Kiribati speaking countries
Kiribati is the official language in Kiribati and is spoken in 3 other countries as monther tongue by a part of the population.As a percentage of the total population, the largest share of around 99 percent is in Kiribati. A total of about 130,573.0 people worldwide speak Kiribati as their mother tongue.
| Country | Region | Official language | Distribution | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiribati | Micronesia | yes | 98.9 % | 127,000 |
| Nauru | Micronesia | no | 17.9 % | 2,000 |
| Tuvalu | Polynesia | no | 7.5 % | 900 |
| Tokelau | Polynesia | no | 2.3 % | 40 |
Unless otherwise described in the text, this page is about native speakers — not the total number of speakers. How many people understand or speak Kiribati as a subsequently learned language is not the subject of this page. Countries where native speakers make up only a few thousand, or even a few hundred people, or countries with a percentage well below 1% are unlikely to be listed here.