This article is about the
demographic features of the population of
Kiribati
Kiribati (), officially the Republic of Kiribati ( gil, ibaberikiKiribati),[Kiribati]
''The Wor ...
, including
population density
Population density (in agriculture: Stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical ...
,
ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Population
Statistics
The following demographic statistics are from the
CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.
Nationality
* Noun: I-Kiribati (singular and plural forms)
* Adjective: Kiribati or Gilbertese
Ethnic groups
*
I-Kiribati
The Micronesians or Micronesian peoples are various closely related ethnic groups native to Micronesia, a region of Oceania in the Pacific Ocean. They are a part of the Austronesian ethnolinguistic group, which has an Urheimat in Taiwan.
Ethno ...
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
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome, the capital city of Italy
* Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
* Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a let ...
: 57.3%
*
Kiribati Uniting Church
The Kiribati Uniting Church (KUC) (until 2014 the Kiribati Protestant Church and earlier, the Gilbert Islands Protestant Church) is a united Protestant Christian denomination in Kiribati. With approximately 25,000 members, : 31.3%
*
Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a nontrinitarian Christian church that considers itself to be the restoration of the original church founded by Jesus Christ. The c ...
: 5.3%
*
Baháʼí: 2.1%
*
Seventh-day Adventist
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is an Adventist Protestant Christian denomination which is distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the seventh day of the week in the Christian (Gregorian) and the Hebrew calendar, as the Sabbath, and ...
: 1.9%
* Other: 2.1% (2015 est.)
Languages
*
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
(official)
*
Gilbertese
Gilbertese or taetae ni Kiribati, also Kiribati (sometimes ''Kiribatese''), is an Austronesian language spoken mainly in Kiribati. It belongs to the Micronesian branch of the Oceanic languages.
The word ''Kiribati'', the current name of the i ...
(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
Urbanization (or urbanisation) refers to the population shift from rural to urban areas, the corresponding decrease in the proportion of people living in rural areas, and the ways in which societies adapt to this change. It is predominantly t ...
: 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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