Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Kiribati

Kiribati: Number of 1-year-olds, by sex was 1,591 people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,591 people
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
186th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1,591 people
in 2023
All-time low
645 people
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Kiribati, 1950–2023

05001.0k1.5k195019862023

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

Analysis

Kiribati recorded 1,591 people for number of 1-year-olds, by sex in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Kiribati peaked at 1,591 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 645 people, in 1950.

That places Kiribati 186th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Kiribati, year by year

Annual values for Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Kiribati, 1950 to 2023.
Year people Change
1950 645 people
1951 666 people +3.3%
1952 680 people +2.1%
1953 696 people +2.4%
1954 713 people +2.4%
1955 731 people +2.5%
1956 748 people +2.3%
1957 765 people +2.3%
1958 782 people +2.2%
1959 800 people +2.3%
1960 820 people +2.5%
1961 843 people +2.8%
1962 869 people +3.1%
1963 890 people +2.4%
1964 906 people +1.8%
1965 923 people +1.9%
1966 944 people +2.3%
1967 968 people +2.5%
1968 971 people +0.3%
1969 954 people -1.8%
1970 960 people +0.6%
1971 973 people +1.4%
1972 964 people -0.9%
1973 950 people -1.5%
1974 924 people -2.7%
1975 911 people -1.4%
1976 908 people -0.3%
1977 896 people -1.3%
1978 894 people -0.2%
1979 903 people +1.0%
1980 941 people +4.2%
1981 974 people +3.5%
1982 992 people +1.8%
1983 1,024 people +3.2%
1984 1,051 people +2.6%
1985 1,084 people +3.1%
1986 1,120 people +3.3%
1987 1,149 people +2.6%
1988 1,174 people +2.2%
1989 1,194 people +1.7%
1990 1,213 people +1.6%
1991 1,234 people +1.7%
1992 1,256 people +1.8%
1993 1,262 people +0.5%
1994 1,256 people -0.5%
1995 1,253 people -0.2%
1996 1,263 people +0.8%
1997 1,280 people +1.3%
1998 1,290 people +0.8%
1999 1,288 people -0.2%
2000 1,281 people -0.5%
2001 1,274 people -0.5%
2002 1,266 people -0.6%
2003 1,252 people -1.1%
2004 1,237 people -1.2%
2005 1,250 people +1.1%
2006 1,285 people +2.8%
2007 1,328 people +3.3%
2008 1,383 people +4.1%
2009 1,439 people +4.0%
2010 1,484 people +3.1%
2011 1,526 people +2.8%
2012 1,567 people +2.7%
2013 1,579 people +0.8%
2014 1,565 people -0.9%
2015 1,548 people -1.1%
2016 1,539 people -0.6%
2017 1,540 people +0.1%
2018 1,547 people +0.5%
2019 1,560 people +0.8%
2020 1,579 people +1.2%
2021 1,589 people +0.6%
2022 1,590 people +0.1%
2023 1,591 people +0.1%

Kiribati compared with similar countries

  • Kiribati's 1,591 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 123,421 people, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Kiribati's 1,591 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14,573 people, 11% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 722.6 people 645 people 800 people 10
1960s 908.8 people 820 people 971 people 10
1970s 928.3 people 894 people 973 people 10
1980s 1,070 people 941 people 1,194 people 10
1990s 1,260 people 1,213 people 1,290 people 10
2000s 1,300 people 1,237 people 1,439 people 10
2010s 1,546 people 1,484 people 1,579 people 10
2020s 1,587 people 1,579 people 1,591 people 4

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 183 Malta 2,104 people compare
  2. 184 New Caledonia 2,017 people compare
  3. 185 Guadeloupe 1,730 people compare
  4. 187 Barbados 1,548 people compare
  5. 188 French Polynesia 1,508 people compare
  6. 189 Martinique 1,484 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Kiribati?
Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Kiribati was 1,591 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of 1-year-olds, by sex recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 1,591 people in 2023.
What is the lowest number of 1-year-olds, by sex recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 645 people in 1950.
How does Kiribati rank for number of 1-year-olds, by sex?
Kiribati ranks 186th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of 1-year-olds, by sex rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Number of 1-year-olds, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of 1-year-olds, by sex
Unit
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
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Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes women aged 1.