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Nationality:
noun: I-Kiribati (singular and plural)
adjective:
I-Kiribati
Ethnic groups:
Micronesian 98.8%, other 1.2% (2000 census)
Languages:
I-Kiribati, English (official)
Religions:
Roman Catholic 55%, Protestant 36%, Mormon 3.1%, Baha'i 2.2%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.9%, other 1.8% (2005 census)
Population:
101,998 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 195
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 33.1% (male 17,196/female 16,561)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
21.2% (male 10,857/female 10,764)
25-54 years:
36.7% (male 17,995/female 19,434)
55-64 years:
5.2% (male 2,437/female 2,884)
65 years and over:
3.8% (male 1,512/female 2,358) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 22.9 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
22.1 years
female:
23.7 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.228% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 96
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Birth rate:
22.45 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 75
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
7.31 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 119
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
-2.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 175
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 44% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
1.9% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
TARAWA (capital) 43,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.64 male(s)/female
total population:
0.96 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
9 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)
country comparison to the world: 155
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 37.68 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 63
male:
38.91 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
36.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 64.76 years
country comparison to the world: 171
male:
62.37 years
female:
67.26 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.71 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 75
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
3.3% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 175
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
0.297 physicians/1,000 population (2006)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
1.8 beds/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 47% of population
rural: 22% of population
total: 33% of population
unimproved:
