| Population | 113,001 (July 2021 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: I-Kiribati (singular and plural) adjective: I-Kiribati |
| Ethnic groups | I-Kiribati 96.2%, I-Kiribati/mixed 1.8%, Tuvaluan 0.2%, other 1.8% (2015 est.) |
| Languages | I-Kiribati, English (official) |
| Religions | Roman Catholic 57.3%, Kiribati Uniting Church 31.3%, Mormon 5.3%, Baha'i 2.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.9%, other 2.1% (2015 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 28.47% (male 16,223/female 15,604) 15-24 years: 20.24% (male 11,171/female 11,459) 25-54 years: 40.05% (male 21,530/female 23,249) 55-64 years: 6.65% (male 3,350/female 4,084) 65 years and over: 4.59% (male 2,004/female 3,122) (2020 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 67 youth dependency ratio: 60 elderly dependency ratio: 7 potential support ratio: 14.2 (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 25.7 years male: 24.8 years female: 26.6 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 1.05% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 20.27 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 6.94 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -2.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Population distribution | consists of three achipelagos spread out over an area roughly the size of India; the eastern Line Islands and central Phoenix Islands are sparsely populated, but the western Gilbert Islands are some of the most densely settled places on earth, with the main island of South Tarawa boasting a population density similar to Tokyo or Hong Kong |
| Urbanization | urban population: 56.3% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 2.77% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 64,000 TARAWA (capital) (2018) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 0.93 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.82 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.64 male(s)/female total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 23.1 years (2009 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 |
| Maternal mortality rate | 92 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 33.66 deaths/1,000 live births male: 35.61 deaths/1,000 live births female: 31.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 67.59 years male: 65 years female: 70.3 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 2.23 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 33.5% (2018/19) |
| Drinking water source | improved: total: 71.6% of population unimproved: total: 28.4% of population (2017 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 12.1% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 0.2 physicians/1,000 population (2013) |
| Hospital bed density | 1.9 beds/1,000 population (2016) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: total: 61.1% of population unimproved: total: 38.9% of population (2017 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
| Major infectious diseases | degree of risk: high (2020) food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea vectorborne diseases: malaria |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 46% (2016) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 6.9% (2018/19) |
| Education expenditures | NA |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 12 years male: 11 years female: 12 years (2008) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
