The latest officially reported population of Kiribati was 134,518 in 2024 vs 10,694,681 people in Portugal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kiribati's population is 138,472 people compared to 10,663,982 in Portugal.
Population statistics:
- Portugal's population is 77 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 2006, the population of Kiribati has increased from 100K people to 138K (38.4% growth), while Portugal has grown from 10.5M to 10.7M (1.35% 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 8.98M people by 2100.
Kiribati vs Portugal: live population counter
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| Current population |
138472
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10663982
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| Population rank | 180/197 | 92/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.002% | 0.13% |
| One net population change |
4.41 hours
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4.51 minutes
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| One birth every |
2.56 hours
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6.13 minutes
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| One death every |
9.39 hours
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4.44 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
18.6 hours
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25.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -471 | +20,648 |
| Daily growth/decline | +5 | +319 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,988 | +116,507 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.5% | +1.1% |
| Population growth rate rank | 73/197 | 95/197 |
Kiribati and Portugal: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 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 | 10,694,681 | 1.5% | 1.1% |
| 2025 | 136,501 | 10,680,873 | 1.47% | -0.13% |
| 2026 | 138,451 | 10,663,982 | 1.43% | -0.16% |
| 2027 | 140,405 | 10,646,150 | 1.41% | -0.17% |
| 2028 | 142,335 | 10,625,957 | 1.37% | -0.19% |
| 2029 | 144,231 | 10,604,587 | 1.33% | -0.2% |
| 2030 | 146,130 | 10,584,552 | 1.32% | -0.19% |
| 2031 | 148,028 | 10,564,548 | 1.3% | -0.19% |
| 2032 | 149,915 | 10,542,600 | 1.27% | -0.21% |
| 2033 | 151,768 | 10,519,640 | 1.24% | -0.22% |
| 2034 | 153,602 | 10,496,056 | 1.21% | -0.22% |
| 2035 | 155,447 | 10,472,033 | 1.2% | -0.23% |
| 2036 | 157,316 | 10,447,836 | 1.2% | -0.23% |
| 2037 | 159,188 | 10,423,350 | 1.19% | -0.23% |
| 2038 | 161,050 | 10,398,185 | 1.17% | -0.24% |
| 2039 | 162,895 | 10,371,223 | 1.15% | -0.26% |
| 2040 | 164,711 | 10,342,789 | 1.11% | -0.27% |
| 2041 | 166,508 | 10,314,869 | 1.09% | -0.27% |
| 2042 | 168,325 | 10,287,416 | 1.09% | -0.27% |
| 2043 | 170,182 | 10,257,925 | 1.1% | -0.29% |
| 2044 | 172,012 | 10,226,892 | 1.08% | -0.3% |
| 2045 | 173,818 | 10,195,202 | 1.05% | -0.31% |
| 2046 | 175,629 | 10,162,323 | 1.04% | -0.32% |
| 2047 | 177,392 | 10,128,572 | 1% | -0.33% |
| 2048 | 179,152 | 10,094,854 | 0.99% | -0.33% |
| 2049 | 180,915 | 10,059,522 | 0.98% | -0.35% |
| 2050 | 182,629 | 10,022,734 | 0.95% | -0.37% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kiribati increased by 18,461 people (a 18.5% growth), while Portugal lost 196,836 people (a 1.87% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kiribati gained 19,994 (a 16.9% growth), while Portugal's population increased by 338,530 (a 3.28% growth).
Kiribati was ranked 183rd most populous country in 2006 and is 180th in 2026. Portugal was ranked 78th in 2006 and ranked 92nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Kiribati's population will grow by 31.9% to 182,629 people with a rank change from 180th to 178th. The population of Portugal will decrease by 6.01% to 10,022,734 people and rank change from 92nd to 97th.
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Population differences between Kiribati and Portugal
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| Life expectancy | 66.9 years | 82.9 years |
| Average age | 27 years | 45.7 years |
| Median age | 23.8 years | 47.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.5:51.5 | 47.6:52.4 |
| Fertility rate | 3.15 births per woman | 1.44 births per woman |
| Population density | 430 ppl/mi² | 302 ppl/mi² |
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