Share of women in the population — all countries

Share of women in the population — Palau

Share of women in the population in Palau in 2025 — 46.18%. Ranked 209 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 3.41 pp.

2025 46.18% +0.04 pp vs 2024
World rank 209of 217
Period maximum 49.61%1963
Period minimum 45.44%2000

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of women in the population — Palau, 1960–20254446485019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 49.59%1962: 49.59%1964: 49.56%1966: 49.45%1968: 49.3%1970: 49.19%1972: 48.33%1974: 47.8%1976: 47.95%1978: 48.05%1980: 48.13%1982: 47.71%1984: 47.17%1986: 46.66%1988: 46.35%1990: 46.19%1992: 46.32%1994: 46.4%1996: 46.3%1998: 45.79%2000: 45.44%2002: 45.71%2004: 46.08%2006: 46.43%2008: 46.66%2010: 46.88%2012: 47.17%2014: 46.79%2016: 46.39%2018: 46.12%2020: 45.95%2022: 46.06%2024: 46.14%2025: 46.18%
Change over the period: −3.41 pp Annual average: -0.05 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Palau

Palau 46.18%
World 49.73%
Micronesia (subregion) computed 49.78%
Share of women in the population — Palau, by year Palau All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 46.18 +0.04 pp
2024 46.14 +0.04 pp
2023 46.1 +0.04 pp
2022 46.06 +0.05 pp
2021 46.01 +0.06 pp
2020 45.95 −0.03 pp
2019 45.98 −0.14 pp
2018 46.12 −0.14 pp
2017 46.26 −0.13 pp
2016 46.39 −0.15 pp
2015 46.53 −0.25 pp
2014 46.79 −0.3 pp
2013 47.09 −0.07 pp
2012 47.17 +0.15 pp
2011 47.02 +0.14 pp
2010 46.88 +0.11 pp
2009 46.77 +0.1 pp
2008 46.66 +0.11 pp
2007 46.55 +0.12 pp
2006 46.43 +0.15 pp
2005 46.28 +0.2 pp
2004 46.08 +0.2 pp
2003 45.88 +0.17 pp
2002 45.71 +0.17 pp
2001 45.54 +0.1 pp
2000 45.44 −0.1 pp
1999 45.54 −0.25 pp
1998 45.79 −0.26 pp
1997 46.05 −0.26 pp
1996 46.3 −0.12 pp
1995 46.42 +0.02 pp
1994 46.4 +0.03 pp
1993 46.37 +0.05 pp
1992 46.32 +0.05 pp
1991 46.27 +0.07 pp
1990 46.19 −0.02 pp
1989 46.22 −0.13 pp
1988 46.35 −0.14 pp
1987 46.49 −0.16 pp
1986 46.66 −0.23 pp
1985 46.88 −0.28 pp
1984 47.17 −0.26 pp
1983 47.42 −0.28 pp
1982 47.71 −0.26 pp
1981 47.97 −0.16 pp
1980 48.13 −0 pp
1979 48.13 +0.09 pp
1978 48.05 +0.07 pp
1977 47.98 +0.03 pp
1976 47.95 +0.05 pp
1975 47.9 +0.09 pp
1974 47.8 −0.12 pp
1973 47.92 −0.41 pp
1972 48.33 −0.47 pp
1971 48.8 −0.39 pp
1970 49.19 −0.13 pp
1969 49.31 +0.02 pp
1968 49.3 −0.07 pp
1967 49.37 −0.08 pp
1966 49.45 −0.07 pp
1965 49.52 −0.05 pp
1964 49.56 −0.04 pp
1963 49.61 +0.01 pp
1962 49.59 +0.01 pp
1961 49.58 −0.01 pp
1960 49.59

Micronesia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of women in total population. Slightly more boys than girls are born (about 105 to 100), but because male mortality is higher the ratio evens out at older ages and then tilts toward women. Deviations from 50% in either direction point either to labor migration (the male surplus in the Gulf states) or to a gap in life expectancy.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.