Rural population, per capita in Kiribati
Kiribati: Rural population, per capita was 0.3661 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Kiribati, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 0.3661 units per person for rural population, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Kiribati peaked at 0.8478 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.3661 units per person, in 2025.
Kiribati ranks 104th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8007 units per person | 0.7581 units per person | 0.8478 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7234 units per person | 0.6788 units per person | 0.7547 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6651 units per person | 0.6531 units per person | 0.6757 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6277 units per person | 0.577 units per person | 0.6501 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5575 units per person | 0.5265 units per person | 0.5667 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.486 units per person | 0.4371 units per person | 0.5154 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.39 units per person | 0.3661 units per person | 0.4159 units per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Kiribati
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2317 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 590.95 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 23.17 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 23.17 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2021)
- Rural population 36.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Kiribati?
- Rural population, per capita in Kiribati was 0.3661 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8478 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3661 units per person in 2025.
- How does Kiribati rank for rural population, per capita?
- Kiribati ranks 104th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.