Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Kiribati

Share of population under 15 in Kiribati in 2025 — 34.4%. Ranked 53 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 8.9 pp.

2025 34.4% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 53of 217
Period maximum 45%1969
Period minimum 34.4%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Kiribati, 1960–20253035404519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 43.2%1962: 43.8%1964: 44%1966: 44.1%1968: 44.9%1970: 44.9%1972: 44.8%1974: 44.2%1976: 43.2%1978: 42.3%1980: 41.1%1982: 39.9%1984: 39.2%1986: 39.2%1988: 39.7%1990: 40.2%1992: 40.8%1994: 41.2%1996: 41.1%1998: 40.8%2000: 40.1%2002: 39.3%2004: 38.4%2006: 37.6%2008: 37%2010: 36.6%2012: 36.1%2014: 35.4%2016: 35%2018: 35.1%2020: 35.2%2022: 35.1%2024: 34.7%2025: 34.4%
Change over the period: −8.9 pp Annual average: -0.14 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Kiribati 34.4%
World 24.4%
Micronesia (subregion) computed 29.4%
Share of population under 15 — Kiribati, by year Kiribati All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 34.4 −0.3 pp
2024 34.7 −0.2 pp
2023 34.9 −0.2 pp
2022 35.1 −0.1 pp
2021 35.2 −0 pp
2020 35.2 +0 pp
2019 35.1 +0.1 pp
2018 35.1 +0.1 pp
2017 35 −0 pp
2016 35 −0.1 pp
2015 35.2 −0.3 pp
2014 35.4 −0.3 pp
2013 35.7 −0.3 pp
2012 36.1 −0.3 pp
2011 36.4 −0.2 pp
2010 36.6 −0.2 pp
2009 36.8 −0.2 pp
2008 37 −0.3 pp
2007 37.3 −0.4 pp
2006 37.6 −0.4 pp
2005 38 −0.4 pp
2004 38.4 −0.4 pp
2003 38.9 −0.5 pp
2002 39.3 −0.4 pp
2001 39.8 −0.4 pp
2000 40.1 −0.4 pp
1999 40.5 −0.3 pp
1998 40.8 −0.2 pp
1997 41 −0.1 pp
1996 41.1 −0 pp
1995 41.2 +0 pp
1994 41.2 +0.1 pp
1993 41 +0.3 pp
1992 40.8 +0.3 pp
1991 40.5 +0.3 pp
1990 40.2 +0.3 pp
1989 39.9 +0.3 pp
1988 39.7 +0.2 pp
1987 39.4 +0.2 pp
1986 39.2 +0.1 pp
1985 39.2 −0.1 pp
1984 39.2 −0.3 pp
1983 39.5 −0.4 pp
1982 39.9 −0.5 pp
1981 40.5 −0.6 pp
1980 41.1 −0.7 pp
1979 41.8 −0.6 pp
1978 42.3 −0.4 pp
1977 42.8 −0.4 pp
1976 43.2 −0.5 pp
1975 43.7 −0.5 pp
1974 44.2 −0.4 pp
1973 44.6 −0.2 pp
1972 44.8 −0.1 pp
1971 44.8 −0.1 pp
1970 44.9 −0.1 pp
1969 45 +0.1 pp
1968 44.9 +0.4 pp
1967 44.5 +0.4 pp
1966 44.1 +0.2 pp
1965 43.9 −0 pp
1964 44 +0 pp
1963 44 +0.1 pp
1962 43.8 +0.3 pp
1961 43.5 +0.3 pp
1960 43.2

Micronesia, 2025

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

About the indicator

The share of population aged 0 to 14. In sub-Saharan Africa this share exceeds 40%, while in East Asia and Europe it drops below 15%. A high share of children means fast growth of the labor force in the future, but also a heavy current load on the education system.

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