Share of the population that is female in Palau
Palau: Share of the population that is female was 46.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
46.2%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
207th
of 215 countries
All-time high
49.6%
in 1963
All-time low
45.4%
in 2000
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Share of the population that is female in Palau, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population that is female in Palau is 46.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Palau peaked at 49.6% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 45.4%, in 2000.
Palau ranks 207th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Share of the population that is female in Palau, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 49.6% | — |
| 1961 | 49.6% | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 49.6% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 49.6% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 49.6% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 49.5% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 49.4% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 49.4% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 49.3% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 49.3% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 49.2% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 48.8% | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 48.3% | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 47.9% | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 47.8% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 47.9% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 47.9% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 48.0% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 48.0% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 48.1% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 48.1% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 48.0% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 47.7% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 47.4% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 47.2% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 46.9% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 46.7% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 46.5% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 46.3% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 46.2% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 46.2% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 46.3% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 46.3% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 46.4% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 46.4% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 46.4% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 46.3% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 46.0% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 45.8% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 45.5% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 45.4% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 45.5% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 45.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 45.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 46.1% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 46.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 46.4% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 46.6% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 46.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 46.8% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 46.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 47.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 47.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 47.1% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 46.8% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 46.5% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 46.4% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 46.3% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 46.1% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 46.0% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 46.0% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 46.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 46.1% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 46.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 46.1% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 46.2% | +0.1% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 46.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 50.6%, 91% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Palau's 46.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 49.8%, 93% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.5% | 49.3% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.2% | 47.8% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.1% | 46.2% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.2% | 45.5% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.1% | 45.4% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.6% | 46.0% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.1% | 46.0% | 46.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 204 Northern Mariana Islands 47.1% compare
- 205 Brunei 46.9% compare
- 206 Bhutan 46.6% compare
- 208 Seychelles 44.9% compare
- 209 Saudi Arabia 39.6% compare
- 210 Kuwait 38.9% 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 the population that is female in Palau?
- Share of the population that is female in Palau was 46.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 49.6% in 1963.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.4% in 2000.
- How does Palau rank for share of the population that is female?
- Palau ranks 207th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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