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Kiribati: cities by population

Kiribati has a population of 115,847, with Tarawa as its capital. The 37 largest of its 37 recorded towns and cities, ranked.

Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are GeoNames country data. Sources & method.

#	Place	Region	Population
1	Tarawa	Gilbert Islands	40,311
2	Betio Village	Gilbert Islands	12,509
3	Bikenibeu Village	Gilbert Islands	6,170
4	Teaoraereke Village	Gilbert Islands	3,939
5	Bairiki Village	Gilbert Islands	2,766
6	Eita Village	Gilbert Islands	2,299
7	Bonriki Village	Gilbert Islands	2,119
8	Temaiku Village	Gilbert Islands	2,011
9	Tabwakea Village	Line Islands	1,881
10	Makin Village	Gilbert Islands	1,834
11	London Village	Line Islands	1,829
12	Banraeaba Village	Gilbert Islands	1,789
13	Nawerewere Village	Gilbert Islands	1,780
14	Ambo Village	Gilbert Islands	1,688
15	Buota Village	Gilbert Islands	1,373
16	Banana	Line Islands	1,209
17	Banana Village	Line Islands	1,170
18	Rawannawi Village	Gilbert Islands	1,075
19	Taborio Village	Gilbert Islands	955
20	Rungata	Gilbert Islands	933
21	Abarao Village	Gilbert Islands	908
22	Taborio Village	Gilbert Islands	845
23	Eita Village	Gilbert Islands	814
24	Nanikai Village	Gilbert Islands	803
25	Roreti Village	Gilbert Islands	764
26	Toboiaki Village	Gilbert Islands	668
27	Kuma Village	Gilbert Islands	635
28	Rotuma Village	Gilbert Islands	625
29	Buariki Village	Gilbert Islands	597
30	Tabiang Village	Gilbert Islands	591
31	Utiroa	Gilbert Islands	571
32	Bakaka Village	Gilbert Islands	559
33	Kiebu Village	Gilbert Islands	551
34	Matang Village	Gilbert Islands	548
35	Tanaeang Village	Gilbert Islands	514
36	Buariki Village	Gilbert Islands	509
37	Napari Village	Line Islands	194

Twenty years earlier: Kiribati in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 91,017.