Kiribati
Country in Oceania
CountryScope
In brief
Population: 136.5K (2025). World rank 186 of 216; in Oceania, 11 of 19. Area: 811 km². World rank 191 of 249; in Oceania, 10 of 27. GDP: $349.2M (2025). World rank 206 of 210; in Oceania, 15 of 19. From 2015 to 2025: population 116.8K → 136.5K, GDP $191.6M → $349.2M, and GDP per person $1,640 → $2,559.
State
- Official name
- Independent and Sovereign Republic of Kiribati
- Local name
- Kiribati
- Capital
- South Tarawa
- Region
- Oceania
- Form of government
- Presidential republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Head of state
- Taneti Maamau
- Head of government
- Taneti Maamau
- Independence
- July 12, 1979
- Women in parliament
- 11.1% 2025
Key figures
- Population
- 136,488 2025
- Area
- 811 km²
- GDP
- $349.2M 2025
- GDP per person
- $2,559 2025
- Life expectancy
- 66.6 years 2024
Practical information
- Languages
- English, Gilbertese
- Currency
- Australian Dollar (AUD), Kiribati dollar (KID)
- Time zones
- UTC+12, UTC+13, UTC+14
- Calling code
- +686
- Emergency numbers
- 192, 193, 194, 195, 999
- Driving side
- Left
- Plug types
- I
- Mains voltage
- 240 V
Territory
- Sea access
- Has a coastline
- Coastline, km
- 1,143
- Neighbours
- None
- Agricultural land
- 41.9% 2024
Elevation
- Highest point
- Banaba Island, 81 m
- Lowest point
- Pacific Ocean, 0 m
- Mean elevation, m
- 2
Climate
- Average temperature in the capital, °C
- 28
- Warmest month in the capital
- September, 28°C
- Coldest month in the capital
- March, 28°C
Population and migration
- Population density
- 168.3 per km² 2025
- Population growth per year
- +1.4% 2025
- Living in cities
- 63.4% 2025
- Net migration per year
- -462 2025
- Born in another country
- 2.5% 2024
Age and life expectancy
- Aged 0–14
- 34.4% 2025
- Aged 15–64
- 61.3% 2025
- Aged 65 and over
- 4.4% 2025
- Life expectancy, women
- 68.3 years 2024
- Life expectancy, men
- 64.7 years 2024
Births and deaths
- Children per woman
- 3.1 2024
- Births per 1,000 people
- 25.3 2024
- Deaths per 1,000 people
- 7.1 2024
Society
- Religions
- Catholic 58.9%, Protestant 31.7%, other Christian 5.6%, and other 3.8% (2020)
Quality of governance (100 = best)
- Rule of law, score 0–100
- 73 2025
- Control of corruption, score 0–100
- 54 2025
- Government effectiveness, score 0–100
- 44.9 2025
- Regulatory quality, score 0–100
- 48.3 2025
- Voice and accountability, score 0–100
- 76.7 2025
Size and growth
- GDP per person at purchasing power parity
- $3,937 2025
- GDP growth per year
- +4.2% 2025
Income and prices
- Income level (World Bank)
- Lower-middle income
- Gross national income per person
- $3,930 2025
- Inflation
- +6.5% 2025
- Price level, USA = 100
- 65 2025
Structure and jobs
- Agriculture, share of GDP
- 23.2% 2024
- Industry, share of GDP
- 11.8% 2024
- Services, share of GDP
- 70.3% 2024
Trade and finance
- Exports, share of GDP
- 4.5% 2024
- Imports, share of GDP
- 97.6% 2024
- Current account balance, share of GDP
- -15.2% 2025
- Foreign direct investment, share of GDP
- +1.2% 2025
- Remittances received, share of GDP
- 6.5% 2025
- Tax revenue, share of GDP
- 17.5% 2023
Poverty and inequality
- Gini index (0 = full equality)
- 24.7 2023
- Living on under $3 a day
- 0.9% 2023
Education
- Adult literacy
- 98.6% 2020
- Primary school enrolment
- 95.3% 2024
- Secondary school enrolment
- 90.3% 2024
- Higher education enrolment
- 5% 2024
- Public spending on education, share of GDP
- 16.4% 2023
Healthcare
- Health spending, share of GDP
- 10.9% 2023
- Health spending per person
- $238 2023
- Out-of-pocket health spending, share of total
- 2.9% 2023
- Doctors per 1,000 people
- 0.2 2013
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
- 3.6 2018
- Hospital beds per 1,000 people
- 1.9 2016
- Children vaccinated against measles
- 79% 2024
Public health
- Infant deaths per 1,000 births
- 38.8 2024
- Deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births
- 53.1 2024
- Maternal deaths per 100,000 births
- 80 2023
- Diabetes prevalence, ages 20–79
- 24.6% 2024
- Overweight adults
- 79.1% 2022
- Adults who use tobacco
- 37.7% 2024
Living conditions
- Access to safe drinking water
- 79.1% 2024
- Access to basic sanitation
- 45.2% 2024
- Access to clean cooking fuels
- 24% 2024
Safety
- Homicides per 100,000 people
- 7.1 2012
- Road deaths per 100,000 people
- 1.9 2019
- Suicides per 100,000 people
- 17.5 2021
- Political stability and absence of violence, score 0–100
- 87.5 2025
- Natural hazards
- tropical cyclones and tornadoes
Air and emissions
- Air pollution PM2.5, µg/m³
- 3.9 2023
- CO₂ emissions, tonnes per person
- 0.6 2024
- All greenhouse gases, tonnes CO₂e per person
- 0.9 2024
Nature and water
- Forest cover
- 1.3% 2024
- Protected areas
- 11.9% 2025
Internet and communications
- Using the internet
- 89.4% 2024
- Mobile subscriptions per 100 people
- 54 2024
- Home broadband per 100 people
- 0 2024
- Internet domain
- .ki
Energy
- Access to electricity
- 97.7% 2024
- Renewable share of energy use
- 41.9% 2022
- Electricity from renewables
- 16.4% 2021
- Electricity from fossil fuels
- 83.6% 2021
Transport
- Air passengers per year
- 58,879 2023
- Airports
- 21 2025
Science and innovation
- Scientific articles per year
- 2 2023
- High-tech share of manufactured exports
- 2.3% 2021