Palau
Factsheet with the latest official statistics, prepared on 14 November 2026 from publication 29 of PiSpace Open Data.
Population
17,663 people
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$19,532 per person
Life expectancy at birth
69.4 years
Consumer price inflation
-0.4%
| Measure | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population and ageing | |||
| Population estimates and projections | 17,727 people people | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Median age estimates and projections | 37.8 years years | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Fertility rate estimates and projections | 1.91 births per woman births per woman | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Migration and citizenship | |||
| Net migration estimates and projections | -1.1 per 1,000 people per 1,000 people | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Net migration | -16 people people | 2025 | World Bank |
| International migrant stock | 29.5% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Economy and productivity | |||
| GDP in US dollars | US$345,000,000 | 2025 | World Bank |
| GDP per capita, PPP | Int$19,699 per person per person | 2025 | World Bank |
| GNI per capita, Atlas method | US$19,890 per person per person | 2025 | World Bank |
| Prices and purchasing power | |||
| Consumer price index | 160.8 (2010 = 100) (2010 = 100) | 2025 | World Bank |
| Inflation measured by the GDP deflator | 1.0% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Exchange rate to the US dollar | 1.000 per US$ per US$ | 2025 | World Bank |
| Housing and households | |||
| Slum population | 0.6% | 2022 | World Bank |
| Education and skills | |||
| Out-of-school children | 1.3% | 2024 | UNESCO UIS |
| Out-of-school adolescents | 5.4% | 2024 | UNESCO UIS |
| Out-of-school youth | 5.6% | 2024 | UNESCO UIS |
| Health and healthcare | |||
| Life expectancy estimates and projections | 69.3 years years | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections | 13.9 years years | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| UHC service coverage | 75 | 2023 | WHO |
| Internet and digital society | |||
| Internet users | 83.9% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Mobile subscriptions | 135 per 100 people per 100 people | 2023 | World Bank |
| Fixed broadband subscriptions | 7.3 per 100 people per 100 people | 2023 | World Bank |
| Business and industry | |||
| Industry share of GDP | 13.0% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Manufacturing share of GDP | 1.2% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Trade and investment | |||
| Exports share of GDP | 32.7% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Imports share of GDP | 73.1% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Trade as a share of GDP | 105.8% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Transport and mobility | |||
| Road traffic deaths | 4.8 per 100,000 people per 100,000 people | 2013 | World Bank |
| Energy and electricity | |||
| Access to electricity | 100.0% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Clean cooking access | 96.0% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Renewable energy share | 0.9% | 2022 | World Bank |
| Climate and emissions | |||
| Temperature change | 1.05 °Ce (Estimate) °C | 2025 | FAOSTAT |
| Agrifood emissions per person | 1.42 t CO2e per persone (Estimate) t CO2e per person | 2024 | FAOSTAT |
| Total greenhouse gas emissions | 1.5 Mt CO2e Mt CO2e | 2024 | World Bank |
| Air quality and ecosystems | |||
| PM2.5 air pollution | 6.0 µg/m³ µg/m³ | 2023 | WHO |
| Forest area | 90.8% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Protected areas | 98.0% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Water, sanitation and waste | |||
| Basic drinking water access | 99.5% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Safely managed drinking water | 90.8% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Basic sanitation access | 99.0% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Agriculture, food and fisheries | |||
| Pesticide use | 10.80 kg/hae (Estimate) kg/ha | 2024 | FAOSTAT |
| Nitrogen fertiliser use | 3.5 kg/hae (Estimate) kg/ha | 2024 | FAOSTAT |
| Agriculture share of GDP | 2.7% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Poverty and social protection | |||
| Poverty rate at national poverty lines | 24.9% | 2006 | World Bank |
| Government finance and taxation | |||
| Tax revenue | 18.1% | 2020 | World Bank |
| Central government expense | 59.0% | 2020 | World Bank |
| Science and innovation | |||
| Scientific and technical journal articles | 5 articles articles | 2023 | World Bank |
| Crime, justice and public safety | |||
| Intentional homicides | 11.2 per 100,000 people per 100,000 people | 2018 | World Bank |
| Culture, society and wellbeing | |||
| Women in national parliament | 25.0% | 2025 | World Bank |
Sources and licences
- Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0 Licence: CC BY 4.0 (FAO statistical database terms).
- Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024 Licence: CC BY 3.0 IGO.
- Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators Licence: CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata).
- Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Licence: CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms).
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