Demographics & population — Kiribati
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Demographics & population at a glance
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators. Key figure for Kiribati: 111,796
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Population overview
- Population
111,796
- Population Growth Rate
1.21%
- Urban Population
- Population in Major Urban Areas
TARAWA (capital) 44,000
Age & family
- Age Structure
- Median Age
- Birth Rate - births/1,000 population
22
- Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population
7.24
- Total Fertility Rate - children born/woman
2.63
- Contraceptive Prevalance Rate - female 12-49
22.3%
- Contraceptive Prevalence Rate - female 12-49
22.3%
- Sex Ratio at Birth - male/female
Migration
- Net Migration Rate - migrant(s)/1,000 population
-2.86
Ethnicity & language
- Ethnic Groups
predominantly Micronesian with some Polynesian
- Nationality Noun
I-Kiribati (singular and plural)
Education
- Literacy Definition
NA
- Education Expenditures - percent of GDP
12%
- Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary)
Health & living conditions
- Life Expectancy at Birth
- Infant Mortality Rate
- Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births
- Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births
9
- Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population
.38
- Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population
1.3
- Health Expenditures - percent of GDP
10.1%
- Obesity - adult prevalence rate
46%
- Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved
- Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved
