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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Kiribati	Tonga	Kiribati	Tonga
1960	47,157	66,170	-	-
1961	48,323	68,037	2.47%	2.82%
1962	49,538	69,940	2.51%	2.8%
1963	50,791	71,885	2.53%	2.78%
1964	52,088	73,879	2.55%	2.77%
1965	53,439	75,924	2.59%	2.77%
1966	54,425	78,002	1.85%	2.74%
1967	54,996	79,814	1.05%	2.32%
1968	55,529	81,353	0.97%	1.93%
1969	56,360	82,885	1.5%	1.88%
1970	57,510	84,401	2.04%	1.83%
1971	58,652	85,896	1.99%	1.77%
1972	59,778	87,356	1.92%	1.7%
1973	60,824	88,805	1.75%	1.66%
1974	61,219	90,683	0.65%	2.11%
1975	60,987	93,017	-0.38%	2.57%
1976	60,661	95,325	-0.53%	2.48%
1977	60,267	96,725	-0.65%	1.47%
1978	59,864	97,204	-0.67%	0.5%
1979	60,172	97,544	0.51%	0.35%
1980	61,148	97,769	1.62%	0.23%
1981	62,121	97,909	1.59%	0.14%
1982	63,134	97,980	1.63%	0.07%
1983	64,169	97,998	1.64%	0.02%
1984	65,228	97,990	1.65%	-0.008%
1985	66,496	97,984	1.94%	-0.006%
1986	68,059	98,010	2.35%	0.03%
1987	69,733	98,376	2.46%	0.37%
1988	71,427	98,969	2.43%	0.6%
1989	73,147	99,403	2.41%	0.44%
1990	74,855	99,700	2.34%	0.3%
1991	76,367	99,895	2.02%	0.2%
1992	77,641	100,022	1.67%	0.13%
1993	78,841	100,103	1.55%	0.08%
1994	80,021	100,166	1.5%	0.06%
1995	81,234	100,225	1.52%	0.06%
1996	82,623	100,275	1.71%	0.05%
1997	84,147	100,674	1.84%	0.4%
1998	85,657	101,388	1.79%	0.71%
1999	87,126	102,046	1.71%	0.65%
2000	88,613	102,677	1.71%	0.62%
2001	90,335	103,288	1.94%	0.6%
2002	92,264	103,874	2.14%	0.57%
2003	94,175	104,464	2.07%	0.57%
2004	96,085	105,071	2.03%	0.58%
2005	98,035	105,671	2.03%	0.57%
2006	100,017	106,253	2.02%	0.55%
2007	102,068	106,726	2.05%	0.45%
2008	104,222	107,020	2.11%	0.28%
2009	106,467	107,203	2.15%	0.17%
2010	108,704	107,400	2.1%	0.18%
2011	110,647	107,570	1.79%	0.16%
2012	112,284	107,460	1.48%	-0.1%
2013	113,838	107,078	1.38%	-0.36%
2014	115,326	106,609	1.31%	-0.44%
2015	116,815	106,095	1.29%	-0.48%
2016	118,478	105,524	1.42%	-0.54%
2017	120,275	105,356	1.52%	-0.16%
2018	122,084	105,567	1.5%	0.2%
2019	123,921	105,669	1.5%	0.1%
2020	126,099	105,704	1.76%	0.03%
2021	128,377	105,490	1.81%	-0.2%
2022	130,469	105,042	1.63%	-0.42%
2023	132,530	104,597	1.58%	-0.42%
2024	134,518	104,175	1.5%	-0.4%
2025	136,501	103,744	1.47%	-0.41%
2026	138,451	103,290	1.43%	-0.44%
2027	140,405	102,899	1.41%	-0.38%
2028	142,335	102,568	1.37%	-0.32%
2029	144,231	102,280	1.33%	-0.28%
2030	146,130	102,069	1.32%	-0.21%
2031	148,028	101,927	1.3%	-0.14%
2032	149,915	101,837	1.27%	-0.09%
2033	151,768	101,807	1.24%	-0.03%
2034	153,602	101,806	1.21%	-0.001%
2035	155,447	101,833	1.2%	0.03%
2036	157,316	101,895	1.2%	0.06%
2037	159,188	101,993	1.19%	0.1%
2038	161,050	102,173	1.17%	0.18%
2039	162,895	102,367	1.15%	0.19%
2040	164,711	102,568	1.11%	0.2%
2041	166,508	102,805	1.09%	0.23%
2042	168,325	103,038	1.09%	0.23%
2043	170,182	103,306	1.1%	0.26%
2044	172,012	103,612	1.08%	0.3%
2045	173,818	103,928	1.05%	0.3%
2046	175,629	104,232	1.04%	0.29%
2047	177,392	104,502	1%	0.26%
2048	179,152	104,744	0.99%	0.23%
2049	180,915	104,975	0.98%	0.22%
2050	182,629	105,193	0.95%	0.21%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Kiribati increased by 18,780 people (a 19.2% growth), while Tonga gained 424 people (a 0.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Kiribati gained 21,252 (a 18.2% growth), while Tonga's population decreased by -2,351 (a 2.22% decline).

Kiribati was ranked 183rd most populous country in 2005 and is 180th in 2025. Tonga was ranked 182nd in 2005 and ranked 183rd 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 Tonga will increase by 1.4% to 105,193 people and will still be ranked 183rd.