Population of Palau (2025)

21,985

Births this year: 2,234 Births today 1

Deaths this year 1,595 Deaths today 0

Palau Population by Religions

Region Name	Percents	Number
Roman Catholic	49.4%	10,545 people
Protestant (includes Protestant (general), Seventh Day Adventist, and other Protestant)	30.9%	6,596 people
Modekngei	8.7%	1,857 people
other	11%	2,348 people

Ethnic groups Name	Percents	Number
Palauan (Micronesian with Malayan and Melanesian admixtures)	72.5%	15,477 people
Carolinian	1%	213 people
other Micronesian	2.4%	512 people
Filipino	16.3%	3,480 people
Chinese	1.6%	342 people
Vietnamese	1.6%	342 people
other Asian	3.4%	726 people
white	0.9%	192 people
other	0.3%	64 people

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Sex ratio	Density (P/Km²)
2024	23,405	1.03	238	101.42	50.88
2023	23,167	1.04	239	101.37	50.36
2022	22,928	1.06	240	101.31	49.84
2021	22,688	1.08	242	101.25	49.32
2020	22,446	1.09	243	101.18	48.80
2019	22,203	1.10	241	101.09	48.27
2018	21,962	1.09	236	101.00	47.74
2017	21,726	1.05	225	100.89	47.23
2016	21,501	0.99	210	100.77	46.74
2015	21,291	0.92	194	100.64	46.28
2014	21,097	0.85	178	100.50	45.86
2013	20,919	0.79	163	100.35	45.48
2012	20,756	0.73	150	100.19	45.12
2011	20,606	0.66	136	100.02	44.80
2010	20,470	0.62	126	99.84	44.50
2005	19,907	3.82	733	98.84	43.28
2000	19,174	11.12	1,919	97.79	41.68
1995	17,255	14.35	2,166	97.87	37.51
1990	15,089	10.15	1,391	97.41	32.80
1985	13,698	12.31	1,501	95.09	29.78
1980	12,197	-0.68	-83	93.47	26.52
1975	12,280	6.96	799	91.37	26.70
1970	11,481	6.48	699	89.79	24.96
1965	10,782	11.87	1,144	88.53	23.44
1960	9,638	16.70	1,379	86.56	20.95
1955	8,259	10.99	818	85.29	17.95
1950	7,441			84.68	16.18