The current population of Palau is 17,663 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 17,695 in 2024.
Population facts:
- Palau accounts for 0.0002% of the world's population.
- Since 2005, population has decreased from 19.8K people to 17.7K (-10.9% decline in 20 years).
- Palau's population peaked in 2004 at 19.8K people and has been in decline since.
- The UN estimates that Palau's population is going to decline by -12.2% to 15.5K people by 2050.
- Palau is ranked 194/197 by population and was ranked 194th in 2005.
- For the last 20 years, Palau has had an average decline rate of -0.54% per year.
Palau population clock
Palau
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
17663
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 194/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.0002% | N/A |
| One net population change |
1.63 weeks
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
1.89 days
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
1.8 days
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +0 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | -32 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.18% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 176/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
3.72 weeks
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | -14 | N/A |
Palau population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9,328 | - |
| 1961 | 9,555 | 2.43% |
| 1962 | 9,793 | 2.49% |
| 1963 | 10,037 | 2.49% |
| 1964 | 10,292 | 2.54% |
| 1965 | 10,547 | 2.48% |
| 1966 | 10,805 | 2.45% |
| 1967 | 10,988 | 1.69% |
| 1968 | 11,080 | 0.84% |
| 1969 | 11,159 | 0.71% |
| 1970 | 11,368 | 1.87% |
| 1971 | 11,759 | 3.44% |
| 1972 | 12,194 | 3.7% |
| 1973 | 12,552 | 2.94% |
| 1974 | 12,687 | 1.08% |
| 1975 | 12,655 | -0.25% |
| 1976 | 12,598 | -0.45% |
| 1977 | 12,525 | -0.58% |
| 1978 | 12,440 | -0.68% |
| 1979 | 12,337 | -0.83% |
| 1980 | 12,271 | -0.53% |
| 1981 | 12,402 | 1.07% |
| 1982 | 12,694 | 2.35% |
| 1983 | 13,006 | 2.46% |
| 1984 | 13,337 | 2.54% |
| 1985 | 13,688 | 2.63% |
| 1986 | 14,024 | 2.45% |
| 1987 | 14,334 | 2.21% |
| 1988 | 14,645 | 2.17% |
| 1989 | 14,945 | 2.05% |
| 1990 | 15,259 | 2.1% |
| 1991 | 15,614 | 2.33% |
| 1992 | 15,989 | 2.4% |
| 1993 | 16,372 | 2.4% |
| 1994 | 16,770 | 2.43% |
| 1995 | 17,195 | 2.53% |
| 1996 | 17,654 | 2.67% |
| 1997 | 18,108 | 2.57% |
| 1998 | 18,524 | 2.3% |
| 1999 | 18,901 | 2.04% |
| 2000 | 19,178 | 1.47% |
| 2001 | 19,352 | 0.91% |
| 2002 | 19,503 | 0.78% |
| 2003 | 19,659 | 0.8% |
| 2004 | 19,820 | 0.82% |
| 2005 | 19,819 | -0.005% |
| 2006 | 19,593 | -1.14% |
| 2007 | 19,302 | -1.49% |
| 2008 | 19,009 | -1.52% |
| 2009 | 18,709 | -1.58% |
| 2010 | 18,396 | -1.67% |
| 2011 | 18,078 | -1.73% |
| 2012 | 17,765 | -1.73% |
| 2013 | 17,648 | -0.66% |
| 2014 | 17,715 | 0.38% |
| 2015 | 17,770 | 0.31% |
| 2016 | 17,797 | 0.15% |
| 2017 | 17,812 | 0.08% |
| 2018 | 17,814 | 0.01% |
| 2019 | 17,798 | -0.09% |
| 2020 | 17,792 | -0.03% |
| 2021 | 17,783 | -0.05% |
| 2022 | 17,759 | -0.13% |
| 2023 | 17,727 | -0.18% |
| 2024 | 17,695 | -0.18% |
| 2025 | 17,663 | -0.18% |
| 2026 | 17,618 | -0.25% |
| 2027 | 17,564 | -0.31% |
| 2028 | 17,504 | -0.34% |
| 2029 | 17,436 | -0.39% |
| 2030 | 17,376 | -0.34% |
| 2031 | 17,299 | -0.44% |
| 2032 | 17,228 | -0.41% |
| 2033 | 17,163 | -0.38% |
| 2034 | 17,092 | -0.41% |
| 2035 | 17,012 | -0.47% |
| 2036 | 16,940 | -0.43% |
| 2037 | 16,858 | -0.48% |
| 2038 | 16,779 | -0.47% |
| 2039 | 16,689 | -0.54% |
| 2040 | 16,604 | -0.51% |
| 2041 | 16,510 | -0.57% |
| 2042 | 16,403 | -0.65% |
| 2043 | 16,302 | -0.61% |
| 2044 | 16,202 | -0.62% |
| 2045 | 16,097 | -0.65% |
| 2046 | 15,977 | -0.74% |
| 2047 | 15,863 | -0.71% |
| 2048 | 15,749 | -0.72% |
| 2049 | 15,632 | -0.74% |
| 2050 | 15,515 | -0.75% |
Palau has a population of 17.7K as of 2025, compared to 17.8K in 2015, 19.8K in 2005, and 17.2K in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to decrease by an average of 0.06% per year. Palau is ranked 168th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) Palau will have 16,097 people (-8.87% decline) and still will be ranked 194th.
By the year 2100, Palau's population is projected to decline by 37% to 11.1K people.
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Palau population statistics
|
Palau
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 69.5 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 38.4 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 39.2 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 53.9:46.1 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.91 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 99.6 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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