Fertility & birth rates in Palau and Thailand

Fertility rate in Palau vs Thailand by year

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Palau

Thailand

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Year	Fertility rate
	Palau	Thailand
2023	1.91	1.21
2022	1.93	1.22
2021	1.95	1.23
2020	1.97	1.26
2019	1.98	1.29
2018	1.97	1.32
2017	2.02	1.36
2016	2.06	1.4
2015	2	1.45
2014	2.03	1.48
2013	2.05	1.53
2012	2.01	1.56
2011	1.97	1.57
2010	1.94	1.56
2009	1.94	1.57
2008	1.95	1.59
2007	1.97	1.62
2006	2	1.63
2005	2.02	1.64
2004	1.99	1.67
2003	1.96	1.67
2002	1.92	1.69
2001	1.87	1.71
2000	1.82	1.73
1999	1.91	1.77
1998	2.01	1.82
1997	2.19	1.85
1996	2.39	1.87
1995	2.55	1.89
1994	2.66	1.93
1993	2.73	1.97
1992	2.71	2.01
1991	2.74	2.04
1990	2.88	2.07
1989	2.92	2.14
1988	2.91	2.17
1987	2.93	2.26
1986	2.98	2.36
1985	3.01	2.45
1984	3.08	2.58
1983	3.14	2.76
1982	3.22	2.94
1981	3.28	3.13
1980	3.35	3.29
1979	3.49	3.45
1978	3.74	3.62
1977	4.09	3.87
1976	4.53	4.12
1975	4.9	4.36
1974	5.26	4.6
1973	5.59	4.85
1972	5.9	5.08
1971	6.16	5.25
1970	6.39	5.45
1969	6.58	5.7
1968	6.71	5.93
1967	6.84	6.08
1966	6.93	6.18
1965	7.01	6.26
1964	7.08	6.31
1963	7.12	6.34
1962	7.15	6.33
1961	7.17	6.32
1960	7.19	6.33

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Palau was 1.91 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.21 in Thailand in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

Natural population change by year

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Palau

Thailand

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Year	Natural population change
	Palau	Thailand
2023	-10	-46,105
2022	-7	-61,046
2021	-3	57,382
2020	8	84,107
2019	23	116,867
2018	29	159,383
2017	43	194,695
2016	53	226,255
2015	55	266,362
2014	73	294,628
2013	88	325,059
2012	86	351,485
2011	83	365,670
2010	81	370,466
2009	81	382,636
2008	79	401,730
2007	80	425,362
2006	79	441,211
2005	80	456,378
2004	83	466,542
2003	86	488,003
2002	88	504,299
2001	88	524,230
2000	85	543,884
1999	100	578,073
1998	116	617,318
1997	140	644,834
1996	166	661,397
1995	186	682,703
1994	195	712,589
1993	196	737,696
1992	183	754,999
1991	175	760,508
1990	181	760,808
1989	185	774,563
1988	183	765,252
1987	182	774,498
1986	182	783,430
1985	181	776,935
1984	181	779,856
1983	176	794,239
1982	170	817,951
1981	161	839,297
1980	165	845,575
1979	176	843,434
1978	193	847,799
1977	213	871,232
1976	236	894,072
1975	249	911,980
1974	256	923,151
1973	268	933,540
1972	280	940,420
1971	287	936,215
1970	286	937,116
1969	283	948,314
1968	275	953,806
1967	266	944,980
1966	268	929,469
1965	275	909,000
1964	284	885,137
1963	291	860,728
1962	296	828,741
1961	298	801,140
1960	296	774,190

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was -0.06% in Palau and -0.06% in Thailand.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.15% in Palau and +0.18% in Thailand.

Birth rate in Palau vs Thailand by year

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Palau

Thailand

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Palau	Thailand
2023	10.9	8.24
2022	11.1	8.38
2021	11.4	8.54
2020	11.6	8.79
2019	11.9	9.06
2018	12	9.4
2017	12.4	9.77
2016	12.7	10.1
2015	12.6	10.6
2014	13.4	11
2013	14	11.4
2012	14	11.8
2011	13.8	11.9
2010	13.7	12
2009	13.6	12.2
2008	13.7	12.5
2007	13.7	12.9
2006	13.8	13.2
2005	13.9	13.5
2004	14	13.8
2003	14.3	14.1
2002	14.5	14.3
2001	14.5	14.7
2000	14.4	15
1999	15.1	15.6
1998	16	16.3
1997	17.5	16.8
1996	19.3	17.3
1995	20.7	17.7
1994	21.7	18.2
1993	22.1	18.7
1992	21.6	19.2
1991	21.3	19.5
1990	22	19.6
1989	22.2	20.1
1988	22	20.2
1987	22	20.7
1986	22.1	21.3
1985	22.3	21.7
1984	22.7	22.3
1983	22.8	23.3
1982	22.7	24.5
1981	22.3	25.5
1980	22.8	26.3
1979	23.8	26.8
1978	25.1	27.5
1977	26.9	28.6
1976	28.8	29.8
1975	30	31.1
1974	30.8	32.3
1973	32.1	33.5
1972	34	34.7
1971	35.7	35.6
1970	37	36.7
1969	37.5	38.3
1968	37	39.7
1967	36.5	40.8
1966	37.3	41.6
1965	38.8	42.2
1964	40.5	42.8
1963	42.3	43.2
1962	43.9	43.4
1961	45.3	43.6
1960	46.3	43.8

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 10.9 in Palau and 8.24 in Thailand, compared with 46.3 and 43.8, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Palau

Factual

UN forecast

Thailand

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Palau	Thailand
2100	14.9%	11.4%
2099	14.9%	11.4%
2098	14.9%	11.4%
2097	14.9%	11.4%
2096	15%	11.4%
2095	15%	11.3%
2094	15%	11.3%
2093	15.1%	11.3%
2092	15.1%	11.3%
2091	15.2%	11.3%
2090	15.2%	11.3%
2089	15.3%	11.3%
2088	15.3%	11.3%
2087	15.4%	11.3%
2086	15.4%	11.3%
2085	15.5%	11.3%
2084	15.5%	11.3%
2083	15.6%	11.3%
2082	15.6%	11.3%
2081	15.7%	11.3%
2080	15.7%	11.2%
2079	15.7%	11.2%
2078	15.7%	11.2%
2077	15.7%	11.2%
2076	15.7%	11.1%
2075	15.7%	11.1%
2074	15.6%	11.1%
2073	15.6%	11%
2072	15.6%	11%
2071	15.6%	11%
2070	15.6%	11%
2069	15.5%	10.9%
2068	15.5%	10.9%
2067	15.5%	10.9%
2066	15.5%	10.9%
2065	15.5%	10.9%
2064	15.6%	10.9%
2063	15.6%	11%
2062	15.6%	11%
2061	15.7%	11%
2060	15.7%	11.1%
2059	15.8%	11.1%
2058	15.9%	11.1%
2057	16%	11.2%
2056	16%	11.2%
2055	16.1%	11.3%
2054	16.2%	11.3%
2053	16.3%	11.4%
2052	16.3%	11.4%
2051	16.3%	11.5%
2050	16.4%	11.5%
2049	16.4%	11.6%
2048	16.4%	11.6%
2047	16.3%	11.6%
2046	16.3%	11.7%
2045	16.3%	11.7%
2044	16.2%	11.7%
2043	16.2%	11.7%
2042	16.1%	11.8%
2041	16%	11.8%
2040	16%	11.8%
2039	15.9%	11.9%
2038	15.9%	11.9%
2037	15.9%	12%
2036	15.9%	12%
2035	16%	12.1%
2034	16%	12.2%
2033	16.1%	12.4%
2032	16.2%	12.6%
2031	16.4%	12.8%
2030	16.6%	13%
2029	16.8%	13.3%
2028	17.1%	13.6%
2027	17.4%	13.9%
2026	17.8%	14.2%
2025	18.1%	14.6%
2024	18.2%	14.7%
2023	18.5%	15.1%
2022	18.8%	15.4%
2021	19.1%	15.8%
2020	19.2%	16.2%
2019	19.5%	16.6%
2018	19.7%	16.9%
2017	19.9%	17.3%
2016	20.1%	17.7%
2015	20.3%	18.1%
2014	20.3%	18.5%
2013	20.2%	18.8%
2012	20.3%	19.2%
2011	20.6%	19.7%
2010	21%	20.1%
2009	21.4%	20.6%
2008	21.9%	20.9%
2007	22.5%	21.3%
2006	23.2%	21.7%
2005	23.9%	22.2%
2004	24.2%	22.6%
2003	24.2%	23%
2002	24.1%	23.4%
2001	24%	23.9%
2000	24.1%	24.4%
1999	24.8%	24.9%
1998	25.8%	25.4%
1997	26.7%	25.9%
1996	27.5%	26.4%
1995	28%	26.9%
1994	28.2%	27.4%
1993	28.5%	28%
1992	28.8%	28.5%
1991	29.4%	29.2%
1990	30.2%	30%
1989	31%	30.7%
1988	32%	31.5%
1987	33.2%	32.4%
1986	34.5%	33.2%
1985	35.4%	34.1%
1984	36%	35.1%
1983	36.7%	36%
1982	37.7%	37%
1981	38.9%	37.8%
1980	40.1%	38.7%
1979	41.1%	39.5%
1978	41.9%	40.3%
1977	42.7%	41.1%
1976	43.4%	41.8%
1975	44.2%	42.4%
1974	44.9%	43%
1973	45.6%	43.5%
1972	46%	44%
1971	46.2%	44.4%
1970	46.5%	44.8%
1969	47.2%	45%
1968	48.4%	45.2%
1967	49.6%	45.3%
1966	50.2%	45.4%
1965	50.3%	45.4%
1964	50.1%	45.3%
1963	49.8%	45.1%
1962	49.1%	44.8%
1961	48.2%	44.6%
1960	47%	44.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.2% of the population in Palau and 14.7% in Thailand in 2024, compared to 30.2% and 30% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Palau and Thailand compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Palau vs Thailand

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Palau

Thailand

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Palau	Thailand
2023	89	34
2022	121	112
2021	109	38
2020	117	36
2019	84	34
2018	82	34
2017	80	34
2016	80	34
2015	79	34
2014	78	34
2013	85	35
2012	84	36
2011	83	37
2010	96	37
2009	94	37
2008	99	37
2007	98	38
2006	105	38
2005	105	40
2004	106	44
2003	108	42
2002	117	44
2001	118	47
2000	119	49
1999	115	48
1998	119	47
1997	125	48
1996	123	49
1995	111	52
1994	116	54
1993	109	57
1992	113	58
1991	106	59
1990	100	60
1989	93	64
1988	96	67
1987	88	72
1986	92	78
1985	95	88

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 34 deaths in Thailand.

Under-five mortality rates

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Palau

Thailand

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Palau	Thailand
2023	2.23%	0.92%
2022	2.27%	0.95%
2021	2.3%	0.98%
2020	2.33%	1.01%
2019	2.34%	1.04%
2018	2.32%	1.08%
2017	2.28%	1.11%
2016	2.21%	1.15%
2015	2.14%	1.19%
2014	2.08%	1.23%
2013	2.03%	1.27%
2012	1.99%	1.32%
2011	1.97%	1.37%
2010	1.97%	1.42%
2009	1.98%	1.47%
2008	2.02%	1.53%
2007	2.07%	1.59%
2006	2.14%	1.66%
2005	2.21%	1.73%
2004	2.29%	1.81%
2003	2.38%	1.89%
2002	2.46%	1.98%
2001	2.55%	2.08%
2000	2.65%	2.18%
1999	2.74%	2.29%
1998	2.84%	2.41%
1997	2.94%	2.53%
1996	3.04%	2.67%
1995	3.14%	2.81%
1994	3.23%	2.96%
1993	3.32%	3.12%
1992	3.4%	3.3%
1991	3.47%	3.49%
1990	3.53%	3.69%
1989	3.6%	3.91%
1988	3.66%	4.12%
1987	3.73%	4.34%
1986	3.81%	4.57%
1985	3.9%	4.8%
1984	4.01%	5.03%
1983	4.13%	5.28%
1982	4.27%	5.53%
1981	4.44%	5.79%
1980	4.63%	6.07%
1979	4.84%	6.36%
1978	5.09%	6.67%
1977	5.37%	7%
1976	5.7%	7.35%
1975	6.06%	7.73%
1974	6.46%	8.14%
1973	6.85%	8.56%
1972	7.24%	9.01%
1971	7.62%	9.47%
1970	8%	9.95%
1969	8.34%	10.4%
1968	8.65%	10.9%
1967	8.97%	11.4%
1966	9.27%	11.8%
1965	9.58%	12.3%
1964	-	12.8%
1963	-	13.2%
1962	-	13.7%
1961	-	14.2%
1960	-	14.7%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.23% in Palau and 0.92% in Thailand. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.