The latest officially reported population of Palau was 17,695 in 2024 vs 6,586,476 people in Serbia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Palau's population is 17,618 people compared to 6,494,317 in Serbia.
Population statistics:
- Serbia's population is 369 times bigger than Palau's.
- Palau is ranked the 194th most populous country in the world, while Serbia is the 110th.
- The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.0002% for Palau vs 0.08% for Serbia.
- For the last 10 years, Palau has had an average growth rate of +0.02% per year vs -0.76% in Serbia.
- Since 2006, the population of Palau has decreased from 19.6K people to 17.6K (10.1% decline), while Serbia has declined from 7.41M to 6.49M (12.4% decline).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 27.3% of the population in Palau and 32.6% in Serbia.
Palau vs Serbia: live population counter
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| Current population |
17618
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6494317
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| Population rank | 194/197 | 110/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.0002% | 0.08% |
| One net population change |
1.63 weeks
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14.3 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.89 days
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8.63 minutes
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| One death every |
1.8 days
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5.4 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
3.72 weeks
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1.08 hours
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| Annual migration change | -14 | -8,132 |
| Daily growth/decline | +0 | -101 |
| Annual growth/decline | -32 | -36,707 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.18% | -0.55% |
| Population growth rate rank | 176/197 | 189/197 |
Palau and Serbia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 9,328 | 6,638,992 | - | - |
| 1961 | 9,555 | 6,689,077 | 2.43% | 0.75% |
| 1962 | 9,793 | 6,740,264 | 2.49% | 0.77% |
| 1963 | 10,037 | 6,787,950 | 2.49% | 0.71% |
| 1964 | 10,292 | 6,832,855 | 2.54% | 0.66% |
| 1965 | 10,547 | 6,876,624 | 2.48% | 0.64% |
| 1966 | 10,805 | 6,927,969 | 2.45% | 0.75% |
| 1967 | 10,988 | 6,966,522 | 1.69% | 0.56% |
| 1968 | 11,080 | 7,007,586 | 0.84% | 0.59% |
| 1969 | 11,159 | 7,123,249 | 0.71% | 1.65% |
| 1970 | 11,368 | 7,164,993 | 1.87% | 0.59% |
| 1971 | 11,759 | 7,211,716 | 3.44% | 0.65% |
| 1972 | 12,194 | 7,252,012 | 3.7% | 0.56% |
| 1973 | 12,552 | 7,283,902 | 2.94% | 0.44% |
| 1974 | 12,687 | 7,326,043 | 1.08% | 0.58% |
| 1975 | 12,655 | 7,368,717 | -0.25% | 0.58% |
| 1976 | 12,598 | 7,418,973 | -0.45% | 0.68% |
| 1977 | 12,525 | 7,462,783 | -0.58% | 0.59% |
| 1978 | 12,440 | 7,504,017 | -0.68% | 0.55% |
| 1979 | 12,337 | 7,541,997 | -0.83% | 0.51% |
| 1980 | 12,271 | 7,709,544 | -0.53% | 2.22% |
| 1981 | 12,402 | 7,736,787 | 1.07% | 0.35% |
| 1982 | 12,694 | 7,763,335 | 2.35% | 0.34% |
| 1983 | 13,006 | 7,788,100 | 2.46% | 0.32% |
| 1984 | 13,337 | 7,813,549 | 2.54% | 0.33% |
| 1985 | 13,688 | 7,835,902 | 2.63% | 0.29% |
| 1986 | 14,024 | 7,853,824 | 2.45% | 0.23% |
| 1987 | 14,334 | 7,868,027 | 2.21% | 0.18% |
| 1988 | 14,645 | 7,884,218 | 2.17% | 0.21% |
| 1989 | 14,945 | 7,893,787 | 2.05% | 0.12% |
| 1990 | 15,259 | 7,897,937 | 2.1% | 0.05% |
| 1991 | 15,614 | 7,595,636 | 2.33% | -3.83% |
| 1992 | 15,989 | 7,604,063 | 2.4% | 0.11% |
| 1993 | 16,372 | 7,614,328 | 2.4% | 0.13% |
| 1994 | 16,770 | 7,622,711 | 2.43% | 0.11% |
| 1995 | 17,195 | 7,628,264 | 2.53% | 0.07% |
| 1996 | 17,654 | 7,622,185 | 2.67% | -0.08% |
| 1997 | 18,108 | 7,598,538 | 2.57% | -0.31% |
| 1998 | 18,524 | 7,567,745 | 2.3% | -0.41% |
| 1999 | 18,901 | 7,540,401 | 2.04% | -0.36% |
| 2000 | 19,178 | 7,516,346 | 1.47% | -0.32% |
| 2001 | 19,352 | 7,503,433 | 0.91% | -0.17% |
| 2002 | 19,503 | 7,500,031 | 0.78% | -0.05% |
| 2003 | 19,659 | 7,480,591 | 0.8% | -0.26% |
| 2004 | 19,820 | 7,463,157 | 0.82% | -0.23% |
| 2005 | 19,819 | 7,440,769 | -0.005% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 19,593 | 7,411,569 | -1.14% | -0.39% |
| 2007 | 19,302 | 7,381,579 | -1.49% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 19,009 | 7,350,222 | -1.52% | -0.42% |
| 2009 | 18,709 | 7,320,807 | -1.58% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 18,396 | 7,291,436 | -1.67% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 18,078 | 7,236,519 | -1.73% | -0.75% |
| 2012 | 17,765 | 7,201,497 | -1.73% | -0.48% |
| 2013 | 17,648 | 7,166,553 | -0.66% | -0.49% |
| 2014 | 17,715 | 7,131,787 | 0.38% | -0.49% |
| 2015 | 17,770 | 7,095,383 | 0.31% | -0.51% |
| 2016 | 17,797 | 7,058,322 | 0.15% | -0.52% |
| 2017 | 17,812 | 7,020,858 | 0.08% | -0.53% |
| 2018 | 17,814 | 6,982,604 | 0.01% | -0.54% |
| 2019 | 17,798 | 6,945,235 | -0.09% | -0.54% |
| 2020 | 17,792 | 6,899,126 | -0.03% | -0.66% |
| 2021 | 17,783 | 6,834,326 | -0.05% | -0.94% |
| 2022 | 17,759 | 6,664,449 | -0.13% | -2.49% |
| 2023 | 17,727 | 6,623,183 | -0.18% | -0.62% |
| 2024 | 17,695 | 6,586,476 | -0.18% | -0.55% |
| 2025 | 17,663 | 6,540,343 | -0.18% | -0.7% |
| 2026 | 17,618 | 6,494,317 | -0.25% | -0.7% |
| 2027 | 17,564 | 6,450,876 | -0.31% | -0.67% |
| 2028 | 17,504 | 6,406,817 | -0.34% | -0.68% |
| 2029 | 17,436 | 6,362,434 | -0.39% | -0.69% |
| 2030 | 17,376 | 6,317,577 | -0.34% | -0.71% |
| 2031 | 17,299 | 6,272,283 | -0.44% | -0.72% |
| 2032 | 17,228 | 6,226,709 | -0.41% | -0.73% |
| 2033 | 17,163 | 6,180,715 | -0.38% | -0.74% |
| 2034 | 17,092 | 6,134,487 | -0.41% | -0.75% |
| 2035 | 17,012 | 6,088,161 | -0.47% | -0.76% |
| 2036 | 16,940 | 6,041,698 | -0.43% | -0.76% |
| 2037 | 16,858 | 5,995,050 | -0.48% | -0.77% |
| 2038 | 16,779 | 5,948,216 | -0.47% | -0.78% |
| 2039 | 16,689 | 5,901,240 | -0.54% | -0.79% |
| 2040 | 16,604 | 5,854,364 | -0.51% | -0.79% |
| 2041 | 16,510 | 5,807,677 | -0.57% | -0.8% |
| 2042 | 16,403 | 5,761,194 | -0.65% | -0.8% |
| 2043 | 16,302 | 5,715,301 | -0.61% | -0.8% |
| 2044 | 16,202 | 5,670,062 | -0.62% | -0.79% |
| 2045 | 16,097 | 5,625,371 | -0.65% | -0.79% |
| 2046 | 15,977 | 5,581,251 | -0.74% | -0.78% |
| 2047 | 15,863 | 5,537,712 | -0.71% | -0.78% |
| 2048 | 15,749 | 5,494,697 | -0.72% | -0.78% |
| 2049 | 15,632 | 5,452,075 | -0.74% | -0.78% |
| 2050 | 15,515 | 5,409,870 | -0.75% | -0.77% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Palau decreased by 1,796 people (a 9.17% decline), while Serbia lost 353,247 people (a 4.77% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Palau lost -179 (a 1.01% decline), while Serbia's population decreased by -564,005 (a 7.99% decline).
Palau was ranked 194th most populous country in 2006 and is still 194th in 2026. Serbia was ranked 97th in 2006 and ranked 110th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Palau's population will shrink by 11.9% to 15,515 people with a rank change from 194th to 195th. The population of Serbia will decrease by 16.7% to 5,409,870 people and rank change from 110th to 125th.
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Population differences between Palau and Serbia
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| Life expectancy | 69.6 years | 77.3 years |
| Average age | 38.4 years | 44 years |
| Median age | 39.2 years | 45.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 53.9:46.1 | 47.4:52.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.91 births per woman | 1.61 births per woman |
| Population density | 99.6 ppl/mi² | 202.9 ppl/mi² |
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