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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kiribati was 134,518 in 2024 vs 10,701,636 people in Portugal in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kiribati's population is 138,067 people compared to 10,687,819 in Portugal.

Population statistics:

  • Portugal's population is 77.4 times bigger than Kiribati's.
  • Kiribati is ranked the 180th most populous country in the world, while Portugal is the 92nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.002% for Kiribati vs 0.13% for Portugal.
  • For the last 10 years, Kiribati has had an average growth rate of +1.53% per year vs +0.21% in Portugal.
  • Since 2005, the population of Kiribati has increased from 98K people to 138K (40.8% growth), while Portugal has grown from 10.5M to 10.7M (1.76% growth).
  • Kiribati is projected to reach its peak in 2099 at 223K people, while Portugal's population already peaked in 2024 at 10.7M people and is projected to decrease to 8.99M people by 2100.

Kiribati vs Portugal: live population counter

Kiribati Portugal
Current population
138067
10687819
Population rank 180/197 92/197
Percent of world population 0.002% 0.13%
One net population change
4.41 hours
4.26 minutes
One birth every
2.56 hours
6.13 minutes
One death every
9.39 hours
4.44 minutes
One migration net change every
18.6 hours
25.5 minutes
Annual migration change -471 +20,648
Daily growth/decline +5 +338
Annual growth/decline +1,988 +123,462
Annual growth/decline rate +1.5% +1.17%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 94/197

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

Kiribati
Population

Growth rate
Portugal
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Kiribati Portugal Kiribati Portugal
1960 47,157 8,857,716 - -
1961 48,323 8,929,316 2.47% 0.81%
1962 49,538 8,993,985 2.51% 0.72%
1963 50,791 9,030,355 2.53% 0.4%
1964 52,088 9,035,365 2.55% 0.06%
1965 53,439 8,998,595 2.59% -0.41%
1966 54,425 8,930,990 1.85% -0.75%
1967 54,996 8,874,520 1.05% -0.63%
1968 55,529 8,836,650 0.97% -0.43%
1969 56,360 8,757,705 1.5% -0.89%
1970 57,510 8,680,431 2.04% -0.88%
1971 58,652 8,643,756 1.99% -0.42%
1972 59,778 8,630,430 1.92% -0.15%
1973 60,824 8,633,100 1.75% 0.03%
1974 61,219 8,754,365 0.65% 1.4%
1975 60,987 9,093,470 -0.38% 3.87%
1976 60,661 9,355,810 -0.53% 2.88%
1977 60,267 9,455,675 -0.65% 1.07%
1978 59,864 9,558,250 -0.67% 1.08%
1979 60,172 9,661,265 0.51% 1.08%
1980 61,148 9,766,312 1.62% 1.09%
1981 62,121 9,851,362 1.59% 0.87%
1982 63,134 9,911,771 1.63% 0.61%
1983 64,169 9,957,865 1.64% 0.47%
1984 65,228 9,996,232 1.65% 0.39%
1985 66,496 10,023,613 1.94% 0.27%
1986 68,059 10,032,734 2.35% 0.09%
1987 69,733 10,030,031 2.46% -0.03%
1988 71,427 10,019,610 2.43% -0.1%
1989 73,147 10,005,000 2.41% -0.15%
1990 74,855 9,983,218 2.34% -0.22%
1991 76,367 9,960,235 2.02% -0.23%
1992 77,641 9,952,494 1.67% -0.08%
1993 78,841 9,964,675 1.55% 0.12%
1994 80,021 9,991,525 1.5% 0.27%
1995 81,234 10,026,176 1.52% 0.35%
1996 82,623 10,063,945 1.71% 0.38%
1997 84,147 10,108,977 1.84% 0.45%
1998 85,657 10,160,196 1.79% 0.51%
1999 87,126 10,217,828 1.71% 0.57%
2000 88,613 10,289,898 1.71% 0.71%
2001 90,335 10,362,722 1.94% 0.71%
2002 92,264 10,419,631 2.14% 0.55%
2003 94,175 10,458,821 2.07% 0.38%
2004 96,085 10,483,861 2.03% 0.24%
2005 98,035 10,503,330 2.03% 0.19%
2006 100,017 10,522,288 2.02% 0.18%
2007 102,068 10,542,964 2.05% 0.2%
2008 104,222 10,558,177 2.11% 0.14%
2009 106,467 10,568,247 2.15% 0.1%
2010 108,704 10,573,100 2.1% 0.05%
2011 110,647 10,557,560 1.79% -0.15%
2012 112,284 10,514,844 1.48% -0.4%
2013 113,838 10,457,295 1.38% -0.55%
2014 115,326 10,401,062 1.31% -0.54%
2015 116,815 10,358,076 1.29% -0.41%
2016 118,478 10,325,452 1.42% -0.31%
2017 120,275 10,300,300 1.52% -0.24%
2018 122,084 10,283,822 1.5% -0.16%
2019 123,921 10,286,263 1.5% 0.02%
2020 126,099 10,297,081 1.76% 0.11%
2021 128,377 10,361,831 1.81% 0.63%
2022 130,469 10,434,332 1.63% 0.7%
2023 132,530 10,578,174 1.58% 1.38%
2024 134,518 10,701,636 1.5% 1.17%
2025 136,501 10,687,819 1.47% -0.13%
2026 138,451 10,670,917 1.43% -0.16%
2027 140,405 10,653,073 1.41% -0.17%
2028 142,335 10,632,868 1.37% -0.19%
2029 144,231 10,611,484 1.33% -0.2%
2030 146,130 10,591,436 1.32% -0.19%
2031 148,028 10,571,418 1.3% -0.19%
2032 149,915 10,549,456 1.27% -0.21%
2033 151,768 10,526,482 1.24% -0.22%
2034 153,602 10,502,882 1.21% -0.22%
2035 155,447 10,478,843 1.2% -0.23%
2036 157,316 10,454,630 1.2% -0.23%
2037 159,188 10,430,128 1.19% -0.23%
2038 161,050 10,404,947 1.17% -0.24%
2039 162,895 10,377,968 1.15% -0.26%
2040 164,711 10,349,515 1.11% -0.27%
2041 166,508 10,321,577 1.09% -0.27%
2042 168,325 10,294,106 1.09% -0.27%
2043 170,182 10,264,596 1.1% -0.29%
2044 172,012 10,233,543 1.08% -0.3%
2045 173,818 10,201,832 1.05% -0.31%
2046 175,629 10,168,932 1.04% -0.32%
2047 177,392 10,135,159 1% -0.33%
2048 179,152 10,101,419 0.99% -0.33%
2049 180,915 10,066,064 0.98% -0.35%
2050 182,629 10,029,252 0.95% -0.37%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Kiribati increased by 18,780 people (a 19.2% growth), while Portugal lost 145,254 people (a 1.38% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Kiribati gained 21,252 (a 18.2% growth), while Portugal's population increased by 329,743 (a 3.18% growth).

Kiribati was ranked 183rd most populous country in 2005 and is 180th in 2025. Portugal was ranked 76th in 2005 and ranked 92nd 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 Portugal will decrease by 6.16% to 10,029,252 people and rank change from 92nd to 97th.

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