Kiribati Population Density 1950-2025

Chart and table of Kiribati population density from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population density of Kiribati in 2025 is 170.35 people per square kilometer, a 1.64% increase from 2024.
  • The population density of Kiribati in 2024 was 167.61 people per square kilometer, a 1.68% increase from 2023.
  • The population density of Kiribati in 2023 was 164.83 people per square kilometer, a 1.74% increase from 2022.
  • The population density of Kiribati in 2022 was 162.01 people per square kilometer, a 1.83% increase from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density
Country Name 2025 Population Density
Bangladesh 1,192.22
Micronesia 792.47
India 442.50
Philippines 402.88
Sri Lanka 335.32
Pakistan 313.97
El Salvador 305.43
Vietnam 302.22
Nigeria 253.93
Sao Tome and Principe 251.02
Kiribati 170.35
Cabo Verde 151.42
Ghana 148.57
Indonesia 147.12
Egypt 116.11
Kenya 98.77
Honduras 97.11
Moldova 96.16
Cambodia 95.52
Timor-Leste 94.09
Morocco 86.38
Myanmar 81.79
Uzbekistan 80.55
Lesotho 78.44
Tunisia 77.41
Eswatini 71.13
Ukraine 64.22
Cameroon 63.42
Nicaragua 55.51
Georgia 53.22
Djibouti 50.36
Angola 31.24
Zambia 28.84
Vanuatu 28.73
Sudan 26.95
Solomon Islands 26.75
Papua New Guinea 23.12
Bhutan 20.77
Republic of Congo 18.67
Bolivia 11.60
Mauritania 4.98
Mongolia 2.26
Kiribati - Historical Population Density Data
Year Population Density Growth Rate
2025 170.35 1.64%
2024 167.61 1.68%
2023 164.83 1.74%
2022 162.01 1.83%
2021 159.10 1.91%
2020 156.13 1.79%
2019 153.38 1.62%
2018 150.94 1.58%
2017 148.60 1.56%
2016 146.31 1.55%
2015 144.08 1.50%
2014 141.96 1.48%
2013 139.89 1.52%
2012 137.80 1.59%
2011 135.64 1.74%
2010 133.33 1.89%
2009 130.86 1.95%
2008 128.35 1.93%
2007 125.92 1.91%
2006 123.56 1.95%
2005 121.19 2.02%
2004 118.80 2.04%
2003 116.42 2.06%
2002 114.07 2.06%
2001 111.77 1.92%
2000 109.66 1.76%
1999 107.76 1.73%
1998 105.93 1.78%
1997 104.08 1.78%
1996 102.26 1.66%
1995 100.59 1.52%
1994 99.09 1.48%
1993 97.65 1.53%
1992 96.17 1.68%
1991 94.58 1.98%
1990 92.75 2.30%
1989 90.66 2.45%
1988 88.49 2.48%
1987 86.35 2.46%
1986 84.28 2.34%
1985 82.36 2.10%
1984 80.66 1.90%
1983 79.16 1.82%
1982 77.75 1.78%
1981 76.39 1.75%
1980 75.08 1.74%
1979 73.80 0.52%
1978 73.41 -0.72%
1977 73.94 -0.69%
1976 74.46 -0.60%
1975 74.91 -0.46%
1974 75.25 0.59%
1973 74.81 1.66%
1972 73.59 1.83%
1971 72.27 1.91%
1970 70.91 1.98%
1969 69.54 1.46%
1968 68.53 0.95%
1967 67.89 1.03%
1966 67.20 1.84%
1965 65.98 2.60%
1964 64.31 2.58%
1963 62.69 2.57%
1962 61.12 2.55%
1961 59.60 2.51%
1960 58.14 2.44%
1959 56.76 2.36%
1958 55.45 2.29%
1957 54.20 2.25%
1956 53.01 2.22%
1955 51.86 2.18%
1954 50.76 2.14%
1953 49.69 2.11%
1952 48.67 2.07%
1951 47.68 2.05%
1950 46.72 0.00%