Urban population in Palau
Palau: Urban population was 79.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population in Palau, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population in Palau stood at 79.3%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population in Palau peaked at 81.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 43.9%, in 1960.
That places Palau 62nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population in Palau, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.9% | — |
| 1961 | 45.8% | +4.3% |
| 1962 | 47.6% | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 49.3% | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 50.9% | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 52.4% | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 53.8% | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 55.1% | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 56.3% | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 57.4% | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 58.3% | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 59.2% | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 59.8% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 60.4% | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 60.8% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 61.1% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 61.4% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 61.6% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 61.8% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 62.1% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 62.5% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 63.2% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 64.2% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 65.5% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 66.8% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 67.8% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 68.3% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 68.7% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 68.9% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 69.2% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 69.5% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 70.0% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 70.4% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 70.9% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 71.2% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 71.4% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 71.2% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 70.8% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 70.2% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 69.7% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 69.6% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 70.5% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 72.4% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 74.5% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 76.4% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 77.6% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 78.3% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 79.0% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 79.7% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 80.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 80.7% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 81.0% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 81.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 81.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 80.7% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 80.4% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 80.1% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 79.8% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 79.6% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 79.3% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 79.1% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 79.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 79.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 79.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 79.2% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 79.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.2% | 43.9% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 60.7% | 58.3% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.5% | 62.5% | 69.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.5% | 69.5% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.8% | 69.6% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.4% | 79.3% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.2% | 79.1% | 79.3% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Palau
- 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)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 0.0006 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population in Palau?
- Urban population in Palau was 79.3% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 81.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest urban population recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.9% in 1960.
- How does Palau rank for urban population?
- Palau ranks 62nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population 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 World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.