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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kiribati was 134,518 in 2024 vs 37,860,221 people in Ukraine in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kiribati's population is 139,020 people compared to 40,125,599 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 288.6 times bigger than Kiribati's.
  • Kiribati is ranked the 180th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 0.49% of the world: 0.002% for Kiribati vs 0.48% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Kiribati has had an average growth rate of +1.53% per year vs -1.74% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kiribati has increased from 100K people to 139K (39% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.1M (15.1% decline).

Kiribati vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Kiribati
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kiribati Ukraine
2100 224,304 15,493,960
2099 224,298 15,751,557
2098 224,273 16,012,938
2097 224,218 16,278,602
2096 224,129 16,547,938
2095 224,011 16,820,897
2094 223,823 17,098,910
2093 223,610 17,381,822
2092 223,345 17,669,049
2091 222,990 17,960,681
2090 222,603 18,257,867
2089 222,236 18,559,027
2088 221,815 18,865,031
2087 221,342 19,176,483
2086 220,868 19,492,606
2085 220,356 19,812,584
2084 219,806 20,138,855
2083 219,225 20,468,747
2082 218,627 20,803,241
2081 218,023 21,140,953
2080 217,379 21,482,498
2079 216,698 21,827,152
2078 216,006 22,175,099
2077 215,335 22,525,846
2076 214,593 22,879,896
2075 213,814 23,236,521
2074 213,008 23,596,095
2073 212,192 23,957,807
2072 211,363 24,319,928
2071 210,474 24,685,370
2070 209,555 25,053,352
2069 208,630 25,423,272
2068 207,619 25,794,560
2067 206,540 26,168,072
2066 205,477 26,543,206
2065 204,345 26,920,121
2064 203,209 27,298,592
2063 202,011 27,677,528
2062 200,844 28,056,960
2061 199,618 28,437,884
2060 198,339 28,818,343
2059 196,959 29,198,891
2058 195,550 29,580,044
2057 194,095 29,958,884
2056 192,602 30,335,136
2055 191,105 30,710,041
2054 189,574 31,080,334
2053 188,051 31,447,868
2052 186,430 31,811,171
2051 184,824 32,170,929
2050 183,129 32,525,262
2049 181,377 32,875,483
2048 179,576 33,217,836
2047 177,832 33,556,749
2046 176,010 33,892,646
2045 174,194 34,221,999
2044 172,376 34,547,153
2043 170,499 34,869,270
2042 168,651 35,189,550
2041 166,820 35,507,946
2040 165,023 35,823,225
2039 163,172 36,141,658
2038 161,308 36,457,134
2037 159,426 36,772,578
2036 157,529 37,084,252
2035 155,656 37,396,243
2034 153,821 37,706,533
2033 151,958 38,015,585
2032 150,080 38,322,554
2031 148,164 38,630,259
2030 146,257 38,935,791
2029 144,338 39,238,099
2028 142,425 39,537,815
2027 140,456 39,830,895
2026 138,488 40,125,599
2025 136,514 38,707,520
2024 134,518 37,860,221
2023 132,530 37,732,836
2022 130,469 41,048,766
2021 128,377 44,298,640
2020 126,099 44,680,014
2019 123,921 44,957,458
2018 122,084 45,208,907
2017 120,275 45,436,041
2016 118,478 45,616,832
2015 116,815 45,784,896
2014 115,326 45,972,380
2013 113,838 46,126,770
2012 112,284 46,210,056
2011 110,647 46,307,853
2010 108,704 46,456,003
2009 106,467 46,623,731
2008 104,222 46,819,175
2007 102,068 47,062,798
2006 100,017 47,278,694
2005 98,035 47,585,556
2004 96,085 47,979,507
2003 94,175 48,315,136
2002 92,264 48,677,281
2001 90,335 49,106,855
2000 88,613 49,556,660
1999 87,126 49,976,446
1998 85,657 50,379,731
1997 84,147 50,786,885
1996 82,623 51,226,109
1995 81,234 51,665,539
1994 80,021 52,075,998
1993 78,841 52,350,126
1992 77,641 52,323,671
1991 76,367 52,170,961
1990 74,855 52,054,092
1989 73,147 51,917,817
1988 71,427 51,724,853
1987 69,733 51,515,732
1986 68,059 51,318,745
1985 66,496 51,108,770
1984 65,228 50,887,599
1983 64,169 50,637,029
1982 63,134 50,402,724
1981 62,121 50,189,281
1980 61,148 49,955,152
1979 60,172 49,721,381
1978 59,864 49,521,243
1977 60,267 49,336,481
1976 60,661 49,120,842
1975 60,987 48,865,229
1974 61,219 48,576,570
1973 60,824 48,277,121
1972 59,778 47,946,893
1971 58,652 47,573,287
1970 57,510 47,261,306
1969 56,360 46,976,256
1968 55,529 46,614,325
1967 54,996 46,215,988
1966 54,425 45,802,519
1965 53,439 45,386,892
1964 52,088 44,951,156
1963 50,791 44,462,372
1962 49,538 43,943,674
1961 48,323 43,399,766
1960 47,157 42,824,093

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/kiribati/ukraine | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kiribati increased by 18,461 people (a 18.5% growth), while Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kiribati gained 20,542 people (a 17.3% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,491,233 people (a 12% decline).

Kiribati was ranked 183rd most populous country in 2006 and is 180th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Kiribati's population will grow by 31.7% to 183,129 people with a rank change from 180th to 178th. The population of Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,525,262 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Kiribati is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 224K people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.5M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Kiribati
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kiribati Ukraine
2100 0.003% -1.64%
2099 0.01% -1.63%
2098 0.02% -1.63%
2097 0.04% -1.63%
2096 0.05% -1.62%
2095 0.08% -1.63%
2094 0.1% -1.63%
2093 0.12% -1.63%
2092 0.16% -1.62%
2091 0.17% -1.63%
2090 0.17% -1.62%
2089 0.19% -1.62%
2088 0.21% -1.62%
2087 0.21% -1.62%
2086 0.23% -1.62%
2085 0.25% -1.62%
2084 0.27% -1.61%
2083 0.27% -1.61%
2082 0.28% -1.6%
2081 0.3% -1.59%
2080 0.31% -1.58%
2079 0.32% -1.57%
2078 0.31% -1.56%
2077 0.35% -1.55%
2076 0.36% -1.53%
2075 0.38% -1.52%
2074 0.38% -1.51%
2073 0.39% -1.49%
2072 0.42% -1.48%
2071 0.44% -1.47%
2070 0.44% -1.46%
2069 0.49% -1.44%
2068 0.52% -1.43%
2067 0.52% -1.41%
2066 0.55% -1.4%
2065 0.56% -1.39%
2064 0.59% -1.37%
2063 0.58% -1.35%
2062 0.61% -1.34%
2061 0.65% -1.32%
2060 0.7% -1.3%
2059 0.72% -1.29%
2058 0.75% -1.26%
2057 0.78% -1.24%
2056 0.78% -1.22%
2055 0.81% -1.19%
2054 0.81% -1.17%
2053 0.87% -1.14%
2052 0.87% -1.12%
2051 0.93% -1.09%
2050 0.97% -1.07%
2049 1% -1.03%
2048 0.98% -1.01%
2047 1.03% -0.99%
2046 1.04% -0.96%
2045 1.05% -0.94%
2044 1.1% -0.92%
2043 1.1% -0.91%
2042 1.1% -0.9%
2041 1.09% -0.88%
2040 1.13% -0.88%
2039 1.16% -0.87%
2038 1.18% -0.86%
2037 1.2% -0.84%
2036 1.2% -0.83%
2035 1.19% -0.82%
2034 1.23% -0.81%
2033 1.25% -0.8%
2032 1.29% -0.8%
2031 1.3% -0.78%
2030 1.33% -0.77%
2029 1.34% -0.76%
2028 1.4% -0.74%
2027 1.42% -0.73%
2026 1.45% 3.66%
2025 1.48% 2.24%
2024 1.5% 0.34%
2023 1.58% -8.08%
2022 1.63% -7.34%
2021 1.81% -0.85%
2020 1.76% -0.62%
2019 1.5% -0.56%
2018 1.5% -0.5%
2017 1.52% -0.4%
2016 1.42% -0.37%
2015 1.29% -0.41%
2014 1.31% -0.33%
2013 1.38% -0.18%
2012 1.48% -0.21%
2011 1.79% -0.32%
2010 2.1% -0.36%
2009 2.15% -0.42%
2008 2.11% -0.52%
2007 2.05% -0.46%
2006 2.02% -0.64%
2005 2.03% -0.82%
2004 2.03% -0.69%
2003 2.07% -0.74%
2002 2.14% -0.87%
2001 1.94% -0.91%
2000 1.71% -0.84%
1999 1.71% -0.8%
1998 1.79% -0.8%
1997 1.84% -0.86%
1996 1.71% -0.85%
1995 1.52% -0.79%
1994 1.5% -0.52%
1993 1.55% 0.05%
1992 1.67% 0.29%
1991 2.02% 0.22%
1990 2.34% 0.26%
1989 2.41% 0.37%
1988 2.43% 0.41%
1987 2.46% 0.38%
1986 2.35% 0.41%
1985 1.94% 0.43%
1984 1.65% 0.49%
1983 1.64% 0.46%
1982 1.63% 0.43%
1981 1.59% 0.47%
1980 1.62% 0.47%
1979 0.51% 0.4%
1978 -0.67% 0.37%
1977 -0.65% 0.44%
1976 -0.53% 0.52%
1975 -0.38% 0.59%
1974 0.65% 0.62%
1973 1.75% 0.69%
1972 1.92% 0.79%
1971 1.99% 0.66%
1970 2.04% 0.61%
1969 1.5% 0.78%
1968 0.97% 0.86%
1967 1.05% 0.9%
1966 1.85% 0.92%
1965 2.59% 0.97%
1964 2.55% 1.1%
1963 2.53% 1.18%
1962 2.51% 1.25%
1961 2.47% 1.34%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/kiribati/ukraine | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Kiribati grew by 1.5%, while Ukraine's population grew by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Kiribati Ukraine
Current population
139020
40125599
Population rank 180/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.002% 0.48%
One net population change
4.41 hours
4.13 minutes
One birth every
2.56 hours
2.48 minutes
One death every
9.39 hours
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5 +349
Annual growth/decline +1,988 +127,385
Annual growth/decline rate +1.5% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 72/197 147/197
One migration net change every
19 hours
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change -462 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 88/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 3,302 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 190/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.5% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 128/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kiribati
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kiribati Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -462 - 1,702,358
2024 - -471 - 1,146,012
2023 2,487 -485 -283,185 -299,961
2022 2,522 -395 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 2,408 -348 -449,941 -1,129
2020 2,497 0 -307,533 -4,167
2019 2,560 -705 -236,296 -6,908
2018 2,561 -741 -227,491 -32,220
2017 2,549 -750 -158,390 -36,155
2016 2,546 -756 -135,710 -31,340
2015 2,555 -1,022 -147,107 -21,992
2014 2,577 -1,128 -140,216 -65,678
2013 2,629 -1,101 -129,662 26,781
2012 2,678 -1,093 -130,451 66,768
2011 2,709 -1,019 -158,372 26,457
2010 2,644 -456 -180,388 16,030
2009 2,573 -289 -197,918 26,796
2008 2,493 -289 -229,086 9,312
2007 2,393 -290 -282,659 15,237
2006 2,285 -290 -300,787 136,442
2005 2,188 -226 -337,857 -111,493
2004 2,118 -181 -344,157 5,644
2003 2,045 -157 -351,299 18,540
2002 2,074 -137 -364,544 -26,991
2001 2,121 -201 -374,734 -92,847
2000 2,153 -629 -364,143 -67,865
1999 2,186 -733 -348,286 -59,247
1998 2,210 -716 -318,299 -80,684
1997 2,220 -693 -306,549 -108,735
1996 2,217 -701 -305,154 -158,008
1995 2,183 -928 -281,629 -134,053
1994 2,168 -996 -238,820 -166,380
1993 2,161 -975 -169,405 26,357
1992 2,173 -951 -95,857 291,788
1991 2,176 -844 -16,486 125,962
1990 2,127 -441 48,463 75,760
1989 2,073 -338 106,431 36,978
1988 2,022 -321 162,002 75,637
1987 1,982 -298 198,850 -18,275
1986 1,933 -273 225,751 -12,369
1985 1,881 -419 201,011 5,546
1984 1,813 -730 222,430 13,340
1983 1,748 -702 241,741 23,608
1982 1,697 -674 194,101 9,096
1981 1,635 -645 182,839 40,807
1980 1,571 -610 197,223 47,406
1979 1,509 -516 197,294 25,635
1978 1,480 -1,858 206,554 -29,180
1977 1,426 -1,854 216,932 -24,745
1976 1,425 -1,795 247,323 -8,219
1975 1,423 -1,706 256,787 15,336
1974 1,430 -1,605 273,486 31,725
1973 1,409 -440 274,938 18,777
1972 1,406 -290 309,785 56,928
1971 1,406 -265 305,849 74,604
1970 1,388 -233 291,839 -48,335
1969 1,367 -222 274,858 51,763
1968 1,393 -876 295,162 102,096
1967 1,417 -873 313,899 85,527
1966 1,437 -840 337,794 89,737
1965 1,376 0 334,365 69,354
1964 1,318 0 391,120 76,650
1963 1,273 0 449,648 60,178
1962 1,233 0 481,887 45,712
1961 1,199 0 508,602 51,625
1960 1,141 0 538,812 52,281

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/kiribati/ukraine | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 80% of the population change in Kiribati is from natural causes (a gain of 25,262 people) and 20% is from migration (a loss of 6,330 people). In Ukraine 28.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,435,153 people) and 71.8% is from migration (a loss of 6,198,995 people).

As of 2024, 3,302 residents or 2.5% of the population were not native-born in Kiribati, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

Biggest cities by population

Kiribati
City Population
South Tarawa 63.4K
London 1.9K
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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