Homo sapiens; growth slowing toward a projected peak
Oceania · Micronesia
Palau is recorded at 17.7k people in 2024, with total annual change of -23 under the WPP medium variant.
Palau observed 2023 population pyramid, grouped into five broad age bands from WPP single-age male and female arrays.
Population identity: births minus deaths plus net migration equals total change within the Record tolerance.
| Births | 189 |
|---|---|
| Deaths | -208 |
| Natural change | -19 |
| Net migration | -14 |
| Total change | -23 |
Change from 2024 to the WPP medium-variant 2100 endpoint.
| This year | -23 |
|---|---|
| Since peak | -2,125 since 2004 |
| Projected 2100 | 11.1k |
Current-rate extrapolation, not a forecast; WPP medium-variant projections remain the page baseline.
foreign-born; working-age share is not published in IMS 2024.
No reviewed Layer 2 dispatch is attached to this country record.
WPP single-age population by sex, rendered as 5-year pyramid bands from the 101-bin canonical arrays.
Palau 2023 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 3.3k, ages 15-64 12.5k, ages 65+ 1.9k.
Palau 2050 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 2.5k, ages 15-64 9.8k, ages 65+ 3.2k.
Palau 2100 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 1.7k, ages 15-64 6.8k, ages 65+ 2.7k.
Stage since 1974.
First year deaths exceed births, if reached in the series.
Potential support ratio: ages 15-64 per person aged 65+. Working-age peak: 2005.
Generated 2026-06-26. Last observed year: 2023.
| Year | Population | Change | Births | Deaths | TFR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17.7k | -23 | 189 | 208 | 1.88 |
| 2030 | 17.4k | -68 | 181 | 231 | 1.79 |
| 2050 | 15.5k | -109 | 157 | 269 | 1.72 |
| 2080 | 12.5k | -80 | 123 | 193 | 1.69 |
| 2100 | 11.1k | -68 | 107 | 172 | 1.69 |