Fertility & birth rates in Palau and Palestine

Fertility rate in Palau vs Palestine chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Palau was 1.91 children per woman in 2023, compared to 3.31 in Palestine in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Palau vs Palestine population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Palau	Palestine
1960	7.19	-
1961	7.17	-
1962	7.15	-
1963	7.12	-
1964	7.08	-
1965	7.01	-
1966	6.93	-
1967	6.84	-
1968	6.71	-
1969	6.58	-
1970	6.39	-
1971	6.16	-
1972	5.9	-
1973	5.59	-
1974	5.26	-
1975	4.9	-
1976	4.53	-
1977	4.09	-
1978	3.74	-
1979	3.49	-
1980	3.35	-
1981	3.28	-
1982	3.22	-
1983	3.14	-
1984	3.08	-
1985	3.01	-
1986	2.98	-
1987	2.93	-
1988	2.91	-
1989	2.92	-
1990	2.88	6.81
1991	2.74	6.75
1992	2.71	6.65
1993	2.73	6.5
1994	2.66	6.33
1995	2.55	6.16
1996	2.39	5.99
1997	2.19	5.82
1998	2.01	5.69
1999	1.91	5.58
2000	1.82	5.46
2001	1.87	5.34
2002	1.92	5.22
2003	1.96	5.06
2004	1.99	4.97
2005	2.02	4.87
2006	2	4.74
2007	1.97	4.63
2008	1.95	4.51
2009	1.94	4.44
2010	1.94	4.43
2011	1.97	4.31
2012	2.01	4.15
2013	2.05	4.05
2014	2.03	4
2015	2	3.98
2016	2.06	3.89
2017	2.02	3.77
2018	1.97	3.67
2019	1.98	3.59
2020	1.97	3.51
2021	1.95	3.44
2022	1.93	3.38
2023	1.91	3.31
2024	1.88	3.25
2025	1.86	3.19
2026	1.84	3.13
2027	1.82	3.07
2028	1.81	3.02
2029	1.8	2.97
2030	1.79	2.93
2031	1.78	2.89
2032	1.77	2.85
2033	1.76	2.81
2034	1.76	2.78
2035	1.75	2.75
2036	1.75	2.71
2037	1.75	2.68
2038	1.74	2.65
2039	1.74	2.62
2040	1.74	2.59
2041	1.74	2.56
2042	1.73	2.53
2043	1.73	2.51
2044	1.73	2.48
2045	1.73	2.45
2046	1.73	2.43
2047	1.72	2.41
2048	1.72	2.38
2049	1.72	2.36
2050	1.72	2.34

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Palau	Palestine
1960	47%	-
1961	48.2%	-
1962	49.1%	-
1963	49.8%	-
1964	50.1%	-
1965	50.3%	-
1966	50.2%	-
1967	49.6%	-
1968	48.4%	-
1969	47.2%	-
1970	46.5%	-
1971	46.2%	-
1972	46%	-
1973	45.6%	-
1974	44.9%	-
1975	44.2%	-
1976	43.4%	-
1977	42.7%	-
1978	41.9%	-
1979	41.1%	-
1980	40.1%	-
1981	38.9%	-
1982	37.7%	-
1983	36.7%	-
1984	36%	-
1985	35.4%	-
1986	34.5%	-
1987	33.2%	-
1988	32%	-
1989	31%	-
1990	30.2%	49.1%
1991	29.4%	49.1%
1992	28.8%	49%
1993	28.5%	49%
1994	28.2%	48.9%
1995	28%	48.8%
1996	27.5%	48.6%
1997	26.7%	48.4%
1998	25.8%	48.1%
1999	24.8%	47.8%
2000	24.1%	47.4%
2001	24%	47.1%
2002	24.1%	46.6%
2003	24.2%	46.1%
2004	24.2%	45.6%
2005	23.9%	45%
2006	23.2%	44.3%
2007	22.5%	43.7%
2008	21.9%	43%
2009	21.4%	42.4%
2010	21%	41.9%
2011	20.6%	41.5%
2012	20.3%	41.1%
2013	20.2%	40.7%
2014	20.3%	40.4%
2015	20.3%	40.1%
2016	20.1%	39.9%
2017	19.9%	39.7%
2018	19.7%	39.6%
2019	19.5%	39.5%
2020	19.2%	39.3%
2021	19.1%	39%
2022	18.8%	38.7%
2023	18.5%	38.4%
2024	18.2%	38%
2025	17.9%	37.6%
2026	17.6%	37%
2027	17.3%	36.5%
2028	17%	35.9%
2029	16.7%	35.3%
2030	16.5%	34.7%
2031	16.3%	34%
2032	16.1%	33.4%
2033	16%	32.8%
2034	16%	32.3%
2035	15.9%	31.8%
2036	15.9%	31.4%
2037	15.9%	31%
2038	15.9%	30.6%
2039	15.9%	30.3%
2040	16%	30%
2041	16%	29.7%
2042	16.1%	29.4%
2043	16.2%	29.2%
2044	16.2%	28.9%
2045	16.3%	28.6%
2046	16.3%	28.4%
2047	16.3%	28.1%
2048	16.4%	27.8%
2049	16.4%	27.5%
2050	16.3%	27.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.2% of the population in Palau and 38% in Palestine in 2024, compared to 30.2% and 49.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Palau and Palestine compared.

Natural population change in Palau vs Palestine by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.15% in Palau and +2.64% in Palestine. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Palau	Palestine
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	76,163
1991	175	79,444
1992	183	82,865
1993	196	86,434
1994	195	90,156
1995	186	94,037
1996	166	98,085
1997	140	102,307
1998	116	103,566
1999	100	104,823
2000	85	106,367
2001	88	107,320
2002	88	108,560
2003	86	109,162
2004	83	110,045
2005	80	110,569
2006	79	111,728
2007	80	112,453
2008	79	108,395
2009	81	111,724
2010	81	117,674
2011	83	119,021
2012	86	119,185
2013	88	120,503
2014	73	120,724
2015	55	126,189
2016	53	126,698
2017	43	125,688
2018	29	124,791
2019	23	124,508
2020	8	122,416
2021	-3	120,396
2022	-7	123,987
2023	-10	102,613

Maternal mortality chart: Palau vs Palestine

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 89 deaths per 100,000 live births in Palau, compared to 16 deaths in Palestine.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Palau	Palestine
1985	95	102
1986	92	96
1987	88	87
1988	96	85
1989	93	82
1990	100	78
1991	106	75
1992	113	73
1993	109	69
1994	116	66
1995	111	64
1996	123	61
1997	125	60
1998	119	59
1999	115	58
2000	119	59
2001	118	60
2002	117	58
2003	108	56
2004	106	55
2005	105	52
2006	105	51
2007	98	49
2008	99	49
2009	94	48
2010	96	42
2011	83	39
2012	84	36
2013	85	32
2014	78	29
2015	79	26
2016	80	23
2017	80	21
2018	82	19
2019	84	18
2020	117	20
2021	109	29
2022	121	17
2023	89	16

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.23% in Palau and 2.63% in Palestine. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Palau	Palestine
1965	9.58%	-
1966	9.27%	-
1967	8.97%	-
1968	8.65%	-
1969	8.34%	-
1970	8%	-
1971	7.62%	-
1972	7.24%	-
1973	6.85%	-
1974	6.46%	-
1975	6.06%	10.8%
1976	5.7%	10.2%
1977	5.37%	9.55%
1978	5.09%	8.98%
1979	4.84%	8.45%
1980	4.63%	7.95%
1981	4.44%	7.48%
1982	4.27%	7.04%
1983	4.13%	6.63%
1984	4.01%	6.25%
1985	3.9%	5.89%
1986	3.81%	5.56%
1987	3.73%	5.25%
1988	3.66%	4.97%
1989	3.6%	4.72%
1990	3.53%	4.49%
1991	3.47%	4.28%
1992	3.4%	4.09%
1993	3.32%	3.92%
1994	3.23%	3.77%
1995	3.14%	3.62%
1996	3.04%	3.49%
1997	2.94%	3.36%
1998	2.84%	3.24%
1999	2.74%	3.13%
2000	2.65%	3.03%
2001	2.55%	2.94%
2002	2.46%	2.85%
2003	2.38%	2.77%
2004	2.29%	2.68%
2005	2.21%	2.6%
2006	2.14%	2.52%
2007	2.07%	2.43%
2008	2.02%	2.35%
2009	1.98%	2.28%
2010	1.97%	2.2%
2011	1.97%	2.12%
2012	1.99%	2.04%
2013	2.03%	1.97%
2014	2.08%	2.2%
2015	2.14%	1.83%
2016	2.21%	1.76%
2017	2.28%	1.69%
2018	2.32%	1.63%
2019	2.34%	1.57%
2020	2.33%	1.52%
2021	2.3%	1.47%
2022	2.27%	1.42%
2023	2.23%	2.63%