Kiribati Population Pyramid 1976
Kiribati in 1976
The population of Kiribati in 1976 was 60,662. That is 11.5% more than in 1966, when the population stood at 54,425.
The median age was 18.1 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 81.6 children under 15 and 7.2 people aged 65 or over. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
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 | 60,662 | 18.1 | |
| Micronesia (Fed. States of) | 69,049 | 16.0 | |
| Guam | 101,166 | 21.2 |





