The latest officially reported population of Palau was 17,695 in 2024 vs 19,069,340 people in Romania in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Palau's population is 17,663 people compared to 18,962,595 in Romania.
Population statistics:
- Romania's population is 1,074 times bigger than Palau's.
- Palau is ranked the 194th most populous country in the world, while Romania is the 69th.
- The countries together account for 0.23% of the world: 0.0002% for Palau vs 0.23% for Romania.
- For the last 10 years, Palau has had an average growth rate of +0.02% per year vs -0.42% in Romania.
- Since 2005, the population of Palau has decreased from 19.8K people to 17.7K (10.9% decline), while Romania has declined from 21.3M to 19M (11.1% decline).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 27% of the population in Palau and 31.4% in Romania.
Palau vs Romania: live population counter
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| Current population |
17663
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18962595
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| Population rank | 194/197 | 69/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.0002% | 0.23% |
| One net population change |
1.63 weeks
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53.3 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.89 days
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3.45 minutes
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| One death every |
1.8 days
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2.17 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
3.72 weeks
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18.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -14 | -28,466 |
| Daily growth/decline | +0 | +27 |
| Annual growth/decline | -32 | +9,861 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.18% | +0.05% |
| Population growth rate rank | 176/197 | 162/197 |
Palau and Romania: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 9,328 | 18,406,905 | - | - |
| 1961 | 9,555 | 18,555,250 | 2.43% | 0.81% |
| 1962 | 9,793 | 18,676,550 | 2.49% | 0.65% |
| 1963 | 10,037 | 18,797,850 | 2.49% | 0.65% |
| 1964 | 10,292 | 18,919,126 | 2.54% | 0.65% |
| 1965 | 10,547 | 19,031,576 | 2.48% | 0.59% |
| 1966 | 10,805 | 19,215,450 | 2.45% | 0.97% |
| 1967 | 10,988 | 19,534,242 | 1.69% | 1.66% |
| 1968 | 11,080 | 19,799,831 | 0.84% | 1.36% |
| 1969 | 11,159 | 20,009,141 | 0.71% | 1.06% |
| 1970 | 11,368 | 20,250,398 | 1.87% | 1.21% |
| 1971 | 11,759 | 20,461,567 | 3.44% | 1.04% |
| 1972 | 12,194 | 20,657,957 | 3.7% | 0.96% |
| 1973 | 12,552 | 20,835,681 | 2.94% | 0.86% |
| 1974 | 12,687 | 21,029,429 | 1.08% | 0.93% |
| 1975 | 12,655 | 21,293,583 | -0.25% | 1.26% |
| 1976 | 12,598 | 21,551,634 | -0.45% | 1.21% |
| 1977 | 12,525 | 21,756,096 | -0.58% | 0.95% |
| 1978 | 12,440 | 21,951,464 | -0.68% | 0.9% |
| 1979 | 12,337 | 22,090,488 | -0.83% | 0.63% |
| 1980 | 12,271 | 22,207,282 | -0.53% | 0.53% |
| 1981 | 12,402 | 22,353,070 | 1.07% | 0.66% |
| 1982 | 12,694 | 22,475,741 | 2.35% | 0.55% |
| 1983 | 13,006 | 22,560,478 | 2.46% | 0.38% |
| 1984 | 13,337 | 22,640,547 | 2.54% | 0.35% |
| 1985 | 13,688 | 22,732,999 | 2.63% | 0.41% |
| 1986 | 14,024 | 22,836,841 | 2.45% | 0.46% |
| 1987 | 14,334 | 22,949,430 | 2.21% | 0.49% |
| 1988 | 14,645 | 23,057,662 | 2.17% | 0.47% |
| 1989 | 14,945 | 23,161,458 | 2.05% | 0.45% |
| 1990 | 15,259 | 23,201,835 | 2.1% | 0.17% |
| 1991 | 15,614 | 23,001,155 | 2.33% | -0.86% |
| 1992 | 15,989 | 22,794,284 | 2.4% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 16,372 | 22,763,280 | 2.4% | -0.14% |
| 1994 | 16,770 | 22,730,211 | 2.43% | -0.15% |
| 1995 | 17,195 | 22,684,270 | 2.53% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 17,654 | 22,619,004 | 2.67% | -0.29% |
| 1997 | 18,108 | 22,553,978 | 2.57% | -0.29% |
| 1998 | 18,524 | 22,507,344 | 2.3% | -0.21% |
| 1999 | 18,901 | 22,472,040 | 2.04% | -0.16% |
| 2000 | 19,178 | 22,442,971 | 1.47% | -0.13% |
| 2001 | 19,352 | 22,131,970 | 0.91% | -1.39% |
| 2002 | 19,503 | 21,730,496 | 0.78% | -1.81% |
| 2003 | 19,659 | 21,574,326 | 0.8% | -0.72% |
| 2004 | 19,820 | 21,451,748 | 0.82% | -0.57% |
| 2005 | 19,819 | 21,319,685 | -0.005% | -0.62% |
| 2006 | 19,593 | 21,193,760 | -1.14% | -0.59% |
| 2007 | 19,302 | 20,882,982 | -1.49% | -1.47% |
| 2008 | 19,009 | 20,537,875 | -1.52% | -1.65% |
| 2009 | 18,709 | 20,367,487 | -1.58% | -0.83% |
| 2010 | 18,396 | 20,246,871 | -1.67% | -0.59% |
| 2011 | 18,078 | 20,147,528 | -1.73% | -0.49% |
| 2012 | 17,765 | 20,058,035 | -1.73% | -0.44% |
| 2013 | 17,648 | 19,983,693 | -0.66% | -0.37% |
| 2014 | 17,715 | 19,908,979 | 0.38% | -0.37% |
| 2015 | 17,770 | 19,815,616 | 0.31% | -0.47% |
| 2016 | 17,797 | 19,702,267 | 0.15% | -0.57% |
| 2017 | 17,812 | 19,588,715 | 0.08% | -0.58% |
| 2018 | 17,814 | 19,473,970 | 0.01% | -0.59% |
| 2019 | 17,798 | 19,371,648 | -0.09% | -0.53% |
| 2020 | 17,792 | 19,265,250 | -0.03% | -0.55% |
| 2021 | 17,783 | 19,122,059 | -0.05% | -0.74% |
| 2022 | 17,759 | 19,048,502 | -0.13% | -0.38% |
| 2023 | 17,727 | 19,059,479 | -0.18% | 0.06% |
| 2024 | 17,695 | 19,069,340 | -0.18% | 0.05% |
| 2025 | 17,663 | 18,962,595 | -0.18% | -0.56% |
| 2026 | 17,618 | 18,854,232 | -0.25% | -0.57% |
| 2027 | 17,564 | 18,744,883 | -0.31% | -0.58% |
| 2028 | 17,504 | 18,634,894 | -0.34% | -0.59% |
| 2029 | 17,436 | 18,523,736 | -0.39% | -0.6% |
| 2030 | 17,376 | 18,411,878 | -0.34% | -0.6% |
| 2031 | 17,299 | 18,299,820 | -0.44% | -0.61% |
| 2032 | 17,228 | 18,187,406 | -0.41% | -0.61% |
| 2033 | 17,163 | 18,074,282 | -0.38% | -0.62% |
| 2034 | 17,092 | 17,960,330 | -0.41% | -0.63% |
| 2035 | 17,012 | 17,845,182 | -0.47% | -0.64% |
| 2036 | 16,940 | 17,728,480 | -0.43% | -0.65% |
| 2037 | 16,858 | 17,611,384 | -0.48% | -0.66% |
| 2038 | 16,779 | 17,493,684 | -0.47% | -0.67% |
| 2039 | 16,689 | 17,375,991 | -0.54% | -0.67% |
| 2040 | 16,604 | 17,258,810 | -0.51% | -0.67% |
| 2041 | 16,510 | 17,140,535 | -0.57% | -0.69% |
| 2042 | 16,403 | 17,022,168 | -0.65% | -0.69% |
| 2043 | 16,302 | 16,904,427 | -0.61% | -0.69% |
| 2044 | 16,202 | 16,786,029 | -0.62% | -0.7% |
| 2045 | 16,097 | 16,667,734 | -0.65% | -0.7% |
| 2046 | 15,977 | 16,550,066 | -0.74% | -0.71% |
| 2047 | 15,863 | 16,431,566 | -0.71% | -0.72% |
| 2048 | 15,749 | 16,312,099 | -0.72% | -0.73% |
| 2049 | 15,632 | 16,192,424 | -0.74% | -0.73% |
| 2050 | 15,515 | 16,072,989 | -0.75% | -0.74% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Palau decreased by 2,049 people (a 10.3% decline), while Romania lost 1,504,069 people (a 7.05% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Palau lost -107 (a 0.6% decline), while Romania's population decreased by -853,021 (a 4.3% decline).
Palau was ranked 194th most populous country in 2005 and is still 194th in 2025. Romania was ranked 50th in 2005 and ranked 69th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Palau's population will shrink by 12.2% to 15,515 people with a rank change from 194th to 195th. The population of Romania will decrease by 15.2% to 16,072,989 people and rank change from 69th to 81st.
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Population differences between Palau and Romania
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| Life expectancy | 69.5 years | 76.2 years |
| Average age | 38.4 years | 42.5 years |
| Median age | 39.2 years | 43.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 53.9:46.1 | 48.4:51.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.91 births per woman | 1.71 births per woman |
| Population density | 99.6 ppl/mi² | 214.7 ppl/mi² |
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