Population ages 15-64, male in Palau
Palau: Population ages 15-64, male was 72.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, male in Palau, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of male population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 15-64, male in Palau stood at 72.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, male in Palau peaked at 74.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 43.5%, in 1966.
That places Palau 19th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64, male in Palau, year by year
| Year | % of male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 46.5% | — |
| 1961 | 45.5% | -2.0% |
| 1962 | 44.7% | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 44.1% | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 43.8% | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 43.6% | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 43.5% | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 44.3% | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 46.1% | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 47.9% | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 49.2% | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 49.7% | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 50.1% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 50.7% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 51.4% | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 52.1% | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 52.8% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 53.5% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 54.3% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 55.0% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 55.8% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 57.0% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 58.3% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 59.3% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 60.1% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 60.7% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 61.7% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 63.0% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 64.2% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 65.3% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 66.2% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 67.0% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 67.6% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 68.0% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 68.3% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 68.6% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 69.3% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 70.4% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 71.5% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 72.6% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 73.3% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 73.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 73.2% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 73.0% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 72.9% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 73.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 73.4% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 73.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 74.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 74.3% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 74.4% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 74.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 74.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 74.4% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 74.2% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 74.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 74.0% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 74.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 73.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 73.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 73.6% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 73.3% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 73.0% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 72.7% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 72.5% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 72.3% | -0.3% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 72.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 66.7%, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Palau's 72.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 65.3%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.0% | 43.5% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.9% | 49.2% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.6% | 55.8% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.0% | 66.2% | 72.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.4% | 72.9% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.1% | 73.8% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.9% | 72.3% | 73.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More health data for Palau
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,529 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2689 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2087)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 105 (2025)
- Population, male 53.8% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, male in Palau?
- Population ages 15-64, male in Palau was 72.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, male recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 74.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, male recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.5% in 1966.
- How does Palau rank for population ages 15-64, male?
- Palau ranks 19th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, male rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total male population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.