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
}}
=Population structure=
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width="80pt"|Age group
! width="80pt"|Male ! width="80pt"|Female ! width="80pt"|Total ! width="80pt"|% |
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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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width="80pt"|Age group
! width="80pt"|Male ! width="80pt"|Female ! width="80pt"|Total ! width="80pt"|% |
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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
- English (official)
- Gilbertese (official)