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features of the population of Kiribati, including population density,

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, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Population

Statistics

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Nationality

* Noun: I-Kiribati (singular and plural forms) * Adjective: Kiribati or Gilbertese

Ethnic groups

* I-Kiribati 96.2%, 105,983 * Mixed/I-Kiribati 1.8% 1,974 * Tuvaluans 0.2% 198 * Others 1.8% 1,981 (2015 census)

Religions

* Roman Catholic: 57.3% * Kiribati Uniting Church: 31.3% * Latter-day Saints: 5.3% * Baháʼí: 2.1% * Seventh-day Adventist: 1.9% * Other: 2.1% (2015 est.)

Languages

* English (official) * Gilbertese (official)

Population

* 110,136 (2015 Census) * 119,940 (2020 Census)

Age structure

* 0–14 years: 28.47% (male 16,223, female 15,604) * 15–24 years: 20.24% (male 11,171, female 11,459) * 25–54 years: 40.05% (male 21,530, female 23,249) * 55–64 years: 6.65% (male 3,350, female 4,084) * 65 years and over: 4.59% (male 2,004, female 3,122) (2015 est.) From 2015 Census: * 0–5 years: 17,466 * 6–14 years: 20,962 * 15–17 years: 7,089 * 18–49 years: 49,972 * + 50 years: 14,637

Median age

* Average: 23.9 years * Male: 23.1 years * Female: 24.8 years (2015 est.)

Population growth rate

* 1.09% (2020 est.)

Birth rate

* 20.5 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Death rate

* 6.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Net migration rate

* -2.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Urbanization

* Urban population: 55.6% of Total population (2020) * Rate of urbanization: 1.78% annual rate of change (2010—15 est.)

Sex ratio (male(s) to female)

* At birth: 1.05 * 0–14 years: 1.04 * 15–24 years: 0.97 * 25–54 years: 0.93 * 55–64 years: 0.82 * 65 years and over: 0.64 * Total population: 0.94 (2020 est.)

Maternal mortality rate

* 90 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)

Infant mortality rate

* Total: 34.26 deaths/1,000 live births * Male: 35.48 deaths/1,000 live births * Female: 32.99 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

* Total population: 67.5 years * Male: 65 years * Female: 70.2 years (2020 est.)

Total fertility rate

* 2.25 children born/woman (2020 est.) * 3.3 (2018–19) - Pacific community

Health expenditure (% of GDP)

* 10.8% (2017)

Physicians density

* 0.2 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

Hospital bed density

* 1.9 beds/1,000 population (2015)

Obesity – adult prevalence rate

* 46% (2016)

School life expectancy

* Male: 11 years * Female: 12 years (2015 est.)

References

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