Urban population growth in Palau
The urban population of Palau changed by -0.09% in 2025.
Palau, 2025
-0.09%
Change from 2024
+0.02percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
189th of 217
Urban 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 | -0.09% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | -0.11% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | -0.14% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | -0.10% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | -0.04% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | -0.28% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | -0.43% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | -0.34% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | -0.27% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | -0.20% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | -0.12% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | -0.04% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | -0.72% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | -1.56% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | -1.36% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | -1.13% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | -0.90% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | -0.72% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | -0.59% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | -0.20% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 1.46% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 3.33% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 3.74% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 3.36% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 2.25% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.02 percentage points from -0.11% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was -0.12%, the figure has changed by +0.03 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Palau has the 189th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
More for Palau
All statistics for Palau
Urban population share
79.3%
2025 · World Bank
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