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Palau

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Capital
Ngerulmud
Currency
United States dollar
Continent
Insular Oceania · Oceania
Area
465.55 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q695 ↗ · Official languages: English, Japanese (Angaur), Palauan
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
17.66K · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
345M · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
19.53K · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
-0.42 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
—
No data available
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
1.88 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
69.38 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
Population growth ↗
-0.18 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
6.29 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
23.05K · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
11.83 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
79.28 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
—
No data available
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
—
No data available
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
83.93 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
105.81 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
21.49 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

Population

All countries ↗
people · 2006–2025
2025Palau: 17.66K
Palau · Population17.45K18.04K18.62K19.2K19.79K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Palau · Population · people
YearPalau
202517,663
202417,695
202317,727
202217,759
202117,783
202017,792
201917,798
201817,814
201717,812
201617,797
201517,770
201417,715
201317,648
201217,765
201118,078
201018,396
200918,709
200819,009
200719,302
200619,593

GDP

All countries ↗
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Palau: 345M
Palau · GDP167.95M216.24M264.52M312.81M361.1M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Palau · GDP · current US$
YearPalau
2025345,000,000
2024321,501,812.5
2023276,157,406.25
2022247,470,812.5
2021235,935,734.38
2020258,985,859.38
2019281,954,000
2018288,228,343.75
2017289,983,656.25
2016303,326,125
2015283,224,750
2014245,436,546.88
2013226,257,828.13
2012214,928,296.88
2011195,163,578.13
2010184,292,328.13
2009184,049,765.63
2008199,046,109.38
2007196,012,718.75
2006190,777,421.88

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Palau: 19.53K
Palau · GDP per capita8,757.4911.7K14.63K17.57K20.51K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Palau · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearPalau
202519,532.36
202418,169.08
202315,578.35
202213,934.95
202113,267.49
202014,556.31
201915,841.89
201816,179.88
201716,280.24
201617,043.67
201515,938.37
201413,854.73
201312,820.59
201212,098.41
201110,795.64
201010,018.07
20099,837.5
200810,471.15
200710,155.05
20069,737.02

Inflation

All countries ↗
% · 2006–2025
2025Palau: -0.42
Palau · Inflation-2.431.735.8910.0514.212006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Palau · Inflation · %
YearPalau
2025-0.42
20242.23
202312.82
202212.35
20212.61
20200.22
20190.27
20182.11
20171.42
2016-1.04
20150.95
20144.19
20133.35
20123.61
20114.67
20101.44
20091.44
200811.97
20073.24
20064.43

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
No data available
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Palau · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearPalau
2025No data available
2024No data available
2023No data available
2022No data available
2021No data available
2020No data available
2019No data available
2018No data available
2017No data available
2016No data available
2015No data available
2014No data available
2013No data available
2012No data available
2011No data available
2010No data available
2009No data available
2008No data available
2007No data available
2006No data available

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Palau: —
Palau · Fertility rate1.871.921.972.022.072006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Palau · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearPalau
2025No data available
20241.88
20231.91
20221.93
20211.95
20201.97
20191.98
20181.97
20172.02
20162.06
20152
20142.03
20132.05
20122.01
20111.97
20101.94
20091.94
20081.95
20071.97
20062

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Palau: —
Palau · Life expectancy66.3667.1868.0168.8369.662006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Palau · Life expectancy · years
YearPalau
2025No data available
202469.38
202369.27
202268.92
202168.56
202068.69
201968.98
201868.99
201769.02
201669.05
201569.07
201469.06
201368.98
201268.86
201168.64
201068.35
200967.99
200867.56
200767.11
200666.63
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Palau

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