Kiribati Population (LIVE)

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Kiribati Population (1950 - 2025)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Kiribati is 135,927 as of Friday, March 21, 2025, based on Worldometer’s elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Kiribati 2025 population is estimated at 136,488 people at mid-year.
  • Kiribati population is equivalent to 0.0017% of the total world population.
  • Kiribati ranks number 192 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Kiribati is 169 per Km² (436 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 810 Km² (313 sq. miles).
  • 57.29% of the population is urban (78,192 people in 2025)
  • The median age in Kiribati is 22.9 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Kiribati (2025 and historical)

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Kiribati
Global
Rank
2025 136,488 1.46% 1,970 −462 22.9 3.09 169 57.3% 78,192 0.0017% 8,231,613,070 192
2024 134,518 1.5% 1,988 −471 22.8 3.12 166 56.6% 76,183 0.0016% 8,161,972,572 192
2023 132,530 1.58% 2,061 −485 22.7 3.15 164 56% 74,160 0.0016% 8,091,734,930 192
2022 130,469 1.72% 2,185 −395 22.5 3.18 161 55.3% 72,129 0.0016% 8,021,407,192 192
2020 126,099 1.54% 1,857 0 22.2 3.25 156 54% 68,069 0.0016% 7,887,001,292 192
2015 116,815 1.45% 1,622 −1,022 21.3 3.44 144 49.7% 58,024 0.0016% 7,470,491,872 192
2010 108,704 2.09% 2,134 −456 20.3 3.9 134 44.8% 48,647 0.0015% 7,021,732,148 194
2005 98,035 2.04% 1,884 −226 19.5 3.76 121 41% 40,209 0.0015% 6,586,970,132 197
2000 88,613 1.75% 1,476 −629 18.7 4.07 109 40.9% 36,259 0.0014% 6,171,702,993 198
1995 81,234 1.65% 1,276 −928 18.7 4.42 100 34.8% 28,301 0.0014% 5,758,878,982 197
1990 74,855 2.4% 1,672 −441 19.2 4.67 92 33.8% 25,335 0.0014% 5,327,803,110 197
1985 66,496 1.69% 1,070 −419 18.6 4.91 82 32.3% 21,467 0.0014% 4,868,943,465 198
1980 61,148 0.05% 32 −610 17.5 4.96 75 31.3% 19,157 0.0014% 4,447,606,236 201
1975 60,987 1.18% 695 −1,706 16.7 5.02 75 26.8% 16,334 0.0015% 4,070,735,277 198
1970 57,510 1.48% 814 −233 16.4 5.71 71 21.4% 12,328 0.0016% 3,694,683,794 198
1965 53,439 2.53% 1,256 0 16.8 6.26 66 17.1% 9,117 0.0016% 3,334,533,703 195
1960 47,157 2.32% 1,023 0 17.7 6.44 58 14.2% 6,717 0.0016% 3,015,470,894 196
1955 42,041 2.12% 839 0 19.4 6.32 52 11.7% 4,913 0.0015% 2,740,213,792 196

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Kiribati Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Kiribati
Global
Rank
2030 146,126 1.37% 1,928 −426 23.3 2.94 180 60.2% 87,993 0.0017% 8,569,124,911 192
2035 155,440 1.24% 1,863 −430 24.2 2.81 192 62.6% 97,362 0.0017% 8,885,210,181 192
2040 164,700 1.16% 1,852 −452 25.4 2.69 203 64.7% 106,577 0.0018% 9,177,190,203 192
2045 173,813 1.08% 1,823 −353 26.5 2.58 215 66.7% 116,003 0.0018% 9,439,639,668 192
2050 182,621 0.99% 1,762 −336 27.6 2.48 225 68.8% 125,666 0.0019% 9,664,378,587 190

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Kiribati Demographics

Life Expectancy
66.7 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate
41.9

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5
53.1

(per 1,000 live births)

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See also


Notes

The Kiribati Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Kiribati delivered by Worldometer’s RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Kiribati (1950 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.