Demographic features of the population of Palau include population density, ethnicity, education level, 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.
Vital statistics
editYear | Population | Live births | Deaths | Natural increase | Crude birth rate | Crude death rate | Rate of natural increase | TFR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1990 | 15,122 | 326 | 117 | 209 | 21.6 | 7.7 | 13.9 | 2.79 |
1991 | 15,575 | 347 | 102 | 245 | 22.4 | 6.5 | 15.9 | |
1992 | 15,969 | 377 | 116 | 261 | 23.6 | 7.3 | 16.3 | |
1993 | 16,361 | 355 | 116 | 239 | 21.7 | 7.1 | 14.6 | |
1994 | 16,744 | 373 | 129 | 244 | 22.3 | 7.7 | 14.6 | |
1995 | 17,225 | 399 | 110 | 289 | 23.2 | 6.4 | 16.8 | 2.33 |
1996 | 17,600 | 355 | 144 | 211 | 20.2 | 8.2 | 12.0 | |
1997 | 18,061 | 330 | 121 | 209 | 18.3 | 6.7 | 11.6 | |
1998 | 18,494 | 280 | 125 | 155 | 15.1 | 6.8 | 8.3 | |
1999 | 18,882 | 250 | 131 | 119 | 13.2 | 6.9 | 6.3 | |
2000 | 19,129 | 278 | 125 | 153 | 14.5 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 1.83 |
2001 | 19,626 | 300 | 138 | 162 | 15.3 | 7.0 | 8.3 | |
2002 | 19,976 | 259 | 134 | 125 | 13.0 | 6.7 | 6.3 | |
2003 | 20,304 | 312 | 136 | 176 | 15.4 | 6.7 | 8.7 | |
2004 | 20,610 | 259 | 142 | 117 | 12.6 | 6.9 | 5.7 | |
2005 | 19,907 | 279 | 134 | 145 | 14.0 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 2.02 |
2006 | 21,669 | 259 | 144 | 115 | 12.0 | 7.2 | 4.8 | |
2007 | 20,227 | 279 | 152 | 127 | 13.8 | 7.5 | 6.3 | |
2008 | 20,389 | 295 | 170 | 125 | 14.5 | 8.4 | 6.1 | |
2009 | 20,552 | 273 | 174 | 99 | 13.3 | 8.5 | 4.8 | |
2010 | 20,717 | 247 | 168 | 79 | 11.9 | 8.1 | 3.8 | |
2011 | 20,882 | 247 | 173 | 74 | 11.8 | 8.3 | 3.5 | |
2012 | 17,501 | 268 | 164 | 104 | 15.3 | 9.4 | 5.9 | 2.23 |
2013 | 17,554 | 229 | 192 | 37 | 13.0 | 10.9 | 2.1 | |
2014 | 17,607 | 241 | 167 | 74 | 13.7 | 9.5 | 4.2 | |
2015 | 17,661 | 242 | 136 | 106 | 13.7 | 7.7 | 6.0 | 2.21 |
2016 | 17,715 | 212 | 175 | 37 | 12.0 | 9.9 | 2.1 | |
2017 | 17,769 | 221 | 183 | 38 | 12.4 | 10.3 | 2.1 | |
2018 | 18,302 | 256 | 143 | 113 | 14.0 | 7.8 | 6.2 | |
2019 | 18,851 | 212 | 192 | 20 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 1.0 | |
2020 | 17,614 | 213 | 148 | 65 | 12.1 | 8.4 | 3.7 | 2.063 |
2021 | 17,596 | 224 | 170 | 54 | 12.7 | 9.7 | 3.0 | |
2022 | 17,579 | 155 | 201 | -46 | 8.8 | 11.4 | -2.6 | |
2023 | 17,600 | 183 | 179 | 4 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 0.2 |
Structure of the population
editPopulation by Sex and Age Group (Census 01.IV.2020): [3]
Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 9 494 | 8 120 | 17 614 | 100 |
0–4 | 527 | 486 | 1 013 | 5.75 |
5–9 | 624 | 540 | 1 164 | 6.61 |
10–14 | 605 | 597 | 1 202 | 6.82 |
15–19 | 536 | 507 | 1 043 | 5.92 |
20–24 | 478 | 419 | 897 | 5.09 |
25–29 | 796 | 540 | 1 336 | 7.58 |
30–34 | 794 | 566 | 1 360 | 7.72 |
35–39 | 818 | 551 | 1 369 | 7.77 |
40–44 | 827 | 605 | 1 432 | 8.13 |
45–49 | 818 | 627 | 1 445 | 8.20 |
50–54 | 704 | 673 | 1 377 | 7.82 |
55–59 | 669 | 596 | 1 265 | 7.18 |
60–64 | 542 | 498 | 1 040 | 5.90 |
65-69 | 375 | 382 | 757 | 4.30 |
70-74 | 207 | 231 | 438 | 2.49 |
75+ | 174 | 302 | 476 | 2.70 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
0–14 | 1 756 | 1 623 | 3 379 | 19.18 |
15–64 | 6 982 | 5 582 | 12 564 | 71.33 |
65+ | 756 | 915 | 1 671 | 9.49 |
CIA World Factbook demographic statistics
editThe following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook (2023 est.), unless otherwise indicated.[4]
Population
edit- 21,779 (2023 est.)
Age structure
edit- 0–14 years: 17.49% (male 1,966/female 1,844)
- 15–64 years: 71.82% (male 8,665/female 6,976)
- 65 years and over: 10.69% (male 581/female 1,747) (2023 est.)
Population growth rate
edit- 0.39% (2023 est.)
Birth rate
edit- 11.57 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate
edit- 8.31 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Net migration rate
edit- 0.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Sex ratio
edit- at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
- 0–14 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
- 15–64 years: 1.24 male(s)/female
- 65 years and over: 0.33 male(s)/female
- Total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2023 est.)
Infant mortality rate
edit- Total: 11.04 deaths/1,000 live births
- Male: 12.99 deaths/1,000 live births
- Female: 8.98 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
edit- Total population: 74.91 years
- Male: 71.76 years
- Female: 78.24 years (2023 est.)
Total fertility rate
edit- 1.7 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Nationality
edit- Palauans (noun)
- Palauan (adjective)
Ethnic groups
edit- Palauan (Micronesian with Malayan and Melanesian admixtures) 73%
- Carolinian 2%
- Asian 21.7%
- White 1.2%,
- Other 2.1% (2020 est.)
Religions
edit
- 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.)[5]
Languages
edit- Palauan (official on most islands) 65.2%
- Other Micronesian 1.9%
- English (official) 19.1%
- Filipino 9.9%
- Chinese 1.2%
- Other 2.8% (2015 est.)
Literacy
editDefinition: age 15 and over can read and write
- Total population: 96.6%
- Male: 96.8%
- Female: 96.3% (2015 est.)
References
edit- ^ "Health Statistics – PalauGov.pw".
- ^ "ROP Statistical Yearbooks".
- ^ "UNSD — Demographic and Social Statistics". unstats.un.org. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- ^ "Australia-Oceania :: PALAU". CIA The World Factbook. 22 April 2022.
- ^ "Palau Religions - Demographics". www.indexmundi.com. Retrieved 2021-06-01.