Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union in Palau
Palau: Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union was 49.4% in 2050. ▲ Rising
Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union in Palau, 2021–2050
Source: United Nations (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2050, share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union in Palau stood at 49.4%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union in Palau peaked at 49.4% in 2050 and was at its lowest, 42.2%, in 2030.
Palau ranks 193rd of 224 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union in Palau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47.5% | — |
| 2022 | 46.7% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 45.9% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 45.1% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 44.3% | -1.8% |
| 2026 | 43.7% | -1.4% |
| 2027 | 43.2% | -1.1% |
| 2028 | 42.8% | -0.9% |
| 2029 | 42.4% | -0.9% |
| 2030 | 42.2% | -0.5% |
| 2031 | 42.2% | +0.0% |
| 2032 | 42.2% | +0.0% |
| 2033 | 42.3% | +0.2% |
| 2034 | 42.4% | +0.2% |
| 2035 | 42.5% | +0.2% |
| 2036 | 42.7% | +0.5% |
| 2037 | 42.9% | +0.5% |
| 2038 | 43.1% | +0.5% |
| 2039 | 43.3% | +0.5% |
| 2040 | 43.7% | +0.9% |
| 2041 | 44.0% | +0.7% |
| 2042 | 44.4% | +0.9% |
| 2043 | 44.8% | +0.9% |
| 2044 | 45.2% | +0.9% |
| 2045 | 45.8% | +1.3% |
| 2046 | 46.5% | +1.5% |
| 2047 | 47.2% | +1.5% |
| 2048 | 47.9% | +1.5% |
| 2049 | 48.6% | +1.5% |
| 2050 | 49.4% | +1.6% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 49.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 53.4%, 93% of the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Palau's 49.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 55.8%, 89% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 44.6% | 42.4% | 47.5% | 9 |
| 2030s | 42.6% | 42.2% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2040s | 45.8% | 43.7% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 2050s | 49.4% | 49.4% | 49.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 190 Costa Rica 49.7% compare
- 190 Liberia 49.7% compare
- 192 Saudi Arabia 49.6% compare
- 194 Ghana 48.9% compare
- 195 Reunion 48.7% compare
- 196 Northern Mariana Islands 48.5% compare
- 196 Slovak Republic 48.5% compare
- 196 Taiwan 48.5% 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 share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union in Palau?
- Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union in Palau was 49.4% in 2050, according to United Nations (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 2050.
- What is the lowest share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.2% in 2030.
- How does Palau rank for share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union?
- Palau ranks 193rd out of 224 countries with data for 2050.
- Is share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of women aged 15–49 who are married, or who live with a partner without being married.