Sex ratio at birth in Palau
Palau: Sex ratio at birth was 1.08 male births per female births in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.08 male births per female births
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 218 countries
All-time high
1.08 male births per female births
in 2013
All-time low
1.08 male births per female births
in 1963
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Sex ratio at birth in Palau, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in male births per female births.
Analysis
Palau recorded 1.08 male births per female births for sex ratio at birth in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio at birth in Palau peaked at 1.08 male births per female births in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.08 male births per female births, in 1963.
That places Palau 10th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Sex ratio at birth in Palau, year by year
| Year | male births per female births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.08 male births per female births | — |
| 1961 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.08 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.08 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.08 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.08 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.08 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.08 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.08 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.08 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 1.08 male births per female births is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.05 male births per female births, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Palau's 1.08 male births per female births is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.07 male births per female births, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.08 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.08 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.08 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 5 |
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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 09, male, interpolated 117 (2025)
- Population, male 9,506 (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 sex ratio at birth in Palau?
- Sex ratio at birth in Palau was 1.08 male births per female births in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest sex ratio at birth recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 male births per female births in 2013.
- What is the lowest sex ratio at birth recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 male births per female births in 1963.
- How does Palau rank for sex ratio at birth?
- Palau ranks 10th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sex ratio at birth rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sex ratio at birth refers to male births per female births.