Palau vs Tuvalu: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Palau
1,496 people
in 2050
Tuvalu
1,269 people
in 2050
Palau rank
213th
Tuvalu rank
215th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Palau
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Palau currently reports 1,496 people against 1,269 people in Tuvalu, a difference of 227 people.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.2 times Tuvalu's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 101 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palau ahead.
Palau ranks 213th and Tuvalu ranks 215th of 238 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 6 and Tuvalu in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5,453 people | 4,605 people | 847.68 people | Palau |
| 1960s | 5,023 people | 4,927 people | 95.88 people | Palau |
| 1970s | 4,840 people | 4,975 people | 135.38 people | Tuvalu |
| 1980s | 4,511 people | 5,265 people | 753.93 people | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 5,021 people | 5,280 people | 258.99 people | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 4,690 people | 5,025 people | 334.95 people | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 3,505 people | 4,509 people | 1,004 people | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 3,651 people | 3,372 people | 279.1 people | Palau |
| 2030s | 3,202 people | 2,447 people | 755.33 people | Palau |
| 2040s | 2,242 people | 1,720 people | 521.6 people | Palau |
| 2050s | 1,496 people | 1,269 people | 227.14 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 Tuvalu?
- Palau, at 1,496 people against 1,269 people in Tuvalu as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Palau and Tuvalu?
- 227 people, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Tuvalu?
- 101 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2050.
- How do Palau and Tuvalu rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Palau ranks 213th and Tuvalu ranks 215th 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.