Number of children under 5, by world region in Kiribati

Kiribati: Number of children under 5, by world region was 14,189 people in 2100. ▼ Falling

Latest (2100)
14,189 people
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
181st
of 236 countries
All-time high
17,077 people
in 2049
All-time low
14,189 people
in 2100
Years of data
77
2024–2100

Number of children under 5, by world region in Kiribati, 2024–2100

05.0k10.0k15.0k202420622100

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of children under 5, by world region in Kiribati is 14,189 people, measured in 2100. That is the lowest value across all 77 years on record.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of children under 5, by world region in Kiribati peaked at 17,077 people in 2049 and was at its lowest, 14,189 people, in 2100.

Kiribati ranks 181st of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 77 years of available data.

Number of children under 5, by world region in Kiribati, year by year

Annual values for Number of children under 5, by world region in Kiribati, 2024 to 2100.
Year people Change
2024 16,267 people
2025 16,210 people -0.4%
2026 16,139 people -0.4%
2027 16,062 people -0.5%
2028 16,005 people -0.4%
2029 15,974 people -0.2%
2030 15,967 people -0.0%
2031 15,987 people +0.1%
2032 16,030 people +0.3%
2033 16,089 people +0.4%
2034 16,158 people +0.4%
2035 16,239 people +0.5%
2036 16,327 people +0.5%
2037 16,417 people +0.6%
2038 16,505 people +0.5%
2039 16,588 people +0.5%
2040 16,660 people +0.4%
2041 16,727 people +0.4%
2042 16,789 people +0.4%
2043 16,849 people +0.4%
2044 16,906 people +0.3%
2045 16,959 people +0.3%
2046 17,011 people +0.3%
2047 17,047 people +0.2%
2048 17,068 people +0.1%
2049 17,077 people +0.1%
2050 17,070 people -0.0%
2051 17,045 people -0.1%
2052 17,012 people -0.2%
2053 16,972 people -0.2%
2054 16,925 people -0.3%
2055 16,871 people -0.3%
2056 16,814 people -0.3%
2057 16,759 people -0.3%
2058 16,706 people -0.3%
2059 16,657 people -0.3%
2060 16,609 people -0.3%
2061 16,559 people -0.3%
2062 16,513 people -0.3%
2063 16,473 people -0.2%
2064 16,437 people -0.2%
2065 16,407 people -0.2%
2066 16,382 people -0.2%
2067 16,356 people -0.2%
2068 16,333 people -0.1%
2069 16,302 people -0.2%
2070 16,273 people -0.2%
2071 16,242 people -0.2%
2072 16,209 people -0.2%
2073 16,166 people -0.3%
2074 16,124 people -0.3%
2075 16,075 people -0.3%
2076 16,029 people -0.3%
2077 15,976 people -0.3%
2078 15,923 people -0.3%
2079 15,867 people -0.4%
2080 15,804 people -0.4%
2081 15,728 people -0.5%
2082 15,651 people -0.5%
2083 15,570 people -0.5%
2084 15,485 people -0.5%
2085 15,402 people -0.5%
2086 15,319 people -0.5%
2087 15,236 people -0.5%
2088 15,156 people -0.5%
2089 15,076 people -0.5%
2090 14,992 people -0.6%
2091 14,908 people -0.6%
2092 14,824 people -0.6%
2093 14,740 people -0.6%
2094 14,657 people -0.6%
2095 14,574 people -0.6%
2096 14,493 people -0.6%
2097 14,414 people -0.5%
2098 14,335 people -0.5%
2099 14,259 people -0.5%
2100 14,189 people -0.5%

Kiribati compared with similar countries

  • Kiribati's 14,189 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.22 million people, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Kiribati's 14,189 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 97,537 people, 15% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2020s 16,110 people 15,974 people 16,267 people 6
2030s 16,231 people 15,967 people 16,588 people 10
2040s 16,909 people 16,660 people 17,077 people 10
2050s 16,883 people 16,657 people 17,070 people 10
2060s 16,437 people 16,302 people 16,609 people 10
2070s 16,088 people 15,867 people 16,273 people 10
2080s 15,443 people 15,076 people 15,804 people 10
2090s 14,620 people 14,259 people 14,992 people 10
2100s 14,189 people 14,189 people 14,189 people 1

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 178 Bahamas 17,118 people compare
  2. 179 New Caledonia 15,426 people compare
  3. 180 Cape Verde 14,689 people compare
  4. 182 Iceland 13,661 people compare
  5. 183 Montenegro 12,323 people compare
  6. 184 Malta 11,503 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More population data for Kiribati

All data for Kiribati →

Frequently asked questions

What is number of children under 5, by world region in Kiribati?
Number of children under 5, by world region in Kiribati was 14,189 people in 2100, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of children under 5, by world region recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 17,077 people in 2049.
What is the lowest number of children under 5, by world region recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 14,189 people in 2100.
How does Kiribati rank for number of children under 5, by world region?
Kiribati ranks 181st out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
Is number of children under 5, by world region rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. 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 Number of children under 5, by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 77 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Number of children under 5, by world region in Kiribati. Statizoid, drawing on UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/stat/projected-population-under-age-5/kiribati/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/stat/projected-population-under-age-5/kiribati/">Number of children under 5, by world region in Kiribati</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Number of children under 5, by world region
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,172 data points, 2024–2100
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4. Future projections are based on the UN's medium scenario.