Kiribati: People & Society#
| Population | 106,925 (July 2016 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: I-Kiribati (singular and plural) adjective: I-Kiribati |
| Ethnic groups | I-Kiribati 89.5%, I-Kiribati/mixed 9.7%, Tuvaluan 0.1%, other 0.8% (2010 est.) |
| Languages | I-Kiribati, English (official) |
| Religions | Roman Catholic 55.8%, Kempsville Presbyterian Church 33.5%, Mormon 4.7%, Baha'i 2.3%, Seventh Day Adventist 2%, other 1.5%, none 0.2%, unspecified 0.05% (2010 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 30.16% (male 16,438/female 15,814) 15-24 years: 21.26% (male 11,285/female 11,447) 25-54 years: 38.59% (male 19,863/female 21,397) 55-64 years: 5.86% (male 2,827/female 3,436) 65 years and over: 4.13% (male 1,741/female 2,677) (2016 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 63% youth dependency ratio: 57% elderly dependency ratio: 6% potential support ratio: 16.6% (2015 est.) |
| Median age | total: 24.3 years male: 23.4 years female: 25.1 years (2016 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 1.14% (2016 est.) |
| Birth rate | 21.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Death rate | 7.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -2.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 44.3% of total population (2015) rate of urbanization: 1.78% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
| Major urban areas - population | TARAWA (capital) 46,000 (2014) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 0.93 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.82 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.65 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2016 est.) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 23.1 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2009 est.) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 90 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 33.2 deaths/1,000 live births male: 34.4 deaths/1,000 live births female: 31.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 66.2 years male: 63.7 years female: 68.8 years (2016 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 2.43 children born/woman (2016 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 22.3% (2009) |
| Health expenditures | 10.2% of GDP (2014) |
| Physicians density | 0.38 physicians/1,000 population (2010) |
| Hospital bed density | 1.3 beds/1,000 population (2011) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 87.3% of population rural: 50.6% of population total: 66.9% of population unimproved: urban: 12.7% of population rural: 49.4% of population total: 33.1% of population (2015 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 51.2% of population rural: 30.6% of population total: 39.7% of population unimproved: urban: 48.8% of population rural: 69.4% of population total: 60.3% of population (2015 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 40.1% (2014) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 14.9% (2009) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 12 years male: 11 years female: 12 years (2008) |
| Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 | total: 54% male: 47.6% female: 61.8% (2010 est.) |