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Palau

Palau / PW

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Palau in numbers.

Area460 kmยฒWorld # 190 โ†’Population17.7KWorld # 213 โ†’Population density38.4 people/kmยฒWorld # 160 โ†’Life expectancy69.4 yearsWorld # 155 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 19,532World # 77 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Palau across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area460 kmยฒWorld # 190 / 2023 โ†’Population17.7KWorld # 213 / 2025 โ†’Population density38.4 people/kmยฒWorld # 160 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,994World # 4 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth-0.2%World # 188 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.9World # 113 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate10.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 144 / 2024 โ†’Death rate11.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 19 / 2024 โ†’Median age37.8 yearsWorld # 75 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+11.8%World # 86 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1417.9%World # 139 / 2025 โ†’Urban population79.3%World # 62 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-16World # 88 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-0.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 129 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share29.5%World # 31 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy69.4 yearsWorld # 155 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancyNo dataNo rank โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people1.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 94 / 2023 โ†’Smoking rate23%World # 61 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 19,532World # 77 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 345MWorld # 209 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 23,052World # 94 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth6.3%World # 34 / 2025 โ†’Inflation-0.4%World # 185 / 2025 โ†’UnemploymentNo dataNo rank โ†’Youth unemploymentNo dataNo rank โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)No dataNo rank โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)3.4%World # 126 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per personNo dataNo rank โ†’Meat supply per personNo dataNo rank โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area90.5%World # 4 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person12.8 tWorld # 17 / 2024 โ†’Internet use83.9%World # 90 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions135.4 per 100 peopleWorld # 48 / 2023 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate11.2 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 36 / 2018 โ†’Road traffic death rate4.8 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 167 / 2013 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Women in parliament25%World # 101 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals18.4KWorld # 191 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 123MWorld # 143 / 2017 โ†’World Heritage sites1 sitesWorld # 138 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2020 / 77.8%Main languagepauMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNo dataNo comparison data for this countryTop export categoryVehicles and transport equipment2023Most mapped OSM sportBaseball and softball12 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightpauLargest staple-food calorie sourceNo dataNo comparison data for this countryCurrent currencyUS DollarUSDDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country