The latest officially reported population of Palau was 17,695 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Palau's population is 17,663 people compared to 142,718,132 in Russia.
Population statistics:
- Russia's population is 8,080 times bigger than Palau's.
- Palau is ranked the 194th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
- The countries together account for 1.73% of the world: 0.0002% for Palau vs 1.73% for Russia.
- For the last 10 years, Palau has had an average growth rate of +0.02% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
- Since 2005, the population of Palau has decreased from 19.8K people to 17.7K (10.9% decline), while Russia has declined from 144M to 143M (0.56% decline).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 27% of the population in Palau and 10.7% in Russia.
Palau vs Russia: live population counter
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| Current population |
17663
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142718132
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| Population rank | 194/197 | 9/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.0002% | 1.73% |
| One net population change |
1.63 weeks
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1.8 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.89 days
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25.5 seconds
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| One death every |
1.8 days
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18.1 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
3.72 weeks
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2.95 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -14 | -178,042 |
| Daily growth/decline | +0 | -801 |
| Annual growth/decline | -32 | -292,279 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.18% | -0.2% |
| Population growth rate rank | 176/197 | 177/197 |
Palau and Russia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 9,328 | 119,897,000 | - | - |
| 1961 | 9,555 | 121,236,000 | 2.43% | 1.12% |
| 1962 | 9,793 | 122,591,000 | 2.49% | 1.12% |
| 1963 | 10,037 | 123,960,000 | 2.49% | 1.12% |
| 1964 | 10,292 | 125,345,000 | 2.54% | 1.12% |
| 1965 | 10,547 | 126,745,000 | 2.48% | 1.12% |
| 1966 | 10,805 | 127,468,000 | 2.45% | 0.57% |
| 1967 | 10,988 | 128,196,000 | 1.69% | 0.57% |
| 1968 | 11,080 | 128,928,000 | 0.84% | 0.57% |
| 1969 | 11,159 | 129,664,000 | 0.71% | 0.57% |
| 1970 | 11,368 | 130,404,000 | 1.87% | 0.57% |
| 1971 | 11,759 | 131,155,000 | 3.44% | 0.58% |
| 1972 | 12,194 | 131,909,000 | 3.7% | 0.57% |
| 1973 | 12,552 | 132,669,000 | 2.94% | 0.58% |
| 1974 | 12,687 | 133,432,000 | 1.08% | 0.58% |
| 1975 | 12,655 | 134,200,000 | -0.25% | 0.58% |
| 1976 | 12,598 | 135,147,000 | -0.45% | 0.71% |
| 1977 | 12,525 | 136,100,000 | -0.58% | 0.71% |
| 1978 | 12,440 | 137,060,000 | -0.68% | 0.71% |
| 1979 | 12,337 | 138,027,000 | -0.83% | 0.71% |
| 1980 | 12,271 | 139,010,000 | -0.53% | 0.71% |
| 1981 | 12,402 | 139,941,000 | 1.07% | 0.67% |
| 1982 | 12,694 | 140,823,000 | 2.35% | 0.63% |
| 1983 | 13,006 | 141,668,000 | 2.46% | 0.6% |
| 1984 | 13,337 | 142,745,000 | 2.54% | 0.76% |
| 1985 | 13,688 | 143,858,000 | 2.63% | 0.78% |
| 1986 | 14,024 | 144,894,000 | 2.45% | 0.72% |
| 1987 | 14,334 | 145,908,000 | 2.21% | 0.7% |
| 1988 | 14,645 | 146,857,000 | 2.17% | 0.65% |
| 1989 | 14,945 | 147,721,000 | 2.05% | 0.59% |
| 1990 | 15,259 | 147,969,406 | 2.1% | 0.17% |
| 1991 | 15,614 | 148,394,216 | 2.33% | 0.29% |
| 1992 | 15,989 | 148,538,197 | 2.4% | 0.1% |
| 1993 | 16,372 | 148,458,777 | 2.4% | -0.05% |
| 1994 | 16,770 | 148,407,912 | 2.43% | -0.03% |
| 1995 | 17,195 | 148,375,787 | 2.53% | -0.02% |
| 1996 | 17,654 | 148,160,129 | 2.67% | -0.15% |
| 1997 | 18,108 | 147,915,361 | 2.57% | -0.17% |
| 1998 | 18,524 | 147,670,784 | 2.3% | -0.17% |
| 1999 | 18,901 | 147,214,776 | 2.04% | -0.31% |
| 2000 | 19,178 | 146,596,869 | 1.47% | -0.42% |
| 2001 | 19,352 | 145,976,482 | 0.91% | -0.42% |
| 2002 | 19,503 | 145,306,497 | 0.78% | -0.46% |
| 2003 | 19,659 | 144,648,618 | 0.8% | -0.45% |
| 2004 | 19,820 | 144,067,316 | 0.82% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 19,819 | 143,518,814 | -0.005% | -0.38% |
| 2006 | 19,593 | 143,049,637 | -1.14% | -0.33% |
| 2007 | 19,302 | 142,805,114 | -1.49% | -0.17% |
| 2008 | 19,009 | 142,742,366 | -1.52% | -0.04% |
| 2009 | 18,709 | 142,785,348 | -1.58% | 0.03% |
| 2010 | 18,396 | 142,849,468 | -1.67% | 0.04% |
| 2011 | 18,078 | 143,018,195 | -1.73% | 0.12% |
| 2012 | 17,765 | 143,378,447 | -1.73% | 0.25% |
| 2013 | 17,648 | 143,805,638 | -0.66% | 0.3% |
| 2014 | 17,715 | 144,237,223 | 0.38% | 0.3% |
| 2015 | 17,770 | 144,640,716 | 0.31% | 0.28% |
| 2016 | 17,797 | 145,015,460 | 0.15% | 0.26% |
| 2017 | 17,812 | 145,293,260 | 0.08% | 0.19% |
| 2018 | 17,814 | 145,398,106 | 0.01% | 0.07% |
| 2019 | 17,798 | 145,453,291 | -0.09% | 0.04% |
| 2020 | 17,792 | 145,245,148 | -0.03% | -0.14% |
| 2021 | 17,783 | 144,746,762 | -0.05% | -0.34% |
| 2022 | 17,759 | 144,236,933 | -0.13% | -0.35% |
| 2023 | 17,727 | 143,826,130 | -0.18% | -0.28% |
| 2024 | 17,695 | 143,533,851 | -0.18% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 17,663 | 142,718,132 | -0.18% | -0.57% |
| 2026 | 17,618 | 142,120,553 | -0.25% | -0.42% |
| 2027 | 17,564 | 141,773,330 | -0.31% | -0.24% |
| 2028 | 17,504 | 141,402,326 | -0.34% | -0.26% |
| 2029 | 17,436 | 141,021,009 | -0.39% | -0.27% |
| 2030 | 17,376 | 140,628,883 | -0.34% | -0.28% |
| 2031 | 17,299 | 140,218,596 | -0.44% | -0.29% |
| 2032 | 17,228 | 139,807,207 | -0.41% | -0.29% |
| 2033 | 17,163 | 139,414,947 | -0.38% | -0.28% |
| 2034 | 17,092 | 139,034,543 | -0.41% | -0.27% |
| 2035 | 17,012 | 138,666,694 | -0.47% | -0.26% |
| 2036 | 16,940 | 138,311,757 | -0.43% | -0.26% |
| 2037 | 16,858 | 137,968,177 | -0.48% | -0.25% |
| 2038 | 16,779 | 137,643,032 | -0.47% | -0.24% |
| 2039 | 16,689 | 137,336,299 | -0.54% | -0.22% |
| 2040 | 16,604 | 137,053,347 | -0.51% | -0.21% |
| 2041 | 16,510 | 136,795,588 | -0.57% | -0.19% |
| 2042 | 16,403 | 136,558,692 | -0.65% | -0.17% |
| 2043 | 16,302 | 136,335,849 | -0.61% | -0.16% |
| 2044 | 16,202 | 136,124,845 | -0.62% | -0.15% |
| 2045 | 16,097 | 135,933,758 | -0.65% | -0.14% |
| 2046 | 15,977 | 135,756,848 | -0.74% | -0.13% |
| 2047 | 15,863 | 135,574,181 | -0.71% | -0.13% |
| 2048 | 15,749 | 135,372,557 | -0.72% | -0.15% |
| 2049 | 15,632 | 135,156,911 | -0.74% | -0.16% |
| 2050 | 15,515 | 134,923,391 | -0.75% | -0.17% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Palau decreased by 2,049 people (a 10.3% decline), while Russia gained 1,121,902 people (a 0.78% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Palau lost -107 (a 0.6% decline), while Russia's population decreased by -1,922,584 (a 1.33% decline).
Palau was ranked 194th most populous country in 2005 and is still 194th in 2025. Russia was ranked 9th in 2005 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.46% to 134,923,391 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Moscow | 13.3M |
| Saint Petersburg | 5.65M |
| Novosibirsk | 1.64M |
| Yekaterinburg | 1.47M |
| Kazan | 1.33M |
| Nizhny Novgorod | 1.2M |
| Chelyabinsk | 1.18M |
| Krasnodar | 1.15M |
| Samara | 1.15M |
| Ufa | 1.14M |
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Population differences between Palau and Russia
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| Life expectancy | 69.5 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 38.4 years | 40.8 years |
| Median age | 39.2 years | 40.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 53.9:46.1 | 46.4:53.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.91 births per woman | 1.41 births per woman |
| Population density | 99.6 ppl/mi² | 22.7 ppl/mi² |
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