Age dependency ratio in Kiribati
Kiribati: Age dependency ratio was 63.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Kiribati, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 63.2% for age dependency ratio in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Kiribati peaked at 97.6% in 1969 and was at its lowest, 63.2%, in 2025.
Kiribati ranks 62nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 92.3% | — |
| 1961 | 92.9% | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 93.4% | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 93.5% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 93.2% | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 92.8% | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 93.6% | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 95.4% | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 97.2% | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 97.6% | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 96.9% | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 96.4% | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 95.7% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 94.6% | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 92.9% | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 90.8% | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 88.8% | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 86.9% | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 84.9% | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 82.8% | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 80.6% | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 78.6% | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 77.0% | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 75.6% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 74.8% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 74.6% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 74.8% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 75.2% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 75.9% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 76.6% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 77.3% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 78.2% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 79.2% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 80.1% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 80.5% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 80.7% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 80.6% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 80.1% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 79.4% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 78.4% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 77.1% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 75.9% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 74.6% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 73.3% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 72.0% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 70.9% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 69.8% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 69.0% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 68.3% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 67.8% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 67.3% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 66.6% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 65.7% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 64.9% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 64.1% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 63.5% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 63.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 63.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 63.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 64.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 64.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 64.3% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 64.2% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 64.1% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 63.7% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 63.2% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94.2% | 92.3% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 91.1% | 82.8% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.4% | 74.6% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.4% | 77.3% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.9% | 67.8% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.6% | 63.3% | 67.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.0% | 63.2% | 64.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 59 Guam 63.8% compare
- 60 Marshall Islands 63.3% compare
- 61 France 63.3% compare
- 63 Finland 62.7% compare
- 64 Timor-Leste 62.2% compare
- 65 Kazakhstan 61.7% compare
More health data for Kiribati
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7209 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,076 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 34 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.2306 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1688 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.7642 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1749 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Kiribati?
- Age dependency ratio in Kiribati was 63.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 1969.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.2% in 2025.
- How does Kiribati rank for age dependency ratio?
- Kiribati ranks 62nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.