The global population hockey stick in Palau
Palau: The global population hockey stick was 17,751 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
17,751 people
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
225th
of 239 countries
All-time high
19,841 people
in 2004
All-time low
3,875 people
in 1800
Years of data
224
1800–2023
The global population hockey stick in Palau, 1800–2023
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Palau recorded 17,751 people for the global population hockey stick in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, the global population hockey stick in Palau peaked at 19,841 people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3,875 people, in 1800.
Palau ranks 225th of 239 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
The global population hockey stick in Palau, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 3,875 people | — |
| 1801 | 3,875 people | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 3,875 people | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 3,875 people | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 3,875 people | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 3,875 people | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 3,875 people | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 3,875 people | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 3,875 people | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 3,875 people | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 3,875 people | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 3,875 people | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 3,875 people | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 3,875 people | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 3,875 people | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 3,875 people | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 3,875 people | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 3,875 people | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 3,875 people | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 3,879 people | +0.1% |
| 1820 | 3,886 people | +0.2% |
| 1821 | 3,898 people | +0.3% |
| 1822 | 3,913 people | +0.4% |
| 1823 | 3,932 people | +0.5% |
| 1824 | 3,951 people | +0.5% |
| 1825 | 3,970 people | +0.5% |
| 1826 | 3,989 people | +0.5% |
| 1827 | 4,008 people | +0.5% |
| 1828 | 4,027 people | +0.5% |
| 1829 | 4,047 people | +0.5% |
| 1830 | 4,066 people | +0.5% |
| 1831 | 4,086 people | +0.5% |
| 1832 | 4,106 people | +0.5% |
| 1833 | 4,126 people | +0.5% |
| 1834 | 4,146 people | +0.5% |
| 1835 | 4,166 people | +0.5% |
| 1836 | 4,186 people | +0.5% |
| 1837 | 4,206 people | +0.5% |
| 1838 | 4,226 people | +0.5% |
| 1839 | 4,247 people | +0.5% |
| 1840 | 4,267 people | +0.5% |
| 1841 | 4,288 people | +0.5% |
| 1842 | 4,309 people | +0.5% |
| 1843 | 4,329 people | +0.5% |
| 1844 | 4,350 people | +0.5% |
| 1845 | 4,371 people | +0.5% |
| 1846 | 4,392 people | +0.5% |
| 1847 | 4,414 people | +0.5% |
| 1848 | 4,435 people | +0.5% |
| 1849 | 4,456 people | +0.5% |
| 1850 | 4,478 people | +0.5% |
| 1851 | 4,500 people | +0.5% |
| 1852 | 4,523 people | +0.5% |
| 1853 | 4,545 people | +0.5% |
| 1854 | 4,568 people | +0.5% |
| 1855 | 4,591 people | +0.5% |
| 1856 | 4,614 people | +0.5% |
| 1857 | 4,637 people | +0.5% |
| 1858 | 4,660 people | +0.5% |
| 1859 | 4,683 people | +0.5% |
| 1860 | 4,707 people | +0.5% |
| 1861 | 4,730 people | +0.5% |
| 1862 | 4,754 people | +0.5% |
| 1863 | 4,778 people | +0.5% |
| 1864 | 4,802 people | +0.5% |
| 1865 | 4,826 people | +0.5% |
| 1866 | 4,850 people | +0.5% |
| 1867 | 4,874 people | +0.5% |
| 1868 | 4,898 people | +0.5% |
| 1869 | 4,923 people | +0.5% |
| 1870 | 4,947 people | +0.5% |
| 1871 | 4,972 people | +0.5% |
| 1872 | 4,997 people | +0.5% |
| 1873 | 5,022 people | +0.5% |
| 1874 | 5,047 people | +0.5% |
| 1875 | 5,072 people | +0.5% |
| 1876 | 5,097 people | +0.5% |
| 1877 | 5,123 people | +0.5% |
| 1878 | 5,148 people | +0.5% |
| 1879 | 5,174 people | +0.5% |
| 1880 | 5,200 people | +0.5% |
| 1881 | 5,226 people | +0.5% |
| 1882 | 5,252 people | +0.5% |
| 1883 | 5,278 people | +0.5% |
| 1884 | 5,305 people | +0.5% |
| 1885 | 5,331 people | +0.5% |
| 1886 | 5,358 people | +0.5% |
| 1887 | 5,385 people | +0.5% |
| 1888 | 5,411 people | +0.5% |
| 1889 | 5,438 people | +0.5% |
| 1890 | 5,466 people | +0.5% |
| 1891 | 5,493 people | +0.5% |
| 1892 | 5,520 people | +0.5% |
| 1893 | 5,548 people | +0.5% |
| 1894 | 5,576 people | +0.5% |
| 1895 | 5,604 people | +0.5% |
| 1896 | 5,632 people | +0.5% |
| 1897 | 5,660 people | +0.5% |
| 1898 | 5,688 people | +0.5% |
| 1899 | 5,716 people | +0.5% |
| 1900 | 5,745 people | +0.5% |
| 1901 | 5,774 people | +0.5% |
| 1902 | 5,802 people | +0.5% |
| 1903 | 5,831 people | +0.5% |
| 1904 | 5,861 people | +0.5% |
| 1905 | 5,890 people | +0.5% |
| 1906 | 5,919 people | +0.5% |
| 1907 | 5,949 people | +0.5% |
| 1908 | 5,978 people | +0.5% |
| 1909 | 6,008 people | +0.5% |
| 1910 | 6,038 people | +0.5% |
| 1911 | 6,068 people | +0.5% |
| 1912 | 6,099 people | +0.5% |
| 1913 | 6,129 people | +0.5% |
| 1914 | 6,160 people | +0.5% |
| 1915 | 6,191 people | +0.5% |
| 1916 | 6,222 people | +0.5% |
| 1917 | 6,253 people | +0.5% |
| 1918 | 6,283 people | +0.5% |
| 1919 | 6,313 people | +0.5% |
| 1920 | 6,344 people | +0.5% |
| 1921 | 6,374 people | +0.5% |
| 1922 | 6,405 people | +0.5% |
| 1923 | 6,436 people | +0.5% |
| 1924 | 6,467 people | +0.5% |
| 1925 | 6,498 people | +0.5% |
| 1926 | 6,530 people | +0.5% |
| 1927 | 6,561 people | +0.5% |
| 1928 | 6,593 people | +0.5% |
| 1929 | 6,625 people | +0.5% |
| 1930 | 6,657 people | +0.5% |
| 1931 | 6,689 people | +0.5% |
| 1932 | 6,721 people | +0.5% |
| 1933 | 6,754 people | +0.5% |
| 1934 | 6,787 people | +0.5% |
| 1935 | 6,819 people | +0.5% |
| 1936 | 6,852 people | +0.5% |
| 1937 | 6,885 people | +0.5% |
| 1938 | 6,919 people | +0.5% |
| 1939 | 6,952 people | +0.5% |
| 1940 | 6,986 people | +0.5% |
| 1941 | 7,019 people | +0.5% |
| 1942 | 7,053 people | +0.5% |
| 1943 | 7,087 people | +0.5% |
| 1944 | 7,122 people | +0.5% |
| 1945 | 7,156 people | +0.5% |
| 1946 | 7,191 people | +0.5% |
| 1947 | 7,225 people | +0.5% |
| 1948 | 7,260 people | +0.5% |
| 1949 | 7,328 people | +0.9% |
| 1950 | 7,494 people | +2.3% |
| 1951 | 7,679 people | +2.5% |
| 1952 | 7,838 people | +2.1% |
| 1953 | 8,028 people | +2.4% |
| 1954 | 8,231 people | +2.5% |
| 1955 | 8,439 people | +2.5% |
| 1956 | 8,614 people | +2.1% |
| 1957 | 8,771 people | +1.8% |
| 1958 | 8,924 people | +1.7% |
| 1959 | 9,125 people | +2.3% |
| 1960 | 9,349 people | +2.5% |
| 1961 | 9,581 people | +2.5% |
| 1962 | 9,815 people | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 10,060 people | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 10,313 people | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 10,567 people | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 10,825 people | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 11,012 people | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 11,104 people | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 11,182 people | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 11,393 people | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 11,783 people | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 12,216 people | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 12,577 people | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 12,711 people | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 12,675 people | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 12,622 people | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 12,548 people | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 12,465 people | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 12,359 people | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 12,296 people | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 12,423 people | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 12,721 people | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 13,028 people | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 13,359 people | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 13,712 people | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 14,044 people | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 14,357 people | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 14,664 people | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 14,969 people | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 15,282 people | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 15,635 people | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 16,017 people | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 16,397 people | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 16,796 people | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 17,217 people | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 17,683 people | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 18,126 people | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 18,548 people | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 18,926 people | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 19,206 people | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 19,379 people | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 19,527 people | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 19,683 people | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 19,841 people | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 19,837 people | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 19,616 people | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 19,324 people | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 19,031 people | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 18,736 people | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 18,420 people | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 18,099 people | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 17,791 people | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 17,670 people | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 17,740 people | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 17,791 people | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 17,824 people | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 17,838 people | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 17,843 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17,821 people | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 17,817 people | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 17,809 people | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 17,784 people | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 17,751 people | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 3,875 people | 3,875 people | 3,875 people | 10 |
| 1810s | 3,875 people | 3,875 people | 3,879 people | 10 |
| 1820s | 3,962 people | 3,886 people | 4,047 people | 10 |
| 1830s | 4,156 people | 4,066 people | 4,247 people | 10 |
| 1840s | 4,361 people | 4,267 people | 4,456 people | 10 |
| 1850s | 4,580 people | 4,478 people | 4,683 people | 10 |
| 1860s | 4,814 people | 4,707 people | 4,923 people | 10 |
| 1870s | 5,060 people | 4,947 people | 5,174 people | 10 |
| 1880s | 5,318 people | 5,200 people | 5,438 people | 10 |
| 1890s | 5,590 people | 5,466 people | 5,716 people | 10 |
| 1900s | 5,876 people | 5,745 people | 6,008 people | 10 |
| 1910s | 6,176 people | 6,038 people | 6,313 people | 10 |
| 1920s | 6,483 people | 6,344 people | 6,625 people | 10 |
| 1930s | 6,804 people | 6,657 people | 6,952 people | 10 |
| 1940s | 7,143 people | 6,986 people | 7,328 people | 10 |
| 1950s | 8,314 people | 7,494 people | 9,125 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 10,381 people | 9,349 people | 11,182 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 12,335 people | 11,393 people | 12,711 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,557 people | 12,296 people | 14,969 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,063 people | 15,282 people | 18,926 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,418 people | 18,736 people | 19,841 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,884 people | 17,670 people | 18,420 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,790 people | 17,751 people | 17,817 people | 4 |
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- Population density 24.23 people per km² (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the global population hockey stick in Palau?
- The global population hockey stick in Palau was 17,751 people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest the global population hockey stick recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 19,841 people in 2004.
- What is the lowest the global population hockey stick recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,875 people in 1800.
- How does Palau rank for the global population hockey stick?
- Palau ranks 225th out of 239 countries with data for 2023.
- Is the global population hockey stick rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 The global population hockey stick. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.