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East Asia & Pacific · Country statistics

Kiribati

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population136.49K2025 · peopleGross domestic product$349.23M2025 · current US$GDP per capita$2.56K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth66.62024 · yearsInternet use89.4%2024 · % of populationForest area1.5%2023 · % of land area
Population growth
1.5%

% per year·2025

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Kiribati2025 · 1.5%
-0.670.140.941.752.561960199320251961: 2.4%1962: 2.5%1963: 2.5%1964: 2.5%1965: 2.6%1966: 1.8%1967: 1%1968: 1%1969: 1.5%1970: 2%1971: 2%1972: 1.9%1973: 1.7%1974: 0.6%1975: -0.4%1976: -0.5%1977: -0.7%1978: -0.7%1979: 0.5%1980: 1.6%1981: 1.6%1982: 1.6%1983: 1.6%1984: 1.6%1985: 1.9%1986: 2.3%1987: 2.4%1988: 2.4%1989: 2.4%1990: 2.3%1991: 2%1992: 1.7%1993: 1.5%1994: 1.5%1995: 1.5%1996: 1.7%1997: 1.8%1998: 1.8%1999: 1.7%2000: 1.7%2001: 1.9%2002: 2.1%2003: 2.1%2004: 2%2005: 2%2006: 2%2007: 2%2008: 2.1%2009: 2.1%2010: 2.1%2011: 1.8%2012: 1.5%2013: 1.4%2014: 1.3%2015: 1.3%2016: 1.4%2017: 1.5%2018: 1.5%2019: 1.5%2020: 1.7%2021: 1.8%2022: 1.6%2023: 1.6%2024: 1.5%2025: 1.5%

Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Country context

Kiribati in perspective

Region
East Asia & Pacific
Capital
Tarawa
Country code
KIR

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