Population density in Palau in 2023 — 38.5 per km². Ranked 163 in the world out of 215. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 13.5%.
1991–2023 · people per km²
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Palau
| Year | per km² | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 38.5 | −0.1 | −0.18% |
| 2022 | 38.6 | −0.1 | −0.13% |
| 2021 | 38.7 | −0 | −0.05% |
| 2020 | 38.7 | −0 | −0.03% |
| 2019 | 38.7 | −0 | −0.09% |
| 2018 | 38.7 | +0 | +0.01% |
| 2017 | 38.7 | +0 | +0.08% |
| 2016 | 38.7 | +0.1 | +0.15% |
| 2015 | 38.6 | +0.1 | +0.31% |
| 2014 | 38.5 | +0.1 | +0.38% |
| 2013 | 38.4 | −0.3 | −0.66% |
| 2012 | 38.6 | −0.7 | −1.73% |
| 2011 | 39.3 | −0.7 | −1.73% |
| 2010 | 40 | −0.7 | −1.67% |
| 2009 | 40.7 | −0.7 | −1.58% |
| 2008 | 41.3 | −0.6 | −1.52% |
| 2007 | 42 | −0.6 | −1.49% |
| 2006 | 42.6 | −0.5 | −1.14% |
| 2005 | 43.1 | −0 | −0.01% |
| 2004 | 43.1 | +0.3 | +0.82% |
| 2003 | 42.7 | +0.3 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 42.4 | +0.3 | +0.78% |
| 2001 | 42.1 | +0.4 | +0.91% |
| 2000 | 41.7 | +0.6 | +1.47% |
| 1999 | 41.1 | +0.8 | +2.04% |
| 1998 | 40.3 | +0.9 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 39.4 | +1 | +2.57% |
| 1996 | 38.4 | +1 | +2.67% |
| 1995 | 37.4 | +0.9 | +2.53% |
| 1994 | 36.5 | +0.9 | +2.43% |
| 1993 | 35.6 | +0.8 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 34.8 | +0.8 | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 33.9 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Population divided by the land area of the country (excluding inland water bodies). Average density says little about actual settlement: in countries with vast deserts or tundra almost the whole population lives on a small part of the territory, so the average figure comes out an order of magnitude below the actual density of the settled areas.
Important: The aggregate is weighted by land area: it is the whole population of the group over its whole area. It cannot be an average of country densities — otherwise Monaco would weigh as much as Russia.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
The area of a country excluding inland water bodies — the denominator for every land share.
Environment Surface areaThe full area of a country — land together with inland water bodies.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Demography Urban population shareWhat part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
