Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 9:25 PM

SERIAL · 296Oceania

Kiribati

CapitalSouth Tarawa

CurrencyAUD · Australian dollar

LanguageEnglish, Gilbertese

Since1979

ISOKIR · KI

Population

136,488as of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Island country in the central Pacific

Kiribati, officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an archipelagic country spanning the Micronesia and Polynesia sub-regions of Oceania in the central Pacific Ocean. The state comprises 32 atolls and other islands and one remote raised coral island, Banaba. Its total land area is 811 km2 (313 sq mi) dispersed over 3,441,810 km2 (1,328,890 sq mi) of ocean. The spread of the country's islands, from Banaba in the west to Kiritimati in the east straddles the equator and the 180th meridian. The International Date Line goes around Kiribati and swings far to the east, almost reaching 150°W. This brings Kiribati's easternmost islands, the southern Line Islands south of Hawaii, into the same day as the Gilbert Islands and places them in the most advanced time zone on Earth: UTC+14.

Text: Wikipedia — KiribatiCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-08-01

— FACTS —

Capital: South Tarawa
Currency: Australian dollar (AUD)
Official language: English, Gilbertese
Drives on the: Left
Calling code: +686
Top-level domain: .ki
Independence / founding: 12 Jul 1979
Highest point: Banaba Island (81 m)
Lowest point: Pacific Ocean (0 m)
Anthem: Kunan Kiribati

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

5 of 5 figures unavailable for Kiribati.

— PEOPLE —

Population

136,488people

#186 of 2162025

0% of world average

Population growth

1.5%% per year

#73 of 2162025

147% of world average

Population density

164people per km²

#70 of 2152023

36% of world average

People living in cities

63.4%% of population

#114 of 2162025

100% of world average

Urban population growth

2.9%% per year

#48 of 2162025

191% of world average

People living rurally

36.6%% of population

#103 of 2162025

100% of world average

Population aged 0-14

34.4%% of population

#53 of 2162025

137% of world average

Population aged 15-64

61.3%% of population

#155 of 2162025

96% of world average

Population aged 65+

4.4%% of population

#158 of 2162025

40% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

63.2%% of working-age population

#62 of 2162025

110% of world average

Female population

51.4%% of population

#42 of 2162025

103% of world average

Births per woman

3births per woman

#53 of 2162024

133% of world average

Birth rate

25.3 /1,000per 1,000 people

#51 of 2162024

147% of world average

Death rate

7.1 /1,000per 1,000 people

#114 of 2162024

92% of world average

Net migration

-462people (5-year total)

#101 of 2162025

-420% of world average

Migrants living in the country

2.5%% of population

#147 of 2152024

19% of world average

— MONEY —

GDP

$349.2Mcurrent US$

#207 of 2112025

0% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$537.3Mcurrent int'l $

#194 of 1992025

0% of world average

GDP per person

$2,559current US$

#169 of 2112025

11% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$3,937current int'l $

#177 of 1992025

12% of world average

GDP growth

4.2%% per year

#74 of 2102025

125% of world average

GDP per person growth

2.7%% per year

#93 of 2102025

114% of world average

Gross national income

$539.4Mcurrent US$

#200 of 2042025

0% of world average

Gross national income per person

$3,930current US$

#142 of 2032025

19% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$6,080current int'l $

#159 of 1972025

19% of world average

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Inflation

2.5%% per year

#80 of 1902024

29% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

0.0%% per year

#23 of 2092025

0% of world average

Government revenue

80.2%% of GDP

#2 of 1492023

306% of world average

Government spending

83.7%% of GDP

#2 of 1492023

303% of world average

Government consumption

59.0%% of GDP

#2 of 1812024

337% of world average

Household consumption

103.8%% of GDP

#6 of 1812024

161% of world average

Investment (gross capital formation)

29.9%% of GDP

#33 of 1782024

128% of world average

Fixed investment

29.0%% of GDP

#24 of 1732024

130% of world average

Gross savings

12.9%% of GDP

#140 of 1682024

59% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

$4.2Mcurrent US$

#172 of 2012025

0% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

1.2%% of GDP

#139 of 1982025

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

0.0%% of GDP

#146 of 1792025

0% of world average

Current account balance

-17.6%% of GDP

#177 of 1912025

no comparison

Income inequality (Gini)

250-100

#3 of 1472023

69% of world average

People below the poverty line

0.9%% of population

#61 of 1472023

7% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

20.9%%

#5 of 1472023

75% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

4.4%%

#3 of 1472023

157% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$22.6Mcurrent US$

#175 of 1862025

0% of world average

Foreign aid received

20.6%% of GNI

#8 of 1372023

342% of world average

Exchange rate

2local currency per US$

#154 of 2112025

0% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

23.2%% of GDP

#25 of 1992024

232% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

11.8%% of GDP

#179 of 2022024

48% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

4.2%% of GDP

#162 of 1952024

39% of world average

Services' share of the economy

70.3%% of GDP

#34 of 2022024

122% of world average

6 of 39 figures unavailable for Kiribati.

— TRADE —

Exports

4.5%% of GDP

#185 of 1872024

10% of world average

Imports

97.6%% of GDP

#11 of 1872024

196% of world average

Trade balance

-93.1%% of GDP

#187 of 1872024

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

147.8%% of GDP

#10 of 2052025

229% of world average

Goods exported

$20.0Mcurrent US$

#202 of 2072025

0% of world average

Goods imported

$496.0Mcurrent US$

#194 of 2072025

0% of world average

Services exported

$8.6Mcurrent US$

#191 of 1912025

0% of world average

Services imported

$110.3Mcurrent US$

#184 of 1912025

0% of world average

Goods and services exported

$26.0Mcurrent US$

#190 of 1912025

0% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$380.7Mcurrent US$

#186 of 1912025

0% of world average

High-tech share of exports

2.3%% of manufactured exports

#130 of 1792021

19% of world average

Terms of trade

102index

#103 of 2062024

96% of world average

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

66.6 yrsyears

#179 of 2162024

90% of world average

Life expectancy, women

68.3 yrsyears

#185 of 2162024

89% of world average

Life expectancy, men

64.7 yrsyears

#173 of 2162024

91% of world average

Infant deaths

38.8 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#169 of 1962024

209% of world average

Deaths under age 5

53.1 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#172 of 1962024

219% of world average

Maternal deaths

80per 100,000 live births

#122 of 1942023

69% of world average

Health spending

10.9%% of GDP

#17 of 1932023

160% of world average

Health spending per person

$238current US$

#123 of 1932023

16% of world average

Physicians

0.2 /1,000per 1,000 people

not enough data to rank2013

9% of world average

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Nurses and midwives

3.6 /1,000per 1,000 people

#105 of 1962018

77% of world average

Hospital beds

1.9 /1,000per 1,000 people

#97 of 1572016

63% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

79.1%% of population

#176 of 2142024

87% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

45.2%% of population

#183 of 2132024

56% of world average

Suicide rate

17per 100,000 people

#170 of 1852021

204% of world average

Adults who smoke

37.7%% of adults

#158 of 1662024

191% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

945per 100,000 people

#208 of 2082024

952% of world average

Undernourishment

4.1%% of population

#74 of 1682023

41% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

79.0%% of children 12-23 months

#150 of 1932024

92% of world average

1 of 19 figures unavailable for Kiribati.

— LEARNING —

Education spending

16.4%% of GDP

#1 of 1902023

379% of world average

Education spending

20.1%% of government spending

#20 of 1892024

149% of world average

Adult literacy

98.6%% aged 15+

#21 of 1192020

118% of world average

Youth literacy

90.4%% aged 15-24

#91 of 1262019

99% of world average

Primary school enrolment

95.3%% gross

#149 of 2002024

95% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

90.3%% gross

#105 of 1882024

104% of world average

University enrolment

5.0%% gross

#161 of 1672024

10% of world average

Primary school completion

92.8%% of relevant age group

#105 of 1802024

103% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

25pupils per teacher

#114 of 1602017

115% of world average

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Years of compulsory education

9.0 yrsyears

#132 of 1972025

90% of world average

— WORK —

Labour force with advanced education

85.2%% of labour force

#22 of 1712023

112% of world average

11 of 12 figures unavailable for Kiribati.

— CONNECTED —

People online

89.4%% of population

#67 of 2072024

125% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

54per 100 people

#198 of 2102024

46% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

0per 100 people

#200 of 2082024

0% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

0per 100 people

#204 of 2132024

0% of world average

Access to electricity

97.7%% of population

#143 of 2142024

110% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

16.4%% of population

#156 of 1892023

24% of world average

Energy used per person

108kg oil equivalent per person

not enough data to rank2007

5% of world average

Air passengers carried

58,879passengers

#145 of 1652023

0% of world average

Air freight

0million tonne-km

#131 of 1632023

0% of world average

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Container port traffic

52,100TEU

#140 of 1672019

1% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

2count

#194 of 1972023

0% of world average

Tourists arriving

12,000count

#188 of 1942019

0% of world average

6 of 18 figures unavailable for Kiribati.

— NATURE —

12 of 12 figures unavailable for Kiribati.

— STATE —

7 of 7 figures unavailable for Kiribati.

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Kiribati.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

No anthem audio available

Capital time

--:--:--South Tarawa · approx. UTC+12

Neighbours

Kiribati has no land borders

Landmarks

Phoenix Islands Protected AreaImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Anote TongI-Kiribati politician

Taneti MaamauKiribati politician

Teburoro TitoPresident of Kiribati

Ieremia TabaiKiribati politician

Teatao TeannakiPresident of Kiribati (1936–2016)

Bikenibeu PaeniuPrime Minister of Tuvalu

David KatoatauI-Kiribati weightlifter

Teima OnorioKiribati politician

Tion OtangPresident of Kiribati

Rota OnorioKiribati politician

Kaitinano MwemweataKiribati athlete

Tekiree TamueraI-Kiribati politician

History

12 Jul 1979Kiribati — founding / independence (Wikidata)

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2026

Population136,4882025

GDP$349.2M2025

GDP per person$2,5592025