Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Kiribati
Kiribati: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 5,463 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Kiribati, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 5,463 people for number of children, working-age adults, and older people in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Kiribati peaked at 5,463 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,125 people, in 1979.
Kiribati ranks 214th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,493 people | 2,298 people | 2,699 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 2,310 people | 2,215 people | 2,497 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,357 people | 2,125 people | 2,497 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,353 people | 2,178 people | 2,530 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,789 people | 2,566 people | 3,011 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,388 people | 3,030 people | 3,836 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,313 people | 3,923 people | 4,829 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,190 people | 4,963 people | 5,463 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 211 Cayman Islands 6,245 people compare
- 212 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 5,758 people compare
- 213 Greenland 5,669 people compare
- 215 Turks and Caicos Islands 5,041 people compare
- 216 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5,008 people compare
- 217 Saint Martin (French part) 4,735 people compare
More population data for Kiribati
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 14,189 people (2100)
- Population density 274.88 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.12 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.12 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.12 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.9% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.15 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 3.15 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Kiribati?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Kiribati was 5,463 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 5,463 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,125 people in 1979.
- How does Kiribati rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Kiribati ranks 214th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.