Rural population, per square kilometre in Kiribati
Kiribati: Rural population, per square kilometre was 62.95 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rural population, per square kilometre in Kiribati, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per square kilometre in Kiribati is 62.95 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per square kilometre in Kiribati peaked at 70.73 units per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 50.11 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Kiribati 49th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.8 units per square kilometre | 50.11 units per square kilometre | 52.75 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 53.57 units per square kilometre | 50.43 units per square kilometre | 55.96 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.55 units per square kilometre | 51.01 units per square kilometre | 58.98 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.56 units per square kilometre | 60.08 units per square kilometre | 64.21 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.84 units per square kilometre | 62 units per square kilometre | 69.78 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.61 units per square kilometre | 66.88 units per square kilometre | 70.73 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.79 units per square kilometre | 62.95 units per square kilometre | 64.74 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 46 Dominican Republic 64.99 units per square kilometre compare
- 47 Sierra Leone 64.69 units per square kilometre compare
- 48 Samoa 64.3 units per square kilometre compare
- 50 Ghana 62.65 units per square kilometre compare
- 51 Indonesia 62.23 units per square kilometre compare
- 52 Burkina Faso 60.77 units per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Kiribati
- Rural population, per capita 0.3661 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 590.95 current US$ per person (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$), annual 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 79.49 million current US$ (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 23.17 (2024)
- Agriculture share gdp 23.17 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per square kilometre in Kiribati?
- Rural population, per square kilometre in Kiribati was 62.95 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 70.73 units per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.11 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Kiribati rank for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Kiribati ranks 49th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.