Number of births per year in Kiribati

Kiribati: Number of births per year was 3,421 in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
3,421
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
186th
of 229 countries
All-time high
3,477
in 2011
All-time low
1,641
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of births per year in Kiribati, 1950–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Kiribati recorded 3,421 for number of births per year in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of births per year in Kiribati peaked at 3,477 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1,641, in 1950.

That places Kiribati 186th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 1,818 1,641 1,998 10
1960s 2,187 2,051 2,297 10
1970s 2,172 2,147 2,192 10
1980s 2,534 2,252 2,773 10
1990s 2,849 2,824 2,872 10
2000s 2,918 2,692 3,309 10
2010s 3,416 3,371 3,477 10
2020s 3,442 3,421 3,455 4

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 183 Malta 4,213 compare
  2. 184 New Caledonia 4,134 compare
  3. 185 Martinique 3,728 compare
  4. 187 Barbados 3,155 compare
  5. 188 French Polynesia 3,066 compare
  6. 189 Guam 2,941 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places β†’

More population data for Kiribati

All data for Kiribati β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is number of births per year in Kiribati?
Number of births per year in Kiribati was 3,421 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of births per year recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 3,477 in 2011.
What is the lowest number of births per year recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 1,641 in 1950.
How does Kiribati rank for number of births per year?
Kiribati ranks 186th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of births per year rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kiribati data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of births per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of births per year
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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