Population in Palau
The population of Palau was 17,663 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2013.
Palau, 2025
17,663
Change from 2024
−0.2%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
215th of 217
Population in Palau over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Palau | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17,663 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 17,695 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 17,727 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 17,759 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 17,783 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 17,792 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 17,798 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 17,814 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 17,812 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 17,797 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 17,770 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 17,715 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 17,648 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 17,765 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 18,078 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 18,396 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 18,709 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 19,009 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 19,302 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 19,593 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 19,819 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 19,820 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 19,659 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 19,503 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 19,352 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2% from 17,695 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 17,770 people, the figure has changed by −0.6%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Palau has the 215th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Palau
All statistics for Palau
Population growth
-0.18%
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
Population aged 65 and over
11.8%
2025 · World Bank