Palau birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Palau chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Palau was 1.91 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 1998. In 1993, the fertility rate was 2.73 — a -30.1% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Palau	World
1960	7.19	4.69
1961	7.17	4.56
1962	7.15	5.02
1963	7.12	5.31
1964	7.08	5.13
1965	7.01	5.08
1966	6.93	4.97
1967	6.84	4.87
1968	6.71	4.98
1969	6.58	4.88
1970	6.39	4.84
1971	6.16	4.69
1972	5.9	4.55
1973	5.59	4.42
1974	5.26	4.26
1975	4.9	4.07
1976	4.53	3.97
1977	4.09	3.84
1978	3.74	3.77
1979	3.49	3.76
1980	3.35	3.73
1981	3.28	3.71
1982	3.22	3.72
1983	3.14	3.59
1984	3.08	3.57
1985	3.01	3.53
1986	2.98	3.51
1987	2.93	3.48
1988	2.91	3.39
1989	2.92	3.35
1990	2.88	3.31
1991	2.74	3.13
1992	2.71	3.04
1993	2.73	2.97
1994	2.66	2.92
1995	2.55	2.87
1996	2.39	2.82
1997	2.19	2.78
1998	2.01	2.75
1999	1.91	2.72
2000	1.82	2.73
2001	1.87	2.69
2002	1.92	2.66
2003	1.96	2.64
2004	1.99	2.63
2005	2.02	2.61
2006	2	2.61
2007	1.97	2.6
2008	1.95	2.6
2009	1.94	2.59
2010	1.94	2.57
2011	1.97	2.55
2012	2.01	2.56
2013	2.05	2.53
2014	2.03	2.52
2015	2	2.49
2016	2.06	2.49
2017	2.02	2.46
2018	1.97	2.39
2019	1.98	2.35
2020	1.97	2.28
2021	1.95	2.25
2022	1.93	2.22
2023	1.91	2.2
2024	1.88	2.19
2025	1.86	2.18
2026	1.84	2.18
2027	1.82	2.17
2028	1.81	2.16
2029	1.8	2.15
2030	1.79	2.14
2031	1.78	2.13
2032	1.77	2.12
2033	1.76	2.12
2034	1.76	2.11
2035	1.75	2.1
2036	1.75	2.09
2037	1.75	2.09
2038	1.74	2.08
2039	1.74	2.08
2040	1.74	2.08
2041	1.74	2.07
2042	1.73	2.07
2043	1.73	2.07
2044	1.73	2.07
2045	1.73	2.06
2046	1.73	2.06
2047	1.72	2.06
2048	1.72	2.05
2049	1.72	2.05
2050	1.72	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 9.68% were to women under 20 years old, 47.8% to women ages 20-29, and 42.5% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 11.9%, 52.1%, and 36% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Palau by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Palau	World
1960	47%	37.4%
1961	48.2%	37.5%
1962	49.1%	37.6%
1963	49.8%	37.8%
1964	50.1%	38%
1965	50.3%	38%
1966	50.2%	38%
1967	49.6%	38%
1968	48.4%	37.9%
1969	47.2%	37.8%
1970	46.5%	37.7%
1971	46.2%	37.6%
1972	46%	37.5%
1973	45.6%	37.3%
1974	44.9%	37.2%
1975	44.2%	37.1%
1976	43.4%	36.9%
1977	42.7%	36.7%
1978	41.9%	36.3%
1979	41.1%	35.9%
1980	40.1%	35.5%
1981	38.9%	35.2%
1982	37.7%	34.9%
1983	36.7%	34.6%
1984	36%	34.3%
1985	35.4%	34%
1986	34.5%	33.8%
1987	33.2%	33.6%
1988	32%	33.4%
1989	31%	33.2%
1990	30.2%	33%
1991	29.4%	32.9%
1992	28.8%	32.7%
1993	28.5%	32.5%
1994	28.2%	32.3%
1995	28%	32.1%
1996	27.5%	31.8%
1997	26.7%	31.5%
1998	25.8%	31.1%
1999	24.8%	30.8%
2000	24.1%	30.4%
2001	24%	30%
2002	24.1%	29.6%
2003	24.2%	29.2%
2004	24.2%	28.8%
2005	23.9%	28.5%
2006	23.2%	28.1%
2007	22.5%	27.9%
2008	21.9%	27.6%
2009	21.4%	27.5%
2010	21%	27.3%
2011	20.6%	27.1%
2012	20.3%	27%
2013	20.2%	26.9%
2014	20.3%	26.8%
2015	20.3%	26.6%
2016	20.1%	26.5%
2017	19.9%	26.4%
2018	19.7%	26.2%
2019	19.5%	26%
2020	19.2%	25.8%
2021	19.1%	25.6%
2022	18.8%	25.3%
2023	18.5%	25%
2024	18.2%	24.7%
2025	17.9%	24.4%
2026	17.6%	24.1%
2027	17.3%	23.8%
2028	17%	23.4%
2029	16.7%	23.1%
2030	16.5%	22.8%
2031	16.3%	22.6%
2032	16.1%	22.3%
2033	16%	22.1%
2034	16%	21.9%
2035	15.9%	21.7%
2036	15.9%	21.6%
2037	15.9%	21.5%
2038	15.9%	21.4%
2039	15.9%	21.3%
2040	16%	21.2%
2041	16%	21.1%
2042	16.1%	21%
2043	16.2%	21%
2044	16.2%	20.9%
2045	16.3%	20.8%
2046	16.3%	20.7%
2047	16.3%	20.7%
2048	16.4%	20.6%
2049	16.4%	20.5%
2050	16.3%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Palau was 47% in 1960, 28.5% in 1993, and 18.2% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Palau.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Palau, excluding migration, has been +0.15% annually. On average, 26 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Palau
1960	296
1961	298
1962	296
1963	291
1964	284
1965	275
1966	268
1967	266
1968	275
1969	283
1970	286
1971	287
1972	280
1973	268
1974	256
1975	249
1976	236
1977	213
1978	193
1979	176
1980	165
1981	161
1982	170
1983	176
1984	181
1985	181
1986	182
1987	182
1988	183
1989	185
1990	181
1991	175
1992	183
1993	196
1994	195
1995	186
1996	166
1997	140
1998	116
1999	100
2000	85
2001	88
2002	88
2003	86
2004	83
2005	80
2006	79
2007	80
2008	79
2009	81
2010	81
2011	83
2012	86
2013	88
2014	73
2015	55
2016	53
2017	43
2018	29
2019	23
2020	8
2021	-3
2022	-7
2023	-10

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Palau was 89 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.09% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -25.2% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Palau	World
1985	95	460
1986	92	438
1987	88	429
1988	96	414
1989	93	401
1990	100	391
1991	106	395
1992	113	395
1993	109	389
1994	116	382
1995	111	371
1996	123	366
1997	125	358
1998	119	360
1999	115	340
2000	119	328
2001	118	321
2002	117	311
2003	108	301
2004	106	291
2005	105	283
2006	105	276
2007	98	269
2008	99	264
2009	94	258
2010	96	253
2011	83	247
2012	84	239
2013	85	235
2014	78	231
2015	79	228
2016	80	220
2017	80	215
2018	82	211
2019	84	207
2020	117	211
2021	109	242
2022	121	203
2023	89	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Palau was 22.3 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 2.23% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 26.5 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Palau	World
1960	-	18.5%
1961	-	18.1%
1962	-	17.8%
1963	-	17.5%
1964	-	17.7%
1965	9.58%	17.5%
1966	9.27%	17.3%
1967	8.97%	17%
1968	8.65%	16.5%
1969	8.34%	15.5%
1970	8%	15.2%
1971	7.62%	15.1%
1972	7.24%	14.4%
1973	6.85%	14.1%
1974	6.46%	13.7%
1975	6.06%	13.4%
1976	5.7%	13%
1977	5.37%	12.5%
1978	5.09%	12.1%
1979	4.84%	11.7%
1980	4.63%	11.4%
1981	4.44%	11%
1982	4.27%	10.8%
1983	4.13%	10.6%
1984	4.01%	10.4%
1985	3.9%	10.1%
1986	3.81%	9.81%
1987	3.73%	9.47%
1988	3.66%	9.31%
1989	3.6%	9.02%
1990	3.53%	8.81%
1991	3.47%	8.66%
1992	3.4%	8.46%
1993	3.32%	8.19%
1994	3.23%	7.98%
1995	3.14%	7.76%
1996	3.04%	7.52%
1997	2.94%	7.28%
1998	2.84%	7.05%
1999	2.74%	6.76%
2000	2.65%	6.48%
2001	2.55%	6.21%
2002	2.46%	5.94%
2003	2.38%	5.65%
2004	2.29%	5.43%
2005	2.21%	5.16%
2006	2.14%	4.92%
2007	2.07%	4.7%
2008	2.02%	4.5%
2009	1.98%	4.31%
2010	1.97%	4.11%
2011	1.97%	3.97%
2012	1.99%	3.77%
2013	2.03%	3.61%
2014	2.08%	3.48%
2015	2.14%	3.35%
2016	2.21%	3.23%
2017	2.28%	3.11%
2018	2.32%	2.97%
2019	2.34%	2.86%
2020	2.33%	2.75%
2021	2.3%	2.66%
2022	2.27%	2.59%
2023	2.23%	2.49%