Population ages 0-14 in Kiribati
Kiribati: Population ages 0-14 was 34.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
34.4%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
53rd
of 217 countries
All-time high
45.0%
in 1969
All-time low
34.4%
in 2025
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 0-14 in Kiribati, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 34.4% for population ages 0-14 in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Kiribati peaked at 45.0% in 1969 and was at its lowest, 34.4%, in 2025.
Kiribati ranks 53rd of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14 in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.2% | — |
| 1961 | 43.5% | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 43.8% | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 44.0% | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 43.9% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 44.1% | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 44.5% | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 44.9% | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 45.0% | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 44.9% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 44.8% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 44.8% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 44.6% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 44.2% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 43.7% | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 43.2% | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 42.8% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 42.3% | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 41.8% | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 41.1% | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 40.5% | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 39.9% | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 39.5% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 39.2% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 39.2% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 39.2% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 39.4% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 39.7% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 39.9% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 40.2% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 40.5% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 40.8% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 41.0% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 41.2% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 41.2% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 41.1% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 41.0% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 40.8% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 40.5% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 40.1% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 39.8% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 39.3% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 38.9% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 38.4% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 38.0% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 37.6% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 37.3% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 37.0% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 36.8% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 36.6% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 36.4% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 36.1% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 35.7% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 35.4% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 35.2% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 35.0% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 35.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 35.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 35.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 35.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 35.2% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 35.1% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 34.9% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 34.7% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 34.4% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.1% | 43.2% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 43.7% | 41.8% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.8% | 39.2% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.8% | 40.2% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.3% | 36.8% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.6% | 35.0% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 34.4% | 35.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 50 Tajikistan 35.9% compare
- 51 Ghana 35.4% compare
- 52 Tonga 34.9% compare
- 54 Lesotho 34.1% compare
- 55 Marshall Islands 33.9% compare
- 56 Papua New Guinea 33.1% compare
More education data for Kiribati
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 619 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 115 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Kiribati?
- Population ages 0-14 in Kiribati was 34.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 45.0% in 1969.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.4% in 2025.
- How does Kiribati rank for population ages 0-14?
- Kiribati ranks 53rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.