Kiribati vs Micronesia (country): Population
Kiribati
132,540 people
in 2023
Micronesia (country)
112,646 people
in 2023
Kiribati rank
194th
Micronesia (country) rank
197th
Population over time
- Kiribati
- Micronesia (country)
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 132,540 people against 112,646 people in Micronesia (country), a difference of 19,894 people.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.2 times Micronesia (country)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 224 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 194th and Micronesia (country) ranks 197th of 239 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 19 and Micronesia (country) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Micronesia (country) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 17,876 people | 16,416 people | 1,460 people | Kiribati |
| 1810s | 17,878 people | 16,418 people | 1,460 people | Kiribati |
| 1820s | 18,277 people | 16,784 people | 1,493 people | Kiribati |
| 1830s | 19,172 people | 17,606 people | 1,566 people | Kiribati |
| 1840s | 20,119 people | 18,476 people | 1,643 people | Kiribati |
| 1850s | 21,286 people | 19,417 people | 1,869 people | Kiribati |
| 1860s | 22,738 people | 20,444 people | 2,294 people | Kiribati |
| 1870s | 24,281 people | 21,525 people | 2,756 people | Kiribati |
| 1880s | 25,922 people | 22,662 people | 3,259 people | Kiribati |
| 1890s | 27,664 people | 23,860 people | 3,804 people | Kiribati |
| 1900s | 29,516 people | 25,120 people | 4,396 people | Kiribati |
| 1910s | 31,468 people | 26,445 people | 5,024 people | Kiribati |
| 1920s | 33,170 people | 27,776 people | 5,395 people | Kiribati |
| 1930s | 34,808 people | 29,147 people | 5,661 people | Kiribati |
| 1940s | 36,538 people | 30,602 people | 5,935 people | Kiribati |
| 1950s | 41,753 people | 36,643 people | 5,110 people | Kiribati |
| 1960s | 52,285 people | 50,039 people | 2,245 people | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 60,012 people | 66,678 people | 6,666 people | Micronesia (country) |
| 1980s | 66,483 people | 88,434 people | 21,952 people | Micronesia (country) |
| 1990s | 80,866 people | 107,980 people | 27,115 people | Micronesia (country) |
| 2000s | 97,242 people | 111,012 people | 13,770 people | Micronesia (country) |
| 2010s | 116,248 people | 108,725 people | 7,524 people | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 129,380 people | 111,833 people | 17,547 people | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, Kiribati or Micronesia (country)?
- Kiribati, at 132,540 people against 112,646 people in Micronesia (country) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between Kiribati and Micronesia (country)?
- 19,894 people, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Micronesia (country)?
- 224 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
- How do Kiribati and Micronesia (country) rank globally for population?
- Kiribati ranks 194th and Micronesia (country) ranks 197th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.