What is urban population, per capita in Kiribati?

Urban population, per capita in Kiribati was 0.6339 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).

What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Kiribati?

The highest recorded value was 0.6339 units per person in 2025.

What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Kiribati?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1522 units per person in 1960.

How does Kiribati rank for urban population, per capita?

Kiribati ranks 114th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.

Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Kiribati?

Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. 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 Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Urban population, per capita in Kiribati

Name: Urban population, per capita in Kiribati
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Kiribati: Urban population, per capita was 0.6339 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.6339 units per person

Change on year

up 1.5%

World rank

114th

of 218 countries

All-time high

0.6339 units per person

in 2025

All-time low

0.1522 units per person

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Urban population, per capita in Kiribati, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

In 2025, urban population, per capita in Kiribati stood at 0.6339 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Kiribati peaked at 0.6339 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1522 units per person, in 1960.

Kiribati ranks 114th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Urban population, per capita in Kiribati, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, per capita in Kiribati, 1960 to 2025.
Year	units per person	Change
1960	0.1522 units per person	—
1961	0.1601 units per person	+5.2%
1962	0.1703 units per person	+6.4%
1963	0.1821 units per person	+6.9%
1964	0.1946 units per person	+6.9%
1965	0.207 units per person	+6.4%
1966	0.2188 units per person	+5.7%
1967	0.2289 units per person	+4.7%
1968	0.2367 units per person	+3.4%
1969	0.2419 units per person	+2.2%
1970	0.2453 units per person	+1.4%
1971	0.2481 units per person	+1.1%
1972	0.251 units per person	+1.2%
1973	0.2548 units per person	+1.5%
1974	0.2614 units per person	+2.6%
1975	0.274 units per person	+4.8%
1976	0.2897 units per person	+5.7%
1977	0.305 units per person	+5.3%
1978	0.3158 units per person	+3.6%
1979	0.3212 units per person	+1.7%
1980	0.3243 units per person	+1.0%
1981	0.3268 units per person	+0.8%
1982	0.3289 units per person	+0.6%
1983	0.3308 units per person	+0.6%
1984	0.3328 units per person	+0.6%
1985	0.3353 units per person	+0.7%
1986	0.338 units per person	+0.8%
1987	0.3409 units per person	+0.9%
1988	0.3439 units per person	+0.9%
1989	0.3469 units per person	+0.9%
1990	0.3499 units per person	+0.9%
1991	0.3526 units per person	+0.8%
1992	0.3549 units per person	+0.7%
1993	0.3572 units per person	+0.6%
1994	0.3599 units per person	+0.8%
1995	0.3633 units per person	+1.0%
1996	0.3705 units per person	+2.0%
1997	0.386 units per person	+4.2%
1998	0.4053 units per person	+5.0%
1999	0.423 units per person	+4.4%
2000	0.4333 units per person	+2.4%
2001	0.4348 units per person	+0.3%
2002	0.435 units per person	+0.0%
2003	0.4351 units per person	+0.0%
2004	0.4352 units per person	+0.0%
2005	0.4354 units per person	+0.0%
2006	0.4373 units per person	+0.4%
2007	0.4462 units per person	+2.0%
2008	0.4595 units per person	+3.0%
2009	0.4735 units per person	+3.1%
2010	0.4846 units per person	+2.3%
2011	0.4912 units per person	+1.4%
2012	0.4958 units per person	+0.9%
2013	0.4997 units per person	+0.8%
2014	0.5039 units per person	+0.8%
2015	0.5095 units per person	+1.1%
2016	0.5177 units per person	+1.6%
2017	0.5297 units per person	+2.3%
2018	0.545 units per person	+2.9%
2019	0.5629 units per person	+3.3%
2020	0.5841 units per person	+3.8%
2021	0.5964 units per person	+2.1%
2022	0.6057 units per person	+1.6%
2023	0.6152 units per person	+1.6%
2024	0.6246 units per person	+1.5%
2025	0.6339 units per person	+1.5%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1993 units per person	0.1522 units per person	0.2419 units per person	10
1970s	0.2766 units per person	0.2453 units per person	0.3212 units per person	10
1980s	0.3349 units per person	0.3243 units per person	0.3469 units per person	10
1990s	0.3723 units per person	0.3499 units per person	0.423 units per person	10
2000s	0.4425 units per person	0.4333 units per person	0.4735 units per person	10
2010s	0.514 units per person	0.4846 units per person	0.5629 units per person	10
2020s	0.61 units per person	0.5841 units per person	0.6339 units per person	6

Countries ranked near Kiribati

111 South Africa 0.6382 units per person compare
112 Nigeria 0.6378 units per person compare
113 Ecuador 0.6339 units per person compare
115 Morocco 0.6313 units per person compare
116 North Macedonia 0.6289 units per person compare
117 Thailand 0.628 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 266 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, per capita in Kiribati?: Urban population, per capita in Kiribati was 0.6339 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Kiribati?: The highest recorded value was 0.6339 units per person in 2025.
What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Kiribati?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1522 units per person in 1960.
How does Kiribati rank for urban population, per capita?: Kiribati ranks 114th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Kiribati?: Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. 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 Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Urban population, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.