Demographics of Kiribati

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{{Infobox place demographics

|place = Kiribati

|image = Kiribati single age population pyramid 2020.png

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|caption = Kiribati population pyramid in 2020

|size_of_population = {{UN_Population|Kiribati}} ({{UN_Population|Year}})

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

Population

  • 110,136 (2015 census)
  • 119,940 (2020 census)

{{Historical populations|percentage=pagr|cols=2|source={{Cite web |url=http://www.spc.int/prism/country/ki/stats/CensusSurveys/popchart.htm |title=Census of Population and Housing |access-date=17 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329123235/http://www.spc.int/prism/Country/KI/Stats/CensusSurveys/popchart.htm |archive-date=29 March 2015 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.mfed.gov.ki/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Census-Report-2010-Volume-1.pdf|title=Archived copy|access-date=17 March 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930092440/http://www.mfed.gov.ki/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Census-Report-2010-Volume-1.pdf|archive-date=30 September 2013}}

|1921 |26430 |1931 |29751

|1947 |31513 |1963 |43336

|1973 |51926 |1978 |56213

|1985 |63883 |1990 |72335

|1995 |77658 |2000 |84494

|2005 |92533 |2010 |103058

|2015 |110136 |2020 |119940

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{{Largest cities|country=Kiribati|kind=villages|div_name=Island|stat_ref=2020 Kiribati census{{cite web|title=Population and Housing Census|work=Kiribati 2015 census of population and housing|department=National Statistics Office|publisher=Ministry of Finance|year=2015|pages=34–50|url=http://www.mfed.gov.ki/statistics/documents/2015_Population_Census_Report_Volume_1final_211016.pdf|access-date=3 July 2020|archive-date=29 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029145745/http://www.mfed.gov.ki/statistics/documents/2015_Population_Census_Report_Volume_1final_211016.pdf|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web |url=https://kir20phc.prism.spc.int/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=7 February 2021 |archive-date=10 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010051344/https://kir20phc.prism.spc.int/ |url-status=dead }}

|city_1 = Betio |div_1 = South Tarawa |pop_1 = 18,565 |img_1 = Battle Tarawa.jpg

|city_2 = Bikenibeu |div_2 = South Tarawa |pop_2 = 7,547 |img_2 = Te Umanibong.jpg

|city_3 = Teaoraereke |div_3 = South Tarawa |pop_3 = 6,073 |img_3 = Teaoraereke, South Tarawa, Kiribati.jpg

|city_4 = Bairiki |div_4 = South Tarawa |pop_4 = 3,500 |img_4 = KiribatiPresidential Residence.jpg

|city_5 = Temwaiku |div_5 = South Tarawa |pop_5 = 5,504

|city_6 = Eita, Kiribati{{!}}Eita |div_6 = South Tarawa |pop_6 = 3,921

|city_7 = Tabwakea |div_7 = Kiritimati |pop_7 = 3,537

|city_8 = Bonriki |div_8 = South Tarawa |pop_8 = 3,075

|city_9 = Ambo, Kiribati{{!}}Ambo |div_9 = South Tarawa |pop_9 = 3,373

|city_10 = London, Kiribati{{!}}London |div_10 = Kiritimati |pop_10 = 1,970

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=Population structure=

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class="wikitable"
width="80pt"|Age group

! width="80pt"|Male

! width="80pt"|Female

! width="80pt"|Total

! width="80pt"|%

align="right" | Total

| align="right" | 54 096

| align="right" | 56 040

| align="right" | 110 136

| align="right" | 100

align="right" | 0–4

| align="right" | 7 546

| align="right" | 6 847

| align="right" | 14 393

| align="right" | 13.07

align="right" | 5–9

| align="right" | 6 903

| align="right" | 6 697

| align="right" | 13 600

| align="right" | 12.35

align="right" | 10–14

| align="right" | 5 309

| align="right" | 5 136

| align="right" | 10 445

| align="right" | 9.48

align="right" | 15–19

| align="right" | 5 851

| align="right" | 5 825

| align="right" | 11 676

| align="right" | 10.60

align="right" | 20–24

| align="right" | 5 199

| align="right" | 5 120

| align="right" | 10 319

| align="right" | 9.37

align="right" | 25–29

| align="right" | 4 682

| align="right" | 4 990

| align="right" | 9 672

| align="right" | 8.78

align="right" | 30–34

| align="right" | 3 838

| align="right" | 4 174

| align="right" | 8 012

| align="right" | 7.27

align="right" | 35–39

| align="right" | 3 161

| align="right" | 3 423

| align="right" | 6 584

| align="right" | 5.98

align="right" | 40–44

| align="right" | 2 433

| align="right" | 2 658

| align="right" | 5 091

| align="right" | 4.62

align="right" | 45–49

| align="right" | 2 676

| align="right" | 3 031

| align="right" | 5 707

| align="right" | 5.18

align="right" | 50–54

| align="right" | 2 372

| align="right" | 2 533

| align="right" | 4 905

| align="right" | 4.45

align="right" | 55–59

| align="right" | 1 548

| align="right" | 1 773

| align="right" | 3 321

| align="right" | 3.02

align="right" | 60–64

| align="right" | 1 051

| align="right" | 1 355

| align="right" | 2 406

| align="right" | 2.18

align="right" | 65–69

| align="right" | 731

| align="right" | 1 017

| align="right" | 1 748

| align="right" | 1.59

align="right" | 70–74

| align="right" | 460

| align="right" | 778

| align="right" | 1 238

| align="right" | 1.12

align="right" | 75–79

| align="right" | 217

| align="right" | 391

| align="right" | 608

| align="right" | 0.55

align="right" | 80–84

| align="right" | 80

| align="right" | 187

| align="right" | 267

| align="right" | 0.24

align="right" | 85–89

| align="right" | 30

| align="right" | 79

| align="right" | 109

| align="right" | 0.10

align="right" | 90–94

| align="right" | 7

| align="right" | 17

| align="right" | 24

| align="right" | 0.02

align="right" | 95–99

| align="right" | 2

| align="right" | 9

| align="right" | 11

| align="right" | 0.01

align="right" | 100+

| align="right" | 0

| align="right" | 0

| align="right" | 0

| align="right" | 0

width="50"|Age group

! width="80pt"|Male

! width="80"|Female

! width="80"|Total

! width="50"|Percent

align="right" | 0–14

| align="right" | 19 758

| align="right" | 18 680

| align="right" | 38 438

| align="right" | 34.90

align="right" | 15–64

| align="right" | 32 811

| align="right" | 34 882

| align="right" | 67 693

| align="right" | 61.46

align="right" | 65+

| align="right" | 1 527

| align="right" | 2 478

| align="right" | 4 005

| align="right" | 3.64

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class="wikitable"
width="80pt"|Age group

! width="80pt"|Male

! width="80pt"|Female

! width="80pt"|Total

! width="80pt"|%

align="right" | Total

| align="right" | 59 154

| align="right" | 60 786

| align="right" | 119 940

| align="right" | 100

align="right" | 0–4

| align="right" | 7 965

| align="right" | 7 422

| align="right" | 15 387

| align="right" | 12.83

align="right" | 5–9

| align="right" | 7 517

| align="right" | 6 895

| align="right" | 14 412

| align="right" | 12.02

align="right" | 10–14

| align="right" | 6 701

| align="right" | 6 598

| align="right" | 13 299

| align="right" | 11.09

align="right" | 15–19

| align="right" | 5 368

| align="right" | 5 022

| align="right" | 10 390

| align="right" | 8.66

align="right" | 20–24

| align="right" | 5 629

| align="right" | 5 520

| align="right" | 11 149

| align="right" | 9.30

align="right" | 25–29

| align="right" | 4 993

| align="right" | 5 113

| align="right" | 10 106

| align="right" | 8.43

align="right" | 30–34

| align="right" | 4 511

| align="right" | 4 776

| align="right" | 9 287

| align="right" | 7.74

align="right" | 35–39

| align="right" | 3 791

| align="right" | 4 086

| align="right" | 7 877

| align="right" | 6.57

align="right" | 40–44

| align="right" | 2 997

| align="right" | 3 145

| align="right" | 6 142

| align="right" | 5.12

align="right" | 45–49

| align="right" | 2 311

| align="right" | 2 555

| align="right" | 4 866

| align="right" | 4.06

align="right" | 50–54

| align="right" | 2 413

| align="right" | 2 802

| align="right" | 5 215

| align="right" | 4.35

align="right" | 55–59

| align="right" | 1 861

| align="right" | 2 289

| align="right" | 4 150

| align="right" | 3.46

align="right" | 60–64

| align="right" | 1 386

| align="right" | 1 679

| align="right" | 3 065

| align="right" | 2.56

align="right" | 65+

| align="right" | 1 711

| align="right" | 2 884

| align="right" | 4 595

| align="right" | 3.83

width="50"|Age group

! width="80pt"|Male

! width="80"|Female

! width="80"|Total

! width="50"|Percent

align="right" | 0–14

| align="right" | 22 183

| align="right" | 20 915

| align="right" | 43 098

| align="right" | 35.93

align="right" | 15–64

| align="right" | 35 260

| align="right" | 36 987

| align="right" | 72 247

| align="right" | 60.24

align="right" | 65+

| align="right" | 1 711

| align="right" | 2 884

| align="right" | 4 595

| align="right" | 3.83

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Vital statistics

Vital statistic registration is incomplete.

=Total fertility rate=

  • 2.25 children born/woman (2020 est.)
  • 3.3 (2018–19) – Pacific community{{Cite web |title=Pacific Island 2020 populations poster = Les populations du Pacifique 2020 {{!}} Statistics for Development Division |url=https://sdd.spc.int/digital_library/pacific-island-2020-populations-poster-les-populations-du-pacifique-2020 |access-date=30 November 2022 |website=sdd.spc.int}}

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)

Languages

Religion

References

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{{CIA World Factbook}}

{{Kiribati geography}}

{{Oceania topic|Demographics of}}

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