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Kiribati
Rural population

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Global rank#182out of 217 countries
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Historical trend

57 K53 K49 K44 K40 K196019932025Kiribati · 2025: 49,975Kiribati

Analytical takeaways

  • Kiribati records 49,975 for Rural population in 2025, ranking #182 globally out of 217 countries.
  • Rural population increased from 39,980 in 1960 to 49,975 in 2025, a gain of 9,995.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

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