Urban population, male in Kiribati
Kiribati: Urban population, male was 21.7% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Kiribati, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 21.7% for urban population, male in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Kiribati peaked at 21.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 1985.
Kiribati ranks 130th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Urban population, male in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 16.4% | — |
| 1985 | 15.9% | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 16.9% | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 18.2% | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 20.7% | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 21.1% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 21.4% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 21.7% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.1% | 15.9% | 16.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 17.5% | 16.9% | 18.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.9% | 20.7% | 21.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 21.4% | 21.7% | 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 urban population, male in Kiribati?
- Urban population, male in Kiribati was 21.7% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 1985.
- How does Kiribati rank for urban population, male?
- Kiribati ranks 130th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.