Demographics of Kiribati

{{Short description|none}}  {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox place demographics |place = [[Kiribati]] |image = Kiribati single age population pyramid 2020.png |image_size = 350 |caption = Kiribati [[population pyramid]] in 2020 |size_of_population = {{UN_Population|Kiribati}} ({{UN_Population|Year}}) }}

[[Demography|Demographic]] features of the population of [[Kiribati]] include [[population density]], [[Ethnic group|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=<ref>{{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 }}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

|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 }} {{Largest cities|country=Kiribati|kind=villages|div_name=Island|stat_ref=2020 Kiribati census<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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 }}</ref>

|city_1 = Betio |div_1 = South Tarawa |pop_1 = 18,565 |city_2 = Bikenibeu |div_2 = South Tarawa |pop_2 = 7,547 |city_3 = Teaoraereke |div_3 = South Tarawa |pop_3 = 6,073 |city_4 = Bairiki |div_4 = South Tarawa |pop_4 = 3,500 |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=== {{Hidden begin |title= Population by sex and age group (census 07.XI.2015): <ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=UNSD — Demographic and Social Statistics |url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/products/dyb/#statistics |access-date=10 May 2023 |website=unstats.un.org}}</ref> |titlestyle = background:#EEBC35; }} {| 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 |- |} {{Hidden end}}

{{Hidden begin |title= Population by sex and age group (census 07.XI.2020) (provisional): <ref name="auto"/> |titlestyle = background:#EEBC35; }} {| 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 |- |} {{Hidden end}}

==Vital statistics== Vital statistic registration is incomplete.

===Total fertility rate=== * 2.25 children born/woman (2020 est.) * 3.3 (2018–19) – Pacific community<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==Ethnic groups== * [[I-Kiribati]] 96.2%, 105,983 * Mixed/I-Kiribati 1.8% 1,974 * [[Demographics of Tuvalu|Tuvaluans]] 0.2% 198 * Others 1.8% 1,981 (2015 census)

==Languages== * English (official) * [[Gilbertese]] (official)

==Religion== * [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]]: 57.3% * [[Kiribati Uniting Church]]: 31.3%<ref>Since 2014, there are two separate church denominations: the older [[Kiribati Protestant Church]] and the new [[Kiribati Uniting Church]].</ref> * [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|Latter-day Saints]]: 5.3% * [[Baháʼí Faith|Baháʼí]]: 2.1% * [[Seventh-day Adventist]]: 1.9% * Other: 2.1% (2015 est.)

==References== {{reflist}}

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