🇰🇮 Kiribati Population 2026

As of 2026, the population of Kiribati is 138,445, ranking #193 in the world (0.00% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 1.41% per year. The biggest city is Tarawa with 40,311 inhabitants.

Live estimate

138,488

Growth rate

1.41%

Density

191

people / km² (494 / mi²)

Median age

23.0

Fertility rate

3.06

births per woman

Life expectancy

66.9

years

Kiribati population 1950–2100

Population of Kiribati, 1950–2100 — solid: UN estimates, dashed: UN medium-variant projection.

By 2050, the population of Kiribati is projected to reach 182,621, and 222,645 by 2100. The population is expected to peak in 2099 at 222,649, then decline.

Kiribati population by year

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2026	138,445	1.41%	190.7	23.0
2025	136,488	1.44%	188.0	22.9
2024	134,518	1.47%	185.3	22.8
2023	132,530	1.50%	182.5	22.7
2022	130,469	1.63%	179.7	22.5
2021	128,377	1.60%	176.8	22.4
2020	126,099	1.99%	173.7	22.2
2019	123,920	1.50%	170.7	22.0
2018	122,084	1.49%	168.2	21.8
2017	120,274	1.49%	165.7	21.6
2016	118,478	1.52%	163.2	21.5
2015	116,815	1.31%	160.9	21.3
2014	115,326	1.25%	158.9	21.0
2013	113,838	1.34%	156.8	20.8
2012	112,284	1.41%	154.7	20.6
2011	110,647	1.53%	152.4	20.4
2010	108,704	2.02%	149.7	20.3
2009	106,467	2.14%	146.6	20.1
2008	104,222	2.12%	143.6	20.0
2007	102,068	2.06%	140.6	19.8
2006	100,018	2.00%	137.8	19.6
2005	98,036	2.00%	135.0	19.5
2004	96,085	2.02%	132.3	19.3
2003	94,175	2.00%	129.7	19.1
2002	92,264	2.10%	127.1	18.9
2001	90,335	2.12%	124.4	18.8
2000	88,613	1.72%	122.1	18.7
1999	87,126	1.66%	120.0	18.5
1998	85,658	1.74%	118.0	18.5
1997	84,147	1.82%	115.9	18.5
1996	82,622	1.84%	113.8	18.6
1995	81,234	1.55%	111.9	18.7
1994	80,021	1.46%	110.2	18.8
1993	78,841	1.51%	108.6	19.0
1992	77,641	1.56%	106.9	19.1
1991	76,366	1.76%	105.2	19.2
1990	74,854	2.25%	103.1	19.2
1989	73,147	2.37%	100.8	19.2
1988	71,426	2.40%	98.4	19.1
1987	69,732	2.40%	96.1	18.9
1986	68,060	2.45%	93.7	18.8
1985	66,496	2.19%	91.6	18.6
1984	65,228	1.66%	89.8	18.4
1983	64,169	1.61%	88.4	18.2
1982	63,134	1.64%	87.0	18.0
1981	62,121	1.59%	85.6	17.7
1980	61,148	1.56%	84.2	17.5
1979	60,172	1.65%	82.9	17.3
1978	59,864	-0.64%	82.5	17.1
1977	60,267	-0.70%	83.0	17.0
1976	60,661	-0.60%	83.6	16.8
1975	60,987	-0.47%	84.0	16.7
1974	61,219	-0.29%	84.3	16.6
1973	60,824	1.60%	83.8	16.6
1972	59,778	1.87%	82.3	16.5
1971	58,652	1.93%	80.8	16.5
1970	57,510	2.00%	79.2	16.4
1969	56,360	2.04%	77.6	16.4
1968	55,529	0.93%	76.5	16.4
1967	54,996	1.00%	75.8	16.6
1966	54,425	1.08%	75.0	16.7
1965	53,439	2.59%	73.6	16.8
1964	52,088	2.53%	71.7	16.9
1963	50,792	2.51%	70.0	17.0
1962	49,538	2.49%	68.2	17.2
1961	48,323	2.48%	66.6	17.4
1960	47,157	2.41%	65.0	17.7
1959	46,044	2.37%	63.4	18.0
1958	44,986	2.27%	62.0	18.3
1957	43,974	2.28%	60.6	18.6
1956	42,991	2.25%	59.2	19.0
1955	42,041	2.22%	57.9	19.4
1954	41,132	2.14%	56.7	19.7
1953	40,264	2.12%	55.5	20.1
1952	39,426	2.08%	54.3	20.4
1951	38,622	2.04%	53.2	20.7
1950	37,846	2.02%	52.1	21.1

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2027	140,399	1.39%	193.4	23.1
2028	142,326	1.33%	196.0	23.1
2029	144,227	1.32%	198.7	23.2
2030	146,126	1.29%	201.3	23.3
2031	148,024	1.28%	203.9	23.4
2032	149,907	1.24%	206.5	23.5
2033	151,763	1.22%	209.0	23.7
2034	153,599	1.19%	211.6	23.9
2035	155,440	1.20%	214.1	24.2
2036	157,310	1.20%	216.7	24.4
2037	159,186	1.17%	219.3	24.7
2038	161,045	1.15%	221.8	24.9
2039	162,889	1.13%	224.4	25.2
2040	164,700	1.08%	226.9	25.4
2041	166,500	1.09%	229.3	25.6
2042	168,326	1.09%	231.9	25.8
2043	170,175	1.09%	234.4	26.1
2044	172,009	1.05%	236.9	26.3
2045	173,812	1.04%	239.4	26.5
2046	175,618	1.03%	241.9	26.7
2047	177,388	0.98%	244.3	26.9
2048	179,148	1.00%	246.8	27.2
2049	180,911	0.96%	249.2	27.4
2050	182,621	0.92%	251.5	27.6
2051	184,260	0.86%	253.8	27.9
2052	185,862	0.87%	256.0	28.1
2053	187,422	0.81%	258.2	28.3
2054	188,938	0.81%	260.2	28.5
2055	190,441	0.78%	262.3	28.7
2056	191,925	0.77%	264.4	28.9
2057	193,388	0.75%	266.4	29.1
2058	194,809	0.72%	268.3	29.3
2059	196,193	0.70%	270.2	29.5
2060	197,513	0.64%	272.1	29.6
2061	198,756	0.61%	273.8	29.8
2062	199,944	0.58%	275.4	30.0
2063	201,118	0.59%	277.0	30.2
2064	202,276	0.56%	278.6	30.4
2065	203,402	0.55%	280.2	30.6
2066	204,492	0.52%	281.7	30.7
2067	205,554	0.52%	283.1	30.9
2068	206,592	0.49%	284.6	31.1
2069	207,553	0.44%	285.9	31.3
2070	208,468	0.44%	287.1	31.5
2071	209,365	0.42%	288.4	31.7
2072	210,218	0.39%	289.6	31.9
2073	211,034	0.38%	290.7	32.0
2074	211,839	0.38%	291.8	32.2
2075	212,626	0.36%	292.9	32.4
2076	213,381	0.34%	293.9	32.6
2077	214,082	0.31%	294.9	32.8
2078	214,758	0.32%	295.8	33.0
2079	215,440	0.31%	296.7	33.2
2080	216,097	0.30%	297.7	33.3
2081	216,717	0.28%	298.5	33.5
2082	217,314	0.27%	299.3	33.7
2083	217,899	0.27%	300.1	33.9
2084	218,460	0.25%	300.9	34.1
2085	218,987	0.23%	301.6	34.3
2086	219,476	0.21%	302.3	34.5
2087	219,946	0.21%	303.0	34.7
2088	220,390	0.19%	303.6	34.8
2089	220,781	0.17%	304.1	35.0
2090	221,156	0.17%	304.6	35.2
2091	221,524	0.16%	305.1	35.3
2092	221,832	0.12%	305.6	35.5
2093	222,069	0.10%	305.9	35.7
2094	222,268	0.08%	306.2	35.8
2095	222,420	0.05%	306.4	36.0
2096	222,523	0.04%	306.5	36.2
2097	222,594	0.02%	306.6	36.3
2098	222,634	0.01%	306.7	36.5
2099	222,649	0.00%	306.7	36.6
2100	222,645	-0.01%	306.7	36.8

Biggest cities in Kiribati

#	City	Region	Population
1	Tarawa capital	Gilbert Islands	40,311

FAQ

What is the population of Kiribati in 2026?

The population of Kiribati is 138,445 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).

What is the biggest city in Kiribati?

Tarawa is the biggest city in Kiribati with 40,311 inhabitants; the capital is South Tarawa.

Is the population of Kiribati growing or shrinking?

The population of Kiribati is growing at 1.41% per year, and is projected to peak in 2099 at 222,649.

Sources

Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-07.

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