Communications: Broadband - fixed subscriptions: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
(2023 est.) less than 1
Communications: Broadband - fixed subscriptions: total
0 (2023 est.)
Communications: Broadcast media
multi-channel TV packages provide access to Australian and US stations; 1 government-operated radio station broadcasts on AM, FM, and shortwave (2017)
Communications: Internet country code
.ki
Communications: Internet users: percent of population
89.44% (2024 est.)
Communications: Telephones - fixed lines: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
(2023 est.) less than 1
Communications: Telephones - fixed lines: total subscriptions
0 (2023 est.)
Communications: Telephones - mobile cellular: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
49 (2022 est.)
Communications: Telephones - mobile cellular: total subscriptions
70,000 (2023 est.)
Economy: Agricultural products
coconuts, bananas, vegetables, taro, tropical fruits, pork, chicken, nuts, eggs, pork offal (2023)
Economy: Budget: expenditures
$264.736 million (2023 est.)
Economy: Budget: revenues
$260.557 million (2023 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2013
-$10.1 million (2013 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2014
$56.0 million (2014 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2015
$56.2 million (2015 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2016
$19.2 million (2016 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2017
$70.5 million (2017 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2018
$76.9 million (2018 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2019
$86.8 million (2019 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2020
$71.3 million (2020 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2021
$20.251 million (2021 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2022
-$32.523 million (2022 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2023
-$5.117 million (2023 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2024
-$59.5 million (2024 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates
1.5154 (2024 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Currency
Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar -
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2013
1.0358 (2013 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2014
1.1094 (2014 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2015
1.3311 (2015 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2016
1.3452 (2016 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2017
1.3048 (2017 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2018
1.3384 (2018 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2019
1.4385 (2019 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2020
1.4531 (2020 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2021
1.3312 (2021 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2022
1.4417 (2022 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2023
1.5052 (2023 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2024
1.5154 (2024 est.)
Economy: Exports - commodities
fish, coconut oil (2023)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2011
$25.8 million (2011 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2014
$24.1 million (2014 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2015
$26.7 million (2015 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2016
$34.3 million (2016 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2017
$29.5 million (2017 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2018
$21.1 million (2018 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2019
$32.5 million (2019 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2020
$23.0 million (2020 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2021
$10.754 million (2021 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2022
$20.58 million (2022 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2023
$17.099 million (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: exports of goods and services
7.6% (2022 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: government consumption
61.7% (2022 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: household consumption
101.2% (2022 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: imports of goods and services
-100.5% (2022 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: investment in fixed capital
19.1% (2022 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: investment in inventories
1.3% (2022 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: agriculture
27.8% (2022 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: industry
9.9% (2022 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: services
65.7% (2022 est.)
Economy: GDP - per capita (PPP)
$3,702 (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP (official exchange rate)
$307.863 million (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP (purchasing power parity) - real
$498.0 million (2024 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2019
27.8 (2019 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2023
24.7 (2023 est.)
Economy: Household income or consumption by percentage share: highest 10%
22.8% (2019 est.)
Economy: Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%
4% (2019 est.)
Economy: Imports - commodities
ships, centrifuges, refined petroleum, rice, raw sugar (2023)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2010
$122.7 million (2010 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2015
$183.8 million (2015 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2016
$195.4 million (2016 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2017
$194.6 million (2017 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2018
$173.5 million (2018 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2019
$180.8 million (2019 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2020
$150.2 million (2020 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2021
$201.984 million (2021 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2022
$272.004 million (2022 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2023
$293.624 million (2023 est.)
Economy: Industrial production growth rate
-6.2% (2022 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2015
0.57% (2015 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2016
1.92% (2016 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2017
0.36% (2017 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2018
0.56% (2018 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2019
-1.81% (2019 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2020
2.55% (2020 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2021
2.05% (2021 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022
5.35% (2022 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023
9.28% (2023 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024
2.46% (2024 est.)
Economy: Population below poverty line
21.9% (2019 est.)
Economy: Public debt: Public debt 2016
22.9% of GDP (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2014
$240.4 million (2014 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2015
$269.9 million (2015 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2016
$291.8 million (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2017
$308.2 million (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2019
$342.4 million (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2020
$341.8 million (2020 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021
$387.8 million (2021 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022
$405.468 million (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023
$416.221 million (2023 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024
$438.143 million (2024 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2015
11.27% (2015 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2016
7.09% (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2017
3.75% (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2018
3.48% (2018 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2019
3.26% (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2020
-1.47% (2020 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2021
8.48% (2021 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2022
4.57% (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2023
2.65% (2023 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2024
5.27% (2024 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2014
$2,084 (2014 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2015
$2,311 (2015 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2016
$2,463 (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2017
$2,562 (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2019
$2,763 (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2020
$2,711 (2020 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2021
$3,020 (2021 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2022
$3,329 (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2023
$3,486 (2023 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2013
$17.3 million (2013 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2014
$16.4 million (2014 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2015
$14.0 million (2015 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2020
$14.9 million (2020 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2021
4.7% of GDP (2021 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2022
10.4% of GDP (2022 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2023
4% of GDP (2023 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2024
$14.7 million (2024 est.)
Economy: Taxes and other revenues
17.7% (of GDP) (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity access: electrification - rural areas
94.3% (2020 est.)
Energy: Electricity access: electrification - total population
94.4% (2022 est.)
Energy: Electricity access: electrification - urban areas
86%
Energy: Electricity generation sources: fossil fuels
81.5% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: solar
18.5% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: consumption
27.388 million kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: installed generating capacity
12,000 kW (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: transmission/distribution losses
5 million kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Energy consumption per capita: Total energy consumption per capita 2023
8.578 million Btu/person (2023 est.)
Energy: Petroleum: refined petroleum consumption
500 bbl/day (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: from petroleum and other liquids
81,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: total emissions
81,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Climate
tropical; marine, hot and humid, moderated by trade winds
Environment: Environmental issues
heavy pollution in lagoon of south Tarawa atoll due to overcrowding mixed with traditional practices such as lagoon latrines and open-pit dumping; coastal erosion
Environment: International environmental agreements: party to
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
Environment: International environmental agreements: signed, but not ratified
none of the selected agreements
Environment: Land use: agricultural land
42% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 2.5% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 39.5% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 0% (2022 est.)
Environment: Land use: forest
1.3% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: other
56.7% (2023 est.)
Environment: Particulate matter emissions
8 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Environment: Urbanization: rate of urbanization
2.77% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Environment: Urbanization: urban population
62.46% (2024 est.)
Environment: Waste and recycling: municipal solid waste generated annually
35,700 tons (2024 est.)
Environment: Waste and recycling: percent of municipal solid waste recycled
15.4% (2022 est.)
Geography: Area - comparative
four times the size of Washington, D.C.
Geography: Area: land
811 sq km
Geography: Area: water
0 sq km
Geography: Coastline
1,143 km
Geography: Elevation: highest point
unnamed elevation on Banaba 81 m
Geography: Elevation: lowest point
Pacific Ocean 0 m
Geography: Elevation: mean elevation
2 m
Geography: Geographic coordinates
1 25 N, 173 00 E
Geography: Geography - note
21 of the 33 islands are inhabited; Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean -- the others are Makatea in French Polynesia, and Nauru; Kiribati is the only country in the world to fall into all four hemispheres (northern, southern, eastern, and western)
Geography: Irrigated land
0 sq km (2022)
Geography: Land boundaries: total
0 km
Geography: Land use: agricultural land
42% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 2.5% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 39.5% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 0% (2022 est.)
Geography: Land use: forest
1.3% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: other
56.7% (2023 est.)
Geography: Map references
Oceania
Geography: Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone
200 nm
Geography: Maritime claims: territorial sea
12 nm
Geography: Natural hazards
typhoons can occur any time, but usually November to March; occasional tornadoes; low level of some of the islands make them sensitive to changes in sea level
Geography: Population distribution
consists of three archipelagos spread out over an area roughly the size of India; the eastern Line Islands and central Phoenix Islands are sparsely populated, but the western Gilbert Islands are some of the most densely settled places on earth, with the main island of South Tarawa boasting a population density similar to Tokyo or Hong Kong
Geography: Terrain
mostly low-lying coral atolls surrounded by extensive reefs
Government: Administrative divisions
3 geographical units: Gilbert Islands, Line Islands, Phoenix Islands; there are no first-order administrative divisions, but the 6 districts are Banaba, Central Gilberts, Line Islands, Northern Gilberts, Southern Gilberts, Tarawa, with 21 island councils on Abaiang, Abemama, Aranuka, Arorae, Banaba, Beru, Butaritari, Kanton, Kiritimati, Kuria, Maiana, Makin, Marakei, Nikunau, Nonouti, Onotoa, Tabiteuea, Tabuaeran, Tamana, Tarawa, Teraina
Government: Capital: etymology
the name is said to derive from the I-Kiribati words te (the) and rawa (run), referring to a channel through a nearby reef
Government: Capital: geographic coordinates
1 21 N, 173 02 E
Government: Capital: time difference
UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Government: Capital: time zone note
Kiribati has three time zones: the Gilbert Islands group at UTC+12, the Phoenix Islands at UTC+13, and the Line Islands at UTC+14
Government: Citizenship: citizenship by birth
no
Government: Citizenship: citizenship by descent only
at least one parent must be a native-born citizen of Kiribati
Government: Citizenship: dual citizenship recognized
no
Government: Citizenship: residency requirement for naturalization
7 years
Government: Constitution: amendment process
proposed by the House of Assembly; passage requires two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly membership; passage of amendments affecting the constitutional section on amendment procedures and parts of the constitutional chapter on citizenship requires deferral of the proposal to the next Assembly meeting where approval is required by at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly membership and support of the nominated or elected Banaban member of the Assembly; amendments affecting the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms also requires approval by at least two-thirds majority in a referendum
Government: Constitution: history
The Gilbert and Ellice Islands Order in Council 1915, The Gilbert Islands Order in Council 1975 (pre-independence); latest promulgated 12 July 1979 (at independence)
Government: Country name: conventional short form
Kiribati
Government: Country name: etymology
the name is the local pronunciation of "Gilbert," the former designation of the islands; originally named after explorer Thomas GILBERT, who mapped many of the islands in 1788
Government: Country name: former
Gilbert Islands
Government: Country name: local long form
Republic of Kiribati
Government: Country name: local short form
Kiribati
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission
Ambassador Marie DAMOUR (since 6 December 2022); note - Ambassador DAMOUR is based in the US Embassy in the Republic of Fiji and is accredited to Kiribati as well as Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: chancery
685 Third Avenue, Suite 1109, New York, NY 10017
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission
Ambassador Teburoro TITO (since 24 January 2018); note - also Permanent Representative to the UN
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: email address and website
Kimission.newyork@mfa.gov.ki
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: FAX
[1] (212) 867-3320
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: telephone
[1] (212) 867-3310
Government: Executive branch: cabinet
Cabinet appointed by the president from among House of Assembly members
Government: Executive branch: chief of state
President Taneti MAAMAU (since 11 March 2016)
Government: Executive branch: election results
2024: Taneti MAAMAU reelected president; percent of vote - Taneti MAAMAU (TKP) 55%, Kaotitaake KOKORIA (independent) 42%, Bautaake BEIA (TKP) 3% 2020: Taneti MAAMAU reelected president; percent of vote - Taneti MAAMAU (TKP) 59.3%, Banuera BERINA (BKM) 40.7%
Government: Executive branch: election/appointment process
president directly elected for a 4-year term (eligible for 2 additional terms) by simple-majority popular vote, after candidates are nominated from among House of Assembly members; vice president appointed by the president
Government: Executive branch: expected date of next election
2028
Government: Executive branch: head of government
President Taneti MAAMAU (since 11 March 2016)
Government: Executive branch: most recent election date
25 October 2024
Government: Flag
description: the upper half is red with a yellow frigatebird flying over a yellow rising sun, and the lower half is blue with three wavy horizontal white stripes to represent the Pacific Ocean meaning: the white stripes represent the Gilbert, Line, and Phoenix island groups; the 17 rays of the sun represent the 16 Gilbert Islands and Banaba (formerly Ocean Island); the frigatebird symbolizes authority and freedom
Government: International law organization participation
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
Government: International organization participation
ABEDA, ACP, ADB, AOSIS, C, FAO, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IOC, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNDP, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO
Government: Judicial branch: highest court(s)
High Court (consists of a chief justice and other judges as prescribed by the president)
Government: Judicial branch: judge selection and term of office
chief justice appointed by the president on the advice of the cabinet in consultation with the Public Service Commission (PSC); other judges appointed by the president on the advice of the chief justice along with the PSC
Government: Judicial branch: subordinate courts
Court of Appeal; magistrates' courts
Government: Legal system
English common law supplemented by customary law
Government: Legislative branch: electoral system
plurality/majority
Government: Legislative branch: expected date of next election
August 2028
Government: Legislative branch: legislative structure
unicameral
Government: Legislative branch: legislature name
House of Assembly (Maneaba Ni Maungatabu)
Government: Legislative branch: most recent election date
8/14/2024 to 8/19/2024
Government: Legislative branch: number of seats
45 (44 directly elected; 1 appointed)
Government: Legislative branch: percentage of women in chamber
11.1%
Government: Legislative branch: scope of elections
full renewal
Government: Legislative branch: term in office
4 years
Government: National anthem(s): history
adopted 1979
Government: National anthem(s): lyrics/music
Urium Tamuera IOTEBA
Government: National color(s)
red, white, blue, yellow
Government: National heritage: selected World Heritage Site locales
Phoenix Islands Protected Area
Government: National heritage: total World Heritage Sites
1 (natural)
Government: National holiday
Independence Day, 12 July (1979)
Government: National symbol(s)
frigatebird
Government: Political parties
Boutokaan Kiribati Moa Party or BKM Kiribati Moa Party or KMP Kamanoan Kiribati Party or KKP Tobwaan Kiribati Party or TKP
Government: Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Introduction: Background
Kiribati is made up of three distinct island groups -- the Gilbert Islands, the Line Islands, and the Phoenix Islands. The first Austronesian voyagers arrived in the Gilbert Islands as early as 3000 B.C., but these islands were not widely settled until about A.D. 200 by Micronesians. Around 1300, Samoans and Tongans invaded the southern Gilbert Islands, then known as Tungaru, bringing Polynesian cultural elements with them. Later arrivals of Fijians brought Melanesian elements to the Gilbert Islands, and extensive intermarriage between the Micronesian, Polynesian, and Melanesian people led to the creation of what would become Gilbertese cultural traditions by the time Europeans spotted the islands in the 1600s. The Phoenix Islands and Line Islands were both visited by various Melanesian and Polynesian peoples, but their isolation and lack of natural resources meant that long-term settlements were not possible. Both island groups were uninhabited by the time of European contact. Kiribati experienced sustained European contact by the 1760s; all three island groups were named and charted by 1826. American whaling ships frequently passed through the islands, and the UK declared a protectorate over the Gilbert and nearby Ellice Islands in 1892, in an attempt to block growing US influence. Phosphate-rich Banaba Island was annexed to the protectorate in 1900. In 1916, the protectorate became a colony, and some Line Islands were added in 1916 and 1919, with the final ones added in 1972. The Phoenix Islands were added to the colony in 1937, and the UK agreed to share jurisdiction of some with the US because of their strategic location for aviation. During World War II, the islands were occupied by Japanese forces but were ejected by US amphibious assaults. The Ellice Islands became its own colony in 1974 and was renamed Tuvalu for “eight standing together” in 1975. The Gilbert Islands became fully self-governing in 1977 and independent in 1979 under the new name of Kiribati, the Gilbertese spelling of Gilberts. The US relinquished all claims to the sparsely inhabited Phoenix and Line Islands in a 1979 treaty of friendship. In 2012, Kiribati purchased a 22 sq km (8.5 sq mi) plot of land in Fiji for potential eventual resettlement of its population because of climate change, and in 2014 Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe BAINIMARAMA said residents of Kiribati would be welcome to relocate to Fiji if their country is swamped by rising sea levels.
Military and Security: Military - note
Australia, NZ, and the US have provided security assistance; Kiribati has a "ship rider" agreement with the US, which allows local maritime law enforcement officers to embark on US Coast Guard (USCG) and US Navy (USN) vessels, including to board and search vessels suspected of violating laws or regulations within Kiribati's designated exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or on the high seas; ship rider agreements also enable USCG personnel and USN vessels with embarked USCG law enforcement personnel to work with host nations to protect critical regional resources (2025)
Military and Security: Military and security forces
Kiribati Police Service (includes Maritime Police) (2025)
People and Society: Age structure: 0-14 years
26.8% (male 15,895/female 15,304)
People and Society: Age structure: 15-64 years
67.9% (male 38,046/female 41,059)
People and Society: Age structure: 65 years and over
5.4% (2024 est.) (male 2,423/female 3,818)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: beer
0.26 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: other alcohols
0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: spirits
0.17 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: total
0.43 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: wine
0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Birth rate
19.4 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Child marriage: men married by age 18
8.6% (2019)
People and Society: Child marriage: women married by age 15
2.4% (2019)
People and Society: Child marriage: women married by age 18
18.4% (2019)
People and Society: Children under the age of 5 years underweight
6.9% (2018 est.)
People and Society: Current health expenditure
10.95% (2023 est.)
People and Society: Currently married women (ages 15-49)
67.4% (2020 est.)
People and Society: Death rate
6.88 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: elderly dependency ratio
7.9 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: potential support ratio
12.7 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: total dependency ratio
47.3 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: youth dependency ratio
39.4 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: rural
rural: 59.5% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: total
total: 75.7% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: urban
urban: 87.9% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: rural
rural: 40.5% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: total
total: 24.3% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: urban
urban: 12.1% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditure: Education expenditure (% GDP)
16.4% of GDP (2023 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditure: Education expenditure (% national budget)
20.1% national budget (2024 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditures
16.39% (2023 est.)
People and Society: Ethnic groups
I-Kiribati 95.78%, I-Kiribati/mixed 3.8%, Tuvaluan 0.2%, other 1.7% (2020 est.)
People and Society: Gross reproduction rate
1.04 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Health expenditure: Health expenditure (as % of GDP)
14.8% of GDP (2021)
People and Society: Health expenditure: Health expenditure (as % of national budget)
9.7% of national budget (2022 est.)
People and Society: Hospital bed density
1.9 beds/1,000 population (2016 est.)
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: female
29.4 deaths/1,000 live births
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: male
33.5 deaths/1,000 live births
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: total
38.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)
People and Society: Life expectancy at birth: female
68.3 years (2024 est.)
People and Society: Life expectancy at birth: male
64.7 years (2024 est.)
People and Society: Literacy: female
98.9% (2020 est.)
People and Society: Literacy: male
98.6% (2020 est.)
People and Society: Literacy: total population
98.61% (2020 est.)
People and Society: Major urban areas - population
64,000 TARAWA (capital) (2018)
People and Society: Maternal mortality ratio
80 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)
People and Society: Median age: female
28.2 years
People and Society: Median age: male
26.4 years
People and Society: Mother's mean age at first birth
23.1 years (2009 est.)
People and Society: Nationality: adjective
Kiribati
People and Society: Net migration rate
-2.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Obesity - adult prevalence rate
46% (2016)
People and Society: Physician density
0.2 physicians/1,000 population (2013)
People and Society: Population
134,518 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Population distribution
consists of three archipelagos spread out over an area roughly the size of India; the eastern Line Islands and central Phoenix Islands are sparsely populated, but the western Gilbert Islands are some of the most densely settled places on earth, with the main island of South Tarawa boasting a population density similar to Tokyo or Hong Kong
People and Society: Population growth rate
0.98% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Population: female
60,181
People and Society: Population: male
56,364
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: rural
rural: 48.1% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: total
total: 62.1% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: urban
urban: 72.6% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: unimproved: rural
rural: 51.9% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: unimproved: total
total: 37.9% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: unimproved: urban
urban: 27.4% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sex ratio: 0-14 years
1.04 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: 15-64 years
0.93 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: 65 years and over
0.63 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: at birth
1.05 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: total population
0.94 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
People and Society: Tobacco use: female
23.6% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Tobacco use: male
48.4% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Tobacco use: total
35.4% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Total fertility rate
2.13 children born/woman (2025 est.)
People and Society: Urbanization: rate of urbanization
2.77% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
People and Society: Urbanization: urban population
62.46% (2024 est.)
Transportation: Airports
21 (2025)
Transportation: Civil aircraft registration country code prefix
T3
Transportation: Merchant marine: by type
bulk carrier 2, general cargo 24, oil tanker 11, other 37
Transportation: Merchant marine: total
74 (2023)
Transportation: Ports: key ports
Canton Island, English Harbor, Tarawa Atoll
Transportation: Ports: large
0
Transportation: Ports: medium
0
Transportation: Ports: ports with oil terminals
0
Transportation: Ports: small
0
Transportation: Ports: total ports
3 (2024)
Transportation: Ports: very small
3
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