Urban population, per capita in Palau
Palau: Urban population, per capita was 0.7928 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Palau, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Palau recorded 0.7928 units per person for urban population, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Palau peaked at 0.8113 units per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.439 units per person, in 1960.
Palau ranks 62nd of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Palau, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.439 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4578 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1962 | 0.4757 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 0.4929 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.5089 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.5241 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.5382 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.5512 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.5631 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.5738 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.5833 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.5915 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.5984 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.604 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.6082 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.6113 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.6137 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.616 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.6182 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.6211 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.625 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6316 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.6425 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.6555 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6681 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.6779 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.6832 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.6867 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6895 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.6921 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.6953 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.6995 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.7043 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7088 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7123 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.7139 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7125 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7076 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7017 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.6969 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6959 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7054 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7238 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7455 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7644 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7757 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7831 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7902 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7966 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8022 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8066 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8098 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8113 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8107 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8073 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8039 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8011 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7983 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7955 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7928 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7908 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7909 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7911 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7915 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7921 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.7928 units per person | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5125 units per person | 0.439 units per person | 0.5738 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6066 units per person | 0.5833 units per person | 0.6211 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6652 units per person | 0.625 units per person | 0.6921 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7053 units per person | 0.6953 units per person | 0.7139 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7583 units per person | 0.6959 units per person | 0.8022 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8037 units per person | 0.7928 units per person | 0.8113 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7915 units per person | 0.7908 units per person | 0.7928 units per person | 6 |
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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, per capita in Palau?
- Urban population, per capita in Palau was 0.7928 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8113 units per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.439 units per person in 1960.
- How does Palau rank for urban population, per capita?
- Palau ranks 62nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.