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Population in Palau compared to Russia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

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

Palau Russia
Current population
17663
142718132
Population rank 194/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.0002% 1.73%
One net population change
1.63 weeks
1.8 minutes
One birth every
1.89 days
25.5 seconds
One death every
1.8 days
18.1 seconds
One migration net change every
3.72 weeks
2.95 minutes
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

Palau
Population

Growth rate
Russia
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Palau Russia Palau Russia
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.

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