Kiribati
Micronesia · Independent country · Capital: South Tarawa
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- 135,509Population9th of 22 · 2025
- 3,441,810 km²Ocean area2nd of 22 · 2021
- US$2,569GDP per person20th of 22 · 2024
- 13,342Overseas visitors a year13th of 20 · 2023
Kiribati has 4,249 km² of ocean for every km² of land, and about 167 people per km² of land.
Population
2000–2025
GDP per person (US$, current prices)
2005–2024
Overseas visitors per year
2005–2023
Life expectancy of women at birth
2010–2020
People
- Population
- 135,5092025, estimate
- Population growth per year
- 1.5%2025, estimate
- People per km² of land
- 1672025, estimate
- Median age
- 23 years2025, estimate
- Children (0–14)share of the population
- 35%2025, estimate
- Youth (15–24)share of the population
- 17%2025, estimate
- Aged 60 and overshare of the population
- 7%2025, estimate
- Dependency ratiochildren and older people per 100 aged 15–59
- 72%2025, estimate
Health
- Life expectancy, women
- 64 years2020
- Life expectancy, men
- 57.8 years2020
- Births per woman
- 3.32019
- Births per 1,000 women aged 15–19
- 512019
- Infant deaths per 1,000 live births
- 412019
- Births per 1,000 people
- 26.92019
- Deaths per 1,000 people
- 6.92018
Economy
- GDPcurrent prices, US dollars
- US$343 million2024
- GDP per person
- US$2,5692024
- Inflation
- 5.9%2025, estimate
- Exports of goods
- US$18.5 million2023
- Imports of goods
- US$308 million2023
- Trade balance
- −US$289 million2023
- Government revenueshare of GDP
- 73.6%2022
- Government spendingshare of GDP
- 74.7%2023
- Overseas visitors per year
- 13,3422023
Land and sea
- Land area
- 810 km²2025, estimate
- Ocean area (exclusive economic zone)
- 3,441,810 km²2021
- Highest point above sea level
- 81 m2021
Happening nearby now
Earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 and over this week within 1,000 km of South Tarawa, and storms, floods, volcanoes and fires within 1,500 km.
Nothing reported nearby right now.
Open datasets about Kiribati
- Humanitarian Data Exchange
Airports in Kiribati
OurAirportsUpdated 18 Jan 2026
List of airports in Kiribati, with latitude and longitude. Unverified community data from http://ourairports.com/countries/KI/
- CSV
- Humanitarian Data Exchange
Kiribati - Key Indicators
Asian Development BankUpdated 28 Oct 2026
This dataset contains key indicators for Kiribati compiled from the [ADB Key Indicators Database](https://kidb.adb.org …
- CSV
- Humanitarian Data Exchange
Kiribati Healthsites
Open Healthsite ConsultingUpdated 29 Sept 2026
This dataset shows the list of operating health facilities. Attributes included: Name,Nature of Facility, Activities, Lat, Long
- CSV
- SHP
- GEOJSON
- Humanitarian Data Exchange
Kiribati - Historical Health Indicators
World Health OrganizationUpdated 7 Feb 2025
This dataset contains historical data from WHO's [data portal](https://www.who.int/gho/en/).
- CSV
- Humanitarian Data Exchange
Kiribati: Daily Port Activity Data and Shipment Estimates
PortWatchUpdated 11 Nov 2026
… port calls, estimates of incoming shipment volumes and outgoing shipment volumes (in metric tons) for ports in Kiribati.
- CSV
- Humanitarian Data Exchange
Kiribati - Subnational Population Statistics
UNFPAUpdated 14 Apr 2026
… 2020 These tables are suitable for database or GIS linkage to the [Kiribati - Subnational Administrative Boundaries](https://data …
- XLSX
- CSV
Other Pacific countries and territories
Figures: Pacific Community (SPC), Pacific Data Hub .Stat (Pocket summary). The year under each figure is the year it is for; SPC keeps showing the latest figure until a newer one is published. Live events: USGS, GDACS and NASA EONET.