Population, male, per square kilometre in Kiribati

Kiribati: Population, male, per square kilometre was 79.3 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
79.3 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
72nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
79.3 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
29.44 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Population, male, per square kilometre in Kiribati, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, population, male, per square kilometre in Kiribati stood at 79.3 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, male, per square kilometre in Kiribati peaked at 79.3 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.44 units per square kilometre, in 1961.

Kiribati ranks 72nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Population, male, per square kilometre in Kiribati, year by year

Annual values for Population, male, per square kilometre in Kiribati, 1961 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1961 29.44 units per square kilometre
1962 30.22 units per square kilometre +2.7%
1963 31.02 units per square kilometre +2.7%
1964 31.85 units per square kilometre +2.7%
1965 32.72 units per square kilometre +2.7%
1966 33.32 units per square kilometre +1.8%
1967 33.63 units per square kilometre +0.9%
1968 33.93 units per square kilometre +0.9%
1969 34.41 units per square kilometre +1.4%
1970 35.07 units per square kilometre +1.9%
1971 35.73 units per square kilometre +1.9%
1972 36.38 units per square kilometre +1.8%
1973 36.98 units per square kilometre +1.6%
1974 37.23 units per square kilometre +0.7%
1975 37.16 units per square kilometre -0.2%
1976 37.03 units per square kilometre -0.4%
1977 36.85 units per square kilometre -0.5%
1978 36.66 units per square kilometre -0.5%
1979 36.85 units per square kilometre +0.5%
1980 37.41 units per square kilometre +1.5%
1981 37.99 units per square kilometre +1.5%
1982 38.58 units per square kilometre +1.6%
1983 39.19 units per square kilometre +1.6%
1984 39.81 units per square kilometre +1.6%
1985 40.57 units per square kilometre +1.9%
1986 41.51 units per square kilometre +2.3%
1987 42.48 units per square kilometre +2.3%
1988 43.46 units per square kilometre +2.3%
1989 44.45 units per square kilometre +2.3%
1990 45.41 units per square kilometre +2.2%
1991 46.27 units per square kilometre +1.9%
1992 47.02 units per square kilometre +1.6%
1993 47.73 units per square kilometre +1.5%
1994 48.41 units per square kilometre +1.4%
1995 49.12 units per square kilometre +1.5%
1996 49.93 units per square kilometre +1.6%
1997 50.81 units per square kilometre +1.8%
1998 51.67 units per square kilometre +1.7%
1999 52.52 units per square kilometre +1.6%
2000 53.38 units per square kilometre +1.6%
2001 54.4 units per square kilometre +1.9%
2002 55.57 units per square kilometre +2.1%
2003 56.74 units per square kilometre +2.1%
2004 57.89 units per square kilometre +2.0%
2005 59.06 units per square kilometre +2.0%
2006 60.24 units per square kilometre +2.0%
2007 61.45 units per square kilometre +2.0%
2008 62.73 units per square kilometre +2.1%
2009 64.08 units per square kilometre +2.1%
2010 65.39 units per square kilometre +2.0%
2011 66.46 units per square kilometre +1.6%
2012 67.31 units per square kilometre +1.3%
2013 68.1 units per square kilometre +1.2%
2014 68.84 units per square kilometre +1.1%
2015 69.59 units per square kilometre +1.1%
2016 70.52 units per square kilometre +1.3%
2017 71.59 units per square kilometre +1.5%
2018 72.67 units per square kilometre +1.5%
2019 73.77 units per square kilometre +1.5%
2020 75.13 units per square kilometre +1.9%
2021 76.59 units per square kilometre +1.9%
2022 77.94 units per square kilometre +1.8%
2023 79.3 units per square kilometre +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 32.28 units per square kilometre 29.44 units per square kilometre 34.41 units per square kilometre 9
1970s 36.59 units per square kilometre 35.07 units per square kilometre 37.23 units per square kilometre 10
1980s 40.54 units per square kilometre 37.41 units per square kilometre 44.45 units per square kilometre 10
1990s 48.89 units per square kilometre 45.41 units per square kilometre 52.52 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 58.55 units per square kilometre 53.38 units per square kilometre 64.08 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 69.42 units per square kilometre 65.39 units per square kilometre 73.77 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 77.24 units per square kilometre 75.13 units per square kilometre 79.3 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 69 Saint Kitts and Nevis 86.18 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 70 Guatemala 83.88 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 71 Micronesia, Federated States of 79.96 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 73 China 76.6 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 74 Indonesia 74.64 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 75 Ghana 74.18 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, male, per square kilometre in Kiribati?
Population, male, per square kilometre in Kiribati was 79.3 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population, male, per square kilometre recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 79.3 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest population, male, per square kilometre recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 29.44 units per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Kiribati rank for population, male, per square kilometre?
Kiribati ranks 72nd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is population, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kiribati data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, male, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population, male divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Population, male, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
263 places, 15,281 data points, 1961–2023
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Population, male divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.