Kiribati
Population in Kiribati
Population in Kiribati: 37,850 people in 1950 and 132,500 people in 2023, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- 132,500 people
- Since 1950
- +94,650 people
- Rank, 2023
- 188 of 229
- counting from the highest
- World, 2023
- 8.09 billion people
- Projected, 2100
- 222,600 people
- UN projection (medium variant)
people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 222,600 people in 2100, between 72,420 people and 748,900 people (95% prediction interval).
- Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 17,880 people.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Kiribati | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 132,500 | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 130,500 | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 128,400 | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 126,100 | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 123,900 | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 122,100 | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 120,300 | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 118,500 | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 116,800 | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 115,300 | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 113,800 | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 112,300 | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 110,600 | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 108,700 | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 106,500 | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 104,200 | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 102,100 | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 100,000 | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 98,040 | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 96,090 | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 94,180 | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 92,260 | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 90,340 | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 88,610 | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 87,130 | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 85,660 | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 84,150 | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 82,620 | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 81,230 | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 80,020 | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 78,840 | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 77,640 | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 76,370 | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 74,850 | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 73,150 | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 71,430 | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 69,730 | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 68,060 | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 66,500 | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 65,230 | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 64,170 | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 63,130 | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 62,120 | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 61,150 | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 60,170 | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 59,860 | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 60,270 | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 60,660 | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 60,990 | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 61,220 | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 60,820 | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 59,780 | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 58,650 | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 57,510 | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 56,360 | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 55,530 | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 55,000 | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 54,430 | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 53,440 | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 52,090 | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 50,790 | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 49,540 | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 48,320 | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 47,160 | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 46,040 | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 44,990 | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 43,970 | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 42,990 | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 42,040 | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 41,130 | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 40,260 | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 39,430 | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 38,620 | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 37,850 | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 37,440 | – |
| 1948 | 37,140 | – |
| 1947 | 36,970 | – |
| 1946 | 36,790 | – |
| 1945 | 36,610 | – |
| 1944 | 36,440 | – |
| 1943 | 36,260 | – |
| 1942 | 36,090 | – |
| 1941 | 35,910 | – |
| 1940 | 35,740 | – |
| 1939 | 35,570 | – |
| 1938 | 35,400 | – |
| 1937 | 35,230 | – |
| 1936 | 35,060 | – |
| 1935 | 34,890 | – |
| 1934 | 34,720 | – |
| 1933 | 34,550 | – |
| 1932 | 34,390 | – |
| 1931 | 34,220 | – |
| 1930 | 34,060 | – |
| 1929 | 33,890 | – |
| 1928 | 33,730 | – |
| 1927 | 33,570 | – |
| 1926 | 33,410 | – |
| 1925 | 33,250 | – |
| 1924 | 33,090 | – |
| 1923 | 32,930 | – |
| 1922 | 32,770 | – |
| 1921 | 32,610 | – |
| 1920 | 32,460 | – |
| 1919 | 32,300 | – |
| 1918 | 32,140 | – |
| 1917 | 31,990 | – |
| 1916 | 31,780 | – |
| 1915 | 31,580 | – |
| 1914 | 31,380 | – |
| 1913 | 31,180 | – |
| 1912 | 30,980 | – |
| 1911 | 30,780 | – |
| 1910 | 30,580 | – |
| 1909 | 30,380 | – |
| 1908 | 30,190 | – |
| 1907 | 29,990 | – |
| 1906 | 29,800 | – |
| 1905 | 29,610 | – |
| 1904 | 29,420 | – |
| 1903 | 29,230 | – |
| 1902 | 29,040 | – |
| 1901 | 28,850 | – |
| 1900 | 28,660 | – |
| 1899 | 28,480 | – |
| 1898 | 28,300 | – |
| 1897 | 28,110 | – |
| 1896 | 27,930 | – |
| 1895 | 27,750 | – |
| 1894 | 27,570 | – |
| 1893 | 27,390 | – |
| 1892 | 27,210 | – |
| 1891 | 27,040 | – |
| 1890 | 26,860 | – |
| 1889 | 26,690 | – |
| 1888 | 26,520 | – |
| 1887 | 26,340 | – |
| 1886 | 26,170 | – |
| 1885 | 26,000 | – |
| 1884 | 25,830 | – |
| 1883 | 25,670 | – |
| 1882 | 25,500 | – |
| 1881 | 25,330 | – |
| 1880 | 25,170 | – |
| 1879 | 25,000 | – |
| 1878 | 24,840 | – |
| 1877 | 24,680 | – |
| 1876 | 24,520 | – |
| 1875 | 24,360 | – |
| 1874 | 24,200 | – |
| 1873 | 24,040 | – |
| 1872 | 23,880 | – |
| 1871 | 23,730 | – |
| 1870 | 23,570 | – |
| 1869 | 23,420 | – |
| 1868 | 23,260 | – |
| 1867 | 23,110 | – |
| 1866 | 22,960 | – |
| 1865 | 22,810 | – |
| 1864 | 22,660 | – |
| 1863 | 22,510 | – |
| 1862 | 22,360 | – |
| 1861 | 22,220 | – |
| 1860 | 22,070 | – |
| 1859 | 21,920 | – |
| 1858 | 21,780 | – |
| 1857 | 21,640 | – |
| 1856 | 21,490 | – |
| 1855 | 21,350 | – |
| 1854 | 21,210 | – |
| 1853 | 21,070 | – |
| 1852 | 20,930 | – |
| 1851 | 20,800 | – |
| 1850 | 20,660 | – |
| 1849 | 20,560 | – |
| 1848 | 20,460 | – |
| 1847 | 20,360 | – |
| 1846 | 20,260 | – |
| 1845 | 20,170 | – |
| 1844 | 20,070 | – |
| 1843 | 19,970 | – |
| 1842 | 19,880 | – |
| 1841 | 19,780 | – |
| 1840 | 19,690 | – |
| 1839 | 19,590 | – |
| 1838 | 19,500 | – |
| 1837 | 19,400 | – |
| 1836 | 19,310 | – |
| 1835 | 19,220 | – |
| 1834 | 19,120 | – |
| 1833 | 19,030 | – |
| 1832 | 18,940 | – |
| 1831 | 18,850 | – |
| 1830 | 18,760 | – |
| 1829 | 18,670 | – |
| 1828 | 18,580 | – |
| 1827 | 18,490 | – |
| 1826 | 18,400 | – |
| 1825 | 18,310 | – |
| 1824 | 18,220 | – |
| 1823 | 18,140 | – |
| 1822 | 18,050 | – |
| 1821 | 17,980 | – |
| 1820 | 17,930 | – |
| 1819 | 17,890 | – |
| 1818 | 17,880 | – |
| 1817 | 17,880 | – |
| 1816 | 17,880 | – |
| 1815 | 17,880 | – |
| 1814 | 17,880 | – |
| 1813 | 17,880 | – |
| 1812 | 17,880 | – |
| 1811 | 17,880 | – |
| 1810 | 17,880 | – |
| 1809 | 17,880 | – |
| 1808 | 17,880 | – |
| 1807 | 17,880 | – |
| 1806 | 17,880 | – |
| 1805 | 17,880 | – |
| 1804 | 17,880 | – |
| 1803 | 17,880 | – |
| 1802 | 17,880 | – |
| 1801 | 17,880 | – |
| 1800 | 17,880 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Kiribati | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 134,500133,800–135,200 | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 136,500134,300–138,600 | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 138,400134,500–142,300 | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 140,400134,600–146,100 | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 142,300134,600–150,100 | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 144,200134,500–154,300 | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 146,100134,400–158,800 | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 148,000134,200–163,500 | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 149,900133,700–168,200 | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 151,800133,300–173,100 | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 153,600132,800–178,300 | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 155,400132,300–183,500 | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 157,300131,600–189,100 | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 159,200130,800–195,100 | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 161,000130,300–200,300 | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 162,900129,800–205,700 | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 164,700129,300–210,800 | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 166,500128,500–215,400 | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 168,300128,000–220,600 | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 170,200127,700–226,300 | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 172,000127,200–232,400 | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 173,800126,900–238,700 | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 175,600126,400–244,800 | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 177,400125,900–252,300 | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 179,100125,500–260,300 | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 180,900124,800–267,600 | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 182,600123,900–274,600 | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 184,300123,000–281,800 | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 185,900121,800–289,400 | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 187,400120,200–296,300 | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 188,900119,100–303,700 | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 190,400119,300–312,700 | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 191,900118,800–320,900 | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 193,400117,600–326,900 | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 194,800116,700–334,500 | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 196,200115,900–344,400 | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 197,500115,500–352,800 | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 198,800114,200–360,800 | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 199,900111,900–369,400 | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 201,100110,500–376,700 | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 202,300109,100–383,600 | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 203,400107,200–391,500 | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 204,500106,100–399,100 | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 205,600105,900–408,200 | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 206,600105,100–418,100 | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 207,600103,500–425,300 | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 208,500102,500–433,400 | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 209,400101,600–441,400 | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 210,200100,700–449,800 | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 211,000100,300–461,200 | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 211,80098,940–471,300 | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 212,60096,370–478,700 | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 213,40093,790–489,000 | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 214,10092,770–498,900 | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 214,80093,470–508,000 | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 215,40094,090–518,000 | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 216,10093,300–527,200 | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 216,70092,460–539,700 | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 217,30091,730–552,200 | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 217,90090,760–561,800 | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 218,50090,920–570,900 | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 219,00090,870–580,100 | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 219,50090,610–589,800 | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 219,90089,870–600,600 | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 220,40088,210–611,500 | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 220,80087,380–622,800 | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 221,20086,670–633,400 | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 221,50085,000–644,600 | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 221,80083,650–655,500 | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 222,10082,670–665,900 | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 222,30081,770–681,300 | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 222,40080,800–698,600 | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 222,50078,980–713,200 | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 222,60077,390–725,400 | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 222,60075,500–735,200 | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 222,60073,550–739,600 | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 222,60072,420–748,900 | 10.2 billion |
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
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