Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Palau

Population aged 65 and over in Palau in 2025 — 2,090 people. Ranked 214 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 361.4%.

2025 2,090 people +4.14% vs 2024
World rank 214of 217
Period maximum 2,090 people2025
Period minimum 453 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Palau, 1960–202501,0002,0003,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 453 people1962: 458 people1964: 473 people1966: 510 people1968: 497 people1970: 483 people1972: 538 people1974: 573 people1976: 560 people1978: 580 people1980: 627 people1982: 650 people1984: 677 people1986: 732 people1988: 818 people1990: 898 people1992: 929 people1994: 945 people1996: 964 people1998: 970 people2000: 998 people2002: 1,031 people2004: 1,091 people2006: 1,099 people2008: 1,109 people2010: 1,130 people2012: 1,182 people2014: 1,285 people2016: 1,396 people2018: 1,544 people2020: 1,694 people2022: 1,843 people2024: 2,007 people2025: 2,090 people
Change over the period: +1,637 (+361.37%) Average annual rate: 2.38 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Palau 2,090 people
World 855M people
East Asia & Pacific 333M people
Micronesia (subregion) computed 44,050 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 333M people
Population aged 65 and over — Palau, by year Palau All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 2,090 +83 +4.14%
2024 2,007 +84 +4.37%
2023 1,923 +80 +4.34%
2022 1,843 +76 +4.3%
2021 1,767 +73 +4.31%
2020 1,694 +75 +4.63%
2019 1,619 +75 +4.86%
2018 1,544 +74 +5.03%
2017 1,470 +74 +5.3%
2016 1,396 +60 +4.49%
2015 1,336 +51 +3.97%
2014 1,285 +57 +4.64%
2013 1,228 +46 +3.89%
2012 1,182 +29 +2.52%
2011 1,153 +23 +2.04%
2010 1,130 +10 +0.89%
2009 1,120 +11 +0.99%
2008 1,109 +11 +1%
2007 1,098 −1 −0.09%
2006 1,099 −7 −0.63%
2005 1,106 +15 +1.37%
2004 1,091 +31 +2.92%
2003 1,060 +29 +2.81%
2002 1,031 +22 +2.18%
2001 1,009 +11 +1.1%
2000 998 +14 +1.42%
1999 984 +14 +1.44%
1998 970 +3 +0.31%
1997 967 +3 +0.31%
1996 964 +8 +0.84%
1995 956 +11 +1.16%
1994 945 +9 +0.96%
1993 936 +7 +0.75%
1992 929 +11 +1.2%
1991 918 +20 +2.23%
1990 898 +36 +4.18%
1989 862 +44 +5.38%
1988 818 +45 +5.82%
1987 773 +41 +5.6%
1986 732 +31 +4.42%
1985 701 +24 +3.55%
1984 677 +18 +2.73%
1983 659 +9 +1.38%
1982 650 +8 +1.25%
1981 642 +15 +2.39%
1980 627 +24 +3.98%
1979 603 +23 +3.97%
1978 580 +16 +2.84%
1977 564 +4 +0.71%
1976 560 −7 −1.23%
1975 567 −6 −1.05%
1974 573 +9 +1.6%
1973 564 +26 +4.83%
1972 538 +31 +6.11%
1971 507 +24 +4.97%
1970 483 +2 +0.42%
1969 481 −16 −3.22%
1968 497 −17 −3.31%
1967 514 +4 +0.78%
1966 510 +22 +4.51%
1965 488 +15 +3.17%
1964 473 +9 +1.94%
1963 464 +6 +1.31%
1962 458 +5 +1.1%
1961 453 +0 +0%
1960 453

Micronesia, 2025

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

About the indicator

The population aged 65 and over. In absolute numbers this group is growing faster than any other: it expands both from the rise in life expectancy and from the entry of the large cohorts born in the middle of the 20th century. Japan and Italy lead by share of population, China and India by absolute number, and the divergence of the two rankings shows where the load on health care and pensions is larger in scale and where it is sharper.

Important: The threshold of 65 years is an international convention and is not tied to the retirement age of any particular country.

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