209 |
| 1970 | 1,388 | -233 | 318,022 | -15,653 |
| 1969 | 1,367 | -222 | 379,347 | -12,776 |
| 1968 | 1,393 | -876 | 372,379 | -13,389 |
| 1967 | 1,417 | -873 | 365,224 | -13,837 |
| 1966 | 1,437 | -840 | 356,819 | -13,166 |
| 1965 | 1,376 | 0 | 349,245 | -12,470 |
| 1964 | 1,318 | 0 | 341,570 | -12,129 |
| 1963 | 1,273 | 0 | 332,352 | -10,040 |
| 1962 | 1,233 | 0 | 321,716 | -9,051 |
| 1961 | 1,199 | 0 | 313,385 | -7,063 |
| 1960 | 1,141 | 0 | 302,924 | -7,236 |
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).
GeoRank.org/population/kiribati/peru | 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 Peru 80.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,324,631 people) and 19.4% is from migration (a gain of 801,294 people).
As of 2024, 3,302 residents or 2.5% of the population were not native-born in Kiribati, compared to 1,837,219 people or 5.4% in Peru.
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Population differences between Kiribati and Peru
|
Kiribati
|
Peru
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 66.9 years | 78.3 years |
| Average age | 27.2 years | 33.5 years |
| Median age | 23.9 years | 31.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.6:51.4 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 3.12 births per woman | 1.97 births per woman |
| Population density | 443 ppl/mi² | 70.7 ppl/mi² |
Population map with other countries
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:
- World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
- United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
- U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
- Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
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