Kiribati Population Pyramid 2027
Kiribati in 2027
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Kiribati at 140,399 in 2027. Compared with 2017, when the projection stands at 120,274, that represents growth of 16.7% over ten years.
The median age is projected at 24.1 years, with 54.3 children under 15 and 7.6 people aged 65 or over for every 100 people of working age (15–64). 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 | 140,399 | 24.1 | |
| Micronesia (Fed. States of) | 114,700 | 24.7 | |
| Guam | 171,339 | 32.8 |





