Female population by age group in Palau
Palau: Female population by age group was 479 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
479 people
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
226th
of 236 countries
All-time high
961 people
in 1971
All-time low
479 people
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Female population by age group in Palau, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2023, female population by age group in Palau stood at 479 people. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female population by age group in Palau peaked at 961 people in 1971 and was at its lowest, 479 people, in 2023.
Palau ranks 226th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Female population by age group in Palau, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 642 people | — |
| 1951 | 673 people | +4.8% |
| 1952 | 705 people | +4.8% |
| 1953 | 740 people | +5.0% |
| 1954 | 770 people | +4.1% |
| 1955 | 786 people | +2.1% |
| 1956 | 785 people | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 764 people | -2.7% |
| 1958 | 746 people | -2.4% |
| 1959 | 767 people | +2.8% |
| 1960 | 812 people | +5.9% |
| 1961 | 856 people | +5.4% |
| 1962 | 901 people | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 934 people | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 947 people | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 953 people | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 953 people | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 934 people | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 915 people | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 919 people | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 942 people | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 961 people | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 956 people | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 926 people | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 890 people | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 859 people | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 827 people | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 798 people | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 770 people | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 735 people | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 701 people | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 683 people | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 682 people | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 691 people | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 709 people | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 734 people | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 749 people | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 751 people | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 752 people | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 752 people | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 756 people | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 764 people | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 777 people | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 796 people | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 817 people | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 841 people | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 846 people | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 823 people | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 773 people | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 696 people | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 635 people | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 620 people | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 624 people | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 640 people | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 664 people | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 674 people | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 662 people | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 643 people | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 625 people | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 606 people | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 590 people | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 583 people | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 576 people | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 573 people | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 566 people | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 552 people | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 538 people | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 527 people | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 518 people | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 508 people | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 500 people | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 493 people | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 486 people | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 479 people | -1.4% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 479 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 62,311 people, 1% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Palau's 479 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76,878 people, 1% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 737.8 people | 642 people | 786 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 912.4 people | 812 people | 953 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 866.4 people | 735 people | 961 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 720.4 people | 682 people | 752 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 788.9 people | 696 people | 846 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 639.3 people | 606 people | 674 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 553.1 people | 508 people | 590 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 489.5 people | 479 people | 500 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 223 San Marino 583 people compare
- 224 Tuvalu 518 people compare
- 225 Cook Islands 480 people compare
- 227 Saint Barthelemy 335 people compare
- 228 Anguilla 328 people compare
- 229 Wallis and Futuna 274 people compare
More gender data for Palau
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 89 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 96 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 90 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 97 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 92 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 99 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 94 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 101 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 96 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 103 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female population by age group in Palau?
- Female population by age group in Palau was 479 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female population by age group recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 961 people in 1971.
- What is the lowest female population by age group recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 479 people in 2023.
- How does Palau rank for female population by age group?
- Palau ranks 226th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female population by age group rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female population by age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes women aged 0-4.