Population 17,663
people· 2025
Published observation
Over time Full published history Palau 2025 · 17.66K
0 4.96K 9.91K 14.87K 19.82K 1960 1993 2025 1960: 9,328 1961: 9,555 1962: 9,793 1963: 10,037 1964: 10,292 1965: 10,547 1966: 10,805 1967: 10,988 1968: 11,080 1969: 11,159 1970: 11,368 1971: 11,759 1972: 12,194 1973: 12,552 1974: 12,687 1975: 12,655 1976: 12,598 1977: 12,525 1978: 12,440 1979: 12,337 1980: 12,271 1981: 12,402 1982: 12,694 1983: 13,006 1984: 13,337 1985: 13,688 1986: 14,024 1987: 14,334 1988: 14,645 1989: 14,945 1990: 15,259 1991: 15,614 1992: 15,989 1993: 16,372 1994: 16,770 1995: 17,195 1996: 17,654 1997: 18,108 1998: 18,524 1999: 18,901 2000: 19,178 2001: 19,352 2002: 19,503 2003: 19,659 2004: 19,820 2005: 19,819 2006: 19,593 2007: 19,302 2008: 19,009 2009: 18,709 2010: 18,396 2011: 18,078 2012: 17,765 2013: 17,648 2014: 17,715 2015: 17,770 2016: 17,797 2017: 17,812 2018: 17,814 2019: 17,798 2020: 17,792 2021: 17,783 2022: 17,759 2023: 17,727 2024: 17,695 2025: 17,663 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.
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