Palau vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Population ages 65 and above
Palau
11.8%
in 2025
Turks and Caicos Islands
11.7%
in 2025
Palau rank
87th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
90th
Population ages 65 and above over time
- Palau
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Palau currently reports 11.8% against 11.7% in Turks and Caicos Islands, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
Palau ranks 87th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 90th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 3 and Turks and Caicos Islands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.6% | 5.2% | 0.6% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1970s | 4.5% | 5.5% | 1.0% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 5.0% | 0.3% | Palau |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 4.1% | 1.4% | Palau |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 4.7% | 0.8% | Palau |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 8.1% | 0.6% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 10.8% | 0.2% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, Palau or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Palau, at 11.8% against 11.7% in Turks and Caicos Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above between Palau and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 0.1%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Palau and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for population ages 65 and above?
- Palau ranks 87th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 90th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 65 and above (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.