Kiribati
Population 2026
138,456
Overview
- Yearly change
- +1.43%
- Density
- 171 per km²
- Land area
- 811 km²
- Capital
- Tarawa
- Currency
- Dollar (AUD)
- Official languages
- EN-KI, GIL
- Urban population
- 63.4%
- Continent
- OC
Demographics
- Births
- 3,3702026
- Deaths
- 9822026
- Birth rate
- 25.3per 1,000
- Death rate
- 7.1per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 3.12
- Life expectancy
- 66.6At birth, years
- Median age
- 23.0
- Net migration
- -462
Age distribution
- 0–1434.4%
- 15–6461.3%
- 65+4.4%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $349M
- GDP per capita
- $2.6K
- GDP growth
- +4.2%
- Inflation
- 6.5%
- Unemployment
- —
- Exports
- $15.5M
- Imports
- $335M
- Tourism receipts
- 17.6%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture23.2%
- Industry11.8%
- Manufacturing4.2%
- Services70.3%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TarawaGilbert Islands | 40,3112025 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 138,456 | 3.4K | 982 |
| 2020 | 126,110 | 3.4K | 954 |
| 2010 | 108,717 | 3.4K | 748 |
| 2000 | 88,632 | 2.8K | 631 |
| 1990 | 74,872 | 2.8K | 696 |
| 1980 | 61,170 | 2.3K | 684 |
| 1970 | 57,530 | 2.2K | 800 |
| 1960 | 47,177 | 2.1K | 914 |
| 1950 | 37,871 | 1.6K | 880 |