Palau Population Growth Rate 1950-2024

Chart and table of Palau population from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population of Palau in 2024 is 18,051, a 0.04% decline from 2023.
  • The population of Palau in 2023 was 18,058, a 0.02% increase from 2022.
  • The population of Palau in 2022 was 18,055, a 0.17% increase from 2021.
  • The population of Palau in 2021 was 18,024, a 0.29% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Country Name 2024 Population Growth Rate
United States 341,814,420
Japan 122,631,432
Germany 83,252,474
United Kingdom 67,961,439
France 64,881,830
Italy 58,697,744
South Korea 51,741,963
Spain 47,473,373
Argentina 46,057,866
Poland 40,221,726
Canada 39,107,046
Saudi Arabia 37,473,929
Australia 26,699,482
Taiwan 23,950,214
Chile 19,658,839
Netherlands 17,671,125
Belgium 11,715,774
Sweden 10,673,669
Greece 10,302,720
Portugal 10,223,349
Hungary 9,994,993
UAE 9,591,853
Israel 9,311,652
Austria 8,977,139
Switzerland 8,851,431
Hong Kong 7,496,681
Singapore 6,052,709
Denmark 5,939,695
Finland 5,549,886
Norway 5,514,477
New Zealand 5,269,939
Ireland 5,089,478
Oman 4,713,553
Panama 4,527,961
Kuwait 4,349,380
Croatia 3,986,627
Uruguay 3,423,316
Puerto Rico 3,268,802
Qatar 2,737,061
Lithuania 2,692,798
Slovenia 2,118,965
Latvia 1,810,240
Trinidad and Tobago 1,538,200
Bahrain 1,498,712
Estonia 1,319,041
Cyprus 1,268,467
Macao 713,082
Luxembourg 661,594
Malta 536,740
Bahamas 415,223
Iceland 377,689
French Polynesia 311,383
New Caledonia 295,966
Barbados 282,309
Curacao 192,965
Guam 174,114
Seychelles 108,263
Aruba 106,177
Antigua and Barbuda 94,816
Isle of Man 84,904
Andorra 80,341
Cayman Islands 69,885
Bermuda 63,935
Greenland 56,789
Faroe Islands 53,444
Northern Mariana Islands 50,025
Turks and Caicos Islands 46,431
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 44,309
Liechtenstein 39,822
Monaco 36,157
San Marino 33,614
Gibraltar 32,718
British Virgin Islands 31,763
Palau 18,051
Palau - Historical Population Growth Rate Data
Year Population Growth Rate Growth Rate
2024 18,051 -0.04%
2023 18,058 0.02%
2022 18,055 0.17%
2021 18,024 0.29%
2020 17,972 0.31%
2019 17,916 0.29%
2018 17,864 0.15%
2017 17,837 0.12%
2016 17,816 0.12%
2015 17,794 -0.01%
2014 17,796 -0.05%
2013 17,805 -0.79%
2012 17,946 -1.61%
2011 18,240 -1.62%
2010 18,540 -1.52%
2009 18,826 -1.44%
2008 19,102 -1.36%
2007 19,366 -1.29%
2006 19,619 -1.07%
2005 19,831 -0.38%
2004 19,907 0.14%
2003 19,880 0.15%
2002 19,851 0.12%
2001 19,828 0.52%
2000 19,726 1.79%
1999 19,380 2.80%
1998 18,852 3.03%
1997 18,297 3.19%
1996 17,732 3.04%
1995 17,209 2.62%
1994 16,770 2.38%
1993 16,380 2.35%
1992 16,004 2.33%
1991 15,640 2.27%
1990 15,293 2.25%
1989 14,957 2.22%
1988 14,632 2.26%
1987 14,309 2.32%
1986 13,985 2.50%
1985 13,644 2.59%
1984 13,299 2.51%
1983 12,973 2.42%
1982 12,666 2.26%
1981 12,386 1.09%
1980 12,252 -0.39%
1979 12,300 -0.70%
1978 12,387 -0.61%
1977 12,463 -0.61%
1976 12,539 -0.54%
1975 12,607 -0.43%
1974 12,662 0.96%
1973 12,541 3.03%
1972 12,172 3.68%
1971 11,740 3.29%
1970 11,366 1.86%
1969 11,159 0.72%
1968 11,079 0.79%
1967 10,992 1.66%
1966 10,813 2.37%
1965 10,563 2.37%
1964 10,318 2.40%
1963 10,076 2.28%
1962 9,851 2.20%
1961 9,639 2.04%
1960 9,446 1.96%
1959 9,264 2.35%
1958 9,051 2.96%
1957 8,791 3.23%
1956 8,516 3.20%
1955 8,252 3.05%
1954 8,008 2.69%
1953 7,798 2.09%
1952 7,638 1.45%
1951 7,529 1.33%
1950 7,430 0.00%