Life expectancy at birth, total in Palau
Palau: Life expectancy at birth, total was 69.38 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Palau, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Palau is 69.38 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Palau peaked at 69.38 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.85 years, in 1960.
That places Palau 155th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.95 years | 54.85 years | 57.25 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.71 years | 57.67 years | 61.62 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.53 years | 61.91 years | 62.78 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.32 years | 62.79 years | 64.23 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.12 years | 64.5 years | 67.99 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.9 years | 68.35 years | 69.07 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.97 years | 68.56 years | 69.38 years | 5 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,529 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 117 (2025)
- Population, male 9,506 (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)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 97 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 126 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Palau?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Palau was 69.38 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 69.38 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.85 years in 1960.
- How does Palau rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Palau ranks 155th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.