Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Kiribati
Kiribati: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age was 2.91 children per women in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.91 children per women
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
58th
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.9 children per women
in 1966
All-time low
2.91 children per women
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Kiribati, 1950–2023
Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in children per women.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Kiribati stood at 2.91 children per women. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Kiribati peaked at 4.9 children per women in 1966 and was at its lowest, 2.91 children per women, in 2023.
Kiribati ranks 58th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | children per women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.31 children per women | — |
| 1951 | 4.36 children per women | +1.1% |
| 1952 | 4.41 children per women | +1.1% |
| 1953 | 4.46 children per women | +1.3% |
| 1954 | 4.51 children per women | +1.1% |
| 1955 | 4.55 children per women | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 4.59 children per women | +0.9% |
| 1957 | 4.64 children per women | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 4.68 children per women | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 4.73 children per women | +1.1% |
| 1960 | 4.8 children per women | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 4.87 children per women | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 4.87 children per women | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 4.86 children per women | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 4.86 children per women | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 4.88 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 4.9 children per women | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 4.85 children per women | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 4.78 children per women | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 4.71 children per women | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 4.63 children per women | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 4.53 children per women | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 4.4 children per women | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 4.28 children per women | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 4.21 children per women | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 4.16 children per women | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 4.13 children per women | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 4.13 children per women | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 4.16 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 4.17 children per women | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 4.18 children per women | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 4.19 children per women | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 4.2 children per women | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 4.18 children per women | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 4.19 children per women | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 4.21 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 4.19 children per women | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 4.15 children per women | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 4.11 children per women | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 4.09 children per women | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 4.09 children per women | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 4.08 children per women | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 4.03 children per women | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 3.97 children per women | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 3.95 children per women | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 3.94 children per women | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 3.95 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 3.91 children per women | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 3.85 children per women | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 3.77 children per women | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 3.67 children per women | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 3.57 children per women | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 3.45 children per women | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 3.35 children per women | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 3.39 children per women | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 3.41 children per women | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 3.47 children per women | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 3.52 children per women | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 3.55 children per women | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 3.56 children per women | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 3.56 children per women | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 3.54 children per women | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 3.44 children per women | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 3.33 children per women | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 3.22 children per women | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 3.14 children per women | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 3.09 children per women | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 3.06 children per women | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 3.04 children per women | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 3.02 children per women | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.99 children per women | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 2.96 children per women | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 2.93 children per women | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 2.91 children per women | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.52 children per women | 4.31 children per women | 4.73 children per women | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.84 children per women | 4.71 children per women | 4.9 children per women | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.28 children per women | 4.13 children per women | 4.63 children per women | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.17 children per women | 4.09 children per women | 4.21 children per women | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.95 children per women | 3.77 children per women | 4.09 children per women | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.49 children per women | 3.35 children per women | 3.67 children per women | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.24 children per women | 3.02 children per women | 3.56 children per women | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.95 children per women | 2.91 children per women | 2.99 children per women | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 55 Kenya 2.96 children per women compare
- 56 Tajikistan 2.96 children per women compare
- 57 Kazakhstan 2.95 children per women compare
- 59 Papua New Guinea 2.9 children per women compare
- 60 Israel 2.81 children per women compare
- 61 Marshall Islands 2.76 children per women compare
More population data for Kiribati
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.7128 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.0327 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 188.57 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.43 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4909 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.0% (2100)
- Population density 274.88 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 14,189 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Kiribati?
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Kiribati was 2.91 children per women in 2023, according to Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9 children per women in 1966.
- What is the lowest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.91 children per women in 2023.
- How does Kiribati rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Kiribati ranks 58th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).