Kiribati vs Tonga: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Kiribati
42,181 people
in 2020
Tonga
41,669 people
in 2020
Kiribati rank
183rd
Tonga rank
184th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Kiribati
- Tonga
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 42,181 people against 41,669 people in Tonga, a difference of 512 people.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Kiribati has been ahead every year.
Kiribati ranks 183rd and Tonga ranks 184th of 236 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 30,008 people | 25,529 people | 4,479 people | Kiribati |
| 1960s | 35,212 people | 30,284 people | 4,928 people | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 38,835 people | 34,540 people | 4,295 people | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 43,594 people | 42,237 people | 1,357 people | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 49,126 people | 41,823 people | 7,303 people | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 50,730 people | 43,246 people | 7,485 people | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 51,696 people | 44,036 people | 7,660 people | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 42,181 people | 41,669 people | 511.6 people | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Kiribati or Tonga?
- Kiribati, at 42,181 people against 41,669 people in Tonga as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Kiribati and Tonga?
- 512 people, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Tonga?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Kiribati and Tonga rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Kiribati ranks 183rd and Tonga ranks 184th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.