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
Population	115,847 (2018)

Population

Largest villages in Kiribati 2015 Kiribati Census[1]
	Rank	Name	Island	Pop.
Betio Bikenibeu	1	Betio	South Tarawa	17,330	Teaoraereke Bairiki
	2	Bikenibeu	South Tarawa	7,575
	3	Teaoraereke	South Tarawa	5,105
	4	Bairiki	South Tarawa	3,218
	5	Temwaiku	South Tarawa	4,072
	6	Eita	South Tarawa	3,395
	7	Tabwakea	Kiritimati	3,001
	8	Bonriki	South Tarawa	2,829
	9	Ambo	South Tarawa	2,780
	10	London	Kiritimati	1,895

Statistics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
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%
2015	110,136	+6.9%
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: 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

• Roman Catholic: 57.3%
• Kiribati Uniting Church: 31.3%
• Latter-day Saints: 5.3%
• Bahá'í: 2.1%
• Seventh-day Adventist: 1.9%
• Other: 2.1% (2015 est.)

Languages

• English (official)
• Gilbertese (official)

Population

• 110,136 (2015 Census)
• 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.)

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.)

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.
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.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the CIA World Factbook website https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html.