The latest officially reported population of Palau was 17,695 in 2024 vs 35,300,280 people in Saudi Arabia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Palau's population is 17,663 people compared to 36,428,123 in Saudi Arabia.
Population statistics:
- Saudi Arabia's population is 2,062 times bigger than Palau's.
- Palau is ranked the 194th most populous country in the world, while Saudi Arabia is the 44th.
- The countries together account for 0.44% of the world: 0.0002% for Palau vs 0.44% for Saudi Arabia.
- For the last 10 years, Palau has had an average growth rate of +0.02% per year vs +2.3% in Saudi Arabia.
- Since 2005, the population of Palau has decreased from 19.8K people to 17.7K (10.9% decline), while Saudi Arabia has grown from 20.6M to 36.4M (77.2% growth).
- Saudi Arabia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 73.8M people, while Palau's population already peaked in 2004 at 19.8K people and is projected to decrease to 11.1K people by 2100.
Palau vs Saudi Arabia: live population counter
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| Current population |
17663
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36428123
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| Population rank | 194/197 | 44/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.0002% | 0.44% |
| One net population change |
1.63 weeks
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19.7 seconds
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| One birth every |
1.89 days
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57 seconds
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| One death every |
1.8 days
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6.66 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
3.72 weeks
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4.3 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -14 | +122,170 |
| Daily growth/decline | +0 | +4,377 |
| Annual growth/decline | -32 | +1,597,549 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.18% | +4.74% |
| Population growth rate rank | 176/197 | 3/197 |
Palau and Saudi Arabia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 9,328 | 2,435,403 | - | - |
| 1961 | 9,555 | 2,526,347 | 2.43% | 3.73% |
| 1962 | 9,793 | 2,620,910 | 2.49% | 3.74% |
| 1963 | 10,037 | 2,719,341 | 2.49% | 3.76% |
| 1964 | 10,292 | 2,821,968 | 2.54% | 3.77% |
| 1965 | 10,547 | 2,928,771 | 2.48% | 3.78% |
| 1966 | 10,805 | 3,039,887 | 2.45% | 3.79% |
| 1967 | 10,988 | 3,157,242 | 1.69% | 3.86% |
| 1968 | 11,080 | 3,282,711 | 0.84% | 3.97% |
| 1969 | 11,159 | 3,417,114 | 0.71% | 4.09% |
| 1970 | 11,368 | 3,562,470 | 1.87% | 4.25% |
| 1971 | 11,759 | 3,724,031 | 3.44% | 4.54% |
| 1972 | 12,194 | 3,905,722 | 3.7% | 4.88% |
| 1973 | 12,552 | 4,106,344 | 2.94% | 5.14% |
| 1974 | 12,687 | 4,323,632 | 1.08% | 5.29% |
| 1975 | 12,655 | 4,556,287 | -0.25% | 5.38% |
| 1976 | 12,598 | 4,807,933 | -0.45% | 5.52% |
| 1977 | 12,525 | 5,083,048 | -0.58% | 5.72% |
| 1978 | 12,440 | 5,381,902 | -0.68% | 5.88% |
| 1979 | 12,337 | 5,703,698 | -0.83% | 5.98% |
| 1980 | 12,271 | 6,047,997 | -0.53% | 6.04% |
| 1981 | 12,402 | 6,420,551 | 1.07% | 6.16% |
| 1982 | 12,694 | 6,824,486 | 2.35% | 6.29% |
| 1983 | 13,006 | 7,252,941 | 2.46% | 6.28% |
| 1984 | 13,337 | 7,697,307 | 2.54% | 6.13% |
| 1985 | 13,688 | 8,151,779 | 2.63% | 5.9% |
| 1986 | 14,024 | 8,628,639 | 2.45% | 5.85% |
| 1987 | 14,334 | 9,130,194 | 2.21% | 5.81% |
| 1988 | 14,645 | 9,629,165 | 2.17% | 5.47% |
| 1989 | 14,945 | 10,128,394 | 2.05% | 5.18% |
| 1990 | 15,259 | 10,640,691 | 2.1% | 5.06% |
| 1991 | 15,614 | 11,160,744 | 2.33% | 4.89% |
| 1992 | 15,989 | 11,686,676 | 2.4% | 4.71% |
| 1993 | 16,372 | 12,215,862 | 2.4% | 4.53% |
| 1994 | 16,770 | 12,750,040 | 2.43% | 4.37% |
| 1995 | 17,195 | 13,289,245 | 2.53% | 4.23% |
| 1996 | 17,654 | 13,831,009 | 2.67% | 4.08% |
| 1997 | 18,108 | 14,374,943 | 2.57% | 3.93% |
| 1998 | 18,524 | 14,922,185 | 2.3% | 3.81% |
| 1999 | 18,901 | 15,472,075 | 2.04% | 3.69% |
| 2000 | 19,178 | 16,177,722 | 1.47% | 4.56% |
| 2001 | 19,352 | 17,041,397 | 0.91% | 5.34% |
| 2002 | 19,503 | 17,910,910 | 0.78% | 5.1% |
| 2003 | 19,659 | 18,786,767 | 0.8% | 4.89% |
| 2004 | 19,820 | 19,669,480 | 0.82% | 4.7% |
| 2005 | 19,819 | 20,559,890 | -0.005% | 4.53% |
| 2006 | 19,593 | 21,459,144 | -1.14% | 4.37% |
| 2007 | 19,302 | 22,368,313 | -1.49% | 4.24% |
| 2008 | 19,009 | 23,287,877 | -1.52% | 4.11% |
| 2009 | 18,709 | 24,217,654 | -1.58% | 3.99% |
| 2010 | 18,396 | 23,978,487 | -1.67% | -0.99% |
| 2011 | 18,078 | 25,091,867 | -1.73% | 4.64% |
| 2012 | 17,765 | 26,168,861 | -1.73% | 4.29% |
| 2013 | 17,648 | 27,624,004 | -0.66% | 5.56% |
| 2014 | 17,715 | 28,309,273 | 0.38% | 2.48% |
| 2015 | 17,770 | 29,816,382 | 0.31% | 5.32% |
| 2016 | 17,797 | 30,954,198 | 0.15% | 3.82% |
| 2017 | 17,812 | 30,977,355 | 0.08% | 0.07% |
| 2018 | 17,814 | 30,196,281 | 0.01% | -2.52% |
| 2019 | 17,798 | 30,063,799 | -0.09% | -0.44% |
| 2020 | 17,792 | 31,552,510 | -0.03% | 4.95% |
| 2021 | 17,783 | 30,784,383 | -0.05% | -2.43% |
| 2022 | 17,759 | 32,175,224 | -0.13% | 4.52% |
| 2023 | 17,727 | 33,702,731 | -0.18% | 4.75% |
| 2024 | 17,695 | 35,300,280 | -0.18% | 4.74% |
| 2025 | 17,663 | 35,927,625 | -0.18% | 1.78% |
| 2026 | 17,618 | 36,550,694 | -0.25% | 1.73% |
| 2027 | 17,564 | 37,167,513 | -0.31% | 1.69% |
| 2028 | 17,504 | 37,775,810 | -0.34% | 1.64% |
| 2029 | 17,436 | 38,364,377 | -0.39% | 1.56% |
| 2030 | 17,376 | 38,918,375 | -0.34% | 1.44% |
| 2031 | 17,299 | 39,450,880 | -0.44% | 1.37% |
| 2032 | 17,228 | 39,983,934 | -0.41% | 1.35% |
| 2033 | 17,163 | 40,517,599 | -0.38% | 1.33% |
| 2034 | 17,092 | 41,052,423 | -0.41% | 1.32% |
| 2035 | 17,012 | 41,588,429 | -0.47% | 1.31% |
| 2036 | 16,940 | 42,125,184 | -0.43% | 1.29% |
| 2037 | 16,858 | 42,661,908 | -0.48% | 1.27% |
| 2038 | 16,779 | 43,198,420 | -0.47% | 1.26% |
| 2039 | 16,689 | 43,734,316 | -0.54% | 1.24% |
| 2040 | 16,604 | 44,269,571 | -0.51% | 1.22% |
| 2041 | 16,510 | 44,804,338 | -0.57% | 1.21% |
| 2042 | 16,403 | 45,338,111 | -0.65% | 1.19% |
| 2043 | 16,302 | 45,870,896 | -0.61% | 1.18% |
| 2044 | 16,202 | 46,403,116 | -0.62% | 1.16% |
| 2045 | 16,097 | 46,934,822 | -0.65% | 1.15% |
| 2046 | 15,977 | 47,465,267 | -0.74% | 1.13% |
| 2047 | 15,863 | 47,993,976 | -0.71% | 1.11% |
| 2048 | 15,749 | 48,521,364 | -0.72% | 1.1% |
| 2049 | 15,632 | 49,047,461 | -0.74% | 1.08% |
| 2050 | 15,515 | 49,572,202 | -0.75% | 1.07% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Palau decreased by 2,049 people (a 10.3% decline), while Saudi Arabia gained 9,256,492 people (a 45% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Palau lost -107 (a 0.6% decline), while Saudi Arabia's population increased by 6,611,741 (a 22.2% growth).
Palau was ranked 194th most populous country in 2005 and is still 194th in 2025. Saudi Arabia was ranked 51st in 2005 and ranked 44th 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 Saudi Arabia will increase by 36.1% to 49,572,202 people and rank change from 44th to 43rd.
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Population differences between Palau and Saudi Arabia
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| Life expectancy | 69.5 years | 79.2 years |
| Average age | 38.4 years | 30.2 years |
| Median age | 39.2 years | 30.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 53.9:46.1 | 60.5:39.5 |
| Fertility rate | 1.91 births per woman | 2.28 births per woman |
| Population density | 99.6 ppl/mi² | 42.5 ppl/mi² |
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