Migration trends in Kiribati

Oceania

Kiribati loses more people than it takes in: 6.3K emigrants against 2.8K immigrants. Net balance −3.5K — 3% of the country's population

134.5K

Population

2.8K

Immigrants

6.3K

Emigrants

−3.5K

Outflow

1 in 49 residents of Kiribati was born abroad — and 1 in 22 people born in Kiribati lives abroad

#198 in the world by net migration loss

Top corridors

The largest migration flows in Kiribati

Where people move to

3K47.8%

1.6K25.1%

80812.8%

Where people come from

1Nauru

1.7K60.6%

2Fiji

56120.3%

3Tuvalu

32911.9%

Immigrants in Kiribati

Key moments

How migration has changed since 1990

1990

1.7K immigrants · 3.9K emigrants

Today

Since 1990: roughly the same number of foreign-born residents and roughly the same number of emigrants

Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)

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