Kiribati People - 2022
SOURCE: 2022 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
Population
114,189 (2022 est.)
Nationality
noun: I-Kiribati (singular and plural)
adjective: Kiribati
Ethnic groups
I-Kiribati 95.78%, I-Kiribati/mixed 3.8%, Tuvaluan 0.2%, other 1.7% (2020 est.)
Languages
Gilbertese, English (official)
Religions
Roman Catholic 58.9%, Kiribati Uniting Church 21.2%, Kiribati Protestant Church 8.4%, Church of Jesus Christ 5.6%, Seventh Day Adventist 2.1%, Baha'i 2.1%, other 1.7% (2020 est.)
Age structure
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: 66.4
youth dependency ratio: 60.2
elderly dependency ratio: 6.2
potential support ratio: 16.1 (2021 est.)
Median age
total: 25.7 years
male: 24.8 years
female: 26.6 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate
1.04% (2022 est.)
Birth rate
20.12 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate
6.92 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
-2.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 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: 57.8% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 2.77% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
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: 0.98 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 0.92 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.82 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.46 male(s)/female
total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth
23.1 years (2009 est.)
note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-29
Maternal mortality ratio
92 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 32.93 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 34.88 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 30.87 deaths/1,000 live births (2022 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 67.9 years
male: 65.3 years
female: 70.64 years (2022 est.)
Total fertility rate
2.2 children born/woman (2022 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
33.5% (2018/19)
Drinking water source
improved: urban: 97.2% of population
rural: 63.1% of population
total: 82% of population
unimproved: urban: 2.8% of population
rural: 36.9% of population
total: 18% of population (2020 est.)
Current health expenditure
10.3% of GDP (2019)
Physicians density
0.2 physicians/1,000 population (2013)
Hospital bed density
1.9 beds/1,000 population (2016)
Sanitation facility access
improved: urban: 75.4% of population
rural: 45.4% of population
total: 62.1% of population
unimproved: urban: 24.6% of population
rural: 54.6% of population
total: 37.9% of population (2020 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
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)
Alcohol consumption per capita
total: 0.43 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
beer: 0.26 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits: 0.17 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Tobacco use
total: 40.6% (2020 est.)
male: 53.9% (2020 est.)
female: 27.3% (2020 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
6.9% (2018/19)
Child marriage
women married by age 15: 2.4%
women married by age 18: 18.4%
men married by age 18: 8.6% (2019 est.)
Education expenditures
12.4% of GDP (2019 est.)
Literacy
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
total: 22.5%
male: 21.2%
female: 24.6% (2019 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding Kiribati on this page is re-published from the 2022 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Kiribati 2022 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Kiribati 2022 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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