Rural population, male in Kiribati
Kiribati: Rural population, male was 28.3% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, male in Kiribati, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, rural population, male in Kiribati stood at 28.3%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, male in Kiribati peaked at 33.3% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 28.3%, in 2015.
That places Kiribati 60th out of 192 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Rural population, male in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 32.7% | — |
| 1985 | 33.3% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 32.4% | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 32.5% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 29.3% | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 28.9% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 28.6% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 28.3% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.0% | 32.7% | 33.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 32.4% | 32.4% | 32.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.1% | 28.9% | 29.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 28.3% | 28.6% | 2 |
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More gender data for Kiribati
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1,583 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,682 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1,573 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1,572 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1,573 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1,668 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 1,568 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 1,659 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, male in Kiribati?
- Rural population, male in Kiribati was 28.3% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, male recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3% in 1985.
- What is the lowest rural population, male recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.3% in 2015.
- How does Kiribati rank for rural population, male?
- Kiribati ranks 60th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, male rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Rural population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male rural population is the percentage males who live in rural areas to total population.