Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Kiribati
Kiribati: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.6339 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Kiribati, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Kiribati stood at 0.6339 people per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Kiribati peaked at 0.6339 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1522 people per person, in 1960.
That places Kiribati 114th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1522 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1601 people per person | +5.2% |
| 1962 | 0.1703 people per person | +6.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1821 people per person | +6.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1946 people per person | +6.9% |
| 1965 | 0.207 people per person | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 0.2188 people per person | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2289 people per person | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 0.2367 people per person | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2419 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.2453 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2481 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.251 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2548 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.2614 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.274 people per person | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2897 people per person | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 0.305 people per person | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 0.3158 people per person | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3212 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.3244 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3268 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.3289 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3308 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3328 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3352 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.338 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3409 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3439 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3469 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3499 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3526 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3549 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3572 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3599 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3633 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3705 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.386 people per person | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4053 people per person | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.423 people per person | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4333 people per person | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4348 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.435 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4351 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4352 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4354 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4374 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4462 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4595 people per person | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4735 people per person | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4846 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4912 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4958 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4997 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5039 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5095 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5177 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5297 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.545 people per person | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5628 people per person | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5841 people per person | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5964 people per person | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6057 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6152 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.6246 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 0.6339 people per person | +1.5% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.6339 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5087 people per person, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.6339 people per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6545 people per person, 97% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1993 people per person | 0.1522 people per person | 0.2419 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2766 people per person | 0.2453 people per person | 0.3212 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3349 people per person | 0.3244 people per person | 0.3469 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3723 people per person | 0.3499 people per person | 0.423 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4425 people per person | 0.4333 people per person | 0.4735 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.514 people per person | 0.4846 people per person | 0.5628 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.61 people per person | 0.5841 people per person | 0.6339 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
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 number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Kiribati?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Kiribati was 0.6339 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6339 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1522 people per person in 1960.
- How does Kiribati rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Kiribati ranks 114th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.