The latest officially reported population of Palau was 17,695 in 2024 vs 69,226,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Palau's population is 17,618 people compared to 70,024,311 in the United Kingdom.
Population statistics:
- The United Kingdom's population is 3,975 times bigger than Palau's.
- Palau is ranked the 194th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
- The countries together account for 0.85% of the world: 0.0002% for Palau vs 0.85% for the United Kingdom.
- For the last 10 years, Palau has had an average growth rate of +0.02% per year vs +0.7% in the United Kingdom.
- Since 2006, the population of Palau has decreased from 19.6K people to 17.6K (10.1% decline), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70M (15.1% growth).
- The United Kingdom is projected to reach its peak in 2072 at 76.2M 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 United Kingdom: live population counter
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| Current population |
17618
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70024311
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| Population rank | 194/197 | 22/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.0002% | 0.85% |
| One net population change |
1.63 weeks
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43 seconds
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| One birth every |
1.89 days
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45.9 seconds
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| One death every |
1.8 days
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48.4 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
3.72 weeks
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1.26 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -14 | +417,114 |
| Daily growth/decline | +0 | +2,011 |
| Annual growth/decline | -32 | +734,000 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.18% | +1.07% |
| Population growth rate rank | 176/197 | 98/197 |
Palau and the United Kingdom: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 9,328 | 52,400,000 | - | - |
| 1961 | 9,555 | 52,800,000 | 2.43% | 0.76% |
| 1962 | 9,793 | 53,250,000 | 2.49% | 0.85% |
| 1963 | 10,037 | 53,650,000 | 2.49% | 0.75% |
| 1964 | 10,292 | 54,000,000 | 2.54% | 0.65% |
| 1965 | 10,547 | 54,348,050 | 2.48% | 0.64% |
| 1966 | 10,805 | 54,648,500 | 2.45% | 0.55% |
| 1967 | 10,988 | 54,943,600 | 1.69% | 0.54% |
| 1968 | 11,080 | 55,211,700 | 0.84% | 0.49% |
| 1969 | 11,159 | 55,441,750 | 0.71% | 0.42% |
| 1970 | 11,368 | 55,663,250 | 1.87% | 0.4% |
| 1971 | 11,759 | 55,896,223 | 3.44% | 0.42% |
| 1972 | 12,194 | 56,086,065 | 3.7% | 0.34% |
| 1973 | 12,552 | 56,194,527 | 2.94% | 0.19% |
| 1974 | 12,687 | 56,229,974 | 1.08% | 0.06% |
| 1975 | 12,655 | 56,225,800 | -0.25% | -0.007% |
| 1976 | 12,598 | 56,211,968 | -0.45% | -0.02% |
| 1977 | 12,525 | 56,193,492 | -0.58% | -0.03% |
| 1978 | 12,440 | 56,196,504 | -0.68% | 0.005% |
| 1979 | 12,337 | 56,246,951 | -0.83% | 0.09% |
| 1980 | 12,271 | 56,314,216 | -0.53% | 0.12% |
| 1981 | 12,402 | 56,333,829 | 1.07% | 0.03% |
| 1982 | 12,694 | 56,313,641 | 2.35% | -0.04% |
| 1983 | 13,006 | 56,332,848 | 2.46% | 0.03% |
| 1984 | 13,337 | 56,422,072 | 2.54% | 0.16% |
| 1985 | 13,688 | 56,550,268 | 2.63% | 0.23% |
| 1986 | 14,024 | 56,681,396 | 2.45% | 0.23% |
| 1987 | 14,334 | 56,802,050 | 2.21% | 0.21% |
| 1988 | 14,645 | 56,928,327 | 2.17% | 0.22% |
| 1989 | 14,945 | 57,076,711 | 2.05% | 0.26% |
| 1990 | 15,259 | 57,247,586 | 2.1% | 0.3% |
| 1991 | 15,614 | 57,424,897 | 2.33% | 0.31% |
| 1992 | 15,989 | 57,580,402 | 2.4% | 0.27% |
| 1993 | 16,372 | 57,718,614 | 2.4% | 0.24% |
| 1994 | 16,770 | 57,865,745 | 2.43% | 0.25% |
| 1995 | 17,195 | 58,019,030 | 2.53% | 0.26% |
| 1996 | 17,654 | 58,166,950 | 2.67% | 0.25% |
| 1997 | 18,108 | 58,316,954 | 2.57% | 0.26% |
| 1998 | 18,524 | 58,487,141 | 2.3% | 0.29% |
| 1999 | 18,901 | 58,682,466 | 2.04% | 0.33% |
| 2000 | 19,178 | 58,892,514 | 1.47% | 0.36% |
| 2001 | 19,352 | 59,119,673 | 0.91% | 0.39% |
| 2002 | 19,503 | 59,370,479 | 0.78% | 0.42% |
| 2003 | 19,659 | 59,647,577 | 0.8% | 0.47% |
| 2004 | 19,820 | 59,987,905 | 0.82% | 0.57% |
| 2005 | 19,819 | 60,401,206 | -0.005% | 0.69% |
| 2006 | 19,593 | 60,846,820 | -1.14% | 0.74% |
| 2007 | 19,302 | 61,322,463 | -1.49% | 0.78% |
| 2008 | 19,009 | 61,806,995 | -1.52% | 0.79% |
| 2009 | 18,709 | 62,276,270 | -1.58% | 0.76% |
| 2010 | 18,396 | 62,766,365 | -1.67% | 0.79% |
| 2011 | 18,078 | 63,258,810 | -1.73% | 0.78% |
| 2012 | 17,765 | 63,711,000 | -1.73% | 0.71% |
| 2013 | 17,648 | 64,139,000 | -0.66% | 0.67% |
| 2014 | 17,715 | 64,620,000 | 0.38% | 0.75% |
| 2015 | 17,770 | 65,088,000 | 0.31% | 0.72% |
| 2016 | 17,797 | 65,607,000 | 0.15% | 0.8% |
| 2017 | 17,812 | 65,966,000 | 0.08% | 0.55% |
| 2018 | 17,814 | 66,289,000 | 0.01% | 0.49% |
| 2019 | 17,798 | 66,631,000 | -0.09% | 0.52% |
| 2020 | 17,792 | 66,744,000 | -0.03% | 0.17% |
| 2021 | 17,783 | 66,984,000 | -0.05% | 0.36% |
| 2022 | 17,759 | 67,604,000 | -0.13% | 0.93% |
| 2023 | 17,727 | 68,492,000 | -0.18% | 1.31% |
| 2024 | 17,695 | 69,226,000 | -0.18% | 1.07% |
| 2025 | 17,663 | 69,639,673 | -0.18% | 0.6% |
| 2026 | 17,618 | 70,020,350 | -0.25% | 0.55% |
| 2027 | 17,564 | 70,382,853 | -0.31% | 0.52% |
| 2028 | 17,504 | 70,732,699 | -0.34% | 0.5% |
| 2029 | 17,436 | 71,061,482 | -0.39% | 0.46% |
| 2030 | 17,376 | 71,377,535 | -0.34% | 0.44% |
| 2031 | 17,299 | 71,678,351 | -0.44% | 0.42% |
| 2032 | 17,228 | 71,959,934 | -0.41% | 0.39% |
| 2033 | 17,163 | 72,234,509 | -0.38% | 0.38% |
| 2034 | 17,092 | 72,497,650 | -0.41% | 0.36% |
| 2035 | 17,012 | 72,749,096 | -0.47% | 0.35% |
| 2036 | 16,940 | 72,990,847 | -0.43% | 0.33% |
| 2037 | 16,858 | 73,218,850 | -0.48% | 0.31% |
| 2038 | 16,779 | 73,441,349 | -0.47% | 0.3% |
| 2039 | 16,689 | 73,658,392 | -0.54% | 0.3% |
| 2040 | 16,604 | 73,868,334 | -0.51% | 0.29% |
| 2041 | 16,510 | 74,074,316 | -0.57% | 0.28% |
| 2042 | 16,403 | 74,275,779 | -0.65% | 0.27% |
| 2043 | 16,302 | 74,475,035 | -0.61% | 0.27% |
| 2044 | 16,202 | 74,667,284 | -0.62% | 0.26% |
| 2045 | 16,097 | 74,848,605 | -0.65% | 0.24% |
| 2046 | 15,977 | 75,020,949 | -0.74% | 0.23% |
| 2047 | 15,863 | 75,184,478 | -0.71% | 0.22% |
| 2048 | 15,749 | 75,337,543 | -0.72% | 0.2% |
| 2049 | 15,632 | 75,476,141 | -0.74% | 0.18% |
| 2050 | 15,515 | 75,600,588 | -0.75% | 0.16% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Palau decreased by 1,796 people (a 9.17% decline), while the United Kingdom gained 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Palau lost -179 (a 1.01% decline), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,417,311 (a 6.73% growth).
Palau was ranked 194th most populous country in 2006 and is still 194th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 the United Kingdom will increase by 7.96% to 75,600,588 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| London | 8.8M |
| Birmingham | 1.14M |
| Glasgow | 626K |
| Manchester | 548K |
| Leeds | 536K |
| Sheffield | 518K |
| Liverpool | 513K |
| Edinburgh | 488K |
| Bristol | 472K |
| Leicester | 464K |
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Population differences between Palau and the United Kingdom
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| Life expectancy | 69.6 years | 81.7 years |
| Average age | 38.4 years | 41.4 years |
| Median age | 39.2 years | 41 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 53.9:46.1 | 49.2:50.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.91 births per woman | 1.56 births per woman |
| Population density | 99.6 ppl/mi² | 741 ppl/mi² |
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