Population: 77,853 (July 1994 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.99% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 31.64 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 12.31 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: 0.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 98.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 54.16 years
male: 52.56 years
female: 55.78 years (1994 est.)

Total fertility rate: 3.77 children born/woman (1994 est.)

Nationality:
noun: I-Kiribati (singular and plural)
adjective: I-Kiribati

Ethnic divisions: Micronesian

Religions: Roman Catholic 52.6%, Protestant (Congregational) 40.9%, Seventh-Day Adventist, Baha'i, Church of God, Mormon 6% (1985)

Languages: English (official), Gilbertese

Literacy:
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Labor force: 7,870 economically active, not including subsistence farmers (1985 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Kiribati on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Kiribati People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Kiribati People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.