Palau vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Palau
1,496 people
in 2050
Turks and Caicos Islands
1,232 people
in 2050
Palau rank
213th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
216th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Palau
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Palau currently reports 1,496 people against 1,232 people in Turks and Caicos Islands, a difference of 264 people.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.2 times Turks and Caicos Islands's.
Across all 101 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
Palau ranks 213th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 216th of 238 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5,453 people | 2,730 people | 2,722 people | Palau |
| 1960s | 5,023 people | 2,882 people | 2,141 people | Palau |
| 1970s | 4,840 people | 3,030 people | 1,810 people | Palau |
| 1980s | 4,511 people | 3,357 people | 1,154 people | Palau |
| 1990s | 5,021 people | 2,971 people | 2,049 people | Palau |
| 2000s | 4,690 people | 2,885 people | 1,805 people | Palau |
| 2010s | 3,505 people | 2,957 people | 548.14 people | Palau |
| 2020s | 3,651 people | 2,665 people | 986.01 people | Palau |
| 2030s | 3,202 people | 1,869 people | 1,333 people | Palau |
| 2040s | 2,242 people | 1,352 people | 890.12 people | Palau |
| 2050s | 1,496 people | 1,232 people | 263.96 people | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Palau or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Palau, at 1,496 people against 1,232 people in Turks and Caicos Islands as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Palau and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 264 people, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 101 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2050.
- How do Palau and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Palau ranks 213th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 216th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – 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.