Kiribati Demographics Profile 2009

Population

112,850 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 37.6% (male 21,488/female 20,899)
15-64 years: 59% (male 32,871/female 33,690)
65 years and over: 3.5% (male 1,656/female 2,246) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 20.8 years
male: 20.3 years
female: 21.3 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

2.235% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

30.2 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

7.85 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

NA (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 44% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1.8% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.74 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 43.48 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 48.35 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 38.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 63.22 years
male: 60.14 years
female: 66.45 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

4.04 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths

NA

Nationality

noun: I-Kiribati (singular and plural)
adjective: I-Kiribati

Ethnic groups

Micronesian 98.8%, other 1.2% (2000 census)

Religions

Roman Catholic 52%, Protestant (Congregational) 40%, other (includes Seventh-Day Adventist, Muslim, Baha'i, Latter-day Saints, Church of God) 8% (1999)

Languages

I-Kiribati, English (official)

Literacy

NA

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 13 years (2005)

Education expenditures

17.8% of GDP (2002)