Life expectancy in Palau
Palau: Life expectancy was 69.27 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
69.27 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
176th
of 236 countries
All-time high
69.27 years
in 2023
All-time low
52.67 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy in Palau, 1950–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy in Palau stood at 69.27 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Palau peaked at 69.27 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 52.67 years, in 1950.
That places Palau 176th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Palau, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 52.67 years | — |
| 1951 | 52.87 years | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 53.07 years | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 53.27 years | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 53.48 years | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 53.7 years | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 53.92 years | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 54.14 years | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 54.36 years | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 54.59 years | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 54.85 years | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 55.09 years | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 55.38 years | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 55.57 years | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 55.79 years | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 55.94 years | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 56.21 years | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 56.54 years | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 56.89 years | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 57.25 years | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 57.67 years | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 58.11 years | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 58.56 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 59.02 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 59.49 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 60 years | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 60.47 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 60.9 years | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 61.29 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 61.62 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 61.91 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 62.14 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 62.33 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 62.48 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 62.64 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 62.72 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 62.75 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 62.77 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 62.78 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 62.78 years | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 62.79 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 62.85 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 62.93 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 62.98 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 63.1 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 63.26 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 63.46 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 63.71 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 63.95 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 64.23 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 64.5 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 64.8 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 65.08 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 65.45 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 65.82 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 66.22 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 66.63 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 67.11 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 67.56 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 67.99 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 68.35 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 68.64 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 68.86 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 68.98 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 69.06 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 69.07 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 69.05 years | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 69.02 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 68.99 years | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 68.98 years | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 68.69 years | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 68.56 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 68.92 years | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 69.27 years | +0.5% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 69.27 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 81 years, 86% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Palau's 69.27 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.85 years, 95% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 53.61 years | 52.67 years | 54.59 years | 10 |
| 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 | 68.86 years | 68.56 years | 69.27 years | 4 |
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- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 103 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Palau?
- Life expectancy in Palau was 69.27 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 69.27 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.67 years in 1950.
- How does Palau rank for life expectancy?
- Palau ranks 176th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.