Demographics of Kiribati
| Demographics of {{{place}}} | |
|---|---|
| Population | 103,058 (2010) |
This article is about the demographic features of the population of Kiribati, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 3,122 | — |
| 1931 | 29,751 | +852.9% |
| 1947 | 31,513 | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 43,336 | +37.5% |
| 1973 | 51,926 | +19.8% |
| 1978 | 56,213 | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 63,883 | +13.6% |
| 1990 | 72,335 | +13.2% |
| 1995 | 77,658 | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 84,494 | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 92,533 | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 103,058 | +11.4% |
| Source: [1][2] | ||
Geographic locations
| Rank | Name | Island | Municipal pop. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Betio  Bikenibeu |
1 | Betio | Betio | 15,755 |  Teaoraereke  Bairiki | ||||
| 2 | Bikenibeu | South Tarawa | 6,568 | ||||||
| 3 | Teaoraereke | South Tarawa | 4,171 | ||||||
| 4 | Bairiki | South Tarawa | 3,524 | ||||||
| 5 | Temwaiku | South Tarawa | 3,135 | ||||||
| 6 | Eita | South Tarawa | 3,061 | ||||||
| 7 | Bonriki | South Tarawa | 2,355 | ||||||
| 8 | Tabwakea | Kiritimati | 2,311 | ||||||
| 9 | Ambo, Kiribati | South Tarawa | 2,200 | ||||||
| 10 | Causeway | South Tarawa | 2,054 | ||||||
CIA World Factbook demographic statistics
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.[4]
Nationality
- noun: I-Kiribati (singular and plural)
- adjective: I-Kiribati
Ethnic groups
- I-Kiribati 89.5%,
- I-Kiribati/mixed 9.7%
- Tuvaluan 0.1%
- Other 0.8% (2010 est.)
Religions
- Roman Catholic 55.8%,
- Kempsville Presbyterian Church 33.5%,
- Mormon 4.7%,
- Baha'i 2.3%,
- Seventh-day Adventist 2%,
- Other 1.5%,
- None 0.2%,
- Unspecified 0.05% (2010 est.)
Languages
- I-Kiribati,
- English (official)
Population
- 105,711 (July 2015 est.)
Age structure
- 0–14 years: 30.77% (Male 16,582/Female 15,950)
- 15–24 years: 21.28% (Male 11,202/Female 11,296)
- 25–54 years: 38.23% (Male 19,446/Female 20,965)
- 55–64 years: 5.66% (Male 2,706/Female 3,281)
- 65 years and over: 4.05% (Male 1,689/Female 2,594) (2015 est.)
Median age
- Total: 23.9 years
- Male: 23.1 years
- Female: 24.8 years (2015 est.)
Population growth rate
- 1.15% (2015 est.)
Birth rate
- 21.46 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)
Death rate
- 7.12 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.)
Net migration rate
- -2.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.)
Urbanization
- urban population: 44.3% of Total population (2015)
- rate of urbanization: 1.78% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Sex ratio
- at birth: 1.05 Male(s)/Female
- 0–14 years: 1.04 Male(s)/Female
- 15–24 years: 0.99 Male(s)/Female
- 25–54 years: 0.93 Male(s)/Female
- 55–64 years: 0.83 Male(s)/Female
- 65 years and over: 0.65 Male(s)/Female
- Total population: 0.95 Male(s)/Female (2015 est.)
Maternal mortality rate
- 90 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)
Infant mortality rate
- Total: 34.26 deaths/1,000 live births
- Male: 35.48 deaths/1,000 live births
- Female: 32.99 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
- Total population: 65.81 years
- Male: 63.36 years
- Female: 68.39 years (2015 est.)
Total fertility rate
- 2.48 children born/woman (2015 est.)
Health expenditures
- 10.1% of GDP (2013)
Physicians density
- 0.38 physicians/1,000 population (2010)
Hospital bed density
- 1.3 beds/1,000 population (2011)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
- 40.1% (2014)
School life expectancy
- Total: 12 years
- Male: 11 years
- Female: 12 years (2008)
References
This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook. CIA.