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Population in Kiribati compared to the United States: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kiribati was 134,518 in 2024 vs 340,110,988 people in the United States in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kiribati's population is 138,067 people compared to 343,323,530 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 2,487 times bigger than Kiribati's.
  • Kiribati is ranked the 180th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.15% of the world: 0.002% for Kiribati vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Kiribati has had an average growth rate of +1.53% per year vs +0.67% in the United States.
  • Since 2005, the population of Kiribati has increased from 98K people to 138K (40.8% growth), while the United States has grown from 296M to 343M (16.2% growth).
  • Kiribati is projected to reach its peak in 2099 at 223K people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.

Kiribati vs United States: live population counter

Kiribati United States
Current population
138067
343323530
Population rank 180/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.002% 4.15%
One net population change
4.41 hours
6.07 seconds
One birth every
2.56 hours
8.8 seconds
One death every
9.39 hours
10.2 seconds
One migration net change every
18.6 hours
24.5 seconds
Annual migration change -471 +1,286,132
Daily growth/decline +5 +14,236
Annual growth/decline +1,988 +5,196,093
Annual growth/decline rate +1.5% +1.55%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 72/197

Kiribati and the United States: population history and growth rate by year chart

Kiribati
Population

Growth rate
United States
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Kiribati United States Kiribati United States
1900 - 76,094,000 - -
1901 - 77,584,000 - 1.96%
1902 - 79,163,000 - 2.04%
1903 - 80,632,000 - 1.86%
1904 - 82,166,000 - 1.9%
1905 - 83,822,000 - 2.02%
1906 - 85,450,000 - 1.94%
1907 - 87,008,000 - 1.82%
1908 - 88,710,000 - 1.96%
1909 - 90,490,000 - 2.01%
1910 - 92,407,000 - 2.12%
1911 - 93,863,000 - 1.58%
1912 - 95,335,000 - 1.57%
1913 - 97,225,000 - 1.98%
1914 - 99,111,000 - 1.94%
1915 - 100,546,000 - 1.45%
1916 - 101,961,000 - 1.41%
1917 - 103,268,000 - 1.28%
1918 - 103,208,000 - -0.06%
1919 - 104,514,000 - 1.27%
1920 - 106,461,000 - 1.86%
1921 - 108,538,000 - 1.95%
1922 - 110,049,000 - 1.39%
1923 - 111,947,000 - 1.72%
1924 - 114,109,000 - 1.93%
1925 - 115,829,000 - 1.51%
1926 - 117,397,000 - 1.35%
1927 - 119,035,000 - 1.4%
1928 - 120,509,000 - 1.24%
1929 - 121,767,000 - 1.04%
1930 - 123,076,741 - 1.08%
1931 - 124,039,648 - 0.78%
1932 - 124,840,471 - 0.65%
1933 - 125,578,763 - 0.59%
1934 - 126,373,773 - 0.63%
1935 - 127,250,232 - 0.69%
1936 - 128,053,180 - 0.63%
1937 - 128,824,829 - 0.6%
1938 - 129,824,939 - 0.78%
1939 - 130,879,718 - 0.81%
1940 - 132,122,446 - 0.95%
1941 - 133,402,471 - 0.97%
1942 - 134,859,553 - 1.09%
1943 - 136,739,353 - 1.39%
1944 - 138,397,345 - 1.21%
1945 - 139,928,165 - 1.11%
1946 - 141,388,566 - 1.04%
1947 - 144,126,071 - 1.94%
1948 - 146,631,302 - 1.74%
1949 - 149,188,130 - 1.74%
1950 - 152,271,417 - 2.07%
1951 - 154,877,889 - 1.71%
1952 - 157,552,740 - 1.73%
1953 - 160,184,192 - 1.67%
1954 - 163,025,854 - 1.77%
1955 - 165,931,202 - 1.78%
1956 - 168,903,031 - 1.79%
1957 - 171,984,130 - 1.82%
1958 - 174,881,904 - 1.68%
1959 - 177,829,628 - 1.69%
1960 47,157 180,671,158 - 1.6%
1961 48,323 183,691,481 2.47% 1.67%
1962 49,538 186,537,737 2.51% 1.55%
1963 50,791 189,241,798 2.53% 1.45%
1964 52,088 191,888,791 2.55% 1.4%
1965 53,439 194,302,963 2.59% 1.26%
1966 54,425 196,560,338 1.85% 1.16%
1967 54,996 198,712,056 1.05% 1.09%
1968 55,529 200,706,052 0.97% 1%
1969 56,360 202,676,946 1.5% 0.98%
1970 57,510 205,052,174 2.04% 1.17%
1971 58,652 207,660,677 1.99% 1.27%
1972 59,778 209,896,021 1.92% 1.08%
1973 60,824 211,908,788 1.75% 0.96%
1974 61,219 213,853,928 0.65% 0.92%
1975 60,987 215,973,199 -0.38% 0.99%
1976 60,661 218,035,164 -0.53% 0.95%
1977 60,267 220,239,425 -0.65% 1.01%
1978 59,864 222,584,545 -0.67% 1.06%
1979 60,172 225,055,487 0.51% 1.11%
1980 61,148 226,542,250 1.62% 0.66%
1981 62,121 229,465,744 1.59% 1.29%
1982 63,134 231,664,432 1.63% 0.96%
1983 64,169 233,792,014 1.64% 0.92%
1984 65,228 235,824,908 1.65% 0.87%
1985 66,496 237,923,734 1.94% 0.89%
1986 68,059 240,132,831 2.35% 0.93%
1987 69,733 242,288,936 2.46% 0.9%
1988 71,427 244,499,004 2.43% 0.91%
1989 73,147 246,819,222 2.41% 0.95%
1990 74,855 250,131,894 2.34% 1.34%
1991 76,367 253,492,503 2.02% 1.34%
1992 77,641 256,894,189 1.67% 1.34%
1993 78,841 260,255,352 1.55% 1.31%
1994 80,021 263,435,673 1.5% 1.22%
1995 81,234 266,557,091 1.52% 1.18%
1996 82,623 269,667,391 1.71% 1.17%
1997 84,147 272,911,760 1.84% 1.2%
1998 85,657 276,115,288 1.79% 1.17%
1999 87,126 279,294,713 1.71% 1.15%
2000 88,613 282,162,411 1.71% 1.03%
2001 90,335 284,968,955 1.94% 0.99%
2002 92,264 287,625,193 2.14% 0.93%
2003 94,175 290,107,933 2.07% 0.86%
2004 96,085 292,805,298 2.03% 0.93%
2005 98,035 295,516,599 2.03% 0.93%
2006 100,017 298,379,912 2.02% 0.97%
2007 102,068 301,231,207 2.05% 0.96%
2008 104,222 304,093,966 2.11% 0.95%
2009 106,467 306,771,529 2.15% 0.88%
2010 108,704 309,327,143 2.1% 0.83%
2011 110,647 311,583,481 1.79% 0.73%
2012 112,284 313,877,662 1.48% 0.74%
2013 113,838 316,059,947 1.38% 0.7%
2014 115,326 318,386,329 1.31% 0.74%
2015 116,815 320,738,994 1.29% 0.74%
2016 118,478 323,071,755 1.42% 0.73%
2017 120,275 325,122,128 1.52% 0.63%
2018 122,084 326,838,199 1.5% 0.53%
2019 123,921 328,329,953 1.5% 0.46%
2020 126,099 331,526,933 1.76% 0.97%
2021 128,377 331,893,745 1.81% 0.11%
2022 130,469 333,271,411 1.63% 0.42%
2023 132,530 334,914,895 1.58% 0.49%
2024 134,518 340,110,988 1.5% 1.55%
2025 136,501 341,931,772 1.47% 0.54%
2026 138,451 343,664,369 1.43% 0.51%
2027 140,405 345,331,185 1.41% 0.49%
2028 142,335 346,981,137 1.37% 0.48%
2029 144,231 348,601,982 1.33% 0.47%
2030 146,130 350,176,974 1.32% 0.45%
2031 148,028 351,725,612 1.3% 0.44%
2032 149,915 353,249,060 1.27% 0.43%
2033 151,768 354,749,644 1.24% 0.42%
2034 153,602 356,234,239 1.21% 0.42%
2035 155,447 357,694,316 1.2% 0.41%
2036 157,316 359,119,002 1.2% 0.4%
2037 159,188 360,517,853 1.19% 0.39%
2038 161,050 361,895,407 1.17% 0.38%
2039 162,895 363,229,908 1.15% 0.37%
2040 164,711 364,512,364 1.11% 0.35%
2041 166,508 365,753,139 1.09% 0.34%
2042 168,325 366,969,419 1.09% 0.33%
2043 170,182 368,146,925 1.1% 0.32%
2044 172,012 369,258,123 1.08% 0.3%
2045 173,818 370,318,770 1.05% 0.29%
2046 175,629 371,328,255 1.04% 0.27%
2047 177,392 372,299,116 1% 0.26%
2048 179,152 373,230,539 0.99% 0.25%
2049 180,915 374,119,803 0.98% 0.24%
2050 182,629 374,986,259 0.95% 0.23%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Kiribati increased by 18,780 people (a 19.2% growth), while the United States gained 25,222,395 people (a 8.54% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Kiribati gained 21,252 (a 18.2% growth), while the United States' population increased by 22,584,536 (a 7.04% growth).

Kiribati was ranked 183rd most populous country in 2005 and is 180th in 2025. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2005 and still ranked 3rd 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 the United States will increase by 9.22% to 374,986,259 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

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