Palau

Population in Palau

Population in Palau: 7,474 people in 1950 and 17,730 people in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
17,730 people
Since 1950
+10,256 people
Rank, 2023
217 of 229
counting from the highest
World, 2023
8.09 billion people
Projected, 2100
11,130 people
UN projection (medium variant)
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people · UN

Population in PalauPopulation in Palau: 7,474 people in 1950 and 17,730 people in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 11,130 people in 2100, between 2,558 people and 48,860 people (95% prediction interval).
Estimates, UNEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 11,130 people in 2100, between 2,558 people and 48,860 people (95% prediction interval).
  • The highest was 19,820 people in 2004, the lowest 7,474 people in 1950.
  • Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 3,875 people.

Every year

people · UN

YearPalauWorld
202317,7308.09 billion
202217,7608.02 billion
202117,7807.95 billion
202017,7907.89 billion
201917,8007.81 billion
201817,8107.73 billion
201717,8107.65 billion
201617,8007.56 billion
201517,7707.47 billion
201417,7207.38 billion
201317,6507.29 billion
201217,7707.2 billion
201118,0807.11 billion
201018,4007.02 billion
200918,7106.93 billion
200819,0106.84 billion
200719,3006.76 billion
200619,5906.67 billion
200519,8206.59 billion
200419,8206.5 billion
200319,6606.42 billion
200219,5006.34 billion
200119,3506.26 billion
200019,1806.17 billion
199918,9006.09 billion
199818,5206.01 billion
199718,1105.93 billion
199617,6505.84 billion
199517,2005.76 billion
199416,7705.68 billion
199316,3705.59 billion
199215,9905.51 billion
199115,6105.42 billion
199015,2605.33 billion
198914,9505.23 billion
198814,6505.14 billion
198714,3305.05 billion
198614,0204.96 billion
198513,6904.87 billion
198413,3404.78 billion
198313,0104.7 billion
198212,6904.61 billion
198112,4004.53 billion
198012,2704.45 billion
197912,3404.37 billion
197812,4404.29 billion
197712,5304.22 billion
197612,6004.14 billion
197512,6604.07 billion
197412,6904 billion
197312,5503.92 billion
197212,1903.85 billion
197111,7603.77 billion
197011,3703.7 billion
196911,1603.62 billion
196811,0803.55 billion
196710,9903.47 billion
196610,8103.4 billion
196510,5503.34 billion
196410,2903.26 billion
196310,0403.19 billion
19629,7933.12 billion
19619,5553.07 billion
19609,3283.02 billion
19599,1012.97 billion
19588,9022.91 billion
19578,7472.85 billion
19568,5932.8 billion
19558,4162.74 billion
19548,2102.69 billion
19538,0022.63 billion
19527,8152.58 billion
19517,6502.54 billion
19507,4742.49 billion
19497,328–
19487,260–
19477,225–
19467,191–
19457,156–
19447,122–
19437,087–
19427,053–
19417,019–
19406,986–
19396,952–
19386,919–
19376,885–
19366,852–
19356,819–
19346,787–
19336,754–
19326,721–
19316,689–
19306,657–
19296,625–
19286,593–
19276,561–
19266,530–
19256,498–
19246,467–
19236,436–
19226,405–
19216,374–
19206,344–
19196,313–
19186,283–
19176,253–
19166,222–
19156,191–
19146,160–
19136,129–
19126,099–
19116,068–
19106,038–
19096,008–
19085,978–
19075,949–
19065,919–
19055,890–
19045,861–
19035,831–
19025,802–
19015,774–
19005,745–
18995,716–
18985,688–
18975,660–
18965,632–
18955,604–
18945,576–
18935,548–
18925,520–
18915,493–
18905,466–
18895,438–
18885,411–
18875,385–
18865,358–
18855,331–
18845,305–
18835,278–
18825,252–
18815,226–
18805,200–
18795,174–
18785,148–
18775,123–
18765,097–
18755,072–
18745,047–
18735,022–
18724,997–
18714,972–
18704,947–
18694,923–
18684,898–
18674,874–
18664,850–
18654,826–
18644,802–
18634,778–
18624,754–
18614,730–
18604,707–
18594,683–
18584,660–
18574,637–
18564,614–
18554,591–
18544,568–
18534,545–
18524,523–
18514,500–
18504,478–
18494,456–
18484,435–
18474,414–
18464,392–
18454,371–
18444,350–
18434,329–
18424,309–
18414,288–
18404,267–
18394,247–
18384,226–
18374,206–
18364,186–
18354,166–
18344,146–
18334,126–
18324,106–
18314,086–
18304,066–
18294,047–
18284,027–
18274,008–
18263,989–
18253,970–
18243,951–
18233,932–
18223,913–
18213,898–
18203,886–
18193,879–
18183,875–
18173,875–
18163,875–
18153,875–
18143,875–
18133,875–
18123,875–
18113,875–
18103,875–
18093,875–
18083,875–
18073,875–
18063,875–
18053,875–
18043,875–
18033,875–
18023,875–
18013,875–
18003,875–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearPalauWorld
202417,70017,570–17,8008.16 billion
202517,66017,290–17,9908.23 billion
202617,61016,970–18,2008.3 billion
202717,56016,610–18,4408.37 billion
202817,50016,220–18,7008.44 billion
202917,44015,820–18,9608.5 billion
203017,38015,420–19,2308.57 billion
203117,30015,050–19,5308.63 billion
203217,23014,720–19,8908.7 billion
203317,17014,360–20,2408.76 billion
203417,09014,000–20,5208.82 billion
203517,02013,590–20,8408.89 billion
203616,94013,190–21,1708.95 billion
203716,86012,820–21,5609.01 billion
203816,78012,470–22,0409.06 billion
203916,69012,120–22,5109.12 billion
204016,60011,770–22,8809.18 billion
204116,51011,430–23,2609.23 billion
204216,40011,050–23,6209.29 billion
204316,30010,670–23,8709.34 billion
204416,20010,380–24,1509.39 billion
204516,09010,000–24,4709.44 billion
204615,9809,548–24,7609.49 billion
204715,8709,245–25,1809.54 billion
204815,7508,977–25,8009.58 billion
204915,6308,684–26,3309.62 billion
205015,5208,453–26,6809.66 billion
205115,4008,159–26,8209.7 billion
205215,2807,860–27,0409.74 billion
205315,1607,616–27,4209.78 billion
205415,0307,352–27,7509.81 billion
205514,9107,113–28,2109.85 billion
205614,7906,839–28,6209.88 billion
205714,6606,578–29,0609.91 billion
205814,5406,348–29,5009.94 billion
205914,4306,130–29,9409.96 billion
206014,3205,935–30,5209.99 billion
206114,2005,750–31,19010 billion
206214,0905,573–31,83010 billion
206313,9805,391–32,21010.1 billion
206413,8805,188–32,47010.1 billion
206513,7804,994–32,99010.1 billion
206613,6804,789–33,61010.1 billion
206713,5804,584–34,14010.1 billion
206813,4904,446–34,92010.2 billion
206913,3904,345–35,60010.2 billion
207013,3104,234–35,78010.2 billion
207113,2204,127–35,90010.2 billion
207213,1404,053–36,16010.2 billion
207313,0603,966–36,53010.2 billion
207412,9703,865–36,93010.2 billion
207512,8903,788–37,53010.3 billion
207612,8103,735–37,89010.3 billion
207712,7303,672–37,98010.3 billion
207812,6503,560–38,56010.3 billion
207912,5803,449–39,05010.3 billion
208012,5103,391–39,31010.3 billion
208112,4303,362–39,68010.3 billion
208212,3603,305–40,19010.3 billion
208312,2903,249–40,54010.3 billion
208412,2203,182–40,81010.3 billion
208512,1503,100–41,37010.3 billion
208612,0803,035–41,77010.3 billion
208712,0102,939–41,98010.3 billion
208811,9502,847–42,60010.3 billion
208911,8802,780–43,13010.3 billion
209011,8002,712–43,30010.3 billion
209111,7302,682–43,50010.3 billion
209211,6602,675–43,81010.3 billion
209311,5902,653–44,35010.3 billion
209411,5302,632–45,02010.2 billion
209511,4602,597–46,00010.2 billion
209611,3902,582–46,92010.2 billion
209711,3302,591–47,70010.2 billion
209811,2602,597–48,39010.2 billion
209911,1902,589–48,74010.2 billion
210011,1302,558–48,86010.2 billion

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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