Population, total, annual growth rate in Kiribati
Kiribati: Population, total, annual growth rate was 1.46 % change on previous year in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, total, annual growth rate in Kiribati, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, total, annual growth rate in Kiribati is 1.46 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total, annual growth rate in Kiribati peaked at 2.59 % change on previous year in 1965 and was at its lowest, -0.6687 % change on previous year, in 1978.
Kiribati ranks 73rd of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Population, total, annual growth rate in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.47 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 2.51 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 2.53 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 2.55 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 2.59 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 1.85 % change on previous year | -28.9% |
| 1967 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -43.1% |
| 1968 | 0.9692 % change on previous year | -7.6% |
| 1969 | 1.5 % change on previous year | +54.4% |
| 1970 | 2.04 % change on previous year | +36.3% |
| 1971 | 1.99 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 1.92 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 1.75 % change on previous year | -8.9% |
| 1974 | 0.6494 % change on previous year | -62.9% |
| 1975 | -0.379 % change on previous year | -158.4% |
| 1976 | -0.5345 % change on previous year | +41.1% |
| 1977 | -0.6495 % change on previous year | +21.5% |
| 1978 | -0.6687 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5145 % change on previous year | -176.9% |
| 1980 | 1.62 % change on previous year | +215.3% |
| 1981 | 1.59 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 1.63 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 1.64 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 1.65 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 1.94 % change on previous year | +17.8% |
| 1986 | 2.35 % change on previous year | +20.9% |
| 1987 | 2.46 % change on previous year | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 2.43 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 2.41 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 2.34 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 2.02 % change on previous year | -13.5% |
| 1992 | 1.67 % change on previous year | -17.4% |
| 1993 | 1.55 % change on previous year | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 1.5 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 1.52 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.71 % change on previous year | +12.8% |
| 1997 | 1.84 % change on previous year | +7.9% |
| 1998 | 1.79 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 1.71 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 1.71 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.94 % change on previous year | +13.9% |
| 2002 | 2.14 % change on previous year | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 2.07 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 2.03 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 2.03 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 2.02 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 2.05 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 2.11 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 2.15 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 2.1 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 1.79 % change on previous year | -14.9% |
| 2012 | 1.48 % change on previous year | -17.2% |
| 2013 | 1.38 % change on previous year | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 1.31 % change on previous year | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 1.29 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.42 % change on previous year | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 1.52 % change on previous year | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 1.5 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.5 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.76 % change on previous year | +16.8% |
| 2021 | 1.81 % change on previous year | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 1.63 % change on previous year | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 1.58 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 1.5 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 2025 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population, total, annual growth rate in Kiribati changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +215.3% | 0.5145 % change on previous year | 1.62 % change on previous year |
| 1979 | +176.9% | -0.6687 % change on previous year | 0.5145 % change on previous year |
| 1975 | -158.4% | 0.6494 % change on previous year | -0.379 % change on previous year |
| 1974 | -62.9% | 1.75 % change on previous year | 0.6494 % change on previous year |
| 1969 | +54.4% | 0.9692 % change on previous year | 1.5 % change on previous year |
| 1967 | -43.1% | 1.85 % change on previous year | 1.05 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2 % change on previous year | 0.9692 % change on previous year | 2.59 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6628 % change on previous year | -0.6687 % change on previous year | 2.04 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.97 % change on previous year | 1.59 % change on previous year | 2.46 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.76 % change on previous year | 1.5 % change on previous year | 2.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.03 % change on previous year | 1.71 % change on previous year | 2.15 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.53 % change on previous year | 1.29 % change on previous year | 2.1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.62 % change on previous year | 1.46 % change on previous year | 1.81 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 70 Guatemala 1.53 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Iceland 1.53 % change on previous year compare
- 72 Luxembourg 1.47 % change on previous year compare
- 74 Liechtenstein 1.42 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Belize 1.4 % change on previous year compare
- 76 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.36 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Kiribati
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 0 kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 20.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7.63 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 12.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0288 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.4434 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0 kt (2023)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total, annual growth rate in Kiribati?
- Population, total, annual growth rate in Kiribati was 1.46 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 2.59 % change on previous year in 1965.
- What is the lowest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6687 % change on previous year in 1978.
- How does Kiribati rank for population, total, annual growth rate?
- Kiribati ranks 73rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.