Kiribati-Carson



- Kiribati has a population density of 135 people per square kilometer. - Kiribati has an NIR of 1.1, a CBR of 21.2, and a CDR of 7. - The total population in Kiribati is currently 16, 404 people. - The TFR in Kiribati in 2017 is 2.39. - The IMR in Kiribati is 30.68 in 2017. - The GNI 262,330,582.81297 in 2016. - The Life Expectancy in Kiribati is 66.51 in 2017.

  Kiribati in 2017 is in stage 3, which means that it has a declining population of older people and an incoming "youth bulge." In 2050, Kiribati will be in stage 4, which means that it will be heading more towards a rectangular shape in its population pyramid, rather than a triangle, but it will still have an extremely small percentage of older people in its population.

Article: - Kiribati's current population is just above its past population of 103,500, in 2013, at 116,493 in 2017. - Over 90% of Kiribati's population is concentrated in the Gilbert Islands. - Over 33% of the population is concentrated in an area of just 6.2 square miles (South Tarawa). - The natives of the country are called the I-Kiribati. Archeological evidence suggests that Austronesians originally inhabited the islands and the natives there are "ethnically" Micronesians. - Kiribati is a fairly homogeneous nation. - The main religion is Christianity. - English is actually one of the official languages of Kiribati. http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/kiribati-population/

Question: Why do you think that Kiribati has such a low percentage of older people?