Demographics of Kiribati

Demographics of Kiribati
Population 103,058 (2010)

This article is about the demographic features of the population of Kiribati, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1921 3,122    
1931 29,751+852.9%
1947 31,513+5.9%
1963 43,336+37.5%
1973 51,926+19.8%
1978 56,213+8.3%
1985 63,883+13.6%
1990 72,335+13.2%
1995 77,658+7.4%
2000 84,494+8.8%
2005 92,533+9.5%
2010 103,058+11.4%
Source: [1][2]

Geographic locations

 
Largest villages in Kiribati
2010 Kiribati Census[3]
Rank Name Island Pop.

Betio

Bikenibeu
1 Betio Betio 15,755
Teaoraereke

Bairiki
2 Bikenibeu South Tarawa 6,568
3 Teaoraereke South Tarawa 4,171
4 Bairiki South Tarawa 3,524
5 Temwaiku South Tarawa 3,135
6 Eita South Tarawa 3,061
7 Bonriki South Tarawa 2,355
8 Tabwakea Kiritimati 2,311
9 Ambo, Kiribati South Tarawa 2,200
10 Causeway South Tarawa 2,054

CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.

Nationality

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

Ethnic groups

Micronesian 99.1% (2000 census)

Religions

Roman Catholic 55%, Protestant (Congregational) 40%, other: Seventh-day Adventist, Muslim, Bahá'í, Church of God, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1999) - see Religion in Kiribati

Languages

English (official) and Gilbertese (common language).

Population

114,000 (2016 est.)

Age structure

Median age

Population growth rate

1.21% (2015 est.)

The population grew by 78% from 52,000 in 1973 to 93,000 in 2005,[4] an annual average growth rate of 1.8%.

Birth rate

22.18 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)

Death rate

7.24 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)

Net migration rate

-2.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.)

Urbanization

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15–64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

Maternal mortality rate

9.0 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)

Infant mortality rate

total: 36.50 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 37.74 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 35.21 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 65.11 years
male: 62.70 years
female: 67.64 years (2013 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.63 children born/woman (2013 est.)

Health expenditures

11.3% of GDP (2010)

Physicians density

0.3 physicians/1,000 population (2006)

Hospital bed density

1.4 beds/1,000 population (2010)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

46% (2008)

Education expenditures

11.6% of GDP (2002)

Literacy


definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%

References

  1. http://www.spc.int/prism/country/ki/stats/CensusSurveys/popchart.htm
  2. http://www.mfed.gov.ki/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Census-Report-2010-Volume-1.pdf
  3. Kiribati National Statistics Office 2010, pp. 34–50
  4. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2002.html

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