What is life expectancy at birth in Palau?

Life expectancy at birth in Palau was 69.27 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Palau?

The highest recorded value was 69.27 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Palau?

The lowest recorded value was 52.67 years in 1950.

How does Palau rank for life expectancy at birth?

Palau ranks 176th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy at birth 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy at birth in Palau

Name: Life expectancy at birth in Palau
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Palau: Life expectancy at birth 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

1950–2023

Life expectancy at birth in Palau, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Palau recorded 69.27 years for life expectancy at birth in 2023. 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 at birth 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.

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

Countries ranked near Palau

173 Sao Tome and Principe 69.72 years compare
174 Libya 69.34 years compare
175 Yemen 69.3 years compare
177 Botswana 69.16 years compare
178 Laos 68.96 years compare
179 Senegal 68.68 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 103 (2025)
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Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 106 (2025)
Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 97 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 126 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth in Palau?: Life expectancy at birth in Palau was 69.27 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Palau?: The highest recorded value was 69.27 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Palau?: The lowest recorded value was 52.67 years in 1950.
How does Palau rank for life expectancy at birth?: Palau ranks 176th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy at birth 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy at birth
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.