The latest officially reported population of Estonia was 1,371,986 in 2024 vs 17,695 people in Palau in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Estonia's population is 1,355,535 people compared to 17,663 in Palau.
Population statistics:
- Estonia's population is 76.7 times bigger than Palau's.
- Estonia is ranked the 155th most populous country in the world, while Palau is the 194th.
- The countries together account for 0.02% of the world: 0.02% for Estonia vs 0.0002% for Palau.
- For the last 10 years, Estonia has had an average growth rate of +0.37% per year vs +0.02% in Palau.
- Since 2005, the population of Estonia has increased from 1.35M people to 1.36M (0.06% growth), while Palau has declined from 19.8K to 17.7K (10.9% decline).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 27% of the population in Estonia and 27% in Palau.
Estonia vs Palau: live population counter
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| Current population |
1355535
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17663
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| Population rank | 155/197 | 194/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | 0.0002% |
| One net population change |
5.15 hours
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1.63 weeks
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| One birth every |
47.9 minutes
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1.89 days
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| One death every |
32.8 minutes
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1.8 days
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| One migration net change every |
1.13 hours
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3.72 weeks
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| Annual migration change | -7,742 | -14 |
| Daily growth/decline | +5 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,700 | -32 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.12% | -0.18% |
| Population growth rate rank | 157/197 | 176/197 |
Estonia and Palau: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 1,211,537 | 9,328 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,225,077 | 9,555 | 1.12% | 2.43% |
| 1962 | 1,241,623 | 9,793 | 1.35% | 2.49% |
| 1963 | 1,258,857 | 10,037 | 1.39% | 2.49% |
| 1964 | 1,277,086 | 10,292 | 1.45% | 2.54% |
| 1965 | 1,294,566 | 10,547 | 1.37% | 2.48% |
| 1966 | 1,308,597 | 10,805 | 1.08% | 2.45% |
| 1967 | 1,318,946 | 10,988 | 0.79% | 1.69% |
| 1968 | 1,331,214 | 11,080 | 0.93% | 0.84% |
| 1969 | 1,345,249 | 11,159 | 1.05% | 0.71% |
| 1970 | 1,360,076 | 11,368 | 1.1% | 1.87% |
| 1971 | 1,376,955 | 11,759 | 1.24% | 3.44% |
| 1972 | 1,392,518 | 12,194 | 1.13% | 3.7% |
| 1973 | 1,405,951 | 12,552 | 0.96% | 2.94% |
| 1974 | 1,418,169 | 12,687 | 0.87% | 1.08% |
| 1975 | 1,429,352 | 12,655 | 0.79% | -0.25% |
| 1976 | 1,439,576 | 12,598 | 0.72% | -0.45% |
| 1977 | 1,450,211 | 12,525 | 0.74% | -0.58% |
| 1978 | 1,460,188 | 12,440 | 0.69% | -0.68% |
| 1979 | 1,468,333 | 12,337 | 0.56% | -0.83% |
| 1980 | 1,477,219 | 12,271 | 0.61% | -0.53% |
| 1981 | 1,487,666 | 12,402 | 0.71% | 1.07% |
| 1982 | 1,498,414 | 12,694 | 0.72% | 2.35% |
| 1983 | 1,508,745 | 13,006 | 0.69% | 2.46% |
| 1984 | 1,518,617 | 13,337 | 0.65% | 2.54% |
| 1985 | 1,528,781 | 13,688 | 0.67% | 2.63% |
| 1986 | 1,540,190 | 14,024 | 0.75% | 2.45% |
| 1987 | 1,552,221 | 14,334 | 0.78% | 2.21% |
| 1988 | 1,561,900 | 14,645 | 0.62% | 2.17% |
| 1989 | 1,568,131 | 14,945 | 0.4% | 2.05% |
| 1990 | 1,569,174 | 15,259 | 0.07% | 2.1% |
| 1991 | 1,561,314 | 15,614 | -0.5% | 2.33% |
| 1992 | 1,533,091 | 15,989 | -1.81% | 2.4% |
| 1993 | 1,494,128 | 16,372 | -2.54% | 2.4% |
| 1994 | 1,462,514 | 16,770 | -2.12% | 2.43% |
| 1995 | 1,436,634 | 17,195 | -1.77% | 2.53% |
| 1996 | 1,415,594 | 17,654 | -1.46% | 2.67% |
| 1997 | 1,399,535 | 18,108 | -1.13% | 2.57% |
| 1998 | 1,386,156 | 18,524 | -0.96% | 2.3% |
| 1999 | 1,390,244 | 18,901 | 0.29% | 2.04% |
| 2000 | 1,396,985 | 19,178 | 0.48% | 1.47% |
| 2001 | 1,388,115 | 19,352 | -0.63% | 0.91% |
| 2002 | 1,379,350 | 19,503 | -0.63% | 0.78% |
| 2003 | 1,370,720 | 19,659 | -0.63% | 0.8% |
| 2004 | 1,362,550 | 19,820 | -0.6% | 0.82% |
| 2005 | 1,354,775 | 19,819 | -0.57% | -0.005% |
| 2006 | 1,346,810 | 19,593 | -0.59% | -1.14% |
| 2007 | 1,340,680 | 19,302 | -0.46% | -1.49% |
| 2008 | 1,337,090 | 19,009 | -0.27% | -1.52% |
| 2009 | 1,334,515 | 18,709 | -0.19% | -1.58% |
| 2010 | 1,331,475 | 18,396 | -0.23% | -1.67% |
| 2011 | 1,327,439 | 18,078 | -0.3% | -1.73% |
| 2012 | 1,322,696 | 17,765 | -0.36% | -1.73% |
| 2013 | 1,317,997 | 17,648 | -0.36% | -0.66% |
| 2014 | 1,314,545 | 17,715 | -0.26% | 0.38% |
| 2015 | 1,315,407 | 17,770 | 0.07% | 0.31% |
| 2016 | 1,315,790 | 17,797 | 0.03% | 0.15% |
| 2017 | 1,317,384 | 17,812 | 0.12% | 0.08% |
| 2018 | 1,321,977 | 17,814 | 0.35% | 0.01% |
| 2019 | 1,326,898 | 17,798 | 0.37% | -0.09% |
| 2020 | 1,329,522 | 17,792 | 0.2% | -0.03% |
| 2021 | 1,330,932 | 17,783 | 0.11% | -0.05% |
| 2022 | 1,348,840 | 17,759 | 1.35% | -0.13% |
| 2023 | 1,370,286 | 17,727 | 1.59% | -0.18% |
| 2024 | 1,371,986 | 17,695 | 0.12% | -0.18% |
| 2025 | 1,355,535 | 17,663 | -1.2% | -0.18% |
| 2026 | 1,342,253 | 17,618 | -0.98% | -0.25% |
| 2027 | 1,335,097 | 17,564 | -0.53% | -0.31% |
| 2028 | 1,327,942 | 17,504 | -0.54% | -0.34% |
| 2029 | 1,320,819 | 17,436 | -0.54% | -0.39% |
| 2030 | 1,313,729 | 17,376 | -0.54% | -0.34% |
| 2031 | 1,306,620 | 17,299 | -0.54% | -0.44% |
| 2032 | 1,299,552 | 17,228 | -0.54% | -0.41% |
| 2033 | 1,292,576 | 17,163 | -0.54% | -0.38% |
| 2034 | 1,285,689 | 17,092 | -0.53% | -0.41% |
| 2035 | 1,278,930 | 17,012 | -0.53% | -0.47% |
| 2036 | 1,272,310 | 16,940 | -0.52% | -0.43% |
| 2037 | 1,265,820 | 16,858 | -0.51% | -0.48% |
| 2038 | 1,259,511 | 16,779 | -0.5% | -0.47% |
| 2039 | 1,253,315 | 16,689 | -0.49% | -0.54% |
| 2040 | 1,247,191 | 16,604 | -0.49% | -0.51% |
| 2041 | 1,241,077 | 16,510 | -0.49% | -0.57% |
| 2042 | 1,234,931 | 16,403 | -0.5% | -0.65% |
| 2043 | 1,228,790 | 16,302 | -0.5% | -0.61% |
| 2044 | 1,222,587 | 16,202 | -0.5% | -0.62% |
| 2045 | 1,216,327 | 16,097 | -0.51% | -0.65% |
| 2046 | 1,210,041 | 15,977 | -0.52% | -0.74% |
| 2047 | 1,203,693 | 15,863 | -0.52% | -0.71% |
| 2048 | 1,197,336 | 15,749 | -0.53% | -0.72% |
| 2049 | 1,190,841 | 15,632 | -0.54% | -0.74% |
| 2050 | 1,184,135 | 15,515 | -0.56% | -0.75% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Estonia decreased by 39,368 people (a 2.91% decline), while Palau lost 2,049 people (a 10.3% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Estonia gained 40,128 (a 3.05% growth), while Palau's population decreased by -107 (a 0.6% decline).
Estonia was ranked 149th most populous country in 2005 and is 155th in 2025. Palau was ranked 194th in 2005 and still ranked 194th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Estonia's population will shrink by 12.6% to 1,184,135 people with a rank change from 155th to 159th. The population of Palau will decrease by 12.2% to 15,515 people and rank change from 194th to 195th.
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Population differences between Estonia and Palau
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| Life expectancy | 79.5 years | 69.5 years |
| Average age | 43.1 years | 38.4 years |
| Median age | 43.3 years | 39.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.5:52.5 | 53.9:46.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.31 births per woman | 1.91 births per woman |
| Population density | 83.2 ppl/mi² | 99.6 ppl/mi² |
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