Kiribati Population Pyramid 1998
Kiribati in 1998
The population of Kiribati in 1998 was 85,658. A decade earlier, in 1988, the population was 71,426; it has grown by 19.9% since.
With a median age of 19.6 years, Kiribati had a youth dependency ratio of 73.2 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.2 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 85,658 | 19.6 | |
| Micronesia (Fed. States of) | 111,378 | 18.6 | |
| Guam | 156,237 | 27.0 |





