Years colonized in Kiribati

Kiribati: Years colonized was 88 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
88
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
66th
of 159 countries
All-time high
88
in 1979
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Kiribati, 1462–2022

020406080146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, years colonized in Kiribati stood at 88. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in Kiribati peaked at 88 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

That places Kiribati 66th out of 159 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Years colonized in Kiribati, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in Kiribati, 1462 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 0 —
1483 0 —
1484 0 —
1485 0 —
1486 0 —
1487 0 —
1488 0 —
1489 0 —
1490 0 —
1491 0 —
1492 0 —
1493 0 —
1494 0 —
1495 0 —
1496 0 —
1497 0 —
1498 0 —
1499 0 —
1500 0 —
1501 0 —
1502 0 —
1503 0 —
1504 0 —
1505 0 —
1506 0 —
1507 0 —
1508 0 —
1509 0 —
1510 0 —
1511 0 —
1512 0 —
1513 0 —
1514 0 —
1515 0 —
1516 0 —
1517 0 —
1518 0 —
1519 0 —
1520 0 —
1521 0 —
1522 0 —
1523 0 —
1524 0 —
1525 0 —
1526 0 —
1527 0 —
1528 0 —
1529 0 —
1530 0 —
1531 0 —
1532 0 —
1533 0 —
1534 0 —
1535 0 —
1536 0 —
1537 0 —
1538 0 —
1539 0 —
1540 0 —
1541 0 —
1542 0 —
1543 0 —
1544 0 —
1545 0 —
1546 0 —
1547 0 —
1548 0 —
1549 0 —
1550 0 —
1551 0 —
1552 0 —
1553 0 —
1554 0 —
1555 0 —
1556 0 —
1557 0 —
1558 0 —
1559 0 —
1560 0 —
1561 0 —
1562 0 —
1563 0 —
1564 0 —
1565 0 —
1566 0 —
1567 0 —
1568 0 —
1569 0 —
1570 0 —
1571 0 —
1572 0 —
1573 0 —
1574 0 —
1575 0 —
1576 0 —
1577 0 —
1578 0 —
1579 0 —
1580 0 —
1581 0 —
1582 0 —
1583 0 —
1584 0 —
1585 0 —
1586 0 —
1587 0 —
1588 0 —
1589 0 —
1590 0 —
1591 0 —
1592 0 —
1593 0 —
1594 0 —
1595 0 —
1596 0 —
1597 0 —
1598 0 —
1599 0 —
1600 0 —
1601 0 —
1602 0 —
1603 0 —
1604 0 —
1605 0 —
1606 0 —
1607 0 —
1608 0 —
1609 0 —
1610 0 —
1611 0 —
1612 0 —
1613 0 —
1614 0 —
1615 0 —
1616 0 —
1617 0 —
1618 0 —
1619 0 —
1620 0 —
1621 0 —
1622 0 —
1623 0 —
1624 0 —
1625 0 —
1626 0 —
1627 0 —
1628 0 —
1629 0 —
1630 0 —
1631 0 —
1632 0 —
1633 0 —
1634 0 —
1635 0 —
1636 0 —
1637 0 —
1638 0 —
1639 0 —
1640 0 —
1641 0 —
1642 0 —
1643 0 —
1644 0 —
1645 0 —
1646 0 —
1647 0 —
1648 0 —
1649 0 —
1650 0 —
1651 0 —
1652 0 —
1653 0 —
1654 0 —
1655 0 —
1656 0 —
1657 0 —
1658 0 —
1659 0 —
1660 0 —
1661 0 —
1662 0 —
1663 0 —
1664 0 —
1665 0 —
1666 0 —
1667 0 —
1668 0 —
1669 0 —
1670 0 —
1671 0 —
1672 0 —
1673 0 —
1674 0 —
1675 0 —
1676 0 —
1677 0 —
1678 0 —
1679 0 —
1680 0 —
1681 0 —
1682 0 —
1683 0 —
1684 0 —
1685 0 —
1686 0 —
1687 0 —
1688 0 —
1689 0 —
1690 0 —
1691 0 —
1692 0 —
1693 0 —
1694 0 —
1695 0 —
1696 0 —
1697 0 —
1698 0 —
1699 0 —
1700 0 —
1701 0 —
1702 0 —
1703 0 —
1704 0 —
1705 0 —
1706 0 —
1707 0 —
1708 0 —
1709 0 —
1710 0 —
1711 0 —
1712 0 —
1713 0 —
1714 0 —
1715 0 —
1716 0 —
1717 0 —
1718 0 —
1719 0 —
1720 0 —
1721 0 —
1722 0 —
1723 0 —
1724 0 —
1725 0 —
1726 0 —
1727 0 —
1728 0 —
1729 0 —
1730 0 —
1731 0 —
1732 0 —
1733 0 —
1734 0 —
1735 0 —
1736 0 —
1737 0 —
1738 0 —
1739 0 —
1740 0 —
1741 0 —
1742 0 —
1743 0 —
1744 0 —
1745 0 —
1746 0 —
1747 0 —
1748 0 —
1749 0 —
1750 0 —
1751 0 —
1752 0 —
1753 0 —
1754 0 —
1755 0 —
1756 0 —
1757 0 —
1758 0 —
1759 0 —
1760 0 —
1761 0 —
1762 0 —
1763 0 —
1764 0 —
1765 0 —
1766 0 —
1767 0 —
1768 0 —
1769 0 —
1770 0 —
1771 0 —
1772 0 —
1773 0 —
1774 0 —
1775 0 —
1776 0 —
1777 0 —
1778 0 —
1779 0 —
1780 0 —
1781 0 —
1782 0 —
1783 0 —
1784 0 —
1785 0 —
1786 0 —
1787 0 —
1788 0 —
1789 0 —
1790 0 —
1791 0 —
1792 0 —
1793 0 —
1794 0 —
1795 0 —
1796 0 —
1797 0 —
1798 0 —
1799 0 —
1800 0 —
1801 0 —
1802 0 —
1803 0 —
1804 0 —
1805 0 —
1806 0 —
1807 0 —
1808 0 —
1809 0 —
1810 0 —
1811 0 —
1812 0 —
1813 0 —
1814 0 —
1815 0 —
1816 0 —
1817 0 —
1818 0 —
1819 0 —
1820 0 —
1821 0 —
1822 0 —
1823 0 —
1824 0 —
1825 0 —
1826 0 —
1827 0 —
1828 0 —
1829 0 —
1830 0 —
1831 0 —
1832 0 —
1833 0 —
1834 0 —
1835 0 —
1836 0 —
1837 0 —
1838 0 —
1839 0 —
1840 0 —
1841 0 —
1842 0 —
1843 0 —
1844 0 —
1845 0 —
1846 0 —
1847 0 —
1848 0 —
1849 0 —
1850 0 —
1851 0 —
1852 0 —
1853 0 —
1854 0 —
1855 0 —
1856 0 —
1857 0 —
1858 0 —
1859 0 —
1860 0 —
1861 0 —
1862 0 —
1863 0 —
1864 0 —
1865 0 —
1866 0 —
1867 0 —
1868 0 —
1869 0 —
1870 0 —
1871 0 —
1872 0 —
1873 0 —
1874 0 —
1875 0 —
1876 0 —
1877 0 —
1878 0 —
1879 0 —
1880 0 —
1881 0 —
1882 0 —
1883 0 —
1884 0 —
1885 0 —
1886 0 —
1887 0 —
1888 0 —
1889 0 —
1890 0 —
1891 0 —
1892 1 —
1893 2 +100.0%
1894 3 +50.0%
1895 4 +33.3%
1896 5 +25.0%
1897 6 +20.0%
1898 7 +16.7%
1899 8 +14.3%
1900 9 +12.5%
1901 10 +11.1%
1902 11 +10.0%
1903 12 +9.1%
1904 13 +8.3%
1905 14 +7.7%
1906 15 +7.1%
1907 16 +6.7%
1908 17 +6.2%
1909 18 +5.9%
1910 19 +5.6%
1911 20 +5.3%
1912 21 +5.0%
1913 22 +4.8%
1914 23 +4.5%
1915 24 +4.3%
1916 25 +4.2%
1917 26 +4.0%
1918 27 +3.8%
1919 28 +3.7%
1920 29 +3.6%
1921 30 +3.4%
1922 31 +3.3%
1923 32 +3.2%
1924 33 +3.1%
1925 34 +3.0%
1926 35 +2.9%
1927 36 +2.9%
1928 37 +2.8%
1929 38 +2.7%
1930 39 +2.6%
1931 40 +2.6%
1932 41 +2.5%
1933 42 +2.4%
1934 43 +2.4%
1935 44 +2.3%
1936 45 +2.3%
1937 46 +2.2%
1938 47 +2.2%
1939 48 +2.1%
1940 49 +2.1%
1941 50 +2.0%
1942 51 +2.0%
1943 52 +2.0%
1944 53 +1.9%
1945 54 +1.9%
1946 55 +1.9%
1947 56 +1.8%
1948 57 +1.8%
1949 58 +1.8%
1950 59 +1.7%
1951 60 +1.7%
1952 61 +1.7%
1953 62 +1.6%
1954 63 +1.6%
1955 64 +1.6%
1956 65 +1.6%
1957 66 +1.5%
1958 67 +1.5%
1959 68 +1.5%
1960 69 +1.5%
1961 70 +1.4%
1962 71 +1.4%
1963 72 +1.4%
1964 73 +1.4%
1965 74 +1.4%
1966 75 +1.4%
1967 76 +1.3%
1968 77 +1.3%
1969 78 +1.3%
1970 79 +1.3%
1971 80 +1.3%
1972 81 +1.2%
1973 82 +1.2%
1974 83 +1.2%
1975 84 +1.2%
1976 85 +1.2%
1977 86 +1.2%
1978 87 +1.2%
1979 88 +1.1%
1980 88 +0.0%
1981 88 +0.0%
1982 88 +0.0%
1983 88 +0.0%
1984 88 +0.0%
1985 88 +0.0%
1986 88 +0.0%
1987 88 +0.0%
1988 88 +0.0%
1989 88 +0.0%
1990 88 +0.0%
1991 88 +0.0%
1992 88 +0.0%
1993 88 +0.0%
1994 88 +0.0%
1995 88 +0.0%
1996 88 +0.0%
1997 88 +0.0%
1998 88 +0.0%
1999 88 +0.0%
2000 88 +0.0%
2001 88 +0.0%
2002 88 +0.0%
2003 88 +0.0%
2004 88 +0.0%
2005 88 +0.0%
2006 88 +0.0%
2007 88 +0.0%
2008 88 +0.0%
2009 88 +0.0%
2010 88 +0.0%
2011 88 +0.0%
2012 88 +0.0%
2013 88 +0.0%
2014 88 +0.0%
2015 88 +0.0%
2016 88 +0.0%
2017 88 +0.0%
2018 88 +0.0%
2019 88 +0.0%
2020 88 +0.0%
2021 88 +0.0%
2022 88 +0.0%

Kiribati compared with similar countries

  • Kiribati's 88 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.5, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Kiribati's 88 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized in Kiribati changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1893 +100.0% 1 2
1894 +50.0% 2 3
1895 +33.3% 3 4
1896 +25.0% 4 5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 0 0 0 10
1490s 0 0 0 10
1500s 0 0 0 10
1510s 0 0 0 10
1520s 0 0 0 10
1530s 0 0 0 10
1540s 0 0 0 10
1550s 0 0 0 10
1560s 0 0 0 10
1570s 0 0 0 10
1580s 0 0 0 10
1590s 0 0 0 10
1600s 0 0 0 10
1610s 0 0 0 10
1620s 0 0 0 10
1630s 0 0 0 10
1640s 0 0 0 10
1650s 0 0 0 10
1660s 0 0 0 10
1670s 0 0 0 10
1680s 0 0 0 10
1690s 0 0 0 10
1700s 0 0 0 10
1710s 0 0 0 10
1720s 0 0 0 10
1730s 0 0 0 10
1740s 0 0 0 10
1750s 0 0 0 10
1760s 0 0 0 10
1770s 0 0 0 10
1780s 0 0 0 10
1790s 0 0 0 10
1800s 0 0 0 10
1810s 0 0 0 10
1820s 0 0 0 10
1830s 0 0 0 10
1840s 0 0 0 10
1850s 0 0 0 10
1860s 0 0 0 10
1870s 0 0 0 10
1880s 0 0 0 10
1890s 3.6 0 8 10
1900s 13.5 9 18 10
1910s 23.5 19 28 10
1920s 33.5 29 38 10
1930s 43.5 39 48 10
1940s 53.5 49 58 10
1950s 63.5 59 68 10
1960s 73.5 69 78 10
1970s 83.5 79 88 10
1980s 88 88 88 10
1990s 88 88 88 10
2000s 88 88 88 10
2010s 88 88 88 10
2020s 88 88 88 3

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 66 Tuvalu 88 compare
  2. 68 Lesotho 83 compare
  3. 69 Nauru 81 compare
  4. 69 New Zealand 81 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Kiribati?
Years colonized in Kiribati was 88 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 88 in 1979.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Kiribati rank for years colonized?
Kiribati ranks 66th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kiribati data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
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