Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Kiribati

Population aged 65 and over in Kiribati in 2025 — 5,971 people. Ranked 207 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 164.1%.

2025 5,971 people +4.77% vs 2024
World rank 207of 217
Period maximum 5,971 people2025
Period minimum 2,118 people1979

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Kiribati, 1960–20252,0003,0004,0005,0006,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 2,261 people1962: 2,213 people1964: 2,224 people1966: 2,306 people1968: 2,459 people1970: 2,488 people1972: 2,478 people1974: 2,424 people1976: 2,305 people1978: 2,137 people1980: 2,170 people1982: 2,251 people1984: 2,323 people1986: 2,410 people1988: 2,483 people1990: 2,560 people1992: 2,640 people1994: 2,748 people1996: 2,872 people1998: 2,974 people2000: 3,024 people2002: 3,134 people2004: 3,294 people2006: 3,504 people2008: 3,732 people2010: 3,916 people2012: 4,043 people2014: 4,196 people2016: 4,430 people2018: 4,695 people2020: 4,956 people2022: 5,239 people2024: 5,699 people2025: 5,971 people
Change over the period: +3,710 (+164.09%) Average annual rate: 1.51 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kiribati

Kiribati 5,971 people
World 855M people
East Asia & Pacific 333M people
Micronesia (subregion) computed 44,050 people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 210M people
Population aged 65 and over — Kiribati, by year Kiribati All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 5,971 +272 +4.77%
2024 5,699 +241 +4.42%
2023 5,458 +219 +4.18%
2022 5,239 +159 +3.13%
2021 5,080 +124 +2.5%
2020 4,956 +132 +2.74%
2019 4,824 +129 +2.75%
2018 4,695 +133 +2.92%
2017 4,562 +132 +2.98%
2016 4,430 +127 +2.95%
2015 4,303 +107 +2.55%
2014 4,196 +87 +2.12%
2013 4,109 +66 +1.63%
2012 4,043 +56 +1.4%
2011 3,987 +71 +1.81%
2010 3,916 +87 +2.27%
2009 3,829 +97 +2.6%
2008 3,732 +112 +3.09%
2007 3,620 +116 +3.31%
2006 3,504 +109 +3.21%
2005 3,395 +101 +3.07%
2004 3,294 +88 +2.74%
2003 3,206 +72 +2.3%
2002 3,134 +66 +2.15%
2001 3,068 +44 +1.46%
2000 3,024 +20 +0.67%
1999 3,004 +30 +1.01%
1998 2,974 +47 +1.61%
1997 2,927 +55 +1.92%
1996 2,872 +64 +2.28%
1995 2,808 +60 +2.18%
1994 2,748 +58 +2.16%
1993 2,690 +50 +1.89%
1992 2,640 +42 +1.62%
1991 2,598 +38 +1.48%
1990 2,560 +39 +1.55%
1989 2,521 +38 +1.53%
1988 2,483 +34 +1.39%
1987 2,449 +39 +1.62%
1986 2,410 +46 +1.95%
1985 2,364 +41 +1.76%
1984 2,323 +34 +1.49%
1983 2,289 +38 +1.69%
1982 2,251 +41 +1.86%
1981 2,210 +40 +1.84%
1980 2,170 +52 +2.46%
1979 2,118 −19 −0.89%
1978 2,137 −92 −4.13%
1977 2,229 −76 −3.3%
1976 2,305 −61 −2.58%
1975 2,366 −58 −2.39%
1974 2,424 −40 −1.62%
1973 2,464 −14 −0.56%
1972 2,478 −8 −0.32%
1971 2,486 −2 −0.08%
1970 2,488 −2 −0.08%
1969 2,490 +31 +1.26%
1968 2,459 +72 +3.02%
1967 2,387 +81 +3.51%
1966 2,306 +56 +2.49%
1965 2,250 +26 +1.17%
1964 2,224 +15 +0.68%
1963 2,209 −4 −0.18%
1962 2,213 −19 −0.85%
1961 2,232 −29 −1.28%
1960 2,261

Micronesia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The population aged 65 and over. In absolute numbers this group is growing faster than any other: it expands both from the rise in life expectancy and from the entry of the large cohorts born in the middle of the 20th century. Japan and Italy lead by share of population, China and India by absolute number, and the divergence of the two rankings shows where the load on health care and pensions is larger in scale and where it is sharper.

Important: The threshold of 65 years is an international convention and is not tied to the retirement age of any particular country.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.