Maps are public domain courtesy of the CIA World Factbook.
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 Ward (congregation)
 Branch (congregation)
 Temple
 Mission
 Stake
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 People Groups of Kiribati
| # |
Group Name |
Primary Language |
Population |
% of total |
| 1 |
Gilbertese |
Gilbertese |
79000 |
79% |
Total population of above people-groups: 79000 (79% of national population).
Selected people groups and language data from Ethnologue.com and other sources.
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Cities of Kiribati
| # | City Name | Population | Map |
# | City Name | Population | Map |
| 1 |
Tarawa |
17921 |
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Religion in Kiribati |
General Religious Data
 Percentage attending religious services weekly: 0% Estimated weekly average attending religious services (all faiths): 0 |
Major Religious Groups
| # |
Faith |
Congregations |
Active Members |
Adherents |
Percent |
Annual Growth |
| 1 |
Catholic |
0 |
0 |
54000 |
54.00% |
2.34% |
| 2 |
Congregational |
0 |
0 |
30000 |
30.00% |
2.34% |
| 3 |
Jehovah's Witnesses |
1 |
91 |
393 |
0.39% |
2.34% |
| 4 |
Seventh-day Adventists |
9 |
1139 |
2278 |
2.28% |
1.00% |
| 5 |
Latter-day Saints |
27 |
4604 |
11511 |
11.511% |
4.8% |
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Extrinsic Religious Challenges and Opportunities: National and Cultural |
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Kiribati |
Official LDS Statistics
LDS Members: 11511
Missions: 0 Temples: 1 Stakes: 1 Districts: 1 Wards: 11 Branches: 16 Total Congregations: 27
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Derived LDS Statistics
Approx. Active Members: 4604 Percentage of Members Attending Church Weekly: 40% Average members per congregation: 426 Average active members per congregation: 170 LDS, as percent of population: 11.511% Active LDS, as percent of population: 4.604% LDS, as percentage of churchgoers: 0% National population per LDS congregation: 3703
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Annual LDS Membership Growth
| # |
Year |
Members |
Annual Growth
Rate |
Wards |
Branches |
Units |
Unit Growth
Rate |
Proportionality
Ratio |
| 1 |
1986 |
620 |
0% |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0% |
0 |
| 2 |
1988 |
1200 |
31.87% |
0 |
12 |
12 |
0% |
0 |
| 3 |
1990 |
1300 |
4% |
0 |
17 |
17 |
17.24% |
4.31 |
| 4 |
1992 |
4100 |
51.85% |
0 |
17 |
17 |
0% |
0 |
| 5 |
1994 |
4600 |
5.75% |
0 |
17 |
17 |
0% |
0 |
| 6 |
1996 |
5100 |
5.15% |
0 |
17 |
17 |
0% |
0 |
| 7 |
1998 |
6000 |
8.11% |
6 |
12 |
18 |
2.85% |
0.351 |
| 8 |
2000 |
7964 |
14.06% |
10 |
13 |
23 |
12.19% |
0.866 |
| 9 |
2002 |
9459 |
8.58% |
11 |
16 |
27 |
8% |
0.932 |
| 10 |
2004 |
10480 |
5.12% |
11 |
17 |
28 |
1.81% |
0.353 |
| 11 |
2006 |
11511 |
4.69% |
11 |
16 |
27 |
-1.81% |
-0.385 |
LDS membership and unit data 1976-2000 from Mark Davies' WW-LDS.
Proportionality Ratio is the ratio of the increase in units to the increase in membership. A ratio of 1 means that membership and church units are growing at the same rate.
National Population and LDS Growth Rates
Current LDS Membership Growth Rate: 4.69% Current LDS Unit Growth Rate: -1.81% Annual Population Growth Rate: 2.34% Relative LDS Population Growth Rate (LDS membership growth rate minus population growth rate): 2.35%
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Scriptures Available
The Book of Mormon and Bible are available in Gilbertese (Kiribati). |
Intrinsic Challenges and Opportunities of the Church of Jesus Christ |
Full-time LDS Missions
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International LDS Atlas: Kiribati
Maps by Marc Schindler. Used with permission.
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