Italy vs Palau: Population growth rate

Italy
-0.2%
in 2023
Palau
-0.2%
in 2023
Italy rank
193rd
Palau rank
194th

Population growth rate over time

  • Italy
  • Palau
-2024195019862023

How they compare

Italy currently reports -0.2% against -0.2% in Palau, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palau ahead.

Italy ranks 193rd and Palau ranks 194th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Palau in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Palau Difference Ahead
1950s 0.7% 2.2% 1.6% Palau
1960s 0.8% 1.9% 1.2% Palau
1970s 0.5% 0.9% 0.4% Palau
1980s 0.1% 2.1% 1.9% Palau
1990s 0.0% 2.3% 2.3% Palau
2000s 0.5% -0.3% 0.8% Italy
2010s 0.0% -0.4% 0.4% Italy
2020s -0.3% -0.1% 0.1% Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population growth rate, Italy or Palau?
Italy, at -0.2% against -0.2% in Palau as of 2023.
What is the difference in population growth rate between Italy and Palau?
0.0%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Palau?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Italy and Palau rank globally for population growth rate?
Italy ranks 193rd and Palau ranks 194th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population growth rate
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.