Short facts about people of Kiribati

Population:

94,149 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  40.53% (male 19,322; female 18,833) 15-64 years:  56.27% (male 26,136; female 26,841) 65 years and over:  3.2% (male 1,291; female 1,726) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.31% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

31.98 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

8.88 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  0.97 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.75 male(s)/female total population:  0.99 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

54 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  60.16 years male:  57.25 years female:  63.22 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

4.36 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

NA%

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

NA

Nationality:

noun:  I-Kiribati (singular and plural) adjective:  I-Kiribati

Ethnic groups:

predominantly Micronesian with some Polynesian

Religions:

Roman Catholic 54%, Protestant (Congregational) 30%, some Seventh-Day Adventist, Baha'i, Latter-day Saints, and Church of God (1996)

Languages:

English (official), I-Kiribati

Literacy:

definition:  NA total population:  NA% male:  NA% female:  NA%

Source: World Factbook