What is median age in Kiribati?

Median age in Kiribati was 22.69 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Kiribati?

The highest recorded value was 22.69 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Kiribati?

The lowest recorded value was 16.37 years in 1969.

How does Kiribati rank for median age?

Kiribati ranks 176th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Kiribati?

Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Kiribati data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Median age in Kiribati

Name: Median age in Kiribati
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Kiribati: Median age was 22.69 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

22.69 years

Change on year

up 0.7%

World rank

176th

of 236 countries

All-time high

22.69 years

in 2023

All-time low

16.37 years

in 1969

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Kiribati, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age in Kiribati is 22.69 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Kiribati peaked at 22.69 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.37 years, in 1969.

Kiribati ranks 176th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	19.53 years	17.98 years	21.06 years	10
1960s	16.91 years	16.37 years	17.69 years	10
1970s	16.74 years	16.41 years	17.28 years	10
1980s	18.44 years	17.52 years	19.16 years	10
1990s	18.81 years	18.49 years	19.22 years	10
2000s	19.36 years	18.65 years	20.12 years	10
2010s	21.13 years	20.25 years	21.99 years	10
2020s	22.44 years	22.18 years	22.69 years	4

Countries ranked near Kiribati

173 Haiti 23.51 years compare
174 Botswana 22.88 years compare
175 Micronesia (country) 22.85 years compare
177 Guatemala 22.63 years compare
178 Papua New Guinea 22.34 years compare
179 Syria 22.25 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Kiribati

Number of child deaths per woman 0.1779 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 3.15 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 3.15 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 3.15 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.644 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.786 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance score 70.49 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 73.88 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.9729 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance estimate 1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Kiribati?: Median age in Kiribati was 22.69 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Kiribati?: The highest recorded value was 22.69 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Kiribati?: The lowest recorded value was 16.37 years in 1969.
How does Kiribati rank for median age?: Kiribati ranks 176th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Kiribati?: Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kiribati data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Median age
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.