Demographics of Palau

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Demographic features of the population of Palau include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects.

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Prevalence of obesity in the adult population, top countries (2016), Palau has second the highest rate in the world.

About 70% of the Palauan population lives in the city of Koror on Koror Island. Koror is the former capital of the nation. The present capital is Ngerulmud, in Melekeok State on the bigger but less developed island of Babeldaob—the second-largest island in Micronesia after Guam.

Vital statistics

Births and deaths [1]

YearPopulationLive birthsDeathsNatural increaseCrude birth rateCrude death rateRate of natural increaseTFR
199015,12232611720921.67.713.92.79
199115,57534710224522.46.515.9
199215,96937711626123.67.316.3
199316,36135511623921.77.114.6
199416,74437312924422.37.714.6
199517,22539911028923.26.416.82.33
199617,60035514421120.28.212.0
199718,06133012120918.36.711.6
199818,49428012515515.16.88.3
199918,88225013111913.26.96.3
200019,12927812515314.56.58.01.83
200119,62630013816215.37.08.3
200219,97625913412513.06.76.3
200320,30431213617615.46.78.7
200420,61025914211712.66.95.7
200519,90727913414514.06.77.32.02
200621,66925914411512.07.24.8
200720,22727915212713.87.56.3
200820,38929517012514.58.46.1
200920,5522731749913.38.54.8
201020,7172471687911.98.13.8
201120,8822471737411.88.33.5
201217,50126816410415.39.45.92.23
201317,5542291923713.010.92.1
201417,6072411677413.79.54.2
201517,66124213610613.77.76.02.21
201617,7152121753712.09.92.1
201717,7692211833812.410.32.1
201818,30225614311314.07.86.2
201918,8512121922011.210.21.0
202017,6142131486512.18.43.72.063
202117,5962241705412.79.73.0
202217,579155201-468.811.4-2.6

Structure of the population

Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 01.IV.2020): [2]
Age GroupMaleFemaleTotal%
Total9 4948 12017 614100
0–45274861 0135.75
5–96245401 1646.61
10–146055971 2026.82
15–195365071 0435.92
20–244784198975.09
25–297965401 3367.58
30–347945661 3607.72
35–398185511 3697.77
40–448276051 4328.13
45–498186271 4458.20
50–547046731 3777.82
55–596695961 2657.18
60–645424981 0405.90
65-693753827574.30
70-742072314382.49
75+1743024762.70
Age groupMaleFemaleTotalPercent
0–141 7561 6233 37919.18
15–646 9825 58212 56471.33
65+7569151 6719.49

CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook (2023 est.), unless otherwise indicated. [3]

Population

Age structure

Population growth rate

Birth rate

Death rate

Net migration rate

Sex ratio

Infant mortality rate

Life expectancy at birth

Total fertility rate

Nationality

Ethnic groups

Religions

Religion in Palau
Roman Catholic
45.3%
Protestant
34.9%
Modekngei
5.7%
Islam
3%
Mormon
1.5%
Atheists/Agnostics
1.1%
Unspecified
4.4%


(2015 est.) [4]

Languages

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

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References

  1. "Health Statistics – PalauGov.pw".
  2. "UNSD — Demographic and Social Statistics". unstats.un.org. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  3. "Australia-Oceania :: PALAU". CIA The World Factbook. 22 April 2022.
  4. "Palau Religions - Demographics". www.indexmundi.com. Retrieved 2021-06-01.