Demographics of Palau

Demographic features of the population of Palau include population density, ethnicity, education level, the health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects.

About 70% of the Palauan population lives in the city of Koror on Koror Island. Koror is the former capital of the nation. The present capital is Ngerulmud, in Melekeok State on the bigger but less developed island of Babeldaob—the second-largest island in Micronesia after Guam.

Population

• 21,779 (2023 est.)

Structure of the population

{| class="wikitable"

|-

! width="80pt"|Age group

! width="80pt"|Male

! width="80pt"|Female

! width="80pt"|Total

! width="80pt"|%

|-

| align="right" | Total

| align="right" | 9 494

| align="right" | 8 120

| align="right" | 17 614

| align="right" | 100

|-

| align="right" | 0–4

| align="right" | 527

| align="right" | 486

| align="right" | 1 013

| align="right" | 5.75

|-

| align="right" | 5–9

| align="right" | 624

| align="right" | 540

| align="right" | 1 164

| align="right" | 6.61

|-

| align="right" | 10–14

| align="right" | 605

| align="right" | 597

| align="right" | 1 202

| align="right" | 6.82

|-

| align="right" | 15–19

| align="right" | 536

| align="right" | 507

| align="right" | 1 043

| align="right" | 5.92

|-

| align="right" | 20–24

| align="right" | 478

| align="right" | 419

| align="right" | 897

| align="right" | 5.09

|-

| align="right" | 25–29

| align="right" | 796

| align="right" | 540

| align="right" | 1 336

| align="right" | 7.58

|-

| align="right" | 30–34

| align="right" | 794

| align="right" | 566

| align="right" | 1 360

| align="right" | 7.72

|-

| align="right" | 35–39

| align="right" | 818

| align="right" | 551

| align="right" | 1 369

| align="right" | 7.77

|-

| align="right" | 40–44

| align="right" | 827

| align="right" | 605

| align="right" | 1 432

| align="right" | 8.13

|-

| align="right" | 45–49

| align="right" | 818

| align="right" | 627

| align="right" | 1 445

| align="right" | 8.20

|-

| align="right" | 50–54

| align="right" | 704

| align="right" | 673

| align="right" | 1 377

| align="right" | 7.82

|-

| align="right" | 55–59

| align="right" | 669

| align="right" | 596

| align="right" | 1 265

| align="right" | 7.18

|-

| align="right" | 60–64

| align="right" | 542

| align="right" | 498

| align="right" | 1 040

| align="right" | 5.90

|-

| align="right" | 65-69

| align="right" | 375

| align="right" | 382

| align="right" | 757

| align="right" | 4.30

|-

| align="right" | 70-74

| align="right" | 207

| align="right" | 231

| align="right" | 438

| align="right" | 2.49

|-

| align="right" | 75+

| align="right" | 174

| align="right" | 302

| align="right" | 476

| align="right" | 2.70

|-

! width="50"|Age group

! width="80pt"|Male

! width="80"|Female

! width="80"|Total

! width="50"|Percent

|-

| align="right" | 0–14

| align="right" | 1 756

| align="right" | 1 623

| align="right" | 3 379

| align="right" | 19.18

|-

| align="right" | 15–64

| align="right" | 6 982

| align="right" | 5 582

| align="right" | 12 564

| align="right" | 71.33

|-

| align="right" | 65+

| align="right" | 756

| align="right" | 915

| align="right" | 1 671

| align="right" | 9.49

|-

|}

Vital statistics

Births and deaths

{| class="wikitable sortable sort-under sticky-header-multi" style="text-align:right;"

|-

! width="70"|Year

! width="70"|Population

! width="70"|Live births

! width="70"|Deaths

! width="70"|Natural increase

! width="70"|Crude birth rate

! width="70"|Crude death rate

! width="70"|Rate of natural increase

! width="70"|TFR

|-

| align="right" | 1990

| align="right" | 15,122

| align="right" | 326

| align="right" | 117

| align="right" | 209

| align="right" | 21.6

| align="right" | 7.7

| align="right" | 13.9

| align="right" | 2.79

|-

| align="right" | 1991

| align="right" | 15,575

| align="right" | 347

| align="right" | 102

| align="right" | 245

| align="right" | 22.4

| align="right" | 6.5

| align="right" | 15.9

| align="right" |

|-

| align="right" | 1992

| align="right" | 15,969

| align="right" | 377

| align="right" | 116

| align="right" | 261

| align="right" | 23.6

| align="right" | 7.3

| align="right" | 16.3

| align="right" |

|-

| align="right" | 1993

| align="right" | 16,361

| align="right" | 355

| align="right" | 116

| align="right" | 239

| align="right" | 21.7

| align="right" | 7.1

| align="right" | 14.6

| align="right" |

|-

| align="right" | 1994

| align="right" | 16,744

| align="right" | 373

| align="right" | 129

| align="right" | 244

| align="right" | 22.3

| align="right" | 7.7

| align="right" | 14.6

| align="right" |

|-

| align="right" | 1995

| align="right" | 17,225

| align="right" | 399

| align="right" | 110

| align="right" | 289

| align="right" | 23.2

| align="right" | 6.4

| align="right" | 16.8

| align="right" | 2.33

|-

| align="right" | 1996

| align="right" | 17,600

| align="right" | 355

| align="right" | 144

| align="right" | 211

| align="right" | 20.2

| align="right" | 8.2

| align="right" | 12.0

| align="right" |

|-

| align="right" | 1997

| align="right" | 18,061

| align="right" | 330

| align="right" | 121

| align="right" | 209

| align="right" | 18.3

| align="right" | 6.7

| align="right" | 11.6

| align="right" |

|-

| align="right" | 1998

| align="right" | 18,494

| align="right" | 280

| align="right" | 125

| align="right" | 155

| align="right" | 15.1

| align="right" | 6.8

| align="right" | 8.3

| align="right" |

|-

| align="right" | 1999

| align="right" | 18,882

| align="right" | 250

| align="right" | 131

| align="right" | 119

| align="right" | 13.2

| align="right" | 6.9

| align="right" | 6.3

| align="right" |

|-

| align="right" | 2000

| align="right" | 19,129

| align="right" | 278

| align="right" | 125

| align="right" | 153

| align="right" | 14.5

| align="right" | 6.5

| align="right" | 8.0

| align="right" | 1.83

|-

| align="right" | 2001

| align="right" | 19,626

| align="right" | 300

| align="right" | 138

| align="right" | 162

| align="right" | 15.3

| align="right" | 7.0

| align="right" | 8.3

| align="right" |

|-

| align="right" | 2002

| align="right" | 19,976

| align="right" | 259

| align="right" | 134

| align="right" | 125

| align="right" | 13.0

| align="right" | 6.7

| align="right" | 6.3

| align="right" |

|-

| align="right" | 2003

| align="right" | 20,304

| align="right" | 312

| align="right" | 136

| align="right" | 176

| align="right" | 15.4

| align="right" | 6.7

| align="right" | 8.7

| align="right" |

|-

| align="right" | 2004

| align="right" | 20,610

| align="right" | 259

| align="right" | 142

| align="right" | 117

| align="right" | 12.6

| align="right" | 6.9

| align="right" | 5.7

| align="right" |

|-

| align="right" | 2005

| align="right" | 19,907

| align="right" | 279

| align="right" | 134

| align="right" | 145

| align="right" | 14.0

| align="right" | 6.7

| align="right" | 7.3

| align="right" | 2.02

|-

| align="right" | 2006

| align="right" | 21,669

| align="right" | 259

| align="right" | 144

| align="right" | 115

| align="right" | 12.0

| align="right" | 7.2

| align="right" | 4.8

| align="right" |

|-

| align="right" | 2007

| align="right" | 20,227

| align="right" | 279

| align="right" | 152

| align="right" | 127

| align="right" | 13.8

| align="right" | 7.5

| align="right" | 6.3

| align="right" |

|-

| align="right" | 2008

| align="right" | 20,389

| align="right" | 295

| align="right" | 170

| align="right" | 125

| align="right" | 14.5

| align="right" | 8.4

| align="right" | 6.1

| align="right" |

|-

| align="right" | 2009

| align="right" | 20,552

| align="right" | 273

| align="right" | 174

| align="right" | 99

| align="right" | 13.3

| align="right" | 8.5

| align="right" | 4.8

| align="right" |

|-

| align="right" | 2010

| align="right" | 20,717

| align="right" | 247

| align="right" | 168

| align="right" | 79

| align="right" | 11.9

| align="right" | 8.1

| align="right" | 3.8

| align="right" |

|-

| align="right" | 2011

| align="right" | 20,882

| align="right" | 247

| align="right" | 173

| align="right" | 74

| align="right" | 11.8

| align="right" | 8.3

| align="right" | 3.5

| align="right" |

|-

| align="right" | 2012

| align="right" | 17,501

| align="right" | 268

| align="right" | 164

| align="right" | 104

| align="right" | 15.3

| align="right" | 9.4

| align="right" | 5.9

| align="right" | 2.23

|-

| align="right" | 2013

| align="right" | 17,554

| align="right" | 229

| align="right" | 192

| align="right" | 37

| align="right" | 13.0

| align="right" | 10.9

| align="right" | 2.1

| align="right" |

|-

| align="right" | 2014

| align="right" | 17,607

| align="right" | 241

| align="right" | 167

| align="right" | 74

| align="right" | 13.7

| align="right" | 9.5

| align="right" | 4.2

| align="right" |

|-

| align="right" | 2015

| align="right" | 17,661

| align="right" | 242

| align="right" | 136

| align="right" | 106

| align="right" | 13.7

| align="right" | 7.7

| align="right" | 6.0

| align="right" | 2.21

|-

| align="right" | 2016

| align="right" | 17,715

| align="right" | 212

| align="right" | 175

| align="right" | 37

| align="right" | 12.0

| align="right" | 9.9

| align="right" | 2.1

| align="right" |

|-

| align="right" | 2017

| align="right" | 17,769

| align="right" | 221

| align="right" | 183

| align="right" | 38

| align="right" | 12.4

| align="right" | 10.3

| align="right" | 2.1

| align="right" |

|-

| align="right" | 2018

| align="right" | 18,302

| align="right" | 256

| align="right" | 143

| align="right" | 113

| align="right" | 14.0

| align="right" | 7.8

| align="right" | 6.2

| align="right" |

|-

| align="right" | 2019

| align="right" | 18,851

| align="right" | 212

| align="right" | 192

| align="right" | 20

| align="right" | 11.2

| align="right" | 10.2

| align="right" | 1.0

| align="right" |

|-

| align="right" | 2020

| align="right" | 17,614

| align="right" | 213

| align="right" | 148

| align="right" | 65

| align="right" | 12.1

| align="right" | 8.4

| align="right" | 3.7

| align="right" | 2.063

|-

| align="right" | 2021

| align="right" | 17,596

| align="right" | 224

| align="right" | 170

| align="right" | 54

| align="right" | 12.7

| align="right" | 9.7

| align="right" | 3.0

| align="right" |

|-

| align="right" | 2022

| align="right" | 17,579

| align="right" | 155

| align="right" | 201

| align="right" style="color: red" | -46

| align="right" | 8.8

| align="right" | 11.4

| align="right" style="color: red" | -2.6

| align="right" |

|-

| align="right" | 2023

| align="right" | 17,600

| align="right" | 183

| align="right" | 179

| align="right" | 4

| align="right" | 10.4

| align="right" | 10.2

| align="right" | 0.2

| align="right" |

|-

|}

Ethnic groups

• Palauan (Micronesian with Malayan and Melanesian admixtures) 73%
• Carolinian 2%
• Asian 21.7%
• White 1.2%,
• Other 2.1% (2020 est.)

Languages

• Palauan (official) 65.2%
• English (official) 19.1%
• Filipino 9.9%
• Other Micronesian 1.9%
• Chinese 1.2%
• Other 2.8% (2015 est.)

Religions

• Roman Catholic 45.3%
• Protestant 34.9% (includes Protestant (general) 26.4%)
• Seventh-day Adventist 6.9%,
• Other Protestant 1.6%
• Modekngei 5.7% (indigenous to Palau)
• Islam (Muslims) 3%
• Mormonism 1.5%
• Other 9.7%

(2015 est.)

References

pt:Palau#Demografia