Kiribati Population Pyramid 2016
Kiribati in 2016
The population of Kiribati in 2016 was 118,478. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 18.5%, up from 100,017 in 2006.
With a median age of 22.5 years, Kiribati had a youth dependency ratio of 57.2 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.1 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 | 118,478 | 22.5 | |
| Micronesia (Fed. States of) | 109,075 | 22.3 | |
| Guam | 164,234 | 31.0 |





