Country profile · Oceania · KIR
Kiribati: area, population and density
Kiribati has 810 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 136,488; calculated population density is 169 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Kiribati ranks 173rd of 196 by land area, 179th by population and 58th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 810 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 136,488World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 169 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Kiribati in the country comparison set
Kiribati has 810 sq km of land area and a population value of 136,488 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 173rd by land area, 179th by population, and 58th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
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