| Abstract |
This Census Atlas is aimed at promoting evidence-based decision making for policy and planning by presenting maps, tables and graphs to better understand population patterns and trends at both the national and sub-national level in Kiribati.
The atlas uses data sourced from the Kiribati National Statistics Office 2020 Census Report (KINSO 2021a) and customised census data tables together with SPCs PopGIS tool and the Pacific Data Hub resource, PDH.Stat. These resources and the 2020 Census Analytical Report provide a wealth of information for a wide range of users including Kiribati Government agencies, Development Partners, Non-Government Organisations, researchers, schools and the general public.
Presenting information using maps is recognised as a valuable supplement to the many reports, documents, research papers and websites currently in the public domain. This atlas summarises information on the population and socio-economic characteristics of all the Islands in Kiribati, together with key Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) indicators at the national level. It can be utilised to inform national development frameworks such as the Kiribati 20-Year Vision or “KV20” (GoK 2018) and assist to better understand the current and future challenges in Kiribati related to population growth, socio-economic development and environmental issues including the predicted impacts of a changing climate.
The 2020 Kiribati PHC was undertaken during November 2020 and for the first time used Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI) tools. The enumeration is regarded as very successful and reflects the fine work of the Census Commissioner, Census Steering Committee, the staff of the Kiribati National Statistics Office as well as contract Trainers, Supervisors and Enumerators.
SPC-SDD continues to provide ongoing technical assistance and support to the Kiribati National Statistics Office for all phases of the 2020 PHC – from initial planning and logistics to enumeration, analysis, reporting and dissemination. |
