Population growth rate in Palau
Palau: Population growth rate was -0.611 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.611
Change on year
down 6.8%
World rank
167th
of 239 countries
All-time high
3.76
in 1971
All-time low
-1.78
in 2011
Years of data
161
1900–2100
Population growth rate in Palau, 1900–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2100, population growth rate in Palau stood at -0.611.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Palau peaked at 3.76 in 1971 and was at its lowest, -1.78, 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.
Population growth rate in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.5061 | — |
| 1905 | 0.4936 | -2.5% |
| 1910 | 0.4981 | +0.9% |
| 1915 | 0.502 | +0.8% |
| 1920 | 0.4898 | -2.4% |
| 1925 | 0.4782 | -2.4% |
| 1930 | 0.4819 | +0.8% |
| 1935 | 0.4704 | -2.4% |
| 1940 | 0.4879 | +3.7% |
| 1945 | 0.4763 | -2.4% |
| 1950 | 2.66 | +459.2% |
| 1951 | 2 | -24.9% |
| 1952 | 2.25 | +12.6% |
| 1953 | 2.49 | +10.4% |
| 1954 | 2.62 | +5.3% |
| 1955 | 2.34 | -10.6% |
| 1956 | 1.84 | -21.4% |
| 1957 | 1.72 | -6.7% |
| 1958 | 1.8 | +4.8% |
| 1959 | 2.62 | +45.5% |
| 1960 | 2.31 | -11.9% |
| 1961 | 2.51 | +9.0% |
| 1962 | 2.41 | -4.1% |
| 1963 | 2.51 | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 2.51 | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 2.4 | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 2.42 | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.965 | -60.1% |
| 1968 | 0.704 | -27.0% |
| 1969 | 0.717 | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 2.98 | +315.9% |
| 1971 | 3.76 | +26.1% |
| 1972 | 3.51 | -6.6% |
| 1973 | 2.29 | -34.6% |
| 1974 | -0.15 | -106.5% |
| 1975 | -0.348 | +132.0% |
| 1976 | -0.548 | +57.5% |
| 1977 | -0.615 | +12.2% |
| 1978 | -0.764 | +24.2% |
| 1979 | -0.892 | +16.8% |
| 1980 | -0.179 | -79.9% |
| 1981 | 2.28 | -1374.9% |
| 1982 | 2.39 | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 2.46 | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 2.56 | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 2.64 | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 2.2 | -16.4% |
| 1987 | 2.17 | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 2.13 | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 1.93 | -9.6% |
| 1990 | 2.23 | +15.6% |
| 1991 | 2.38 | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 2.36 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 2.38 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 2.42 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 2.58 | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 2.69 | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 2.4 | -10.7% |
| 1998 | 2.15 | -10.1% |
| 1999 | 1.88 | -12.8% |
| 2000 | 1.04 | -44.7% |
| 2001 | 0.765 | -26.3% |
| 2002 | 0.785 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.814 | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.822 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | -0.843 | -202.6% |
| 2006 | -1.45 | +72.0% |
| 2007 | -1.54 | +6.5% |
| 2008 | -1.52 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | -1.65 | +8.7% |
| 2010 | -1.72 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | -1.78 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | -1.71 | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.385 | -122.6% |
| 2014 | 0.373 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.242 | -35.1% |
| 2016 | 0.067 | -72.3% |
| 2017 | 0.101 | +50.7% |
| 2018 | -0.073 | -172.3% |
| 2019 | -0.112 | +53.4% |
| 2020 | 0.045 | -140.2% |
| 2021 | -0.146 | -424.4% |
| 2022 | -0.124 | -15.1% |
| 2023 | -0.231 | +86.3% |
| 2024 | -0.13 | -43.7% |
| 2025 | -0.243 | +86.9% |
| 2026 | -0.301 | +23.9% |
| 2027 | -0.279 | -7.3% |
| 2028 | -0.4 | +43.4% |
| 2029 | -0.338 | -15.5% |
| 2030 | -0.391 | +15.7% |
| 2031 | -0.462 | +18.2% |
| 2032 | -0.348 | -24.7% |
| 2033 | -0.419 | +20.4% |
| 2034 | -0.445 | +6.2% |
| 2035 | -0.458 | +2.9% |
| 2036 | -0.407 | -11.1% |
| 2037 | -0.534 | +31.2% |
| 2038 | -0.465 | -12.9% |
| 2039 | -0.575 | +23.7% |
| 2040 | -0.494 | -14.1% |
| 2041 | -0.63 | +27.5% |
| 2042 | -0.646 | +2.5% |
| 2043 | -0.577 | -10.7% |
| 2044 | -0.704 | +22.0% |
| 2045 | -0.671 | -4.7% |
| 2046 | -0.701 | +4.5% |
| 2047 | -0.725 | +3.4% |
| 2048 | -0.73 | +0.7% |
| 2049 | -0.768 | +5.2% |
| 2050 | -0.702 | -8.6% |
| 2051 | -0.786 | +12.0% |
| 2052 | -0.825 | +5.0% |
| 2053 | -0.805 | -2.4% |
| 2054 | -0.818 | +1.6% |
| 2055 | -0.832 | +1.7% |
| 2056 | -0.811 | -2.5% |
| 2057 | -0.88 | +8.5% |
| 2058 | -0.756 | -14.1% |
| 2059 | -0.839 | +11.0% |
| 2060 | -0.747 | -11.0% |
| 2061 | -0.81 | +8.4% |
| 2062 | -0.788 | -2.7% |
| 2063 | -0.751 | -4.7% |
| 2064 | -0.735 | -2.1% |
| 2065 | -0.689 | -6.3% |
| 2066 | -0.746 | +8.3% |
| 2067 | -0.707 | -5.2% |
| 2068 | -0.704 | -0.4% |
| 2069 | -0.687 | -2.4% |
| 2070 | -0.654 | -4.8% |
| 2071 | -0.689 | +5.4% |
| 2072 | -0.533 | -22.6% |
| 2073 | -0.643 | +20.6% |
| 2074 | -0.717 | +11.5% |
| 2075 | -0.59 | -17.7% |
| 2076 | -0.625 | +5.9% |
| 2077 | -0.605 | -3.2% |
| 2078 | -0.577 | -4.6% |
| 2079 | -0.564 | -2.3% |
| 2080 | -0.64 | +13.5% |
| 2081 | -0.603 | -5.8% |
| 2082 | -0.534 | -11.4% |
| 2083 | -0.529 | -0.9% |
| 2084 | -0.655 | +23.8% |
| 2085 | -0.51 | -22.1% |
| 2086 | -0.571 | +12.0% |
| 2087 | -0.599 | +4.9% |
| 2088 | -0.511 | -14.7% |
| 2089 | -0.657 | +28.6% |
| 2090 | -0.653 | -0.6% |
| 2091 | -0.606 | -7.2% |
| 2092 | -0.566 | -6.6% |
| 2093 | -0.578 | +2.1% |
| 2094 | -0.555 | -4.0% |
| 2095 | -0.593 | +6.8% |
| 2096 | -0.571 | -3.7% |
| 2097 | -0.627 | +9.8% |
| 2098 | -0.577 | -8.0% |
| 2099 | -0.572 | -0.9% |
| 2100 | -0.611 | +6.8% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's -0.611 is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.343, 1.8× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Palau's -0.611 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.318, 1.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate 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% | -0.179 | 2.28 |
| 1950 | +459.2% | 0.4763 | 2.66 |
| 2021 | -424.4% | 0.045 | -0.146 |
| 1970 | +315.9% | 0.717 | 2.98 |
| 2005 | -202.6% | 0.822 | -0.843 |
| 2018 | -172.3% | 0.101 | -0.073 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.4998 | 0.4936 | 0.5061 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.5 | 0.4981 | 0.502 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.484 | 0.4782 | 0.4898 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.4761 | 0.4704 | 0.4819 | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.4821 | 0.4763 | 0.4879 | 2 |
| 1950s | 2.23 | 1.72 | 2.66 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.94 | 0.704 | 2.51 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9229 | -0.892 | 3.76 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.06 | -0.179 | 2.64 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.35 | 1.88 | 2.69 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2785 | -1.65 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4222 | -1.78 | 0.385 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2147 | -0.4 | 0.045 | 10 |
| 2030s | -0.4504 | -0.575 | -0.348 | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.6646 | -0.768 | -0.494 | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.8054 | -0.88 | -0.702 | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.7364 | -0.81 | -0.687 | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.6197 | -0.717 | -0.533 | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.5809 | -0.657 | -0.51 | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.5898 | -0.653 | -0.555 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.611 | -0.611 | -0.611 | 1 |
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- 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)
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7366 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 24.23 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 539 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.611 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Palau?
- Population growth rate in Palau was -0.611 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 3.76 in 1971.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.78 in 2011.
- How does Palau rank for population growth rate?
- Palau ranks 167th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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