Palau vs Taiwan: Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate
Palau
79.3%
in 2025
Taiwan
78.9%
in 2025
Palau rank
74th
Taiwan rank
77th
Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate over time
- Palau
- Taiwan
How they compare
Palau currently reports 79.3% against 78.9% in Taiwan, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Taiwan ahead.
Palau ranks 74th and Taiwan ranks 77th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 3 and Taiwan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 33.9% | 46.6% | 12.7% | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 51.2% | 51.9% | 0.6% | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 60.7% | 59.8% | 0.8% | Palau |
| 1980s | 66.5% | 73.2% | 6.7% | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 70.5% | 76.9% | 6.4% | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 75.8% | 78.8% | 2.9% | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 80.4% | 79.9% | 0.5% | Palau |
| 2020s | 79.2% | 79.0% | 0.1% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population vs. female labor force participation rate, Palau or Taiwan?
- Palau, at 79.3% against 78.9% in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population vs. female labor force participation rate between Palau and Taiwan?
- 0.4%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Taiwan?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Palau and Taiwan rank globally for urban population vs. female labor force participation rate?
- Palau ranks 74th and Taiwan ranks 77th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.