Palau vs Sri Lanka Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Palau vs Sri Lanka

Table

Year	Median age
	Palau	Sri Lanka
1960	16.7	19.5
1961	16.1	19.5
1962	15.5	19.5
1963	15.1	19.5
1964	15	19.5
1965	14.9	19.5
1966	14.9	19.6
1967	15.2	19.7
1968	15.7	19.8
1969	16.1	19.9
1970	16.5	20
1971	16.6	20.1
1972	16.6	20.2
1973	16.8	20.4
1974	17.1	20.6
1975	17.4	20.7
1976	17.8	20.9
1977	18.1	21
1978	18.3	21.2
1979	18.6	21.3
1980	18.9	21.5
1981	19.3	21.6
1982	19.9	21.7
1983	20.5	21.9
1984	21.1	22
1985	21.6	22.2
1986	22.2	22.5
1987	23.1	22.8
1988	24	23.1
1989	24.9	23.4
1990	25.6	23.6
1991	26	23.9
1992	26.4	24.3
1993	26.9	24.6
1994	27.4	24.9
1995	27.8	25.3
1996	28.3	25.8
1997	28.8	26.2
1998	29.4	26.5
1999	30.2	26.9
2000	30.8	27.2
2001	31.2	27.6
2002	31.5	27.9
2003	31.8	28.2
2004	32	28.5
2005	32.3	28.8
2006	32.7	29
2007	33.1	29.3
2008	33.5	29.6
2009	33.9	29.9
2010	34.2	30.2
2011	34.6	30.5
2012	35	30.8
2013	35.3	31.1
2014	35.6	31.4
2015	36	31.7
2016	36.3	32
2017	36.7	32.3
2018	37	32.5
2019	37.4	32.8
2020	37.8	33.1
2021	38.1	33.3
2022	38.5	33.6
2023	38.8	33.8
2024	39.2	34.1
2025	39.5	34.3
2026	39.9	34.6
2027	40.2	34.9
2028	40.5	35.2
2029	40.9	35.5
2030	41.1	35.8
2031	41.4	36.1
2032	41.7	36.3
2033	42	36.6
2034	42.3	36.9
2035	42.6	37.1
2036	42.8	37.4
2037	42.9	37.6
2038	43	37.8
2039	43	38.1
2040	42.9	38.3
2041	42.6	38.6
2042	42.3	38.9
2043	42.1	39.1
2044	42	39.4
2045	42	39.7
2046	42	40
2047	42	40.3
2048	42	40.6
2049	42.1	40.9
2050	42.2	41.2

In 1960, the median age in Palau was 16.7 years compared to 19.5 years in Sri Lanka. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 39.2 years in Palau and to 34.1 years in Sri Lanka.

According to United Nations projections, the median age in Palau is expected to increased to around 42.2 years by 2050 compared to 41.2 years in Sri Lanka. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Palau		Sri Lanka
	Male	Female	Male	Female
0-4	2.83%	2.66%	3.58%	3.44%
5-9	3.15%	2.85%	3.73%	3.58%
10-14	3.56%	3.19%	3.92%	3.79%
15-19	3.37%	3.33%	3.96%	3.87%
20-24	2.9%	2.68%	3.73%	3.64%
25-29	3.05%	2.45%	3.58%	3.53%
30-34	4.52%	3.12%	3.39%	3.52%
35-39	4.38%	3.17%	3.21%	3.47%
40-44	4.56%	3.15%	3.42%	3.67%
45-49	4.55%	3.45%	3.15%	3.38%
50-54	4.46%	3.45%	2.77%	3%
55-59	3.96%	3.42%	2.61%	2.91%
60-64	3.29%	3.16%	2.32%	2.74%
65-69	2.48%	2.47%	1.94%	2.42%
70-74	1.52%	1.76%	1.46%	1.99%
75-79	0.8%	0.94%	0.93%	1.42%
80+	0.48%	0.9%	0.69%	1.26%

The chart above is a variation of a population pyramid and represents a comparison of age and gender structure. Palau has low demographic potential with 43.7% of people in the 0-34 age group compared to 51.2% and similar potential in Sri Lanka.

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Palau			Sri Lanka
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	107.7%	97.7%	10.1%	82.4%	74.7%	7.71%
1961	112.4%	102.3%	10.1%	82%	74.5%	7.47%
1962	116.5%	106.3%	10.1%	81.3%	74%	7.25%
1963	119.3%	109.2%	10.1%	80.6%	73.5%	7.07%
1964	120.9%	110.8%	10.2%	80%	73.1%	6.94%
1965	121.8%	111.5%	10.3%	79.7%	72.9%	6.85%
1966	122%	111.5%	10.5%	79.3%	72.5%	6.79%
1967	118.7%	108.5%	10.2%	78.8%	72.1%	6.75%
1968	112.4%	102.8%	9.54%	78.3%	71.6%	6.75%
1969	106.3%	97.4%	8.89%	77.7%	71%	6.75%
1970	102.9%	94.2%	8.62%	77.1%	70.3%	6.77%
1971	102.1%	93.4%	8.71%	76.5%	69.7%	6.8%
1972	101.7%	92.8%	8.9%	75.7%	68.9%	6.84%
1973	100.3%	91.3%	9%	74.7%	67.9%	6.88%
1974	97.8%	88.9%	8.93%	73.6%	66.7%	6.92%
1975	94.8%	86%	8.73%	72.5%	65.5%	6.98%
1976	91.9%	83.4%	8.54%	71.6%	64.5%	7.05%
1977	89.4%	80.9%	8.54%	70.7%	63.6%	7.14%
1978	87.1%	78.4%	8.73%	70.1%	62.8%	7.25%
1979	85%	76%	9.04%	69.6%	62.2%	7.36%
1980	82.5%	73.1%	9.32%	69.1%	61.6%	7.49%
1981	78.7%	69.4%	9.24%	68.8%	61.1%	7.64%
1982	74.8%	65.8%	8.96%	68.5%	60.7%	7.81%
1983	71.8%	63.1%	8.71%	68.2%	60.2%	8.01%
1984	69.7%	61.1%	8.61%	67.9%	59.7%	8.23%
1985	68.2%	59.5%	8.62%	67.2%	58.8%	8.42%
1986	65.8%	57.2%	8.65%	66%	57.5%	8.55%
1987	62.8%	54%	8.77%	64.8%	56.1%	8.67%
1988	60.2%	51.3%	8.95%	63.6%	54.8%	8.81%
1989	58.2%	49.1%	9.13%	62.5%	53.6%	8.93%
1990	56.3%	47.1%	9.2%	61.7%	52.6%	9.1%
1991	54.5%	45.4%	9.09%	60.8%	51.6%	9.26%
1992	53%	44.1%	8.9%	59.3%	50%	9.32%
1993	51.9%	43.3%	8.69%	57.6%	48.3%	9.35%
1994	51.2%	42.7%	8.52%	56%	46.6%	9.39%
1995	50.6%	42.2%	8.37%	54.5%	45.1%	9.39%
1996	49.2%	41.1%	8.15%	53.2%	43.9%	9.34%
1997	47.2%	39.3%	7.86%	52.2%	42.9%	9.3%
1998	45.1%	37.5%	7.6%	51.3%	42%	9.28%
1999	42.9%	35.5%	7.44%	50.5%	41.2%	9.27%
2000	41.5%	34.2%	7.36%	49.7%	40.4%	9.29%
2001	41.3%	34%	7.37%	49%	39.7%	9.34%
2002	41.6%	34.2%	7.48%	48.5%	39.1%	9.43%
2003	42%	34.4%	7.66%	48.3%	38.7%	9.55%
2004	42.3%	34.5%	7.83%	48.1%	38.4%	9.67%
2005	41.8%	33.9%	7.91%	48.1%	38.3%	9.8%
2006	40.5%	32.7%	7.88%	48.1%	38.1%	9.98%
2007	39.3%	31.4%	7.93%	48.2%	38%	10.2%
2008	38.4%	30.4%	8.08%	48.4%	38%	10.4%
2009	37.7%	29.5%	8.24%	48.6%	37.9%	10.7%
2010	37.2%	28.8%	8.43%	48.9%	37.9%	11.1%
2011	36.9%	28.2%	8.73%	49.2%	37.8%	11.5%
2012	36.9%	27.7%	9.11%	49.6%	37.7%	11.9%
2013	37.3%	27.7%	9.55%	50%	37.5%	12.4%
2014	38.1%	28.1%	10%	50.4%	37.4%	13%
2015	38.6%	28.2%	10.4%	50.8%	37.2%	13.6%
2016	38.9%	28%	10.9%	51.1%	37%	14.1%
2017	39.2%	27.7%	11.5%	51.3%	36.7%	14.7%
2018	39.6%	27.5%	12.1%	51.5%	36.3%	15.2%
2019	39.9%	27.2%	12.7%	51.6%	35.9%	15.7%
2020	40.4%	27%	13.4%	51.6%	35.4%	16.2%
2021	40.8%	26.8%	14%	51.7%	34.9%	16.8%
2022	41.2%	26.6%	14.7%	51.7%	34.4%	17.3%
2023	41.6%	26.3%	15.4%	51.7%	33.9%	17.8%
2024	42%	25.9%	16.1%	51.8%	33.4%	18.4%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64.

Age dependency in Palau decreased from 42.3% to 42% between 2004 and 2024.

In Sri Lanka, the ratio of dependent people increased from 48.1% to 51.8% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of young people and an increased proportion of people aged 65+.

Working age demographic

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Palau	Sri Lanka
1960	48.1%	54.8%
1961	47.1%	55%
1962	46.2%	55.2%
1963	45.6%	55.4%
1964	45.3%	55.5%
1965	45.1%	55.6%
1966	45.1%	55.8%
1967	45.7%	55.9%
1968	47.1%	56.1%
1969	48.5%	56.3%
1970	49.3%	56.5%
1971	49.5%	56.7%
1972	49.6%	56.9%
1973	49.9%	57.2%
1974	50.6%	57.6%
1975	51.3%	58%
1976	52.1%	58.3%
1977	52.8%	58.6%
1978	53.4%	58.8%
1979	54%	59%
1980	54.8%	59.1%
1981	56%	59.3%
1982	57.2%	59.4%
1983	58.2%	59.5%
1984	58.9%	59.6%
1985	59.5%	59.8%
1986	60.3%	60.2%
1987	61.4%	60.7%
1988	62.4%	61.1%
1989	63.2%	61.5%
1990	64%	61.8%
1991	64.7%	62.2%
1992	65.3%	62.8%
1993	65.8%	63.5%
1994	66.1%	64.1%
1995	66.4%	64.7%
1996	67%	65.3%
1997	67.9%	65.7%
1998	68.9%	66.1%
1999	70%	66.4%
2000	70.7%	66.8%
2001	70.8%	67.1%
2002	70.6%	67.3%
2003	70.4%	67.4%
2004	70.3%	67.5%
2005	70.5%	67.5%
2006	71.2%	67.5%
2007	71.8%	67.5%
2008	72.2%	67.4%
2009	72.6%	67.3%
2010	72.9%	67.2%
2011	73%	67%
2012	73.1%	66.9%
2013	72.9%	66.7%
2014	72.4%	66.5%
2015	72.1%	66.3%
2016	72%	66.2%
2017	71.9%	66.1%
2018	71.7%	66%
2019	71.5%	66%
2020	71.2%	65.9%
2021	71%	65.9%
2022	70.8%	65.9%
2023	70.6%	65.9%
2024	70.4%	65.9%
2025	70.2%	65.8%
2026	70%	65.8%
2027	69.8%	65.7%
2028	69.6%	65.7%
2029	69.4%	65.7%
2030	69.1%	65.6%
2031	68.8%	65.5%
2032	68.5%	65.4%
2033	68.2%	65.3%
2034	67.8%	65.2%
2035	67.4%	65.1%
2036	67.1%	65%
2037	66.7%	64.9%
2038	66.4%	64.8%
2039	66%	64.7%
2040	65.6%	64.5%
2041	65.2%	64.4%
2042	64.9%	64.2%
2043	64.6%	63.9%
2044	64.3%	63.7%
2045	64%	63.4%
2046	63.8%	63.1%
2047	63.7%	62.9%
2048	63.5%	62.7%
2049	63.4%	62.5%
2050	63.3%	62.4%

Between 2004 and 2024, the share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 changed from 70.3% to 70.4% in Palau and from 67.5% to 65.9% in Sri Lanka.

Share of young demographic (0-14 years old)

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Palau	Sri Lanka
1960	47%	41%
1961	48.2%	40.9%
1962	49.1%	40.8%
1963	49.8%	40.7%
1964	50.1%	40.6%
1965	50.3%	40.5%
1966	50.2%	40.4%
1967	49.6%	40.3%
1968	48.4%	40.1%
1969	47.2%	39.9%
1970	46.5%	39.7%
1971	46.2%	39.5%
1972	46%	39.2%
1973	45.6%	38.8%
1974	44.9%	38.4%
1975	44.2%	38%
1976	43.4%	37.6%
1977	42.7%	37.2%
1978	41.9%	36.9%
1979	41.1%	36.7%
1980	40.1%	36.4%
1981	38.9%	36.2%
1982	37.7%	36%
1983	36.7%	35.8%
1984	36%	35.5%
1985	35.4%	35.2%
1986	34.5%	34.6%
1987	33.2%	34%
1988	32%	33.5%
1989	31%	33%
1990	30.2%	32.5%
1991	29.4%	32.1%
1992	28.8%	31.4%
1993	28.5%	30.6%
1994	28.2%	29.9%
1995	28%	29.2%
1996	27.5%	28.6%
1997	26.7%	28.2%
1998	25.8%	27.8%
1999	24.8%	27.4%
2000	24.1%	27%
2001	24%	26.6%
2002	24.1%	26.3%
2003	24.2%	26.1%
2004	24.2%	26%
2005	23.9%	25.8%
2006	23.2%	25.7%
2007	22.5%	25.7%
2008	21.9%	25.6%
2009	21.4%	25.5%
2010	21%	25.4%
2011	20.6%	25.3%
2012	20.3%	25.2%
2013	20.2%	25%
2014	20.3%	24.9%
2015	20.3%	24.7%
2016	20.1%	24.5%
2017	19.9%	24.2%
2018	19.7%	24%
2019	19.5%	23.7%
2020	19.2%	23.3%
2021	19.1%	23%
2022	18.8%	22.7%
2023	18.5%	22.4%
2024	18.2%	22%
2025	17.9%	21.7%
2026	17.6%	21.4%
2027	17.3%	21.1%
2028	17%	20.8%
2029	16.7%	20.5%
2030	16.5%	20.2%
2031	16.3%	20%
2032	16.1%	19.8%
2033	16%	19.6%
2034	16%	19.4%
2035	15.9%	19.2%
2036	15.9%	19.1%
2037	15.9%	18.9%
2038	15.9%	18.8%
2039	15.9%	18.7%
2040	16%	18.6%
2041	16%	18.4%
2042	16.1%	18.3%
2043	16.2%	18.2%
2044	16.2%	18.1%
2045	16.3%	18%
2046	16.3%	17.9%
2047	16.3%	17.7%
2048	16.4%	17.6%
2049	16.4%	17.5%
2050	16.3%	17.3%

The share of young people aged below 15 is 18.2% in Palau and 22% in Sri Lanka. Birth rates in Palau compared to Sri Lanka .

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Palau	Sri Lanka
1960	4.86%	4.22%
1961	4.74%	4.1%
1962	4.68%	4%
1963	4.62%	3.92%
1964	4.6%	3.85%
1965	4.63%	3.81%
1966	4.72%	3.78%
1967	4.68%	3.78%
1968	4.49%	3.78%
1969	4.31%	3.8%
1970	4.25%	3.82%
1971	4.31%	3.86%
1972	4.41%	3.89%
1973	4.49%	3.94%
1974	4.51%	3.99%
1975	4.48%	4.04%
1976	4.45%	4.11%
1977	4.51%	4.18%
1978	4.66%	4.26%
1979	4.89%	4.34%
1980	5.11%	4.43%
1981	5.17%	4.52%
1982	5.12%	4.63%
1983	5.07%	4.76%
1984	5.08%	4.9%
1985	5.12%	5.04%
1986	5.22%	5.15%
1987	5.39%	5.26%
1988	5.59%	5.38%
1989	5.77%	5.5%
1990	5.88%	5.62%
1991	5.88%	5.76%
1992	5.81%	5.85%
1993	5.72%	5.93%
1994	5.64%	6.02%
1995	5.56%	6.08%
1996	5.46%	6.09%
1997	5.34%	6.11%
1998	5.24%	6.13%
1999	5.21%	6.16%
2000	5.2%	6.21%
2001	5.21%	6.27%
2002	5.28%	6.35%
2003	5.39%	6.44%
2004	5.5%	6.53%
2005	5.58%	6.62%
2006	5.61%	6.74%
2007	5.69%	6.87%
2008	5.83%	7.03%
2009	5.99%	7.21%
2010	6.14%	7.43%
2011	6.38%	7.68%
2012	6.66%	7.97%
2013	6.96%	8.29%
2014	7.26%	8.64%
2015	7.52%	8.99%
2016	7.84%	9.35%
2017	8.25%	9.69%
2018	8.67%	10%
2019	9.09%	10.4%
2020	9.52%	10.7%
2021	9.94%	11%
2022	10.4%	11.4%
2023	10.9%	11.7%
2024	11.3%	12.1%
2025	11.9%	12.5%
2026	12.4%	12.8%
2027	12.9%	13.2%
2028	13.4%	13.5%
2029	13.9%	13.9%
2030	14.4%	14.2%
2031	14.9%	14.5%
2032	15.4%	14.8%
2033	15.8%	15.1%
2034	16.3%	15.4%
2035	16.7%	15.7%
2036	17%	16%
2037	17.4%	16.2%
2038	17.8%	16.4%
2039	18.1%	16.7%
2040	18.4%	16.9%
2041	18.7%	17.2%
2042	19%	17.5%
2043	19.2%	17.9%
2044	19.5%	18.2%
2045	19.7%	18.6%
2046	19.8%	19%
2047	20%	19.4%
2048	20.1%	19.7%
2049	20.2%	20%
2050	20.3%	20.3%

The share of older people aged 65 and over is 11.3% in Palau and 12.1% in Sri Lanka. Life expectancy in Palau compared to Sri Lanka .