| Population | 111,796 (July 2020 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 | 1.09% (2020 est.) |
| Birth rate | 20.5 births/1,000 population (2020 est.) |
| Death rate | 6.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -2.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 55.6% of total population (2020) rate of urbanization: 3.19% annual rate of change (2015-20 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: 94.4 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 |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 29.2 deaths/1,000 live births male: 30.3 deaths/1,000 live births female: 27.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 67.5 years male: 65 years female: 70.2 years (2020 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 2.25 children born/woman (2020 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
| Drinking water source | improved: total: 71.6% of population unimproved: total: 28.4% of population (2017 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: total: 61.1% of population unimproved: total: 38.9% of population (2017 est.) |
| Major infectious diseases | degree of risk: high (2020) food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea vectorborne diseases: malaria |
| 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) |
| Education expenditures | NA |
| Maternal mortality rate | 92 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 14.9% (2009) |
| Health expenditures | 10.8% (2017) |
| Physicians density | 0.2 physicians/1,000 population (2013) |
| Hospital bed density | 1.9 beds/1,000 population (2016) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 46% (2016) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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