Kiribati Population Pyramid 1965
Kiribati in 1965
In 1965, Kiribati had a total population of 53,439 people. A decade earlier, in 1955, the population was 42,041; it has grown by 27.1% since.
The median age was 18.0 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 84.7 children under 15 and 8.1 people aged 65 or over. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Kiribati had on average 3.15 children, above the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 66.5 years on average (68.2 years for girls, 64.6 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
762 immigrants live in Kiribati, 0.6% of the population.
| Fiji | 561 |
| Australia | 91 |
| New Zealand | 59 |
| United States of America | 44 |
| United Kingdom | 7 |
5,687 people born in Kiribati live in other countries.
| New Zealand | 3,015 |
| Australia | 1,585 |
| Fiji | 808 |
| Solomon Islands | 253 |
| Samoa | 10 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiribati | 53,439 | 18.0 | |
| Micronesia (Fed. States of) | 50,684 | 16.7 | |
| Guam | 78,932 | 19.2 |





