Country profile
Kiribati
Kiribati ranks #185 of 215 for population, #167 of 209 for gdp per capita, #179 of 216 for life expectancy, across 23 open-data indicators.
People
Population
134,518
people · 2024
Rank #185 of 215
Life expectancy
66.6
years · 2024
Rank #179 of 216
Poverty headcount
0.9%
% of population · 2023
Rank #123 of 186
Under-5 mortality
53.1
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #38 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
69.1%
% net enrollment · 2005
Rank #132 of 232
Tobacco use
39.7%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #3 of 163
Calorie supply
3,125
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #65 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
12,000
arrivals · 2019
Rank #197 of 203
GDP per capita
$2,289
current US$ · 2024
Rank #167 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
2.46
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #122 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
134
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #113 of 210
Forest area
1.46%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #239 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
11.3
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #203 of 248
Protected areas
11.9%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #129 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
0.54
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #176 of 210
Fertilizer use
0
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #192 of 194
Pesticide use
0.98
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #129 of 193
Digital
Internet users
89.4%
% of population · 2024
Rank #67 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
0.03
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #248 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
53.5
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #248 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
95.9%
% of population · 2023
Rank #152 of 215
Renewable electricity output
16.4%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #171 of 257
Energy use per person
2,514
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #166 of 210
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Kiribati; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply