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