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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Kiribati	Rwanda	Kiribati	Rwanda
1960	47,157	3,022,294	-	-
1961	48,323	3,106,779	2.47%	2.8%
1962	49,538	3,186,025	2.51%	2.55%
1963	50,791	3,258,890	2.53%	2.29%
1964	52,088	3,334,834	2.55%	2.33%
1965	53,439	3,423,210	2.59%	2.65%
1966	54,425	3,521,626	1.85%	2.87%
1967	54,996	3,629,577	1.05%	3.07%
1968	55,529	3,744,010	0.97%	3.15%
1969	56,360	3,861,271	1.5%	3.13%
1970	57,510	3,980,669	2.04%	3.09%
1971	58,652	4,100,044	1.99%	3%
1972	59,778	4,220,335	1.92%	2.93%
1973	60,824	4,345,047	1.75%	2.96%
1974	61,219	4,474,228	0.65%	2.97%
1975	60,987	4,607,728	-0.38%	2.98%
1976	60,661	4,745,954	-0.53%	3%
1977	60,267	4,888,240	-0.65%	3%
1978	59,864	5,035,171	-0.67%	3.01%
1979	60,172	5,189,541	0.51%	3.07%
1980	61,148	5,353,259	1.62%	3.15%
1981	62,121	5,527,230	1.59%	3.25%
1982	63,134	5,711,549	1.63%	3.33%
1983	64,169	5,905,311	1.64%	3.39%
1984	65,228	6,107,627	1.65%	3.43%
1985	66,496	6,317,228	1.94%	3.43%
1986	68,059	6,531,881	2.35%	3.4%
1987	69,733	6,749,493	2.46%	3.33%
1988	71,427	6,968,071	2.43%	3.24%
1989	73,147	7,184,706	2.41%	3.11%
1990	74,855	7,375,307	2.34%	2.65%
1991	76,367	7,526,966	2.02%	2.06%
1992	77,641	7,683,266	1.67%	2.08%
1993	78,841	7,981,132	1.55%	3.88%
1994	80,021	6,792,352	1.5%	-14.9%
1995	81,234	5,674,118	1.52%	-16.5%
1996	82,623	6,708,764	1.71%	18.2%
1997	84,147	7,755,238	1.84%	15.6%
1998	85,657	8,081,681	1.79%	4.21%
1999	87,126	8,147,912	1.71%	0.82%
2000	88,613	8,213,931	1.71%	0.81%
2001	90,335	8,287,094	1.94%	0.89%
2002	92,264	8,400,180	2.14%	1.36%
2003	94,175	8,586,875	2.07%	2.22%
2004	96,085	8,816,844	2.03%	2.68%
2005	98,035	9,054,528	2.03%	2.7%
2006	100,017	9,299,246	2.02%	2.7%
2007	102,068	9,549,933	2.05%	2.7%
2008	104,222	9,804,269	2.11%	2.66%
2009	106,467	10,060,432	2.15%	2.61%
2010	108,704	10,317,553	2.1%	2.56%
2011	110,647	10,573,733	1.79%	2.48%
2012	112,284	10,829,901	1.48%	2.42%
2013	113,838	11,093,340	1.38%	2.43%
2014	115,326	11,364,757	1.31%	2.45%
2015	116,815	11,640,022	1.29%	2.42%
2016	118,478	11,919,183	1.42%	2.4%
2017	120,275	12,202,060	1.52%	2.37%
2018	122,084	12,487,996	1.5%	2.34%
2019	123,921	12,776,103	1.5%	2.31%
2020	126,099	13,065,837	1.76%	2.27%
2021	128,377	13,355,260	1.81%	2.22%
2022	130,469	13,651,030	1.63%	2.21%
2023	132,530	13,954,471	1.58%	2.22%
2024	134,518	14,256,567	1.5%	2.16%
2025	136,501	14,569,343	1.47%	2.19%
2026	138,451	14,889,694	1.43%	2.2%
2027	140,405	15,214,324	1.41%	2.18%
2028	142,335	15,536,461	1.37%	2.12%
2029	144,231	15,844,649	1.33%	1.98%
2030	146,130	16,154,698	1.32%	1.96%
2031	148,028	16,473,106	1.3%	1.97%
2032	149,915	16,771,820	1.27%	1.81%
2033	151,768	17,073,475	1.24%	1.8%
2034	153,602	17,402,250	1.21%	1.93%
2035	155,447	17,746,315	1.2%	1.98%
2036	157,316	18,076,769	1.2%	1.86%
2037	159,188	18,395,838	1.19%	1.77%
2038	161,050	18,729,778	1.17%	1.82%
2039	162,895	19,076,783	1.15%	1.85%
2040	164,711	19,440,762	1.11%	1.91%
2041	166,508	19,806,170	1.09%	1.88%
2042	168,325	20,153,979	1.09%	1.76%
2043	170,182	20,500,826	1.1%	1.72%
2044	172,012	20,837,079	1.08%	1.64%
2045	173,818	21,152,650	1.05%	1.51%
2046	175,629	21,459,144	1.04%	1.45%
2047	177,392	21,764,578	1%	1.42%
2048	179,152	22,086,112	0.99%	1.48%
2049	180,915	22,403,887	0.98%	1.44%
2050	182,629	22,707,896	0.95%	1.36%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Kiribati increased by 18,780 people (a 19.2% growth), while Rwanda gained 2,585,494 people (a 28.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Kiribati gained 21,252 (a 18.2% growth), while Rwanda's population increased by 3,186,652 (a 27.4% growth).

Kiribati was ranked 183rd most populous country in 2005 and is 180th in 2025. Rwanda was ranked 87th in 2005 and ranked 77th 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 Rwanda will increase by 53.2% to 22,707,896 people and rank change from 77th to 72nd.