| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
| Date | 20 Mar 2025 |
The current population of Palau is 17,675 as of March 23, 2025, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Palau is projected at 17,663, or 18k, as of July 1, 2025. The total population in Palau is projected at 17,695, or 18k people, for the year 2024.
Palau ranks 224th in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. Palau is ranked 17th among 23 countries and territories in Oceania.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 2024 | 17,707 | 17,695 | -23 | -0.130 | 0.00022 |
| 2025 | 17,684 | 17,663 | -43 | -0.243 | 0.00021 |
| 2026 | 17,641 | 17,614 | -53 | -0.301 | 0.00021 |
| 2027 | 17,588 | 17,564 | -49 | -0.279 | 0.00021 |
| 2028 | 17,539 | 17,504 | -70 | -0.400 | 0.00021 |
| 2029 | 17,469 | 17,439 | -59 | -0.338 | 0.00021 |
| 2030 | 17,410 | 17,376 | -68 | -0.391 | 0.00020 |
| 2031 | 17,342 | 17,302 | -80 | -0.462 | 0.00020 |
| 2032 | 17,262 | 17,232 | -60 | -0.348 | 0.00020 |
| 2033 | 17,202 | 17,166 | -72 | -0.419 | 0.00020 |
| 2034 | 17,130 | 17,092 | -76 | -0.445 | 0.00019 |
| 2035 | 17,054 | 17,015 | -78 | -0.458 | 0.00019 |
| 2036 | 16,976 | 16,942 | -69 | -0.407 | 0.00019 |
| 2037 | 16,907 | 16,862 | -90 | -0.534 | 0.00019 |
| 2038 | 16,817 | 16,778 | -78 | -0.465 | 0.00019 |
| 2039 | 16,739 | 16,691 | -96 | -0.575 | 0.00018 |
| 2040 | 16,643 | 16,602 | -82 | -0.494 | 0.00018 |
| 2041 | 16,561 | 16,509 | -104 | -0.630 | 0.00018 |
| 2042 | 16,457 | 16,404 | -106 | -0.646 | 0.00018 |
| 2043 | 16,351 | 16,304 | -94 | -0.577 | 0.00017 |
| 2044 | 16,257 | 16,200 | -114 | -0.704 | 0.00017 |
| 2045 | 16,143 | 16,089 | -108 | -0.671 | 0.00017 |
| 2046 | 16,035 | 15,979 | -112 | -0.701 | 0.00017 |
| 2047 | 15,923 | 15,866 | -115 | -0.725 | 0.00017 |
| 2048 | 15,808 | 15,751 | -115 | -0.730 | 0.00016 |
| 2049 | 15,693 | 15,633 | -120 | -0.768 | 0.00016 |
| 2050 | 15,573 | 15,518 | -109 | -0.702 | 0.00016 |
| 2051 | 15,464 | 15,403 | -121 | -0.786 | 0.00016 |
| 2052 | 15,343 | 15,280 | -126 | -0.825 | 0.00016 |
| 2053 | 15,217 | 15,156 | -122 | -0.805 | 0.00015 |
| 2054 | 15,095 | 15,034 | -123 | -0.818 | 0.00015 |
| 2055 | 14,972 | 14,910 | -124 | -0.832 | 0.00015 |
| 2056 | 14,848 | 14,788 | -120 | -0.811 | 0.00015 |
| 2057 | 14,728 | 14,664 | -129 | -0.880 | 0.00015 |
| 2058 | 14,599 | 14,544 | -110 | -0.756 | 0.00015 |
| 2059 | 14,489 | 14,428 | -121 | -0.839 | 0.00014 |
| 2060 | 14,368 | 14,315 | -107 | -0.747 | 0.00014 |
| 2061 | 14,261 | 14,204 | -115 | -0.810 | 0.00014 |
| 2062 | 14,146 | 14,091 | -111 | -0.788 | 0.00014 |
| 2063 | 14,035 | 13,982 | -105 | -0.751 | 0.00014 |
| 2064 | 13,930 | 13,879 | -102 | -0.735 | 0.00014 |
| 2065 | 13,828 | 13,781 | -95 | -0.689 | 0.00014 |
| 2066 | 13,733 | 13,682 | -102 | -0.746 | 0.00014 |
| 2067 | 13,631 | 13,583 | -96 | -0.707 | 0.00013 |
| 2068 | 13,535 | 13,488 | -95 | -0.704 | 0.00013 |
| 2069 | 13,440 | 13,394 | -92 | -0.687 | 0.00013 |
| 2070 | 13,348 | 13,305 | -87 | -0.654 | 0.00013 |
| 2071 | 13,261 | 13,216 | -91 | -0.689 | 0.00013 |
| 2072 | 13,170 | 13,135 | -70 | -0.533 | 0.00013 |
| 2073 | 13,100 | 13,058 | -84 | -0.643 | 0.00013 |
| 2074 | 13,016 | 12,970 | -93 | -0.717 | 0.00013 |
| 2075 | 12,923 | 12,885 | -76 | -0.590 | 0.00013 |
| 2076 | 12,847 | 12,807 | -80 | -0.625 | 0.00012 |
| 2077 | 12,767 | 12,729 | -77 | -0.605 | 0.00012 |
| 2078 | 12,690 | 12,653 | -73 | -0.577 | 0.00012 |
| 2079 | 12,617 | 12,582 | -71 | -0.564 | 0.00012 |
| 2080 | 12,546 | 12,506 | -80 | -0.640 | 0.00012 |
| 2081 | 12,466 | 12,428 | -75 | -0.603 | 0.00012 |
| 2082 | 12,391 | 12,358 | -66 | -0.534 | 0.00012 |
| 2083 | 12,325 | 12,293 | -65 | -0.529 | 0.00012 |
| 2084 | 12,260 | 12,220 | -80 | -0.655 | 0.00012 |
| 2085 | 12,180 | 12,149 | -62 | -0.510 | 0.00012 |
| 2086 | 12,118 | 12,084 | -69 | -0.571 | 0.00012 |
| 2087 | 12,049 | 12,013 | -72 | -0.599 | 0.00012 |
| 2088 | 11,977 | 11,947 | -61 | -0.511 | 0.00012 |
| 2089 | 11,916 | 11,877 | -78 | -0.657 | 0.00012 |
| 2090 | 11,838 | 11,800 | -77 | -0.653 | 0.00011 |
| 2091 | 11,761 | 11,726 | -71 | -0.606 | 0.00011 |
| 2092 | 11,690 | 11,657 | -66 | -0.566 | 0.00011 |
| 2093 | 11,624 | 11,591 | -67 | -0.578 | 0.00011 |
| 2094 | 11,557 | 11,525 | -64 | -0.555 | 0.00011 |
| 2095 | 11,493 | 11,459 | -68 | -0.593 | 0.00011 |
| 2096 | 11,425 | 11,393 | -65 | -0.571 | 0.00011 |
| 2097 | 11,360 | 11,325 | -71 | -0.627 | 0.00011 |
| 2098 | 11,289 | 11,257 | -65 | -0.577 | 0.00011 |
| 2099 | 11,224 | 11,192 | -64 | -0.572 | 0.00011 |
| 2100 | 11,160 | 11,126 | -68 | -0.611 | 0.00011 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 1950 | 7,375 | 7,474 | 199 | 2.663 | 0.00030 |
| 1951 | 7,574 | 7,651 | 153 | 2.000 | 0.00030 |
| 1952 | 7,727 | 7,815 | 176 | 2.252 | 0.00030 |
| 1953 | 7,903 | 8,002 | 199 | 2.487 | 0.00030 |
| 1954 | 8,102 | 8,210 | 215 | 2.619 | 0.00031 |
| 1955 | 8,317 | 8,415 | 197 | 2.341 | 0.00031 |
| 1956 | 8,514 | 8,593 | 158 | 1.839 | 0.00031 |
| 1957 | 8,672 | 8,747 | 150 | 1.715 | 0.00031 |
| 1958 | 8,822 | 8,902 | 160 | 1.797 | 0.00031 |
| 1959 | 8,982 | 9,101 | 238 | 2.615 | 0.00031 |
| 1960 | 9,220 | 9,328 | 215 | 2.305 | 0.00031 |
| 1961 | 9,435 | 9,555 | 240 | 2.512 | 0.00031 |
| 1962 | 9,675 | 9,793 | 236 | 2.410 | 0.00031 |
| 1963 | 9,911 | 10,037 | 252 | 2.511 | 0.00031 |
| 1964 | 10,163 | 10,292 | 258 | 2.507 | 0.00032 |
| 1965 | 10,421 | 10,547 | 253 | 2.399 | 0.00032 |
| 1966 | 10,674 | 10,805 | 261 | 2.416 | 0.00032 |
| 1967 | 10,935 | 10,988 | 106 | 0.965 | 0.00032 |
| 1968 | 11,041 | 11,080 | 78 | 0.704 | 0.00031 |
| 1969 | 11,119 | 11,159 | 80 | 0.717 | 0.00031 |
| 1970 | 11,199 | 11,368 | 339 | 2.982 | 0.00031 |
| 1971 | 11,538 | 11,759 | 442 | 3.759 | 0.00031 |
| 1972 | 11,980 | 12,194 | 428 | 3.510 | 0.00032 |
| 1973 | 12,408 | 12,552 | 288 | 2.295 | 0.00032 |
| 1974 | 12,696 | 12,687 | -19 | -0.150 | 0.00032 |
| 1975 | 12,677 | 12,655 | -44 | -0.348 | 0.00031 |
| 1976 | 12,633 | 12,598 | -69 | -0.548 | 0.00030 |
| 1977 | 12,564 | 12,525 | -77 | -0.615 | 0.00030 |
| 1978 | 12,487 | 12,440 | -95 | -0.764 | 0.00029 |
| 1979 | 12,392 | 12,337 | -110 | -0.892 | 0.00028 |
| 1980 | 12,282 | 12,271 | -22 | -0.179 | 0.00028 |
| 1981 | 12,260 | 12,402 | 283 | 2.282 | 0.00027 |
| 1982 | 12,543 | 12,694 | 303 | 2.387 | 0.00028 |
| 1983 | 12,846 | 13,006 | 320 | 2.461 | 0.00028 |
| 1984 | 13,166 | 13,337 | 342 | 2.564 | 0.00028 |
| 1985 | 13,508 | 13,688 | 361 | 2.637 | 0.00028 |
| 1986 | 13,869 | 14,024 | 309 | 2.204 | 0.00028 |
| 1987 | 14,178 | 14,334 | 311 | 2.170 | 0.00028 |
| 1988 | 14,489 | 14,645 | 312 | 2.131 | 0.00028 |
| 1989 | 14,801 | 14,945 | 288 | 1.927 | 0.00029 |
| 1990 | 15,089 | 15,259 | 340 | 2.228 | 0.00029 |
| 1991 | 15,429 | 15,614 | 371 | 2.376 | 0.00029 |
| 1992 | 15,800 | 15,989 | 378 | 2.364 | 0.00029 |
| 1993 | 16,178 | 16,372 | 389 | 2.376 | 0.00029 |
| 1994 | 16,567 | 16,770 | 406 | 2.421 | 0.00030 |
| 1995 | 16,973 | 17,195 | 444 | 2.582 | 0.00030 |
| 1996 | 17,417 | 17,654 | 474 | 2.685 | 0.00030 |
| 1997 | 17,891 | 18,108 | 434 | 2.397 | 0.00031 |
| 1998 | 18,325 | 18,524 | 399 | 2.154 | 0.00031 |
| 1999 | 18,724 | 18,901 | 355 | 1.878 | 0.00031 |
| 2000 | 19,079 | 19,178 | 199 | 1.038 | 0.00031 |
| 2001 | 19,278 | 19,352 | 148 | 0.765 | 0.00031 |
| 2002 | 19,426 | 19,503 | 153 | 0.785 | 0.00031 |
| 2003 | 19,579 | 19,659 | 160 | 0.814 | 0.00031 |
| 2004 | 19,739 | 19,820 | 163 | 0.822 | 0.00030 |
| 2005 | 19,902 | 19,819 | -167 | -0.843 | 0.00030 |
| 2006 | 19,735 | 19,593 | -284 | -1.450 | 0.00029 |
| 2007 | 19,451 | 19,302 | -298 | -1.544 | 0.00029 |
| 2008 | 19,153 | 19,009 | -289 | -1.520 | 0.00028 |
| 2009 | 18,864 | 18,709 | -309 | -1.652 | 0.00027 |
| 2010 | 18,555 | 18,396 | -317 | -1.723 | 0.00026 |
| 2011 | 18,238 | 18,078 | -321 | -1.776 | 0.00025 |
| 2012 | 17,917 | 17,765 | -303 | -1.706 | 0.00025 |
| 2013 | 17,614 | 17,648 | 68 | 0.385 | 0.00024 |
| 2014 | 17,682 | 17,715 | 66 | 0.373 | 0.00024 |
| 2015 | 17,748 | 17,770 | 43 | 0.242 | 0.00024 |
| 2016 | 17,791 | 17,797 | 12 | 0.067 | 0.00024 |
| 2017 | 17,803 | 17,812 | 18 | 0.101 | 0.00023 |
| 2018 | 17,821 | 17,814 | -13 | -0.073 | 0.00023 |
| 2019 | 17,808 | 17,798 | -20 | -0.112 | 0.00023 |
| 2020 | 17,788 | 17,792 | 8 | 0.045 | 0.00023 |
| 2021 | 17,796 | 17,783 | -26 | -0.146 | 0.00022 |
| 2022 | 17,770 | 17,759 | -22 | -0.124 | 0.00022 |
| 2023 | 17,748 | 17,727 | -41 | -0.231 | 0.00022 |