Kiribati People 2021, CIA World Factbook

113,001 (July 2021 est.)

Nationality

noun: I-Kiribati (singular and plural)

adjective: I-Kiribati

Ethnic groups

I-Kiribati 96.2%, I-Kiribati/mixed 1.8%, Tuvaluan 0.2%, other 1.8% (2015 est.)

Religions

Roman Catholic 57.3%, Kiribati Uniting Church 31.3%, Mormon 5.3%, Baha'i 2.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.9%, other 2.1% (2015 est.)

0-14 years: 28.47% (male 16,223/female 15,604)

15-24 years: 20.24% (male 11,171/female 11,459)

25-54 years: 40.05% (male 21,530/female 23,249)

55-64 years: 6.65% (male 3,350/female 4,084)

65 years and over: 4.59% (male 2,004/female 3,122) (2020 est.)

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 67

youth dependency ratio: 60

elderly dependency ratio: 7

potential support ratio: 14.2 (2020 est.)

Median age

total: 25.7 years

male: 24.8 years

female: 26.6 years (2020 est.)

Population growth rate

1.05% (2021 est.)

Birth rate

20.27 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Death rate

6.94 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Net migration rate

-2.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Population distribution

consists of three achipelagos spread out over an area roughly the size of India; the eastern Line Islands and central Phoenix Islands are sparsely populated, but the western Gilbert Islands are some of the most densely settled places on earth, with the main island of South Tarawa boasting a population density similar to Tokyo or Hong Kong

Urbanization

urban population: 56.3% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 2.77% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030

Major urban areas - population

64,000 TARAWA (capital) (2018)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 0.97 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 0.93 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.82 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.64 male(s)/female

total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2020 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

23.1 years (2009 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29

Maternal mortality rate

92 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 33.66 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 35.61 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 31.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 67.59 years

male: 65 years

female: 70.3 years (2021 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.23 children born/woman (2021 est.)

Drinking water source

improved: total: 71.6% of population

unimproved: total: 28.4% of population (2017 est.)

Current Health Expenditure

12.1% (2018)

Physicians density

0.2 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

Hospital bed density

1.9 beds/1,000 population (2016)

Sanitation facility access

improved: total: 61.1% of population

unimproved: total: 38.9% of population (2017 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

N/A

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

N/A

HIV/AIDS - deaths

N/A

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: high (2020)

food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea

vectorborne diseases: malaria

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

46% (2016)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

6.9% (2018/19)

Education expenditures

N/A

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 12 years

male: 11 years

female: 12 years (2008)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

total: 17.1%

male: 22.2%

female: 7.4% (2015 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

33.5% (2018/19)

NOTE: The information regarding Kiribati on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Kiribati 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Kiribati 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.

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