Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Palau
Palau: Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 69.27 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Palau, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Palau stood at 69.27 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages 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.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages 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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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2087)
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- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 103 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 112 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages in Palau?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Palau was 69.27 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 69.27 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.67 years in 1950.
- How does Palau rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
- Palau ranks 176th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages 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 Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.