Tarawa has a population of 40,311, making it the 1st largest place we list in Kiribati. It is in Gilbert Islands.
Tarawa holds 29.1% of Kiribati's 138,445 people.
40,311
population
#1
in Kiribati
Nearby in size
| Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Betio Village | Gilbert Islands | 12,509 |
| Bikenibeu Village | Gilbert Islands | 6,170 |
| Teaoraereke Village | Gilbert Islands | 3,939 |
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 UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.