Kiribati vs Western Sahara: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Kiribati
42,181 people
in 2020
Western Sahara
54,285 people
in 2020
Kiribati rank
183rd
Western Sahara rank
181st
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Kiribati
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Western Sahara currently reports 54,285 people against 42,181 people in Kiribati, a difference of 12,104 people.
That makes Western Sahara's figure about 1.3 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 183rd and Western Sahara ranks 181st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 7 and Western Sahara in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 30,008 people | 12,976 people | 17,032 people | Kiribati |
| 1960s | 35,212 people | 21,345 people | 13,867 people | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 38,835 people | 34,774 people | 4,061 people | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 43,594 people | 39,492 people | 4,102 people | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 49,126 people | 27,907 people | 21,219 people | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 50,730 people | 38,622 people | 12,109 people | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 51,696 people | 44,920 people | 6,776 people | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 42,181 people | 54,285 people | 12,104 people | Western Sahara |
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 Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara, at 54,285 people against 42,181 people in Kiribati as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Kiribati and Western Sahara?
- 12,104 people, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Western Sahara?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Kiribati and Western Sahara rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Kiribati ranks 183rd and Western Sahara ranks 181st 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.