Kiribati vs Nauru: Birth rate
Kiribati
25.81 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Nauru
25.5 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Kiribati rank
51st
Nauru rank
53rd
Birth rate over time
- Kiribati
- Nauru
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 25.81 births per 1,000 people against 25.5 births per 1,000 people in Nauru, a difference of 0.31 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 51st and Nauru ranks 53rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 6 and Nauru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 43.56 births per 1,000 people | 29.42 births per 1,000 people | 14.14 births per 1,000 people | Kiribati |
| 1960s | 41.91 births per 1,000 people | 26.67 births per 1,000 people | 15.24 births per 1,000 people | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 36.23 births per 1,000 people | 19.27 births per 1,000 people | 16.96 births per 1,000 people | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 38.11 births per 1,000 people | 31.59 births per 1,000 people | 6.52 births per 1,000 people | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 35.31 births per 1,000 people | 30.22 births per 1,000 people | 5.1 births per 1,000 people | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 30.01 births per 1,000 people | 29.44 births per 1,000 people | 0.5695 births per 1,000 people | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 29.44 births per 1,000 people | 33.94 births per 1,000 people | 4.49 births per 1,000 people | Nauru |
| 2020s | 26.62 births per 1,000 people | 27.14 births per 1,000 people | 0.5218 births per 1,000 people | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Kiribati or Nauru?
- Kiribati, at 25.81 births per 1,000 people against 25.5 births per 1,000 people in Nauru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Kiribati and Nauru?
- 0.31 births per 1,000 people, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Nauru?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kiribati and Nauru rank globally for birth rate?
- Kiribati ranks 51st and Nauru ranks 53rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.