Population, male in Palau

Palau: Population, male was 9,506 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
9,506
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
213th
of 215 countries
All-time high
10,686
in 2004
All-time low
4,702
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population, male in Palau, 1960–2025

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k196019922025

Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.

Analysis

In 2025, population, male in Palau stood at 9,506.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, male in Palau peaked at 10,686 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4,702, in 1960.

Palau ranks 213th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5,233 4,702 5,656 10
1970s 6,378 5,776 6,622 10
1980s 7,166 6,365 8,038 10
1990s 9,175 8,211 10,294 10
2000s 10,447 9,959 10,686 10
2010s 9,533 9,337 9,772 10
2020s 9,564 9,506 9,616 6

Countries ranked near Palau

  1. 210 Marshall Islands 18,561 compare
  2. 211 San Marino 16,773 compare
  3. 212 Saint Martin (French part) 11,547 compare
  4. 214 Nauru 6,118 compare
  5. 215 Tuvalu 4,859 compare

See the full ranking of 264 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, male in Palau?
Population, male in Palau was 9,506 in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest population, male recorded in Palau?
The highest recorded value was 10,686 in 2004.
What is the lowest population, male recorded in Palau?
The lowest recorded value was 4,702 in 1960.
How does Palau rank for population, male?
Palau ranks 213th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population, male rising or falling in Palau?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, male
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.