Population, total in Palau
Palau: Population, total was 17,663 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, total in Palau, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
In 2025, population, total in Palau stood at 17,663.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total in Palau peaked at 19,820 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 9,328, in 1960.
Palau ranks 213th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,358 | 9,328 | 11,159 | 10 |
| 1970s | 12,312 | 11,368 | 12,687 | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,535 | 12,271 | 14,945 | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,039 | 15,259 | 18,901 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,394 | 18,709 | 19,820 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,859 | 17,648 | 18,396 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,736 | 17,663 | 17,792 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 210 Marshall Islands 36,282 compare
- 211 San Marino 34,109 compare
- 212 Saint Martin (French part) 24,941 compare
- 214 Nauru 12,025 compare
- 215 Tuvalu 9,492 compare
More climate change data for Palau
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Urban population 14,004 (2025)
- Urban population 79.3% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 12.76 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 11.40 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 12.76 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 12.76 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total in Palau?
- Population, total in Palau was 17,663 in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population, total recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 19,820 in 2004.
- What is the lowest population, total recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,328 in 1960.
- How does Palau rank for population, total?
- Palau ranks 213th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.