Population ages 15-64 in Kiribati
Kiribati: Population ages 15-64 was 61.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64 in Kiribati, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-64 in Kiribati is 61.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in Kiribati peaked at 61.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 50.6%, in 1969.
Kiribati ranks 156th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64 in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 52.0% | — |
| 1961 | 51.8% | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 51.7% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 51.7% | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 51.8% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 51.9% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 51.7% | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 51.2% | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 50.7% | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 50.6% | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 50.8% | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 50.9% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 51.1% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 51.4% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 51.8% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 52.4% | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 53.0% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 53.5% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 54.1% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 54.7% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 55.4% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 56.0% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 56.5% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 56.9% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 57.2% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 57.3% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 57.2% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 57.1% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 56.9% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 56.6% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 56.4% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 56.1% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 55.8% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 55.5% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 55.4% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 55.3% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 55.4% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 55.5% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 55.7% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 56.1% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 56.5% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 56.9% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 57.3% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 57.7% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 58.1% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 58.5% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 58.9% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 59.2% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 59.4% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 59.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 59.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 60.0% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 60.3% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 60.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 60.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 61.1% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 61.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 61.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 61.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 61.0% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 60.9% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 60.9% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 60.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 61.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 61.1% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 61.3% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.5% | 50.6% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 52.4% | 50.8% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.7% | 55.4% | 57.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.7% | 55.3% | 56.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.2% | 56.5% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.7% | 59.8% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.0% | 60.9% | 61.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 153 Kazakhstan 61.9% compare
- 154 Timor-Leste 61.7% compare
- 155 Finland 61.5% compare
- 157 France 61.2% compare
- 158 Marshall Islands 61.2% compare
- 159 Guam 61.0% compare
More education data for Kiribati
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7,912 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,965 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64 in Kiribati?
- Population ages 15-64 in Kiribati was 61.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 61.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.6% in 1969.
- How does Kiribati rank for population ages 15-64?
- Kiribati ranks 156th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.