Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Kiribati
Kiribati: Do more people live in urban or rural areas? was 63.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Kiribati, 1950–2025
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Kiribati stood at 63.4%. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Kiribati peaked at 63.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 1950.
That places Kiribati 130th out of 238 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.5% | 10.5% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 19.9% | 15.2% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 27.7% | 24.5% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.5% | 32.4% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.2% | 35.0% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.3% | 43.3% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.4% | 48.5% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.0% | 58.4% | 63.4% | 6 |
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More reference data data for Kiribati
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.0955 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3032 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.23 °C (2026)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Annual precipitation 592.83 millimeters (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Kiribati?
- Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Kiribati was 63.4% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 63.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 1950.
- How does Kiribati rank for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
- Kiribati ranks 130th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is do more people live in urban or rural areas? rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Do more people live in urban or rural areas?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.