Population, female (% of total population) in Palau
Palau: Population, female (% of total population) was 46.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population, female in Palau, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population, female in Palau stood at 46.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Palau peaked at 49.6% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 45.4%, in 2000.
Palau ranks 210th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population, female (% of total population) in Palau, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 49.6% | — |
| 1961 | 49.6% | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 49.6% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 49.6% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 49.6% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 49.5% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 49.4% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 49.4% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 49.3% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 49.3% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 49.2% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 48.8% | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 48.3% | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 47.9% | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 47.8% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 47.9% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 47.9% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 48.0% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 48.0% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 48.1% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 48.1% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 48.0% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 47.7% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 47.4% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 47.2% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 46.9% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 46.7% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 46.5% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 46.3% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 46.2% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 46.2% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 46.3% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 46.3% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 46.4% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 46.4% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 46.4% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 46.3% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 46.0% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 45.8% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 45.5% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 45.4% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 45.5% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 45.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 45.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 46.1% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 46.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 46.4% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 46.6% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 46.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 46.8% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 46.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 47.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 47.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 47.1% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 46.8% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 46.5% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 46.4% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 46.3% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 46.1% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 46.0% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 46.0% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 46.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 46.1% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 46.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 46.1% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 46.2% | +0.1% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 46.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 50.6%, 91% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Palau's 46.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 49.8%, 93% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.5% | 49.3% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.2% | 47.8% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.1% | 46.2% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.2% | 45.5% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.1% | 45.4% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.6% | 46.0% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.1% | 46.0% | 46.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 207 Northern Mariana Islands 47.1% compare
- 208 Brunei 46.9% compare
- 209 Bhutan 46.6% compare
- 211 Seychelles 44.9% compare
- 212 Saudi Arabia 39.6% compare
- 213 Kuwait 38.9% compare
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- 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,529 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 0 (2100)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 99 (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)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 106 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Palau?
- Population, female in Palau was 46.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 49.6% in 1963.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.4% in 2000.
- How does Palau rank for population, female?
- Palau ranks 210th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, female (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.