What is population growth rate in Kiribati?

Population growth rate in Kiribati was 1.5% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Kiribati?

The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 1965.

What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Kiribati?

The lowest recorded value was -0.7% in 1977.

How does Kiribati rank for population growth rate?

Kiribati ranks 78th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is population growth rate rising or falling in Kiribati?

Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

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 Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population growth rate in Kiribati

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

Kiribati: Population growth rate was 1.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

1.5%

Change on year

down 7.9%

World rank

78th

of 236 countries

All-time high

2.6%

in 1965

All-time low

-0.7%

in 1977

Years of data

1950–2023

Population growth rate in Kiribati, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, population growth rate in Kiribati stood at 1.5%.

That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population growth rate in Kiribati peaked at 2.6% in 1965 and was at its lowest, -0.7%, in 1977.

Kiribati ranks 78th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	2.2%	2.0%	2.4%	10
1960s	2.0%	0.9%	2.6%	10
1970s	0.6%	-0.7%	2.0%	10
1980s	2.0%	1.6%	2.5%	10
1990s	1.7%	1.5%	2.2%	10
2000s	2.0%	1.7%	2.1%	10
2010s	1.5%	1.3%	2.0%	10
2020s	1.7%	1.5%	2.0%	4

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Frequently asked questions

What is population growth rate in Kiribati?: Population growth rate in Kiribati was 1.5% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Kiribati?: The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 1965.
What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Kiribati?: The lowest recorded value was -0.7% in 1977.
How does Kiribati rank for population growth rate?: Kiribati ranks 78th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is population growth rate rising or falling in Kiribati?: Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population growth rate
Unit: %
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 annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.