Population growth rate in Kiribati
Kiribati: Population growth rate was -0.006 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.006
Change on year
down 300.0%
World rank
79th
of 239 countries
All-time high
2.59
in 1965
All-time low
-0.704
in 1977
Years of data
161
1900–2100
Population growth rate in Kiribati, 1900–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth rate in Kiribati is -0.006, measured in 2100.
The figure is down 300.0% on the previous year and down 103.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Kiribati peaked at 2.59 in 1965 and was at its lowest, -0.704, 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.
Population growth rate in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.6475 | — |
| 1905 | 0.6472 | -0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.6463 | -0.1% |
| 1915 | 0.6417 | -0.7% |
| 1920 | 0.4818 | -24.9% |
| 1925 | 0.4824 | +0.1% |
| 1930 | 0.4827 | +0.1% |
| 1935 | 0.4827 | -0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.4824 | -0.1% |
| 1945 | 0.4819 | -0.1% |
| 1950 | 2.02 | +319.4% |
| 1951 | 2.04 | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 2.08 | +2.0% |
| 1953 | 2.12 | +2.1% |
| 1954 | 2.14 | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 2.22 | +3.7% |
| 1956 | 2.25 | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 2.28 | +1.3% |
| 1958 | 2.27 | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 2.37 | +4.2% |
| 1960 | 2.41 | +1.6% |
| 1961 | 2.48 | +3.0% |
| 1962 | 2.49 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 2.51 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 2.53 | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 2.59 | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 1.08 | -58.1% |
| 1967 | 1 | -7.4% |
| 1968 | 0.926 | -7.8% |
| 1969 | 2.04 | +120.0% |
| 1970 | 2 | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 1.93 | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 1.87 | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 1.6 | -14.8% |
| 1974 | -0.292 | -118.3% |
| 1975 | -0.469 | +60.6% |
| 1976 | -0.602 | +28.4% |
| 1977 | -0.704 | +16.9% |
| 1978 | -0.636 | -9.7% |
| 1979 | 1.65 | -360.1% |
| 1980 | 1.56 | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 1.59 | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 1.64 | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 1.61 | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 1.66 | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 2.19 | +32.2% |
| 1986 | 2.45 | +11.9% |
| 1987 | 2.4 | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 2.4 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 2.37 | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 2.25 | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 1.76 | -21.9% |
| 1992 | 1.56 | -11.3% |
| 1993 | 1.51 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 1.46 | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 1.55 | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 1.84 | +18.9% |
| 1997 | 1.82 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 1.74 | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 1.66 | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 1.72 | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 2.12 | +23.2% |
| 2002 | 2.1 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 2 | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 2.02 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 2 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 2 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.06 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 2.12 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 2.14 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 2.02 | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 1.53 | -24.2% |
| 2012 | 1.41 | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 1.34 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 1.25 | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 1.31 | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 1.52 | +15.7% |
| 2017 | 1.49 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.49 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.5 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.99 | +32.8% |
| 2021 | 1.6 | -19.5% |
| 2022 | 1.63 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 1.5 | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 1.47 | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 1.44 | -2.6% |
| 2026 | 1.41 | -1.7% |
| 2027 | 1.39 | -1.3% |
| 2028 | 1.33 | -4.2% |
| 2029 | 1.32 | -1.0% |
| 2030 | 1.29 | -2.0% |
| 2031 | 1.28 | -0.8% |
| 2032 | 1.24 | -3.3% |
| 2033 | 1.22 | -2.0% |
| 2034 | 1.19 | -2.6% |
| 2035 | 1.2 | +0.8% |
| 2036 | 1.2 | +0.1% |
| 2037 | 1.17 | -2.0% |
| 2038 | 1.15 | -2.0% |
| 2039 | 1.13 | -1.8% |
| 2040 | 1.08 | -4.0% |
| 2041 | 1.09 | +0.7% |
| 2042 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 2043 | 1.09 | +0.5% |
| 2044 | 1.05 | -4.2% |
| 2045 | 1.04 | -1.1% |
| 2046 | 1.03 | -0.7% |
| 2047 | 0.976 | -5.2% |
| 2048 | 0.998 | +2.3% |
| 2049 | 0.961 | -3.7% |
| 2050 | 0.922 | -4.1% |
| 2051 | 0.865 | -6.2% |
| 2052 | 0.866 | +0.1% |
| 2053 | 0.807 | -6.8% |
| 2054 | 0.805 | -0.2% |
| 2055 | 0.78 | -3.1% |
| 2056 | 0.772 | -1.0% |
| 2057 | 0.747 | -3.2% |
| 2058 | 0.718 | -3.9% |
| 2059 | 0.698 | -2.8% |
| 2060 | 0.643 | -7.9% |
| 2061 | 0.612 | -4.8% |
| 2062 | 0.579 | -5.4% |
| 2063 | 0.591 | +2.1% |
| 2064 | 0.558 | -5.6% |
| 2065 | 0.553 | -0.9% |
| 2066 | 0.516 | -6.7% |
| 2067 | 0.521 | +1.0% |
| 2068 | 0.486 | -6.7% |
| 2069 | 0.442 | -9.1% |
| 2070 | 0.437 | -1.1% |
| 2071 | 0.421 | -3.7% |
| 2072 | 0.391 | -7.1% |
| 2073 | 0.384 | -1.8% |
| 2074 | 0.378 | -1.6% |
| 2075 | 0.364 | -3.7% |
| 2076 | 0.345 | -5.2% |
| 2077 | 0.311 | -9.9% |
| 2078 | 0.32 | +2.9% |
| 2079 | 0.314 | -1.9% |
| 2080 | 0.296 | -5.7% |
| 2081 | 0.277 | -6.4% |
| 2082 | 0.273 | -1.4% |
| 2083 | 0.265 | -2.9% |
| 2084 | 0.25 | -5.7% |
| 2085 | 0.232 | -7.2% |
| 2086 | 0.215 | -7.3% |
| 2087 | 0.213 | -0.9% |
| 2088 | 0.19 | -10.8% |
| 2089 | 0.165 | -13.2% |
| 2090 | 0.174 | +5.5% |
| 2091 | 0.159 | -8.6% |
| 2092 | 0.119 | -25.2% |
| 2093 | 0.095 | -20.2% |
| 2094 | 0.084 | -11.6% |
| 2095 | 0.053 | -36.9% |
| 2096 | 0.04 | -24.5% |
| 2097 | 0.024 | -40.0% |
| 2098 | 0.011 | -54.2% |
| 2099 | 0.003 | -72.7% |
| 2100 | -0.006 | -300.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's -0.006 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.038. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's -0.006 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.318, 2% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate 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% | -0.636 | 1.65 |
| 1950 | +319.4% | 0.4819 | 2.02 |
| 2100 | -300.0% | 0.003 | -0.006 |
| 1969 | +120.0% | 0.926 | 2.04 |
| 1974 | -118.3% | 1.6 | -0.292 |
| 2099 | -72.7% | 0.011 | 0.003 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.6474 | 0.6472 | 0.6475 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.644 | 0.6417 | 0.6463 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.4821 | 0.4818 | 0.4824 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.4827 | 0.4827 | 0.4827 | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.4822 | 0.4819 | 0.4824 | 2 |
| 1950s | 2.18 | 2.02 | 2.37 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.01 | 0.926 | 2.59 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6354 | -0.704 | 2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.99 | 1.56 | 2.45 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.71 | 1.46 | 2.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.03 | 1.72 | 2.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.49 | 1.25 | 2.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.51 | 1.32 | 1.99 | 10 |
| 2030s | 1.21 | 1.13 | 1.29 | 10 |
| 2040s | 1.04 | 0.961 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.798 | 0.698 | 0.922 | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.5501 | 0.442 | 0.643 | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.3665 | 0.311 | 0.437 | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.2376 | 0.165 | 0.296 | 10 |
| 2090s | 0.0762 | 0.003 | 0.174 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.006 | -0.006 | -0.006 | 1 |
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- 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 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 14,189 (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Kiribati?
- Population growth rate in Kiribati was -0.006 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 2.59 in 1965.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.704 in 1977.
- How does Kiribati rank for population growth rate?
- Kiribati ranks 79th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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