What is birth rate by women's age group in Kiribati?

Birth rate by women's age group in Kiribati was 44.03 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Kiribati?

The highest recorded value was 105.21 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1961.

What is the lowest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Kiribati?

The lowest recorded value was 44.03 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023.

How does Kiribati rank for birth rate by women's age group?

Kiribati ranks 79th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate by women's age group 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate by women's age group in Kiribati

Name: Birth rate by women's age group in Kiribati
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Kiribati: Birth rate by women's age group was 44.03 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

44.03 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

Change on year

down 2.2%

World rank

79th

of 236 countries

All-time high

105.21 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

in 1961

All-time low

44.03 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rate by women's age group in Kiribati, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.

Analysis

In 2023, birth rate by women's age group in Kiribati stood at 44.03 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate by women's age group in Kiribati peaked at 105.21 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 44.03 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, in 2023.

Kiribati ranks 79th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Birth rate by women's age group in Kiribati, year by year

Annual values for Birth rate by women's age group in Kiribati, 1950 to 2023.
Year	live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	Change
1950	102.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	—
1951	102.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.5%
1952	103.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.3%
1953	103.55 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.4%
1954	103.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.3%
1955	103.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.0%
1956	103.8 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.0%
1957	103.98 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.2%
1958	104.04 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.1%
1959	104.3 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.3%
1960	104.8 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.5%
1961	105.21 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.4%
1962	104.55 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.6%
1963	103.61 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.9%
1964	102.66 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.9%
1965	102.79 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.1%
1966	103.39 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.6%
1967	102.31 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.0%
1968	100.51 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.8%
1969	98.02 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.5%
1970	96.22 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.8%
1971	94.62 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.7%
1972	91.62 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.2%
1973	87.4 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-4.6%
1974	82.99 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-5.0%
1975	79.68 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-4.0%
1976	78.08 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.0%
1977	78.01 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.1%
1978	77.4 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.8%
1979	77.04 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.5%
1980	77.05 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.0%
1981	76.93 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.2%
1982	76.87 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.1%
1983	75.72 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.5%
1984	75.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.5%
1985	75.43 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.1%
1986	74.9 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.7%
1987	73.81 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.5%
1988	72.44 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.9%
1989	69.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-4.0%
1990	66.99 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.7%
1991	62.49 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-6.7%
1992	56.45 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-9.7%
1993	50.66 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-10.3%
1994	47.34 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-6.6%
1995	46.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.0%
1996	49.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+6.0%
1997	49.92 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.5%
1998	50.2 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.6%
1999	50.32 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.3%
2000	48.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.5%
2001	47.28 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.6%
2002	45.79 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.2%
2003	44.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.4%
2004	45.28 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+1.3%
2005	45.48 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.5%
2006	46.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+2.8%
2007	48.48 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+3.7%
2008	50.22 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+3.6%
2009	51.16 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+1.9%
2010	51.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+1.2%
2011	52.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+1.5%
2012	51.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.9%
2013	50.46 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.1%
2014	49.83 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.3%
2015	49.51 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.6%
2016	49.55 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.1%
2017	49.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.3%
2018	49.68 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.0%
2019	49.04 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.3%
2020	47.87 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.4%
2021	46.39 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.1%
2022	45.01 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.0%
2023	44.03 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.2%

Kiribati compared with similar countries

Kiribati's 44.03 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.85 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, 68% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Kiribati's 44.03 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26.42 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, 1.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	103.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	102.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	104.3 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1960s	102.79 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	98.02 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	105.21 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1970s	84.31 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	77.04 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	96.22 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1980s	74.8 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	69.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	77.05 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1990s	53.09 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	46.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	66.99 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2000s	47.37 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	44.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	51.16 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2010s	50.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	49.04 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	52.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2020s	45.82 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	44.03 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	47.87 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	4

Countries ranked near Kiribati

76 Suriname 48.03 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
77 Cambodia 46.89 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
78 Barbados 45.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
80 Micronesia (country) 43.72 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
81 Peru 43.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
82 Samoa 43.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate by women's age group in Kiribati?: Birth rate by women's age group in Kiribati was 44.03 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Kiribati?: The highest recorded value was 105.21 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1961.
What is the lowest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Kiribati?: The lowest recorded value was 44.03 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023.
How does Kiribati rank for birth rate by women's age group?: Kiribati ranks 79th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate by women's age group 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Birth rate by women's age group
Unit: live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
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: 18 September 2026

Age-specific fertility rate for girls aged 15 to 19: the annual number of live births in this age group per 1,000 girls.