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{{Infobox place demographics
|place              = [[Kiribati]]
|image              = Kiribati single age population pyramid 2020.png
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|caption            = Kiribati [[population pyramid]] in 2020
|size_of_population = {{UN_Population|Kiribati}} ({{UN_Population|Year}})
}}

[[Demography|Demographic]] features of the population of [[Kiribati]] include [[population density]], [[Ethnic group|ethnicity]], education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations, and other metrics.

==Population==
* 110,136 (2015 census)
* 119,940 (2020 census)

{{Historical populations|percentage=pagr|cols=2|source=<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.spc.int/prism/country/ki/stats/CensusSurveys/popchart.htm |title=Census of Population and Housing |access-date=17 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329123235/http://www.spc.int/prism/Country/KI/Stats/CensusSurveys/popchart.htm |archive-date=29 March 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mfed.gov.ki/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Census-Report-2010-Volume-1.pdf|title=Archived copy|access-date=17 March 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930092440/http://www.mfed.gov.ki/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Census-Report-2010-Volume-1.pdf|archive-date=30 September 2013}}</ref>

 |1921 |26430  |1931 |29751
 |1947 |31513 |1963 |43336
 |1973 |51926 |1978 |56213
 |1985 |63883 |1990 |72335
 |1995 |77658 |2000 |84494
 |2005 |92533 |2010 |103058
 |2015 |110136 |2020 |119940
}}
{{Largest cities|country=Kiribati|kind=villages|div_name=Island|stat_ref=2020 Kiribati census<ref>{{cite web|title=Population and Housing Census|work=Kiribati 2015 census of population and housing|department=National Statistics Office|publisher=Ministry of Finance|year=2015|pages=34–50|url=http://www.mfed.gov.ki/statistics/documents/2015_Population_Census_Report_Volume_1final_211016.pdf|access-date=3 July 2020|archive-date=29 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029145745/http://www.mfed.gov.ki/statistics/documents/2015_Population_Census_Report_Volume_1final_211016.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://kir20phc.prism.spc.int/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=7 February 2021 |archive-date=10 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010051344/https://kir20phc.prism.spc.int/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

 |city_1 = Betio                   |div_1 = South Tarawa  |pop_1 = 18,565 |img_1 = Battle Tarawa.jpg
 |city_2 = Bikenibeu               |div_2 = South Tarawa  |pop_2 = 7,547  |img_2 = Te Umanibong.jpg
 |city_3 = Teaoraereke             |div_3 = South Tarawa  |pop_3 = 6,073  |img_3 = Teaoraereke, South Tarawa, Kiribati.jpg
 |city_4 = Bairiki                 |div_4 = South Tarawa  |pop_4 = 3,500  |img_4 = KiribatiPresidential Residence.jpg
 |city_5 = Temwaiku                |div_5 = South Tarawa  |pop_5 = 5,504
 |city_6 = Eita, Kiribati{{!}}Eita |div_6 = South Tarawa  |pop_6 = 3,921
 |city_7 = Tabwakea                |div_7 = Kiritimati    |pop_7 = 3,537
 |city_8 = Bonriki                 |div_8 = South Tarawa  |pop_8 = 3,075
 |city_9 = Ambo, Kiribati{{!}}Ambo |div_9 = South Tarawa  |pop_9 = 3,373
 |city_10 = London, Kiribati{{!}}London |div_10 = Kiritimati |pop_10 = 1,970
}}

===Population structure===
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|title= Population by sex and age group (census 07.XI.2015): <ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=UNSD — Demographic and Social Statistics |url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/products/dyb/#statistics |access-date=10 May 2023 |website=unstats.un.org}}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="80pt"|Age group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 54 096
| align="right" | 56 040
| align="right" | 110 136
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 7 546
| align="right" | 6 847
| align="right" | 14 393
| align="right" | 13.07
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 6 903
| align="right" | 6 697
| align="right" | 13 600
| align="right" | 12.35
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 5 309
| align="right" | 5 136
| align="right" | 10 445
| align="right" | 9.48
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 5 851
| align="right" | 5 825
| align="right" | 11 676
| align="right" | 10.60
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 5 199
| align="right" | 5 120
| align="right" | 10 319
| align="right" | 9.37
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 4 682
| align="right" | 4 990
| align="right" | 9 672
| align="right" | 8.78
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 3 838
| align="right" | 4 174
| align="right" | 8 012
| align="right" | 7.27
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 3 161
| align="right" | 3 423
| align="right" | 6 584
| align="right" | 5.98
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 2 433
| align="right" | 2 658
| align="right" | 5 091
| align="right" | 4.62
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 2 676
| align="right" | 3 031
| align="right" | 5 707
| align="right" | 5.18
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 2 372
| align="right" | 2 533
| align="right" | 4 905
| align="right" | 4.45
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 1 548
| align="right" | 1 773
| align="right" | 3 321
| align="right" | 3.02
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 1 051
| align="right" | 1 355
| align="right" | 2 406
| align="right" | 2.18
|-
| align="right" | 65–69
| align="right" | 731
| align="right" | 1 017
| align="right" | 1 748
| align="right" | 1.59
|-
| align="right" | 70–74
| align="right" | 460
| align="right" | 778
| align="right" | 1 238
| align="right" | 1.12
|-
| align="right" | 75–79
| align="right" | 217
| align="right" | 391
| align="right" | 608
| align="right" | 0.55
|-
| align="right" | 80–84
| align="right" | 80
| align="right" | 187
| align="right" | 267
| align="right" | 0.24
|-
| align="right" | 85–89
| align="right" | 30
| align="right" | 79
| align="right" | 109
| align="right" | 0.10
|-
| align="right" | 90–94
| align="right" | 7
| align="right" | 17
| align="right" | 24
| align="right" | 0.02
|-
| align="right" | 95–99
| align="right" | 2
| align="right" | 9
| align="right" | 11
| align="right" | 0.01
|-
| align="right" | 100+
| align="right" | 0
| align="right" | 0
| align="right" | 0
| align="right" | 0
|-
! width="50"|Age group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80"|Female
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Percent
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 19 758
| align="right" | 18 680
| align="right" | 38 438
| align="right" | 34.90
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 32 811
| align="right" | 34 882
| align="right" | 67 693
| align="right" | 61.46
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 1 527
| align="right" | 2 478
| align="right" | 4 005
| align="right" | 3.64
|-
|}
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|title= Population by sex and age group (census 07.XI.2020) (provisional): <ref name="auto"/>
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="80pt"|Age group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 59 154
| align="right" | 60 786
| align="right" | 119 940
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 7 965
| align="right" | 7 422
| align="right" | 15 387
| align="right" | 12.83
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 7 517
| align="right" | 6 895
| align="right" | 14 412
| align="right" | 12.02
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 6 701
| align="right" | 6 598
| align="right" | 13 299
| align="right" | 11.09
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 5 368
| align="right" | 5 022
| align="right" | 10 390
| align="right" | 8.66
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 5 629
| align="right" | 5 520
| align="right" | 11 149
| align="right" | 9.30
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 4 993
| align="right" | 5 113
| align="right" | 10 106
| align="right" | 8.43
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 4 511
| align="right" | 4 776
| align="right" | 9 287
| align="right" | 7.74
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 3 791
| align="right" | 4 086
| align="right" | 7 877
| align="right" | 6.57
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 2 997
| align="right" | 3 145
| align="right" | 6 142
| align="right" | 5.12
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 2 311
| align="right" | 2 555
| align="right" | 4 866
| align="right" | 4.06
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 2 413
| align="right" | 2 802
| align="right" | 5 215
| align="right" | 4.35
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 1 861
| align="right" | 2 289
| align="right" | 4 150
| align="right" | 3.46
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 1 386
| align="right" | 1 679
| align="right" | 3 065
| align="right" | 2.56
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 1 711
| align="right" | 2 884
| align="right" | 4 595
| align="right" | 3.83
|-
! width="50"|Age group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80"|Female
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Percent
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 22 183
| align="right" | 20 915
| align="right" | 43 098
| align="right" | 35.93
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 35 260
| align="right" | 36 987
| align="right" | 72 247
| align="right" | 60.24
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 1 711
| align="right" | 2 884
| align="right" | 4 595
| align="right" | 3.83
|-
|}
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==Vital statistics==
Vital statistic registration is incomplete.

===Total fertility rate===
* 2.25 children born/woman (2020 est.)
* 3.3 (2018–19) – Pacific community<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pacific Island 2020 populations poster = Les populations du Pacifique 2020 {{!}} Statistics for Development Division |url=https://sdd.spc.int/digital_library/pacific-island-2020-populations-poster-les-populations-du-pacifique-2020 |access-date=30 November 2022 |website=sdd.spc.int}}</ref>

==Ethnic groups==
* [[I-Kiribati]] 96.2%, 105,983
* Mixed/I-Kiribati 1.8% 1,974
* [[Demographics of Tuvalu|Tuvaluans]] 0.2% 198
* Others 1.8% 1,981 (2015 census)

==Languages==
* English (official)
* [[Gilbertese]] (official)

==Religion==
* [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]]: 57.3%
* [[Kiribati Uniting Church]]: 31.3%<ref>Since 2014, there are two separate church denominations: the older [[Kiribati Protestant Church]] and the new [[Kiribati Uniting Church]].</ref>
* [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|Latter-day Saints]]: 5.3%
* [[Baháʼí Faith|Baháʼí]]: 2.1%
* [[Seventh-day Adventist]]: 1.9%
* Other: 2.1% (2015 est.)

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{CIA World Factbook}}
{{Kiribati geography}}
{{Oceania topic|Demographics of}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kiribati, Demographics of}}
[[Category:Demographics of Kiribati| ]]