The latest officially reported population of Kiribati was 134,518 in 2024 vs 71,668,011 people in Thailand in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kiribati's population is 138,067 people compared to 71,619,867 in Thailand.
Population statistics:
- Thailand's population is 519 times bigger than Kiribati's.
- Kiribati is ranked the 180th most populous country in the world, while Thailand is the 21st.
- The countries together account for 0.87% of the world: 0.002% for Kiribati vs 0.87% for Thailand.
- For the last 10 years, Kiribati has had an average growth rate of +1.53% per year vs +0.23% in Thailand.
- Since 2005, the population of Kiribati has increased from 98K people to 138K (40.8% growth), while Thailand has grown from 66M to 71.6M (8.49% growth).
- Kiribati is projected to reach its peak in 2099 at 223K people, while Thailand's population already peaked in 2022 at 71.7M people and is projected to decrease to 45.6M people by 2100.
Kiribati vs Thailand: live population counter
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| Current population |
138067
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71619867
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| Population rank | 180/197 | 21/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.002% | 0.87% |
| One net population change |
4.41 hours
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15.3 minutes
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| One birth every |
2.56 hours
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53.3 seconds
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| One death every |
9.39 hours
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49.5 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
18.6 hours
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22.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -471 | +23,321 |
| Daily growth/decline | +5 | -94 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,988 | -34,424 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.5% | -0.05% |
| Population growth rate rank | 74/197 | 170/197 |
Kiribati and Thailand: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 47,157 | 26,851,747 | - | - |
| 1961 | 48,323 | 27,650,334 | 2.47% | 2.97% |
| 1962 | 49,538 | 28,481,040 | 2.51% | 3% |
| 1963 | 50,791 | 29,342,322 | 2.53% | 3.02% |
| 1964 | 52,088 | 30,232,141 | 2.55% | 3.03% |
| 1965 | 53,439 | 31,149,337 | 2.59% | 3.03% |
| 1966 | 54,425 | 32,086,071 | 1.85% | 3.01% |
| 1967 | 54,996 | 33,037,801 | 1.05% | 2.97% |
| 1968 | 55,529 | 34,002,560 | 0.97% | 2.92% |
| 1969 | 56,360 | 34,973,782 | 1.5% | 2.86% |
| 1970 | 57,510 | 35,954,408 | 2.04% | 2.8% |
| 1971 | 58,652 | 36,937,387 | 1.99% | 2.73% |
| 1972 | 59,778 | 37,933,929 | 1.92% | 2.7% |
| 1973 | 60,824 | 38,947,787 | 1.75% | 2.67% |
| 1974 | 61,219 | 39,952,891 | 0.65% | 2.58% |
| 1975 | 60,987 | 40,940,005 | -0.38% | 2.47% |
| 1976 | 60,661 | 41,896,504 | -0.53% | 2.34% |
| 1977 | 60,267 | 42,843,974 | -0.65% | 2.26% |
| 1978 | 59,864 | 43,788,976 | -0.67% | 2.21% |
| 1979 | 60,172 | 44,718,434 | 0.51% | 2.12% |
| 1980 | 61,148 | 45,650,022 | 1.62% | 2.08% |
| 1981 | 62,121 | 46,575,855 | 1.59% | 2.03% |
| 1982 | 63,134 | 47,494,577 | 1.63% | 1.97% |
| 1983 | 64,169 | 48,423,309 | 1.64% | 1.96% |
| 1984 | 65,228 | 49,351,708 | 1.65% | 1.92% |
| 1985 | 66,496 | 50,270,753 | 1.94% | 1.86% |
| 1986 | 68,059 | 51,177,834 | 2.35% | 1.8% |
| 1987 | 69,733 | 52,074,105 | 2.46% | 1.75% |
| 1988 | 71,427 | 52,969,595 | 2.43% | 1.72% |
| 1989 | 73,147 | 53,848,956 | 2.41% | 1.66% |
| 1990 | 74,855 | 54,738,329 | 2.34% | 1.65% |
| 1991 | 76,367 | 55,637,434 | 2.02% | 1.64% |
| 1992 | 77,641 | 56,528,834 | 1.67% | 1.6% |
| 1993 | 78,841 | 57,408,198 | 1.55% | 1.56% |
| 1994 | 80,021 | 58,260,854 | 1.5% | 1.49% |
| 1995 | 81,234 | 59,098,232 | 1.52% | 1.44% |
| 1996 | 82,623 | 59,920,064 | 1.71% | 1.39% |
| 1997 | 84,147 | 60,724,584 | 1.84% | 1.34% |
| 1998 | 85,657 | 61,522,630 | 1.79% | 1.31% |
| 1999 | 87,126 | 62,299,043 | 1.71% | 1.26% |
| 2000 | 88,613 | 63,007,815 | 1.71% | 1.14% |
| 2001 | 90,335 | 63,651,141 | 1.94% | 1.02% |
| 2002 | 92,264 | 64,266,437 | 2.14% | 0.97% |
| 2003 | 94,175 | 64,868,166 | 2.07% | 0.94% |
| 2004 | 96,085 | 65,452,047 | 2.03% | 0.9% |
| 2005 | 98,035 | 66,017,420 | 2.03% | 0.86% |
| 2006 | 100,017 | 66,567,687 | 2.02% | 0.83% |
| 2007 | 102,068 | 67,102,394 | 2.05% | 0.8% |
| 2008 | 104,222 | 67,619,830 | 2.11% | 0.77% |
| 2009 | 106,467 | 68,121,080 | 2.15% | 0.74% |
| 2010 | 108,704 | 68,579,447 | 2.1% | 0.67% |
| 2011 | 110,647 | 69,007,208 | 1.79% | 0.62% |
| 2012 | 112,284 | 69,436,098 | 1.48% | 0.62% |
| 2013 | 113,838 | 69,845,114 | 1.38% | 0.59% |
| 2014 | 115,326 | 70,216,367 | 1.31% | 0.53% |
| 2015 | 116,815 | 70,540,795 | 1.29% | 0.46% |
| 2016 | 118,478 | 70,859,841 | 1.42% | 0.45% |
| 2017 | 120,275 | 71,160,187 | 1.52% | 0.42% |
| 2018 | 122,084 | 71,376,079 | 1.5% | 0.3% |
| 2019 | 123,921 | 71,522,271 | 1.5% | 0.2% |
| 2020 | 126,099 | 71,641,484 | 1.76% | 0.17% |
| 2021 | 128,377 | 71,727,332 | 1.81% | 0.12% |
| 2022 | 130,469 | 71,735,329 | 1.63% | 0.01% |
| 2023 | 132,530 | 71,702,435 | 1.58% | -0.05% |
| 2024 | 134,518 | 71,668,011 | 1.5% | -0.05% |
| 2025 | 136,501 | 71,619,867 | 1.47% | -0.07% |
| 2026 | 138,451 | 71,559,621 | 1.43% | -0.08% |
| 2027 | 140,405 | 71,488,156 | 1.41% | -0.1% |
| 2028 | 142,335 | 71,406,996 | 1.37% | -0.11% |
| 2029 | 144,231 | 71,316,195 | 1.33% | -0.13% |
| 2030 | 146,130 | 71,215,017 | 1.32% | -0.14% |
| 2031 | 148,028 | 71,104,025 | 1.3% | -0.16% |
| 2032 | 149,915 | 70,982,286 | 1.27% | -0.17% |
| 2033 | 151,768 | 70,847,947 | 1.24% | -0.19% |
| 2034 | 153,602 | 70,701,651 | 1.21% | -0.21% |
| 2035 | 155,447 | 70,540,884 | 1.2% | -0.23% |
| 2036 | 157,316 | 70,366,496 | 1.2% | -0.25% |
| 2037 | 159,188 | 70,180,031 | 1.19% | -0.26% |
| 2038 | 161,050 | 69,979,034 | 1.17% | -0.29% |
| 2039 | 162,895 | 69,763,928 | 1.15% | -0.31% |
| 2040 | 164,711 | 69,535,003 | 1.11% | -0.33% |
| 2041 | 166,508 | 69,288,477 | 1.09% | -0.35% |
| 2042 | 168,325 | 69,025,348 | 1.09% | -0.38% |
| 2043 | 170,182 | 68,748,075 | 1.1% | -0.4% |
| 2044 | 172,012 | 68,456,533 | 1.08% | -0.42% |
| 2045 | 173,818 | 68,150,148 | 1.05% | -0.45% |
| 2046 | 175,629 | 67,827,309 | 1.04% | -0.47% |
| 2047 | 177,392 | 67,489,358 | 1% | -0.5% |
| 2048 | 179,152 | 67,136,737 | 0.99% | -0.52% |
| 2049 | 180,915 | 66,767,316 | 0.98% | -0.55% |
| 2050 | 182,629 | 66,382,732 | 0.95% | -0.58% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Kiribati increased by 18,780 people (a 19.2% growth), while Thailand gained 4,523,375 people (a 6.85% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Kiribati gained 21,252 (a 18.2% growth), while Thailand's population increased by 1,079,072 (a 1.53% growth).
Kiribati was ranked 183rd most populous country in 2005 and is 180th in 2025. Thailand was ranked 19th in 2005 and ranked 21st 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 Thailand will decrease by 7.31% to 66,382,732 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| South Tarawa | 63.4K |
| London | 1.9K |
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| City | Population |
| Bangkok | 5.68M |
| Chiang Mai | 1.2M |
| Nonthaburi | 256K |
| Pak Kret | 185K |
| Hat Yai | 159K |
| Nakhon Ratchasima | 134K |
| Chaophraya Surasak | 133K |
| Surat Thani | 131K |
| Udon Thani | 130K |
| Klaeng | 130K |
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Population differences between Kiribati and Thailand
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| Life expectancy | 66.7 years | 76.8 years |
| Average age | 27 years | 40.8 years |
| Median age | 23.8 years | 41.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.5:51.5 | 48.7:51.3 |
| Fertility rate | 3.15 births per woman | 1.21 births per woman |
| Population density | 430 ppl/mi² | 363 ppl/mi² |
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