Population growth rate in Kiribati
Kiribati: Population growth rate was 1.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Population growth rate in Kiribati, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, population growth rate in Kiribati stood at 1.5%.
That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Kiribati peaked at 2.6% in 1965 and was at its lowest, -0.7%, in 1977.
Kiribati ranks 78th 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.
Population growth rate in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.0% | — |
| 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% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 1.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 88% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 1.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7%, 2.2× 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% | -0.6% | 1.7% |
| 1969 | +120.0% | 0.9% | 2.0% |
| 1974 | -118.3% | 1.6% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | -60.6% | -0.3% | -0.5% |
| 1966 | -58.1% | 2.6% | 1.1% |
| 2020 | +32.8% | 1.5% | 2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1.7% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 4 |
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 population growth rate in Kiribati?
- Population growth rate in Kiribati was 1.5% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 1965.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7% in 1977.
- How does Kiribati rank for population growth rate?
- Kiribati ranks 78th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. 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 Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.