Kiribati vs Micronesia (country): Number of children under 15, by world region

Kiribati
46,292 people
in 2023
Micronesia (country)
36,188 people
in 2023
Kiribati rank
189th
Micronesia (country) rank
192nd

Number of children under 15, by world region over time

  • Kiribati
  • Micronesia (country)
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How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 46,292 people against 36,188 people in Micronesia (country), a difference of 10,104 people.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.3 times Micronesia (country)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kiribati ahead.

Kiribati ranks 189th and Micronesia (country) ranks 192nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 3 and Micronesia (country) in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Micronesia (country) Difference Ahead
1950s 16,875 people 15,818 people 1,057 people Kiribati
1960s 23,057 people 23,234 people 177.4 people Micronesia (country)
1970s 26,220 people 31,758 people 5,537 people Micronesia (country)
1980s 26,419 people 41,690 people 15,271 people Micronesia (country)
1990s 33,015 people 46,965 people 13,950 people Micronesia (country)
2000s 37,200 people 42,396 people 5,196 people Micronesia (country)
2010s 41,308 people 37,276 people 4,032 people Kiribati
2020s 45,392 people 36,259 people 9,133 people Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 15, by world region, Kiribati or Micronesia (country)?
Kiribati, at 46,292 people against 36,188 people in Micronesia (country) as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 15, by world region between Kiribati and Micronesia (country)?
10,104 people, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Micronesia (country)?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Kiribati and Micronesia (country) rank globally for number of children under 15, by world region?
Kiribati ranks 189th and Micronesia (country) ranks 192nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children under 15, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of children under 15, by world region
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.