| Population | 108,145 (July 2017 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 29.68% (male 16,360/female 15,734) 15-24 years: 21.07% (male 11,282/female 11,503) 25-54 years: 38.98% (male 20,300/female 21,860) 55-64 years: 6.04% (male 2,942/female 3,590) 65 years and over: 4.23% (male 1,802/female 2,772) (2017 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 63 youth dependency ratio: 57 elderly dependency ratio: 6 potential support ratio: 16.6 (2015 est.) |
| Median age | total: 24.6 years male: 23.8 years female: 25.5 years (2017 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 1.13% (2017 est.) |
| Birth rate | 21.2 births/1,000 population (2017 est.) |
| Death rate | 7 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -2.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 44.6% of total population (2017) rate of urbanization: 1.9% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.) |
| Major cities - population | TARAWA (capital) 46,000 (2014) |
| 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: 0.82 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.65 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2016 est.) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 23.1 years note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2009 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 32.1 deaths/1,000 live births male: 33.3 deaths/1,000 live births female: 30.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 66.5 years male: 64 years female: 69.1 years (2017 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 2.39 children born/woman (2017 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 22.3% (2009) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 87.3% of population rural: 50.6% of population total: 66.9% of population unimproved: urban: 12.7% of population rural: 49.4% of population total: 33.1% of population (2015 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 51.2% of population rural: 30.6% of population total: 39.7% of population unimproved: urban: 48.8% of population rural: 69.4% of population total: 60.3% of population (2015 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.) |
| 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.) |
| Languages | I-Kiribati, English (official) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 12 years male: 11 years female: 12 years (2008) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 90 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 14.9% (2009) |
| Health expenditures | 10.2% of GDP (2014) |
| Physicians density | 0.2 physicians/1,000 population (2013) |
| Hospital bed density | 1.3 beds/1,000 population (2011) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 46% (2016) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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