KIR / East Asia & Pacific

Kiribati

Snapshot ·
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Capital
South Tarawa
Currency
Australian dollar · Kiribati dollar
Continent
Insular Oceania · Oceania
Area
811 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q710 ↗ · Official languages: English, Gilbertese
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
136.49K · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
349.23M · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
2,558.67 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
2.46 · 2024
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
—
No data available
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
3.12 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
66.6 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
Population growth ↗
1.45 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
4.22 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
3,936.61 · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
4.38 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
63.39 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
—
No data available
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
—
No data available
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
89.44 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
102.11 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
1.19 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 2006–2025
2025Kiribati: 136.49K
Kiribati · Population96.37K107.31K118.25K129.19K140.14K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Kiribati · Population · people
YearKiribati
2025136,488
2024134,518
2023132,530
2022130,469
2021128,377
2020126,099
2019123,921
2018122,084
2017120,275
2016118,478
2015116,815
2014115,326
2013113,838
2012112,284
2011110,647
2010108,704
2009106,467
2008104,222
2007102,068
2006100,017
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Kiribati: 349.23M
Kiribati · GDP88.65M159.72M230.78M301.85M372.92M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Kiribati · GDP · current US$
YearKiribati
2025349,227,254.16
2024343,153,235.08
2023291,657,337.84
2022271,214,374.5
2021285,451,584.41
2020220,909,306.75
2019216,891,541.02
2018233,859,230.19
2017223,029,864.54
2016206,467,818.5
2015191,559,398.69
2014200,287,281.98
2013201,730,860.76
2012207,001,545.87
2011195,970,140.17
2010165,458,433.13
2009140,177,384.15
2008147,017,894.98
2007138,054,945.64
2006112,338,353.26

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Kiribati: 2,558.67
Kiribati · GDP per capita979.651,410.291,840.932,271.572,702.212006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Kiribati · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearKiribati
20252,558.67
20242,550.98
20232,200.69
20222,078.76
20212,223.54
20201,751.87
20191,750.24
20181,915.56
20171,854.33
20161,742.67
20151,639.85
20141,736.71
20131,772.09
20121,843.55
20111,771.13
20101,522.1
20091,316.63
20081,410.62
20071,352.58
20061,123.19
% · 2006–2025
2025Kiribati: —
Kiribati · Inflation-5.66-0.394.8810.1515.422006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Kiribati · Inflation · %
YearKiribati
2025No data available
20242.46
20239.28
20225.35
20212.05
20202.55
2019-1.81
20180.56
20170.36
20161.92
20150.57
20142.1
2013-1.49
2012-3.05
20111.5
2010-3.9
20099.82
200813.67
20073.59
2006No data available

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
No data available
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Kiribati · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearKiribati
2025No data available
2024No data available
2023No data available
2022No data available
2021No data available
2020No data available
2019No data available
2018No data available
2017No data available
2016No data available
2015No data available
2014No data available
2013No data available
2012No data available
2011No data available
2010No data available
2009No data available
2008No data available
2007No data available
2006No data available

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Kiribati: —
Kiribati · Fertility rate3.053.283.513.753.982006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Kiribati · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearKiribati
2025No data available
20243.12
20233.15
20223.18
20213.22
20203.25
20193.29
20183.32
20173.34
20163.38
20153.44
20143.52
20133.64
20123.77
20113.88
20103.9
20093.91
20083.9
20073.87
20063.82

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Kiribati: —
Kiribati · Life expectancy63.964.6465.3766.1166.852006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Kiribati · Life expectancy · years
YearKiribati
2025No data available
202466.6
202366.47
202266.27
202164.15
202065.21
201965.87
201865.81
201765.79
201665.8
201565.83
201465.87
201365.9
201265.91
201165.9
201065.86
200965.81
200865.75
200765.68
200665.6
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Kiribati

17 World Bank indicators each use their latest available observation, so reference years can differ. Open any indicator card to explore its historical series. Missing observations are preserved. Country information comes from Wikidata.