Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Palau
Palau: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.7928 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Palau, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Palau is 0.7928 people per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Palau peaked at 0.8113 people per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4389 people per person, in 1960.
Palau ranks 58th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Palau, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4389 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4578 people per person | +4.3% |
| 1962 | 0.4758 people per person | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 0.4928 people per person | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.509 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.5241 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.5382 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.5512 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.5631 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.5738 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.5833 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.5915 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.5984 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.604 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.6082 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.6113 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.6137 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6159 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.6183 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.6212 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.625 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6316 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.6425 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.6554 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.668 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.6779 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.6832 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.6867 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6894 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.6921 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.6953 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.6995 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.7043 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7088 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7123 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.7139 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7125 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7077 people per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7017 people per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.6969 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6959 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7053 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7238 people per person | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7454 people per person | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7645 people per person | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7757 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7831 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7902 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7966 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8022 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8066 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8097 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8113 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8108 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8073 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8039 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8011 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7983 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7955 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7928 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7908 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7909 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7911 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7915 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.7921 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.7928 people per person | +0.1% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.7928 people per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 98% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.7928 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6545 people per person, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5125 people per person | 0.4389 people per person | 0.5738 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6066 people per person | 0.5833 people per person | 0.6212 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6652 people per person | 0.625 people per person | 0.6921 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7053 people per person | 0.6953 people per person | 0.7139 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7583 people per person | 0.6959 people per person | 0.8022 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8037 people per person | 0.7928 people per person | 0.8113 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7915 people per person | 0.7908 people per person | 0.7928 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 55 Canada 0.7984 people per person compare
- 56 Costa Rica 0.7973 people per person compare
- 57 Oman 0.7948 people per person compare
- 59 Marshall Islands 0.7911 people per person compare
- 60 Saudi Arabia 0.791 people per person compare
- 61 Colombia 0.7878 people per person compare
More population data for Palau
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.5888 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -9.22 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.5888 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.426 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 16.69 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.2005 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7366 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.6% (2100)
- Population density 24.23 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 539 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Palau?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Palau was 0.7928 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8113 people per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4389 people per person in 1960.
- How does Palau rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Palau ranks 58th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.