Female and male life expectancy at birth in years in Palau
Palau: Female and male life expectancy at birth in years was 67.15 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
67.15
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
170th
of 236 countries
All-time high
67.15
in 2023
All-time low
48.67
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Female and male life expectancy at birth in years in Palau, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Palau recorded 67.15 for female and male life expectancy at birth in years in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female and male life expectancy at birth in years in Palau peaked at 67.15 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.67, in 1950.
Palau ranks 170th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Female and male life expectancy at birth in years in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 48.67 | — |
| 1951 | 48.84 | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 49.03 | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 49.24 | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 49.44 | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 49.63 | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 49.84 | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 50.05 | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 50.25 | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 50.48 | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 50.72 | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 50.93 | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 51.17 | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 51.37 | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 51.61 | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 51.67 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 51.92 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 52.23 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 52.56 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 52.92 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 53.34 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 53.77 | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 54.22 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 54.68 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 55.12 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 55.55 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 55.96 | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 56.33 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 56.65 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 56.91 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 57.13 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 57.34 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 57.48 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 57.57 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 57.73 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 57.81 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 57.85 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 57.9 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 57.97 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 58.07 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 58.21 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 58.35 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 58.55 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 58.72 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 58.99 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 59.27 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 59.59 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 59.98 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 60.34 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 60.68 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 61.01 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 61.33 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 61.61 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 62.02 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 62.44 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 62.89 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 63.35 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 63.9 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 64.38 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 64.83 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 65.21 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 65.53 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 65.77 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 65.94 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 66.04 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 66.11 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 66.17 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 66.23 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 66.33 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 66.45 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 66.09 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 66.28 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 66.72 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 67.15 | +0.6% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 67.15 is below the median for high income countries, which is 78.86, 85% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Palau's 67.15 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 69.86, 96% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 49.55 | 48.67 | 50.48 | 10 |
| 1960s | 51.71 | 50.72 | 52.92 | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.25 | 53.34 | 56.91 | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.69 | 57.13 | 58.07 | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.27 | 58.21 | 60.68 | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.77 | 61.01 | 64.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.98 | 65.21 | 66.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.56 | 66.09 | 67.15 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0261 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female and male life expectancy at birth in years in Palau?
- Female and male life expectancy at birth in years in Palau was 67.15 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female and male life expectancy at birth in years recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 67.15 in 2023.
- What is the lowest female and male life expectancy at birth in years recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.67 in 1950.
- How does Palau rank for female and male life expectancy at birth in years?
- Palau ranks 170th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female and male life expectancy at birth in years rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Female and male life expectancy at birth in years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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