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East Asia & Pacific · Lower-middle income
Kiribati: key statistics
Kiribati has 136,488 people (2025) and a GDP per person of $2,559. Below: 69 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- South Tarawa
- Region
- East Asia & Pacific
- Income group
- Lower-middle income
- Currency
- Kiribati dollar, Australian dollar AUD
- Languages
- English, Gilbertese
- ISO codes
- KIKIR
- Land neighbours
- France, United States
Population136,4882025 · rank 187 of 217GDP$349m2025 · rank 207 of 211GDP per capita$2,5592025 · rank 170 of 211Life expectancy66.6 yrs2024 · rank 180 of 217Internet users89.4%2024 · rank 62 of 188Fertility3.122024 · rank 53 of 217CO₂ per person0.59 t2024 · rank 155 of 203Inflation6.5%2025 · rank 36 of 180
topic profiles
Kiribati, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Kiribati by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within East Asia & Pacific.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 136,488 | 2025 | 187/217 | 29/37 | +17% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 1.45% | 2025 | 73/217 | 5/37 | +0.2 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 63.4% | 2025 | 114/217 | 21/37 | +12.4 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 3.12 | 2024 | 53/217 | 6/37 | −11% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 4.4% | 2025 | 159/217 | 34/37 | +0.7 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 34.4% | 2025 | 53/217 | 6/37 | −0.8 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 165.9 | 2024 | 71/216 | 14/37 | +16% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 25.3 | 2024 | 51/217 | 3/37 | −14% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 811 km² | 2024 | 180/216 | 26/37 | +0.1% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $349m | 2025 | 207/211 | 32/36 | +82% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $2,559 | 2025 | 170/211 | 32/36 | +56% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $3,937 | 2025 | 177/199 | 30/31 | +70% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $3,930 | 2025 | 141/201 | 27/33 | +13% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 4.2% | 2025 | 74/210 | 16/36 | −7.0 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 2.7% | 2025 | 94/210 | 22/36 | −7.1 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 23.2% | 2024 | 24/198 | 5/29 | −2.1 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 11.8% | 2024 | 177/201 | 24/30 | −2.3 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 70.3% | 2024 | 35/201 | 9/30 | +9.9 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 29.9% | 2024 | 32/175 | 9/27 | +1.3 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 12.9% | 2024 | 136/163 | 21/25 | −41.8 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 6.5% | 2025 | 36/180 | 3/27 | +5.9 pp | 3.0% | |
| Exchange rate | 1.55 | 2025 | 152/210 | 25/36 | +17% | — | |
| Tax revenue | 17.5% | 2023 | 66/142 | 11/25 | +1.0 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 83.7% | 2023 | 2/142 | 2/25 | +23.5 pp | 28.5% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 4.5% | 2024 | 182/184 | 32/32 | −7.5 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 97.6% | 2024 | 11/184 | 4/32 | +5.4 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 102.1% | 2024 | 60/184 | 16/32 | −2.1 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -15.2% | 2025 | 170/185 | 27/29 | −44.6 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 1.2% | 2025 | 134/197 | 22/32 | +1.6 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 6.5% | 2025 | 48/178 | 8/26 | −0.9 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 12,000 | 2019 | 190/196 | 31/35 | −63% | 2.4bn |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $98.3m | 2023 | 116/145 | 17/24 | +51% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 20.6% | 2023 | 8/139 | 4/23 | +0.3 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $742 | 2023 | 9/145 | 7/24 | +30% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 0.9% | 2023 | 93/151 | 11/17 | −20.4 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 5.7% | 2023 | 75/151 | 8/17 | −34.3 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 5.5% | 2023 | 137/145 | 11/15 | — | — | |
| Gini index | 24.7 | 2023 | 147/151 | 17/17 | −33% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 3.8% | 2024 | 95/167 | 13/23 | +0.2 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 11.1% | 2025 | 164/190 | 22/30 | +2.4 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 98.6% | 2020 | 29/141 | 5/23 | — | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 98.9% | 2020 | 27/147 | 6/24 | — | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 95.3% | 2024 | 143/191 | 21/30 | −13.8 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 90.3% | 2024 | 103/176 | 19/26 | +7.3 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 5.0% | 2024 | 166/172 | 27/27 | — | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 92.8% | 2024 | 100/168 | 17/26 | −8.1 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 25.5 | 2017 | 53/173 | 8/27 | +3.3% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 16.4% | 2023 | 1/184 | 1/29 | +4.3 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 66.6 yrs | 2024 | 180/217 | 35/37 | +1.1% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 38.8 | 2024 | 28/196 | 1/30 | −8.1% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 53.1 | 2024 | 25/196 | 1/30 | −8.4% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 80 | 2023 | 74/194 | 16/30 | −14% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 10.9% | 2023 | 17/193 | 5/29 | +2.2 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $238 | 2023 | 123/193 | 18/29 | +54% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 0.19 | 2013 | — | — | — | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 79% | 2024 | 150/193 | 24/30 | −9.0 pp | 84% | |
| Child stunting | 15.2% | 2018 | 75/154 | 16/25 | — | — | |
| Basic water | 79.1% | 2024 | 170/206 | 35/37 | +7.9 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 45.2% | 2024 | 174/203 | 35/37 | +3.9 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 89.4% | 2024 | 62/188 | 11/28 | +77.2 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 53.5 | 2024 | 198/210 | 30/34 | +106% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 0.0 | 2024 | 200/208 | 33/34 | −92% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 97.7% | 2024 | 144/215 | 25/36 | +14.3 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 24.0% | 2024 | 158/192 | 24/30 | +19.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 0.59 t | 2024 | 155/203 | 26/37 | +13% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 41.9% | 2022 | 58/212 | 6/37 | −6.8 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 16.4% | 2021 | 126/206 | 19/35 | +13.2 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 1.3% | 2024 | 193/214 | 34/35 | ±0.0 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 2.5% | 2024 | 164/206 | 21/34 | ±0.0 pp | 10.7% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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