Urban population, annual growth rate in Palau
Palau: Urban population, annual growth rate was -0.0856 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Urban population, annual growth rate in Palau, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, annual growth rate in Palau is -0.0856 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 19.9% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, annual growth rate in Palau peaked at 6.81 % change on previous year in 1961 and was at its lowest, -1.55 % change on previous year, in 2012.
That places Palau 190th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban population, annual growth rate in Palau, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.81 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 6.52 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
| 1963 | 6.18 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
| 1964 | 5.88 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 1965 | 5.54 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 1966 | 5.19 % change on previous year | -6.2% |
| 1967 | 4.16 % change on previous year | -19.8% |
| 1968 | 3 % change on previous year | -27.8% |
| 1969 | 2.63 % change on previous year | -12.5% |
| 1970 | 3.56 % change on previous year | +35.5% |
| 1971 | 4.9 % change on previous year | +37.6% |
| 1972 | 4.9 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3.89 % change on previous year | -20.6% |
| 1974 | 1.78 % change on previous year | -54.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2592 % change on previous year | -85.4% |
| 1976 | -0.0517 % change on previous year | -119.9% |
| 1977 | -0.2199 % change on previous year | +325.2% |
| 1978 | -0.3111 % change on previous year | +41.5% |
| 1979 | -0.3641 % change on previous year | +17.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0783 % change on previous year | -121.5% |
| 1981 | 2.14 % change on previous year | +2631.2% |
| 1982 | 4.12 % change on previous year | +92.8% |
| 1983 | 4.52 % change on previous year | +9.7% |
| 1984 | 4.52 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 4.14 % change on previous year | -8.3% |
| 1986 | 3.25 % change on previous year | -21.4% |
| 1987 | 2.73 % change on previous year | -16.0% |
| 1988 | 2.58 % change on previous year | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 2.45 % change on previous year | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 2.57 % change on previous year | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 2.94 % change on previous year | +14.4% |
| 1992 | 3.1 % change on previous year | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 3.05 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 2.94 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 2.77 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 2.46 % change on previous year | -11.2% |
| 1997 | 1.88 % change on previous year | -23.7% |
| 1998 | 1.44 % change on previous year | -23.5% |
| 1999 | 1.34 % change on previous year | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 1.32 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 2.28 % change on previous year | +72.4% |
| 2002 | 3.42 % change on previous year | +50.2% |
| 2003 | 3.81 % change on previous year | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 3.38 % change on previous year | -11.2% |
| 2005 | 1.47 % change on previous year | -56.5% |
| 2006 | -0.2016 % change on previous year | -113.7% |
| 2007 | -0.5931 % change on previous year | +194.1% |
| 2008 | -0.7147 % change on previous year | +20.5% |
| 2009 | -0.8915 % change on previous year | +24.7% |
| 2010 | -1.13 % change on previous year | +26.3% |
| 2011 | -1.35 % change on previous year | +19.7% |
| 2012 | -1.55 % change on previous year | +15.1% |
| 2013 | -0.7216 % change on previous year | -53.5% |
| 2014 | -0.0419 % change on previous year | -94.2% |
| 2015 | -0.1189 % change on previous year | +183.5% |
| 2016 | -0.196 % change on previous year | +64.9% |
| 2017 | -0.2665 % change on previous year | +36.0% |
| 2018 | -0.3376 % change on previous year | +26.7% |
| 2019 | -0.4305 % change on previous year | +27.5% |
| 2020 | -0.2835 % change on previous year | -34.1% |
| 2021 | -0.0426 % change on previous year | -85.0% |
| 2022 | -0.0995 % change on previous year | +133.4% |
| 2023 | -0.1352 % change on previous year | +35.8% |
| 2024 | -0.1069 % change on previous year | -20.9% |
| 2025 | -0.0856 % change on previous year | -19.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population, annual growth rate in Palau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +2631.2% | 0.0783 % change on previous year | 2.14 % change on previous year |
| 1977 | -325.2% | -0.0517 % change on previous year | -0.2199 % change on previous year |
| 2007 | -194.1% | -0.2016 % change on previous year | -0.5931 % change on previous year |
| 2015 | -183.5% | -0.0419 % change on previous year | -0.1189 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.1 % change on previous year | 2.63 % change on previous year | 6.81 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.83 % change on previous year | -0.3641 % change on previous year | 4.9 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.05 % change on previous year | 0.0783 % change on previous year | 4.52 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.45 % change on previous year | 1.34 % change on previous year | 3.1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.33 % change on previous year | -0.8915 % change on previous year | 3.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.6138 % change on previous year | -1.55 % change on previous year | -0.0419 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1256 % change on previous year | -0.2835 % change on previous year | -0.0426 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 187 Trinidad and Tobago -0.0257 % change on previous year compare
- 188 Czechia -0.0558 % change on previous year compare
- 189 Belarus -0.084 % change on previous year compare
- 191 Isle of Man -0.1025 % change on previous year compare
- 192 Mauritius -0.1105 % change on previous year compare
- 193 Korea -0.1214 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Palau
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 35,574 kg (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.1855 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.1855 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0007 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.1855 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.1855 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions 0.0007 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions 0.0006 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 0.0001 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) 0.0001 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, annual growth rate in Palau?
- Urban population, annual growth rate in Palau was -0.0856 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 6.81 % change on previous year in 1961.
- What is the lowest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.55 % change on previous year in 2012.
- How does Palau rank for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Palau ranks 190th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.