Palau
Micronesia · Independent country · Capital: Ngerulmud
- 17,684Population15th of 22 · 2025
- 603,978 km²Ocean area15th of 22 · 2021
- US$15,783GDP per person10th of 22 · 2025
- 65,558Overseas visitors a year10th of 20 · 2025
Palau has 1,313 km² of ocean for every km² of land, and about 38 people per km² of land.
Population
2000–2025
GDP per person (US$, current prices)
2005–2025
Overseas visitors per year
2005–2025
People
- Population
- 17,6842025, estimate
- Population growth per year
- -0.1%2025, estimate
- People per km² of land
- 382025, estimate
- Median age
- 39 years2025, estimate
- Children (0–14)share of the population
- 18%2025, estimate
- Youth (15–24)share of the population
- 12%2025, estimate
- Aged 60 and overshare of the population
- 18%2025, estimate
- Dependency ratiochildren and older people per 100 aged 15–59
- 57%2025, estimate
Health
- Life expectancy, women
- 77.8 years2015
- Life expectancy, men
- 68.1 years2015
- Births per woman
- 2.22018
- Births per 1,000 women aged 15–19
- 282015
- Infant deaths per 1,000 live births
- 11.72018
- Births per 1,000 people
- 142018
- Deaths per 1,000 people
- 7.82018
Economy
- GDPcurrent prices, US dollars
- US$279 million2025
- GDP per person
- US$15,7832025
- Inflation
- -0.4%2025, estimate
- Exports of goods
- US$2.7 million2024
- Imports of goods
- US$138 million2024
- Trade balance
- −US$189 million2023
- Government revenueshare of GDP
- 60%2022
- Government spendingshare of GDP
- 57%2022
- Overseas visitors per year
- 65,5582025
Land and sea
- Land area
- 460 km²2025, estimate
- Ocean area (exclusive economic zone)
- 603,978 km²2021
- Highest point above sea level
- 242 m2021
Happening nearby now
Earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 and over this week within 1,000 km of Ngerulmud, and storms, floods, volcanoes and fires within 1,500 km.
- M 5.0 · 58 km NE of Fef, IndonesiaEarthquake · 910 km from Ngerulmud · 10 Nov 2026, 08:34 UTC
- M 4.7 · 271 km N of Tobelo, IndonesiaEarthquake · 840 km from Ngerulmud · 9 Nov 2026, 11:25 UTC
- M 4.6 · 84 km E of Barcelona, PhilippinesEarthquake · 820 km from Ngerulmud · 13 Nov 2026, 09:40 UTC
- M 4.6 · 117 km NE of Tobelo, IndonesiaEarthquake · 860 km from Ngerulmud · 8 Nov 2026, 16:45 UTC
Open datasets about Palau
- Humanitarian Data Exchange
Airports in Palau
OurAirportsUpdated 18 Jan 2026
List of airports in Palau, with latitude and longitude. Unverified community data from http://ourairports.com/countries/PW/
- CSV
- Humanitarian Data Exchange
Palau - Subnational Population Statistics
UNFPAUpdated 14 Apr 2026
… 2023 No administrative boundaries common operational dataset (COD-AB) is available for Palau
- XLSX
- Humanitarian Data Exchange
Palau - Key Indicators
Asian Development BankUpdated 28 Oct 2026
This dataset contains key indicators for Palau compiled from the [ADB Key Indicators Database](https://kidb.adb.org …
- CSV
- Humanitarian Data Exchange
Palau Healthsites
Open Healthsite ConsultingUpdated 29 Sept 2026
This dataset shows the list of operating health facilities. Attributes included: Name,Nature of Facility, Activities, Lat, Long
- GEOJSON
- CSV
- SHP
- Humanitarian Data Exchange
Palau - Historical Health Indicators
World Health OrganizationUpdated 7 Feb 2025
This dataset contains historical data from WHO's [data portal](https://www.who.int/gho/en/).
- CSV
- Humanitarian Data Exchange
Palau: Daily Port Activity Data and Shipment Estimates
PortWatchUpdated 11 Nov 2026
… port calls, estimates of incoming shipment volumes and outgoing shipment volumes (in metric tons) for ports in Palau.
- CSV
Other Pacific countries and territories
Figures: Pacific Community (SPC), Pacific Data Hub .Stat (Pocket summary). The year under each figure is the year it is for; SPC keeps showing the latest figure until a newer one is published. Live events: USGS, GDACS and NASA EONET.