Palau People - 2022
SOURCE: 2022 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
Population
21,695 (2022 est.)
Nationality
noun: Palauan(s)
adjective: Palauan
Ethnic groups
Palauan (Micronesian with Malayan and Melanesian admixtures) 73%, Carolinian 2%, Asian 21.7%, Caucasian 1.2%, other 2.1% (2015 est.)
Languages
Palauan (official on most islands) 65.2%, other Micronesian 1.9%, English (official) 19.1%, Filipino 9.9%, Chinese 1.2%, other 2.8% (2015 est.)
note: Sonsoralese is official in Sonsoral; Tobian is official in Tobi; Angaur and Japanese are official in Angaur
Religions
Roman Catholic 45.3%, Protestant 34.9% (includes Evangelical 26.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 6.9%, Assembly of God .9%, Baptist .7%), Modekngei 5.7% (indigenous to Palau), Muslim 3%, Church of Jesus Christ 1.5%, other 9.7% (2015 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 18.68% (male 2,090/female 1,961)
15-24 years: 15.86% (male 1,723/female 1,716)
25-54 years: 45.33% (male 6,026/female 3,804)
55-64 years: 10.68% (male 853/female 1,463)
65 years and over: 9.45% (male 501/female 1,548) (2020 est.)
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio: 43.8
youth dependency ratio: 30.2
elderly dependency ratio: 13.7
potential support ratio: 7.3 (2021)
Median age
total: 33.9 years
male: 32.9 years
female: 35.9 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate
0.39% (2022 est.)
Birth rate
11.52 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate
8.25 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
0.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Population distribution
most of the population is located on the southern end of the main island of Babelthuap
Urbanization
urban population: 82.4% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 1.59% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas - population
277 NGERULMUD (capital) (2018)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.66 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.64 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.27 male(s)/female
total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 11.28 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 13.26 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 9.18 deaths/1,000 live births (2022 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 74.64 years
male: 71.48 years
female: 78 years (2022 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.7 children born/woman (2022 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
N/A
Drinking water source
improved: urban: 99.6% of population
rural: 99.8% of population
total: 99.7% of population
unimproved: urban: 0.4% of population
rural: 0.2% of population
total: 0.3% of population (2020 est.)
Current health expenditure
15.2% of GDP (2019)
Physicians density
1.77 physicians/1,000 population (2020)
Sanitation facility access
improved: urban: 99.8% of population
rural: 99% of population
total: 99.6% of population
unimproved: urban: 0.2% of population
rural: 1% of population
total: 0.4% of population (2020 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
N/A
Major infectious diseases
degree of risk: high (2020)
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea
vectorborne diseases: malaria
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
55.3% (2016)
Tobacco use
total: 17.6% (2020 est.)
male: 27.3% (2020 est.)
female: 7.9% (2020 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
N/A
Education expenditures
6.8% of GDP (2019)
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.6%
male: 96.8%
female: 96.3% (2015)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 17 years
male: 16 years
female: 17 years (2013)
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
total: 5.6%
male: NA
female: (2014) NA
NOTE: The information regarding Palau on this page is re-published from the 2022 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Palau 2022 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Palau 2022 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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