Palau
Population, total
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.
Historical trend
Analytical takeaways
- Palau records 17,663 for Population, total in 2025, ranking #215 globally out of 217 countries.
- Population, total increased from 9,328 in 1960 to 17,663 in 2025, a gain of 8,335.
- The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.
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