World population growth in Kiribati
Kiribati: World population growth was -0.0% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.0%
Change on year
down 300.0%
World rank
79th
of 239 countries
All-time high
2.6%
in 1965
All-time low
-0.7%
in 1977
Years of data
161
1900–2100
World population growth in Kiribati, 1900–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for world population growth in Kiribati is -0.0%, measured in 2100.
The figure is down 300.0% on the previous year and down 103.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population growth in Kiribati peaked at 2.6% in 1965 and was at its lowest, -0.7%, in 1977.
Kiribati ranks 79th of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
World population growth in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.6% | — |
| 1905 | 0.6% | -0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 1915 | 0.6% | -0.7% |
| 1920 | 0.5% | -24.9% |
| 1925 | 0.5% | +0.1% |
| 1930 | 0.5% | +0.1% |
| 1935 | 0.5% | -0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.5% | -0.1% |
| 1945 | 0.5% | -0.1% |
| 1950 | 2.0% | +319.4% |
| 1951 | 2.0% | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 2.1% | +2.0% |
| 1953 | 2.1% | +2.1% |
| 1954 | 2.1% | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 2.2% | +3.7% |
| 1956 | 2.2% | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 2.3% | +1.3% |
| 1958 | 2.3% | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 2.4% | +4.2% |
| 1960 | 2.4% | +1.6% |
| 1961 | 2.5% | +3.0% |
| 1962 | 2.5% | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 2.5% | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 2.5% | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 2.6% | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 1.1% | -58.1% |
| 1967 | 1.0% | -7.4% |
| 1968 | 0.9% | -7.8% |
| 1969 | 2.0% | +120.0% |
| 1970 | 2.0% | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 1.9% | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 1.9% | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 1.6% | -14.8% |
| 1974 | -0.3% | -118.3% |
| 1975 | -0.5% | +60.6% |
| 1976 | -0.6% | +28.4% |
| 1977 | -0.7% | +16.9% |
| 1978 | -0.6% | -9.7% |
| 1979 | 1.7% | -360.1% |
| 1980 | 1.6% | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 1.6% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 1.6% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 1.6% | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 1.7% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 2.2% | +32.2% |
| 1986 | 2.5% | +11.9% |
| 1987 | 2.4% | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 2.4% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 2.4% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 2.2% | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 1.8% | -21.9% |
| 1992 | 1.6% | -11.3% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 1.8% | +18.9% |
| 1997 | 1.8% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 1.7% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | +23.2% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -24.2% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +15.7% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +32.8% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -19.5% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 1.4% | -2.6% |
| 2026 | 1.4% | -1.7% |
| 2027 | 1.4% | -1.3% |
| 2028 | 1.3% | -4.2% |
| 2029 | 1.3% | -1.0% |
| 2030 | 1.3% | -2.0% |
| 2031 | 1.3% | -0.8% |
| 2032 | 1.2% | -3.3% |
| 2033 | 1.2% | -2.0% |
| 2034 | 1.2% | -2.6% |
| 2035 | 1.2% | +0.8% |
| 2036 | 1.2% | +0.1% |
| 2037 | 1.2% | -2.0% |
| 2038 | 1.1% | -2.0% |
| 2039 | 1.1% | -1.8% |
| 2040 | 1.1% | -4.0% |
| 2041 | 1.1% | +0.7% |
| 2042 | 1.1% | -0.1% |
| 2043 | 1.1% | +0.5% |
| 2044 | 1.0% | -4.2% |
| 2045 | 1.0% | -1.1% |
| 2046 | 1.0% | -0.7% |
| 2047 | 1.0% | -5.2% |
| 2048 | 1.0% | +2.3% |
| 2049 | 1.0% | -3.7% |
| 2050 | 0.9% | -4.1% |
| 2051 | 0.9% | -6.2% |
| 2052 | 0.9% | +0.1% |
| 2053 | 0.8% | -6.8% |
| 2054 | 0.8% | -0.2% |
| 2055 | 0.8% | -3.1% |
| 2056 | 0.8% | -1.0% |
| 2057 | 0.7% | -3.2% |
| 2058 | 0.7% | -3.9% |
| 2059 | 0.7% | -2.8% |
| 2060 | 0.6% | -7.9% |
| 2061 | 0.6% | -4.8% |
| 2062 | 0.6% | -5.4% |
| 2063 | 0.6% | +2.1% |
| 2064 | 0.6% | -5.6% |
| 2065 | 0.6% | -0.9% |
| 2066 | 0.5% | -6.7% |
| 2067 | 0.5% | +1.0% |
| 2068 | 0.5% | -6.7% |
| 2069 | 0.4% | -9.1% |
| 2070 | 0.4% | -1.1% |
| 2071 | 0.4% | -3.7% |
| 2072 | 0.4% | -7.1% |
| 2073 | 0.4% | -1.8% |
| 2074 | 0.4% | -1.6% |
| 2075 | 0.4% | -3.7% |
| 2076 | 0.3% | -5.2% |
| 2077 | 0.3% | -9.9% |
| 2078 | 0.3% | +2.9% |
| 2079 | 0.3% | -1.9% |
| 2080 | 0.3% | -5.7% |
| 2081 | 0.3% | -6.4% |
| 2082 | 0.3% | -1.4% |
| 2083 | 0.3% | -2.9% |
| 2084 | 0.2% | -5.7% |
| 2085 | 0.2% | -7.2% |
| 2086 | 0.2% | -7.3% |
| 2087 | 0.2% | -0.9% |
| 2088 | 0.2% | -10.8% |
| 2089 | 0.2% | -13.2% |
| 2090 | 0.2% | +5.5% |
| 2091 | 0.2% | -8.6% |
| 2092 | 0.1% | -25.2% |
| 2093 | 0.1% | -20.2% |
| 2094 | 0.1% | -11.6% |
| 2095 | 0.1% | -36.9% |
| 2096 | 0.0% | -24.5% |
| 2097 | 0.0% | -40.0% |
| 2098 | 0.0% | -54.2% |
| 2099 | 0.0% | -72.7% |
| 2100 | -0.0% | -300.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's -0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's -0.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.3%, 2% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth in Kiribati changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +360.1% | -0.6% | 1.7% |
| 1950 | +319.4% | 0.5% | 2.0% |
| 2100 | -300.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1969 | +120.0% | 0.9% | 2.0% |
| 1974 | -118.3% | 1.6% | -0.3% |
| 2099 | -72.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 1950s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.0% | 0.9% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6% | -0.7% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2030s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2040s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2090s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 1 |
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- 81 Tonga -0.0% compare
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- 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)
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4909 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 274.88 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 14,189 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.0% (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in Kiribati?
- World population growth in Kiribati was -0.0% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 1965.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7% in 1977.
- How does Kiribati rank for world population growth?
- Kiribati ranks 79th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 103.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.