Population in Palau

Population in Palau was 17,663 in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.2% from 2024. That is the 213th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

2025, persons17,663
Change on 2024-0.2%
Rank213th of 215Countries ranked
Series high19,8202004
Series low9,3281960

Population in Palau, 1960 to 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

7,50010K12.5K15K17.5K20K196019701980199020002010202020251960: 9,328 persons1961: 9,555 persons1962: 9,793 persons1963: 10,037 persons1964: 10,292 persons1965: 10,547 persons1966: 10,805 persons1967: 10,988 persons1968: 11,080 persons1969: 11,159 persons1970: 11,368 persons1971: 11,759 persons1972: 12,194 persons1973: 12,552 persons1974: 12,687 persons1975: 12,655 persons1976: 12,598 persons1977: 12,525 persons1978: 12,440 persons1979: 12,337 persons1980: 12,271 persons1981: 12,402 persons1982: 12,694 persons1983: 13,006 persons1984: 13,337 persons1985: 13,688 persons1986: 14,024 persons1987: 14,334 persons1988: 14,645 persons1989: 14,945 persons1990: 15,259 persons1991: 15,614 persons1992: 15,989 persons1993: 16,372 persons1994: 16,770 persons1995: 17,195 persons1996: 17,654 persons1997: 18,108 persons1998: 18,524 persons1999: 18,901 persons2000: 19,178 persons2001: 19,352 persons2002: 19,503 persons2003: 19,659 persons2004: 19,820 persons2005: 19,819 persons2006: 19,593 persons2007: 19,302 persons2008: 19,009 persons2009: 18,709 persons2010: 18,396 persons2011: 18,078 persons2012: 17,765 persons2013: 17,648 persons2014: 17,715 persons2015: 17,770 persons2016: 17,797 persons2017: 17,812 persons2018: 17,814 persons2019: 17,798 persons2020: 17,792 persons2021: 17,783 persons2022: 17,759 persons2023: 17,727 persons2024: 17,695 persons2025: 17,663 persons
persons. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Periodpersons
202517,663
202417,695
202317,727
202217,759
202117,783
202017,792
201917,798
201817,814
201717,812
201617,797
201517,770
201417,715
201317,648
201217,765
201118,078
201018,396
200918,709
200819,009
200719,302
200619,593
200519,819
200419,820
200319,659
200219,503
200119,352
200019,178
199918,901
199818,524
199718,108
199617,654
199517,195
199416,770
199316,372
199215,989
199115,614
199015,259
198914,945
198814,645
198714,334
198614,024
198513,688
198413,337
198313,006
198212,694
198112,402
198012,271
197912,337
197812,440
197712,525
197612,598
197512,655
197412,687
197312,552
197212,194
197111,759
197011,368
196911,159
196811,080
196710,988
196610,805
196510,547
196410,292
196310,037
19629,793
19619,555
19609,328

Rankings

Definition

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (PadrĂ³n). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the population in Palau?

Population in Palau was 17,663 in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.2% from 2024. That is the 213th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest population in Palau?

19,820 in 2004, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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