What is birth rate vs. death rate in Kiribati?

Birth rate vs. death rate in Kiribati was 25.81 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Kiribati?

The highest recorded value was 43.79 births per 1,000 people in 1954.

What is the lowest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Kiribati?

The lowest recorded value was 25.81 births per 1,000 people in 2023.

How does Kiribati rank for birth rate vs. death rate?

Kiribati ranks 51st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate vs. death rate rising or falling in Kiribati?

Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Kiribati data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate vs. death rate in Kiribati

Name: Birth rate vs. death rate in Kiribati
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Kiribati: Birth rate vs. death rate was 25.81 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

25.81 births per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 2.2%

World rank

51st

of 236 countries

All-time high

43.79 births per 1,000 people

in 1954

All-time low

25.81 births per 1,000 people

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rate vs. death rate in Kiribati, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.

Analysis

Kiribati recorded 25.81 births per 1,000 people for birth rate vs. death rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate vs. death rate in Kiribati peaked at 43.79 births per 1,000 people in 1954 and was at its lowest, 25.81 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.

Kiribati ranks 51st of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	43.56 births per 1,000 people	43.36 births per 1,000 people	43.79 births per 1,000 people	10
1960s	41.91 births per 1,000 people	38.74 births per 1,000 people	43.59 births per 1,000 people	10
1970s	36.23 births per 1,000 people	35.39 births per 1,000 people	38.07 births per 1,000 people	10
1980s	38.11 births per 1,000 people	36.83 births per 1,000 people	38.88 births per 1,000 people	10
1990s	35.31 births per 1,000 people	32.47 births per 1,000 people	37.73 births per 1,000 people	10
2000s	30.01 births per 1,000 people	28.58 births per 1,000 people	31.5 births per 1,000 people	10
2010s	29.44 births per 1,000 people	27.83 births per 1,000 people	31.43 births per 1,000 people	10
2020s	26.62 births per 1,000 people	25.81 births per 1,000 people	27.36 births per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Kiribati

48 Ghana 26.31 births per 1,000 people compare
49 Tajikistan 26.12 births per 1,000 people compare
50 Namibia 25.89 births per 1,000 people compare
52 Iraq 25.73 births per 1,000 people compare
53 Nauru 25.5 births per 1,000 people compare
54 French Guiana 25.4 births per 1,000 people compare
54 Samoa 25.4 births per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Kiribati

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 1,515 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 1,447 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 1,465 (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 1,496 (2025)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 1,504 (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 1,509 (2025)

All data for Kiribati →

Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate vs. death rate in Kiribati?: Birth rate vs. death rate in Kiribati was 25.81 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Kiribati?: The highest recorded value was 43.79 births per 1,000 people in 1954.
What is the lowest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Kiribati?: The lowest recorded value was 25.81 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Kiribati rank for birth rate vs. death rate?: Kiribati ranks 51st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate vs. death rate rising or falling in Kiribati?: Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kiribati data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Birth rate vs. death rate
Unit: births per 1,000 people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.