Census of Population and Housing - 2005

SUMARRY OF MAIN INDICATORS

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  Total Persons Males Females
Total enumerated population (November 2005) 92,533 45,612 46,921
   Urban population (South Tarawa) 40,311 19,435 20,876
   Population density (number of persons per square km)      
      Kiribati 127    
      South Tarawa 2,558    
   Median age (in years) 20.7 19.8 21.7
Households      
   Number of private households 13,999    
      Number of persons in private households 88,644 43,749 44,895
      Average household size 6.3    
Labor market activity 36,969 20,013 16,956
   Employed population (number) 34,715 18,883 15,832
      Cash workers (number) 13,133 8,095 5,038
      Village workers (number) 21,582 10,788 10,794
   Unemployed (number) 2,254 1,130 1,124
   Unemployment rate (%) 6.1 5.6 6.6
Education      
   School enrolment rates of 6-15 year olds (%) 91 89.1 93
   Proportion of population 15 years and older with secondary or higher education 50.5 51.6 49.5
   Proportion of total population with secondary or tertiary qualification 19.4 18.2 20.5
Fertility      
   Number of births, 2005 2,475    
   Crude Birth Rate (CBR), 2005 26.7    
   Total Fertility Rate (TFR), 2004-2005     3.5
Mortality      
   Life expectancy at birth, 2003 61 58.9 63.1
   Infant Mortality Rate (IMR), 2003 52 53 51
   Child mortality Rate (1q5), 2003 18 18 17
   Under 5 mortality (q5), 2003 69 71 67

Source: Kiribati National Statistics Office