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Urban population share in Kiribati

Urban population share in Kiribati was 63.4% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.9 pts from 2024. That is the 114th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

202563.4%
Change on 2024+0.9 pts
Rank114th of 215Countries ranked
Series high63.42025
Series low15.21960

Urban population share in Kiribati, 1960 to 2025

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10203040506070196019701980199020002010202020251960: 15.2 %1961: 16 %1962: 17 %1963: 18.2 %1964: 19.5 %1965: 20.7 %1966: 21.9 %1967: 22.9 %1968: 23.7 %1969: 24.2 %1970: 24.5 %1971: 24.8 %1972: 25.1 %1973: 25.5 %1974: 26.1 %1975: 27.4 %1976: 29 %1977: 30.5 %1978: 31.6 %1979: 32.1 %1980: 32.4 %1981: 32.7 %1982: 32.9 %1983: 33.1 %1984: 33.3 %1985: 33.5 %1986: 33.8 %1987: 34.1 %1988: 34.4 %1989: 34.7 %1990: 35 %1991: 35.3 %1992: 35.5 %1993: 35.7 %1994: 36 %1995: 36.3 %1996: 37.1 %1997: 38.6 %1998: 40.5 %1999: 42.3 %2000: 43.3 %2001: 43.5 %2002: 43.5 %2003: 43.5 %2004: 43.5 %2005: 43.5 %2006: 43.7 %2007: 44.6 %2008: 45.9 %2009: 47.4 %2010: 48.5 %2011: 49.1 %2012: 49.6 %2013: 50 %2014: 50.4 %2015: 51 %2016: 51.8 %2017: 53 %2018: 54.5 %2019: 56.3 %2020: 58.4 %2021: 59.6 %2022: 60.6 %2023: 61.5 %2024: 62.5 %2025: 63.4 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202563.4
202462.5
202361.5
202260.6
202159.6
202058.4
201956.3
201854.5
201753
201651.8
201551
201450.4
201350
201249.6
201149.1
201048.5
200947.4
200845.9
200744.6
200643.7
200543.5
200443.5
200343.5
200243.5
200143.5
200043.3
199942.3
199840.5
199738.6
199637.1
199536.3
199436
199335.7
199235.5
199135.3
199035
198934.7
198834.4
198734.1
198633.8
198533.5
198433.3
198333.1
198232.9
198132.7
198032.4
197932.1
197831.6
197730.5
197629
197527.4
197426.1
197325.5
197225.1
197124.8
197024.5
196924.2
196823.7
196722.9
196621.9
196520.7
196419.5
196318.2
196217
196116
196015.2

Rankings

Definition

People living in urban areas, as each national statistical office defines them, as a percentage of total population. World Bank series based on the UN World Urbanization Prospects.

Countries define urban areas differently, so shares are only roughly comparable between countries.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the share of urban population in Kiribati?

Urban population share in Kiribati was 63.4% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.9 pts from 2024. That is the 114th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

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World Bank. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest share of urban population in Kiribati?

63.4% in 2025, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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