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.

Population

  • 110,136 (2015 Census)
  • 119,940 (2020 Census)
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%
YearPop.±%
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: [1][2]
 
 
Largest villages in Kiribati
2020 Kiribati Census[3][4]
Rank Name Island Pop.
Betio
Betio
Bikenibeu
Bikenibeu
1 Betio South Tarawa 18,565 Teaoraereke
Teaoraereke
Bairiki
Bairiki
2 Bikenibeu South Tarawa 7,547
3 Teaoraereke South Tarawa 6,073
4 Bairiki South Tarawa 3,500
5 Temwaiku South Tarawa 5,504
6 Eita South Tarawa 3,921
7 Tabwakea Kiritimati 3,537
8 Bonriki South Tarawa 3,075
9 Ambo South Tarawa 3,373
10 London Kiritimati 1,970

Structure of the population

Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 07.XI.2015): [5]
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): [5]
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

Vital statistics

Vital statistics registration is incomplete.

Total fertility rate

  • 2.25 children born/woman (2020 est.)
  • 3.3 (2018–19) - Pacific community[6]

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

Religions

References

  1. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Archived from the original on 2015-03-29. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
  2. ^ "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)
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-10-10. Retrieved 2021-02-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ a b "UNSD — Demographic and Social Statistics". unstats.un.org. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  6. ^ "Pacific Island 2020 populations poster = Les populations du Pacifique 2020 | Statistics for Development Division". sdd.spc.int. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  7. ^ Since 2014, there are two separate church denominations: the older Kiribati Protestant Church and the new Kiribati Uniting Church.

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