Demographics of Kiribati

This article is about the demographic features of the population of Kiribati, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Population

Geographic locations

Largest villages in Kiribati 2010 Kiribati Census[3]
	Rank	Name	Island	Pop.
Betio Bikenibeu	1	Betio	Betio	15,755	Teaoraereke Bairiki
	2	Bikenibeu	South Tarawa	6,568
	3	Teaoraereke	South Tarawa	4,171
	4	Bairiki	South Tarawa	3,524
	5	Temwaiku	South Tarawa	3,135
	6	Eita	South Tarawa	3,061
	7	Bonriki	South Tarawa	2,355
	8	Tabwakea	Kiritimati	2,311
	9	Ambo, Kiribati	South Tarawa	2,200
	10	Causeway	South Tarawa	2,054

CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.

Nationality

noun: I-Kiribati (singular and plural)
adjective: I-Kiribati

Ethnic groups

Micronesian 99.1% (2000 census)

Religions

Roman Catholic 55%, Protestant (Congregational) 40%, other: Seventh-day Adventist, Muslim, Bahá'í, Church of God, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1999) - see Religion in Kiribati

Languages

English (official) and Gilbertese (common language).

Population

103,248 (July 2013 est.)

Age structure

• 0–14 years: 38.5%
• 15–64 years: 58.1% (male 30,216/female 31,004)
• 65 years and over: 3.4% (male 1,517/female 2,027) (2006 est.)

Median age

• total: 23.2 years
• male: 22.4 years
• female: 24.1 years (2013 est)

Population growth rate

1.21% (2013 est.)

The population grew by 78% from 52,000 in 1973 to 93,000 in 2005,^[4] an annual average growth rate of 1.8%.

Birth rate

22.18 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)

Death rate

7.24 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)

Net migration rate

-2.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.)

Urbanization

• urban population: 44% of total population (2010)
• rate of urbanization: 1.9% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15–64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

Maternal mortality rate

9.0 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)

Infant mortality rate

total: 36.50 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 37.74 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 35.21 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 65.11 years
male: 62.70 years
female: 67.64 years (2013 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.63 children born/woman (2013 est.)

Health expenditures

11.3% of GDP (2010)

Physicians density

0.3 physicians/1,000 population (2006)

Hospital bed density

1.4 beds/1,000 population (2010)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

46% (2008)

Education expenditures

11.6% of GDP (2002)

Literacy

definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%

References

1. ↑ http://www.spc.int/prism/country/ki/stats/CensusSurveys/popchart.htm
2. ↑ http://www.mfed.gov.ki/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Census-Report-2010-Volume-1.pdf
3. ↑ Kiribati National Statistics Office 2010, pp. 34–50
4. ↑ http://www.motu.org.nz/files/docs/Motu_presentation_bedford.pdf

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