Age dependency ratio, young in Kiribati
Kiribati: Age dependency ratio, young was 56.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Kiribati, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 56.1% for age dependency ratio, young in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Kiribati peaked at 88.9% in 1969 and was at its lowest, 56.1%, 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.
Age dependency ratio, young in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 83.1% | — |
| 1961 | 84.0% | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 84.7% | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 85.0% | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 84.9% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 84.7% | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 85.4% | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 86.9% | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 88.5% | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 88.9% | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 88.4% | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 88.0% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 87.6% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 86.8% | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 85.3% | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 83.4% | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 81.6% | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 79.9% | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 78.3% | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 76.3% | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 74.2% | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 72.3% | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 70.6% | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 69.4% | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 68.6% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 68.4% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 68.6% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 69.1% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 69.7% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 70.5% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 71.2% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 72.1% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 73.1% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 73.9% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 74.3% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 74.4% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 74.3% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 73.9% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 73.2% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 72.3% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 71.1% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 69.9% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 68.7% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 67.4% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 66.1% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 63.9% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 63.0% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 62.3% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 61.7% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 61.2% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 60.6% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 59.8% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 58.9% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 58.2% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 57.5% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 57.2% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 57.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 57.4% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 57.6% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 57.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 57.8% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 57.6% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 57.3% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 56.8% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 56.1% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85.6% | 83.1% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 83.6% | 76.3% | 88.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.1% | 68.4% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.3% | 71.2% | 74.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.9% | 61.7% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 57.2% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.2% | 56.1% | 57.8% | 6 |
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- 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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0036 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Kiribati?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Kiribati was 56.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 88.9% in 1969.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.1% in 2025.
- How does Kiribati rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Kiribati ranks 53rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.