Population growth in Palau
The population of Palau changed by -0.18% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2013.
Palau, 2025
-0.18%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
0.91%
Position in 2025
189th of 217
Population growth in Palau over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Palau | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.18% | 0.91% |
| 2024 | -0.18% | 0.96% |
| 2023 | -0.18% | 0.93% |
| 2022 | -0.14% | 0.87% |
| 2021 | -0.05% | 0.83% |
| 2020 | -0.03% | 0.98% |
| 2019 | -0.09% | 1.05% |
| 2018 | 0.01% | 1.08% |
| 2017 | 0.08% | 1.13% |
| 2016 | 0.15% | 1.16% |
| 2015 | 0.31% | 1.18% |
| 2014 | 0.38% | 1.21% |
| 2013 | -0.66% | 1.23% |
| 2012 | -1.75% | 1.26% |
| 2011 | -1.74% | 1.22% |
| 2010 | -1.69% | 1.22% |
| 2009 | -1.59% | 1.25% |
| 2008 | -1.53% | 1.27% |
| 2007 | -1.50% | 1.26% |
| 2006 | -1.15% | 1.27% |
| 2005 | -0.01% | 1.27% |
| 2004 | 0.82% | 1.29% |
| 2003 | 0.80% | 1.29% |
| 2002 | 0.78% | 1.31% |
| 2001 | 0.90% | 1.34% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from -0.18% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 0.31%, the figure has changed by −0.49 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Palau has the 189th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 0.91%.
More for Palau
All statistics for Palau
Population
17,663 people
2025 · World Bank
Net migration
-16 people
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
17,727 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
37.8 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.91 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
-0.23%
2023 · UN Population Division