Demographics of Kiribati

Demographic features of the population of Kiribati include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Demographics of Kiribati
Kiribati population pyramid in 2020
Population128,874 (2021)

Population

Structure of the population
Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 07.XI.2015): [3]
Age Group Male Female Total %
Total 54 096 56 040 110 136 100
0–4 7 546 6 847 14 393 13.07
5–9 6 903 6 697 13 600 12.35
10–14 5 309 5 136 10 445 9.48
15–19 5 851 5 825 11 676 10.60
20–24 5 199 5 120 10 319 9.37
25–29 4 682 4 990 9 672 8.78
30–34 3 838 4 174 8 012 7.27
35–39 3 161 3 423 6 584 5.98
40–44 2 433 2 658 5 091 4.62
45–49 2 676 3 031 5 707 5.18
50–54 2 372 2 533 4 905 4.45
55–59 1 548 1 773 3 321 3.02
60–64 1 051 1 355 2 406 2.18
65-69 731 1 017 1 748 1.59
70-74 460 778 1 238 1.12
75-79 217 391 608 0.55
80-84 80 187 267 0.24
85-89 30 79 109 0.10
90-94 7 17 24 0.02
95-99 2 9 11 0.01
100+ 0 0 0 0
Age group Male Female Total Percent
0–14 19 758 18 680 38 438 34.90
15–64 32 811 34 882 67 693 61.46
65+ 1 527 2 478 4 005 3.64
Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 07.XI.2020) (Provisional): [3]
Age Group Male Female Total %
Total 59 154 60 786 119 940 100
0–4 7 965 7 422 15 387 12.83
5–9 7 517 6 895 14 412 12.02
10–14 6 701 6 598 13 299 11.09
15–19 5 368 5 022 10 390 8.66
20–24 5 629 5 520 11 149 9.30
25–29 4 993 5 113 10 106 8.43
30–34 4 511 4 776 9 287 7.74
35–39 3 791 4 086 7 877 6.57
40–44 2 997 3 145 6 142 5.12
45–49 2 311 2 555 4 866 4.06
50–54 2 413 2 802 5 215 4.35
55–59 1 861 2 289 4 150 3.46
60–64 1 386 1 679 3 065 2.56
65+ 1 711 2 884 4 595 3.83
Age group Male Female Total Percent
0–14 22 183 20 915 43 098 35.93
15–64 35 260 36 987 72 247 60.24
65+ 1 711 2 884 4 595 3.83

Statistics
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1921 26,430—    
1931 29,751+12.6%
1947 31,513+5.9%
1963 43,336+37.5%
1973 51,926+19.8%
1978 56,213+8.3%
1985 63,883+13.6%
1990 72,335+13.2%
1995 77,658+7.4%
2000 84,494+8.8%
2005 92,533+9.5%
2010 103,058+11.4%
2015 110,136+6.9%
2020 119,940+8.9%
Source: [4][5]

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.[6]

Nationality
  • Noun: I-Kiribati (singular and plural forms)
  • Adjective: Kiribati or Gilbertese

Ethnic groups
  • I-Kiribati 96.2%, 105,983
  • Mixed/I-Kiribati 1.8% 1,974
  • Tuvaluans 0.2% 198
  • Others 1.8% 1,981 (2015 census)

Religions

Languages

Population
  • 110,136 (2015 Census)
  • 119,940 (2020 Census)

Age structure
  • 0–14 years: 28.47% (male 16,223, female 15,604)
  • 15–24 years: 20.24% (male 11,171, female 11,459)
  • 25–54 years: 40.05% (male 21,530, female 23,249)
  • 55–64 years: 6.65% (male 3,350, female 4,084)
  • 65 years and over: 4.59% (male 2,004, female 3,122) (2015 est.)

From 2015 Census:

  • 0–5 years: 17,466
  • 6–14 years: 20,962
  • 15–17 years: 7,089
  • 18–49 years: 49,972
  • + 50 years: 14,637

Median age
  • Average: 23.9 years
  • Male: 23.1 years
  • Female: 24.8 years (2015 est.)

Population growth rate
  • 1.09% (2020 est.)

Birth rate
  • 20.5 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Death rate
  • 6.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Net migration rate
  • -2.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Urbanization
  • Urban population: 55.6% of Total population (2020)
  • Rate of urbanization: 1.78% annual rate of change (2010—15 est.)

Sex ratio (male(s) to female)
  • At birth: 1.05
  • 0–14 years: 1.04
  • 15–24 years: 0.97
  • 25–54 years: 0.93
  • 55–64 years: 0.82
  • 65 years and over: 0.64
  • Total population: 0.94 (2020 est.)

Maternal mortality rate
  • 90 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)

Infant mortality rate
  • Total: 34.26 deaths/1,000 live births
  • Male: 35.48 deaths/1,000 live births
  • Female: 32.99 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
  • Total population: 67.5 years
  • Male: 65 years
  • Female: 70.2 years (2020 est.)

Total fertility rate
  • 2.25 children born/woman (2020 est.)
  • 3.3 (2018–19) - Pacific community[8]

Health expenditure (% of GDP)
  • 10.8% (2017)

Physicians density
  • 0.2 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

Hospital bed density
  • 1.9 beds/1,000 population (2015)

Obesity – adult prevalence rate
  • 46% (2016)

School life expectancy
  • Male: 11 years
  • Female: 12 years (2015 est.)

References
  1. "Population and Housing Census" (PDF). National Statistics Office. Kiribati 2015 census of population and housing. Ministry of Finance. 2015. pp. 34–50. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-10-29. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-10-10. Retrieved 2021-02-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "UNSD — Demographic and Social Statistics". unstats.un.org. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Archived from the original on 2015-03-29. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
  5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Australia-Oceania :: KIRIBATI". CIA The World Factbook. 6 June 2022.
  7. Since 2014, there are two separate church denominations: the older Kiribati Protestant Church and the new Kiribati Uniting Church.
  8. "Pacific Island 2020 populations poster = Les populations du Pacifique 2020 | Statistics for Development Division". sdd.spc.int. Retrieved 2022-11-30.

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