KIRIBATI 2010 CENSUS Volume 2: Analytical Report KIRIBATI 2010 CENSUS Volume 2: Analytical Report Kiribati National Statistics Office and the SPC Statistics for Development Programme, Noumea, New Caledonia, 2012 © Copyright Secretariat of the Pacific Community 2012 All rights for commercial / for profit reproduction or translation, in any form, reserved. SPC authorises the partial reproduction or translation of this material for scientific, educational or research purposes, provided that SPC and the source document are properly acknowledged. Permission to reproduce the document and/or translate in whole, in any form, whether for commercial / for profit or non-profit purposes, must be requested in writing. Original SPC artwork may not be altered or separately published without permission. Original text: English Secretariat of the Pacific Community Cataloguing-in-publication data Secretariat of the Pacific Community Cataloguing-in-publication data Kiribati 2010 census. Volume 2, Analytical report / Kiribati National Statistics Office and the SPC Statistics for Development Programme 1. Kiribati – Census, 2010 2. Kiribati – Population – Statistics 3. Kiribati – Statistics, Vital I. Title. II. Kiribati. National Statistics Office. III. Secretariat of the Pacific Community. Statistics for Development Programme 319.681 AACR2 ISBN: 978-982-00-0567-9 Secretariat of the Pacific Community BP D5, 98848 Noumea Cedex New Caledonia Telephone: +687 26 20 00 Facsimile: +687 26 38 18 E-mail: [email protected] http://www.spc.int/ Cover photos: Chris Palethorpe – SPC staff Prepared for publication at the Secretariat of the Pacific Community Noumea, New Caledonia ii Content Preface ........................................................................................................................................................ v Acknowledgements....................................................................................................................................vi Summary of main indicators ................................................................................................................. viii Map: Pacific region, Kiribati ...................................................................................................................... x Chapter 1: Introduction .............................................................................................................................1 1.1 Geography ........................................................................................................................................1 1.2 Kiribati housing and population censuses ..................................................................................1 1.3 Background of the 2010 census report .........................................................................................1 Chapter 2: Population size, growth, distribution and composition .........................................................2 2.1 Introduction.....................................................................................................................................2 2.2 Total population size ......................................................................................................................2 2.3 Population size by island group ....................................................................................................3 2.4 Population growth .........................................................................................................................4 2.5 Population doubling time ..............................................................................................................6 2.6 Population density ..........................................................................................................................6 2.7 Urbanisation (South Tarawa and Kiritimati Island)..................................................................7 Chapter 3: Population structure and composition ................................................................................. 12 3.1 Introduction...................................................................................................................................12 3.2 Examination of the quality of age data ......................................................................................12 3.3 Changes in the age and sex structure ........................................................................................14 3.4 Kiribati population indicators for 2005 to 2010 .......................................................................16 3.5 Population composition ...............................................................................................................19 Chapter 4: Fertility ...................................................................................................................................20 4.1 Introduction...................................................................................................................................20 4.2 Fertility estimates .........................................................................................................................20 4.3 Fertility trends and patterns ........................................................................................................24 Chapter 5: Mortality.................................................................................................................................26 5.1 Introduction...................................................................................................................................26 5.2 Data quality and availability .......................................................................................................26 5.3 Mortality measures .......................................................................................................................27 Chapter 6: Migration ................................................................................................................................36 6.1 Introduction...................................................................................................................................36 6.2 Internal migration ........................................................................................................................36 6.3 International migration ...............................................................................................................39 iii Chapter 7: Social characteristics .............................................................................................................. 41 7.1 Religious affiliation .......................................................................................................................41 7.2 Marital status .................................................................................................................................42 7.3 Health .............................................................................................................................................45 7.4 Education and literacy..................................................................................................................47 7.5 Internet use ....................................................................................................................................50 7.6 Economic activity .........................................................................................................................53 Chapter 8: Housing and household characteristics .................................................................................66 8.1 Total number of households and household size .....................................................................66 8.2 Type of private dwellings .............................................................................................................68 8.3 Housing conditions ......................................................................................................................68 8.4 Household health and sanitation ................................................................................................71 8.5 Household amenities ....................................................................................................................74 8.6 Ownership of capital goods and items .......................................................................................75 8.7 Private households involved in agricultural and fisheries activities .....................................76 8.8 Household income ........................................................................................................................77 Appendices Appendix 1: Arriaga method for estimating Age-Specific Fertiltiy Rates (ASFR) for two points in time and age patterns of fertility (Ariaga-Brass) .......................78 Appendix 2: Fertility estimates based on the Ariaga method ......................................................79 Appendix 3: Child mortality indices based on number of children ever born and still alive, for males, Kiribati 2010 ...............................................................................................80 Appendix 4: Child mortality indices based on number of children ever born and still alive, for females, Kiribati 2010 ............................................................................................80 iv Preface This ‘Kiribati 2010 census analytical report’ contains analyses