Birth rate, crude in Palau
Palau: Birth rate, crude was 10.69 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
10.69 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
146th
of 217 countries
All-time high
46.34 per 1,000 people
in 1960
All-time low
10.69 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Birth rate, crude in Palau, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Palau recorded 10.69 per 1,000 people for birth rate, crude in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate, crude in Palau peaked at 46.34 per 1,000 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 10.69 per 1,000 people, in 2024.
That places Palau 146th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Birth rate, crude in Palau, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 46.34 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 45.34 per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 43.92 per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 42.3 per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
| 1964 | 40.53 per 1,000 people | -4.2% |
| 1965 | 38.79 per 1,000 people | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 37.33 per 1,000 people | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 36.54 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 37.04 per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 37.5 per 1,000 people | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 37.03 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 35.72 per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 33.97 per 1,000 people | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 32.12 per 1,000 people | -5.4% |
| 1974 | 30.8 per 1,000 people | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 29.98 per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 28.79 per 1,000 people | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 26.87 per 1,000 people | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 25.13 per 1,000 people | -6.5% |
| 1979 | 23.82 per 1,000 people | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 22.85 per 1,000 people | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 22.29 per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 22.69 per 1,000 people | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 22.75 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 22.69 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 22.35 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 22.11 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 22.02 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 22.02 per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 22.22 per 1,000 people | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 22.02 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 21.34 per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 21.57 per 1,000 people | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 22.05 per 1,000 people | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 21.67 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 20.73 per 1,000 people | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 19.25 per 1,000 people | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 17.53 per 1,000 people | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 16 per 1,000 people | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 15.13 per 1,000 people | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 14.38 per 1,000 people | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 14.48 per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 14.46 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 14.29 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 14.03 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 13.94 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 13.81 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 13.74 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 13.68 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 13.65 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 13.65 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13.8 per 1,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 13.99 per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 14.02 per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 13.36 per 1,000 people | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 12.58 per 1,000 people | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 12.74 per 1,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 12.44 per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 12 per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 11.92 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 11.62 per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 11.38 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 11.12 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 10.9 per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 10.69 per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.56 per 1,000 people | 36.54 per 1,000 people | 46.34 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 30.42 per 1,000 people | 23.82 per 1,000 people | 37.03 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.4 per 1,000 people | 22.02 per 1,000 people | 22.85 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.73 per 1,000 people | 15.13 per 1,000 people | 22.05 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.04 per 1,000 people | 13.65 per 1,000 people | 14.48 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.05 per 1,000 people | 11.92 per 1,000 people | 14.02 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.14 per 1,000 people | 10.69 per 1,000 people | 11.62 per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 143 Faroe Islands 10.8 per 1,000 people compare
- 144 Australia 10.7 per 1,000 people compare
- 145 French Polynesia 10.69 per 1,000 people compare
- 147 United States 10.6 per 1,000 people compare
- 148 Moldova 10.59 per 1,000 people compare
- 149 Maldives 10.59 per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Palau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2087)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2689 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,529 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 0 (2100)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 99 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 117 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 103 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 112 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 101 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 106 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate, crude in Palau?
- Birth rate, crude in Palau was 10.69 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest birth rate, crude recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 46.34 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- What is the lowest birth rate, crude recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.69 per 1,000 people in 2024.
- How does Palau rank for birth rate, crude?
- Palau ranks 146th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is birth rate, crude rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.