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Kiribati

Kiribati / KI

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Kiribati in numbers.

Area810 kmยฒWorld # 180 โ†’Population136.5KWorld # 185 โ†’Population density168.5 people/kmยฒWorld # 68 โ†’Life expectancy66.6 yearsWorld # 178 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 2,559World # 168 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Kiribati across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area810 kmยฒWorld # 180 / 2023 โ†’Population136.5KWorld # 185 / 2025 โ†’Population density168.5 people/kmยฒWorld # 68 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,979World # 32 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth1.5%World # 73 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate3.1World # 53 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate25.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 51 / 2024 โ†’Death rate7.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 114 / 2024 โ†’Median age22.7 yearsWorld # 176 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+4.4%World # 157 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1434.4%World # 53 / 2025 โ†’Urban population63.4%World # 114 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-462World # 101 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-3.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 178 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share2.5%World # 147 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy66.6 yearsWorld # 178 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy53.6 yearsWorld # 165 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 165 / 2013 โ†’Smoking rate37.7%World # 9 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 2,559World # 168 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 349.2MWorld # 208 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 3,937World # 177 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth4.2%World # 75 / 2025 โ†’Inflation2.5%World # 111 / 2024 โ†’UnemploymentNo dataNo rank โ†’Youth unemploymentNo dataNo rank โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)24.7World # 161 / 2023 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)16.4%World # 1 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,125 kcal/dayWorld # 67 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person45.1 kg/person/yearWorld # 112 / 2023 โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area1.5%World # 190 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person0.5 tWorld # 179 / 2024 โ†’Internet use89.4%World # 66 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions53.5 per 100 peopleWorld # 198 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate7.1 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 48 / 2012 โ†’Road traffic death rate1.9 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 185 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Women in parliament11.1%World # 166 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals12KWorld # 193 / 2019 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 5.2MWorld # 180 / 2017 โ†’World Heritage sites1 sitesWorld # 138 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2020 / 75%Main languageEnglishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceOil2024Top export categoryAnimal products2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal43 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightEnglishLargest staple-food calorie sourceRice2023Current currencyAustralian DollarAUDDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPeople and mythological figuresThomas Gilbert, Gilbert Islands