World population growth in Palau
Palau: World population growth was -0.6% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.6%
Change on year
down 6.8%
World rank
167th
of 239 countries
All-time high
3.8%
in 1971
All-time low
-1.8%
in 2011
Years of data
161
1900–2100
World population growth in Palau, 1900–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2100, world population growth in Palau stood at -0.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population growth in Palau peaked at 3.8% in 1971 and was at its lowest, -1.8%, in 2011.
Palau ranks 167th of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
World population growth in Palau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.5% | — |
| 1905 | 0.5% | -2.5% |
| 1910 | 0.5% | +0.9% |
| 1915 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
| 1920 | 0.5% | -2.4% |
| 1925 | 0.5% | -2.4% |
| 1930 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
| 1935 | 0.5% | -2.4% |
| 1940 | 0.5% | +3.7% |
| 1945 | 0.5% | -2.4% |
| 1950 | 2.7% | +459.2% |
| 1951 | 2.0% | -24.9% |
| 1952 | 2.3% | +12.6% |
| 1953 | 2.5% | +10.4% |
| 1954 | 2.6% | +5.3% |
| 1955 | 2.3% | -10.6% |
| 1956 | 1.8% | -21.4% |
| 1957 | 1.7% | -6.7% |
| 1958 | 1.8% | +4.8% |
| 1959 | 2.6% | +45.5% |
| 1960 | 2.3% | -11.9% |
| 1961 | 2.5% | +9.0% |
| 1962 | 2.4% | -4.1% |
| 1963 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 2.5% | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 2.4% | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 2.4% | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 1.0% | -60.1% |
| 1968 | 0.7% | -27.0% |
| 1969 | 0.7% | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 3.0% | +315.9% |
| 1971 | 3.8% | +26.1% |
| 1972 | 3.5% | -6.6% |
| 1973 | 2.3% | -34.6% |
| 1974 | -0.1% | -106.5% |
| 1975 | -0.3% | +132.0% |
| 1976 | -0.5% | +57.5% |
| 1977 | -0.6% | +12.2% |
| 1978 | -0.8% | +24.2% |
| 1979 | -0.9% | +16.8% |
| 1980 | -0.2% | -79.9% |
| 1981 | 2.3% | -1374.9% |
| 1982 | 2.4% | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 2.5% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 2.6% | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 2.6% | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 2.2% | -16.4% |
| 1987 | 2.2% | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 2.1% | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 1.9% | -9.6% |
| 1990 | 2.2% | +15.6% |
| 1991 | 2.4% | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 2.4% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 2.4% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 2.4% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 2.7% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 2.4% | -10.7% |
| 1998 | 2.2% | -10.1% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | -12.8% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | -44.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -26.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | -0.8% | -202.6% |
| 2006 | -1.4% | +72.0% |
| 2007 | -1.5% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | -1.5% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | -1.7% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | -1.7% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | -1.8% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | -1.7% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -122.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -35.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -72.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +50.7% |
| 2018 | -0.1% | -172.3% |
| 2019 | -0.1% | +53.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -140.2% |
| 2021 | -0.1% | -424.4% |
| 2022 | -0.1% | -15.1% |
| 2023 | -0.2% | +86.3% |
| 2024 | -0.1% | -43.7% |
| 2025 | -0.2% | +86.9% |
| 2026 | -0.3% | +23.9% |
| 2027 | -0.3% | -7.3% |
| 2028 | -0.4% | +43.4% |
| 2029 | -0.3% | -15.5% |
| 2030 | -0.4% | +15.7% |
| 2031 | -0.5% | +18.2% |
| 2032 | -0.3% | -24.7% |
| 2033 | -0.4% | +20.4% |
| 2034 | -0.4% | +6.2% |
| 2035 | -0.5% | +2.9% |
| 2036 | -0.4% | -11.1% |
| 2037 | -0.5% | +31.2% |
| 2038 | -0.5% | -12.9% |
| 2039 | -0.6% | +23.7% |
| 2040 | -0.5% | -14.1% |
| 2041 | -0.6% | +27.5% |
| 2042 | -0.6% | +2.5% |
| 2043 | -0.6% | -10.7% |
| 2044 | -0.7% | +22.0% |
| 2045 | -0.7% | -4.7% |
| 2046 | -0.7% | +4.5% |
| 2047 | -0.7% | +3.4% |
| 2048 | -0.7% | +0.7% |
| 2049 | -0.8% | +5.2% |
| 2050 | -0.7% | -8.6% |
| 2051 | -0.8% | +12.0% |
| 2052 | -0.8% | +5.0% |
| 2053 | -0.8% | -2.4% |
| 2054 | -0.8% | +1.6% |
| 2055 | -0.8% | +1.7% |
| 2056 | -0.8% | -2.5% |
| 2057 | -0.9% | +8.5% |
| 2058 | -0.8% | -14.1% |
| 2059 | -0.8% | +11.0% |
| 2060 | -0.7% | -11.0% |
| 2061 | -0.8% | +8.4% |
| 2062 | -0.8% | -2.7% |
| 2063 | -0.8% | -4.7% |
| 2064 | -0.7% | -2.1% |
| 2065 | -0.7% | -6.3% |
| 2066 | -0.7% | +8.3% |
| 2067 | -0.7% | -5.2% |
| 2068 | -0.7% | -0.4% |
| 2069 | -0.7% | -2.4% |
| 2070 | -0.7% | -4.8% |
| 2071 | -0.7% | +5.4% |
| 2072 | -0.5% | -22.6% |
| 2073 | -0.6% | +20.6% |
| 2074 | -0.7% | +11.5% |
| 2075 | -0.6% | -17.7% |
| 2076 | -0.6% | +5.9% |
| 2077 | -0.6% | -3.2% |
| 2078 | -0.6% | -4.6% |
| 2079 | -0.6% | -2.3% |
| 2080 | -0.6% | +13.5% |
| 2081 | -0.6% | -5.8% |
| 2082 | -0.5% | -11.4% |
| 2083 | -0.5% | -0.9% |
| 2084 | -0.7% | +23.8% |
| 2085 | -0.5% | -22.1% |
| 2086 | -0.6% | +12.0% |
| 2087 | -0.6% | +4.9% |
| 2088 | -0.5% | -14.7% |
| 2089 | -0.7% | +28.6% |
| 2090 | -0.7% | -0.6% |
| 2091 | -0.6% | -7.2% |
| 2092 | -0.6% | -6.6% |
| 2093 | -0.6% | +2.1% |
| 2094 | -0.6% | -4.0% |
| 2095 | -0.6% | +6.8% |
| 2096 | -0.6% | -3.7% |
| 2097 | -0.6% | +9.8% |
| 2098 | -0.6% | -8.0% |
| 2099 | -0.6% | -0.9% |
| 2100 | -0.6% | +6.8% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's -0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.3%, 1.8× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Palau's -0.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.3%, 1.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth in Palau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +1374.9% | -0.2% | 2.3% |
| 1950 | +459.2% | 0.5% | 2.7% |
| 2021 | -424.4% | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | +315.9% | 0.7% | 3.0% |
| 2005 | -202.6% | 0.8% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | -172.3% | 0.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 1950s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.9% | 0.7% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9% | -0.9% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.1% | -0.2% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.3% | -1.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4% | -1.8% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2% | -0.4% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2030s | -0.5% | -0.6% | -0.3% | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.7% | -0.8% | -0.5% | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.8% | -0.9% | -0.7% | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.7% | -0.8% | -0.7% | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.6% | -0.7% | -0.5% | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.6% | -0.7% | -0.5% | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.6% | -0.7% | -0.6% | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.6% | -0.6% | -0.6% | 1 |
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- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.5888 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7366 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 24.23 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 539 people (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in Palau?
- World population growth in Palau was -0.6% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 1971.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.8% in 2011.
- How does Palau rank for world population growth?
- Palau ranks 167th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.