Demographics of Kiribati

This article is about the demographic features of the population of Kiribati, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Demographics of Kiribati
Population115,847 (2018)

Population

 
Largest villages in Kiribati
2010 Kiribati Census[1]
Rank Name Island Pop.

Betio

Bikenibeu
1BetioSouth Tarawa15,755
Teaoraereke

Bairiki
2BikenibeuSouth Tarawa6,568
3TeaoraerekeSouth Tarawa4,171
4BairikiSouth Tarawa3,524
5TemwaikuSouth Tarawa3,135
6EitaSouth Tarawa3,061
7BonrikiSouth Tarawa2,355
8TabwakeaKiritimati2,311
9AmboSouth Tarawa2,200
10CausewaySouth Tarawa2,054

Statistics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1921 3,122    
1931 29,751+852.9%
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%
Source: [2][3]

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.[4]

Nationality

  • Noun: I-Kiribati (singular and plural)
  • Adjective: I-Kiribati

Ethnic groups

  • I-Kiribati 96.2%,
  • Mixed 1.8%
  • Tuvaluan 0.2%
  • Other 1.8% (2015 est.)

Religions

Languages

Population

  • 111,796 (July 2020 est.)

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.)

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.)

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 by village, sex and age group" (PDF). National Statistics Office. Kiribati 2010 census of population and housing. Ministry of Finance. 2010. pp. 34–50.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-03-29. Retrieved 2014-07-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Australia-Oceania :: KIRIBATI". CIA The World Factbook.

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