Palau vs Saint Helena: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Palau
1,496 people
in 2050
Saint Helena
2,711 people
in 2050
Palau rank
213th
Saint Helena rank
210th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Palau
- Saint Helena
How they compare
Saint Helena currently reports 2,711 people against 1,496 people in Palau, a difference of 1,215 people.
That makes Saint Helena's figure about 1.8 times Palau's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 101 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palau ahead.
Palau ranks 213th and Saint Helena ranks 210th of 238 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 9 and Saint Helena in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Saint Helena | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5,453 people | 2,635 people | 2,818 people | Palau |
| 1960s | 5,023 people | 2,843 people | 2,179 people | Palau |
| 1970s | 4,840 people | 3,366 people | 1,474 people | Palau |
| 1980s | 4,511 people | 3,723 people | 787.7 people | Palau |
| 1990s | 5,021 people | 3,729 people | 1,291 people | Palau |
| 2000s | 4,690 people | 3,367 people | 1,323 people | Palau |
| 2010s | 3,505 people | 3,389 people | 115.72 people | Palau |
| 2020s | 3,651 people | 3,274 people | 376.66 people | Palau |
| 2030s | 3,202 people | 3,000 people | 202.3 people | Palau |
| 2040s | 2,242 people | 2,798 people | 555.84 people | Saint Helena |
| 2050s | 1,496 people | 2,711 people | 1,215 people | Saint Helena |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Palau or Saint Helena?
- Saint Helena, at 2,711 people against 1,496 people in Palau as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Palau and Saint Helena?
- 1,215 people, with Saint Helena ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Saint Helena?
- 101 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2050.
- How do Palau and Saint Helena rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Palau ranks 213th and Saint Helena ranks 210th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.