Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate in Palau
Palau: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate was 0.5354 % change on previous year in 2050. ▼ Falling
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate in Palau, 1992–2050
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Palau recorded 0.5354 % change on previous year for population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate in 2050.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate in Palau peaked at 3.38 % change on previous year in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.2853 % change on previous year, in 2003.
Palau ranks 129th of 225 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate in Palau, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3.25 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 3.35 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 3.38 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 3.18 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 2.36 % change on previous year | -25.8% |
| 1997 | 2.09 % change on previous year | -11.4% |
| 1998 | 1.87 % change on previous year | -10.6% |
| 1999 | 1.56 % change on previous year | -16.5% |
| 2000 | 1.22 % change on previous year | -22.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8453 % change on previous year | -30.5% |
| 2002 | 0.522 % change on previous year | -38.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2853 % change on previous year | -45.4% |
| 2004 | 1.66 % change on previous year | +483.0% |
| 2005 | 1.61 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 1.61 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.56 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 1.57 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.55 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.59 % change on previous year | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 1.57 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.68 % change on previous year | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 1.66 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.69 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.76 % change on previous year | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 1.81 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.81 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.8 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.78 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.71 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 1.69 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.67 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.59 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 1.58 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 1.48 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 2026 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 2027 | 1.45 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2028 | 1.35 % change on previous year | -6.9% |
| 2029 | 1.32 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 2030 | 1.25 % change on previous year | -5.3% |
| 2031 | 1.19 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 2032 | 1.18 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2033 | 1.09 % change on previous year | -7.9% |
| 2034 | 1.01 % change on previous year | -6.6% |
| 2035 | 0.9767 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 2036 | 0.9223 % change on previous year | -5.6% |
| 2037 | 0.847 % change on previous year | -8.2% |
| 2038 | 0.8266 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 2039 | 0.7847 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
| 2040 | 0.7264 % change on previous year | -7.4% |
| 2041 | 0.678 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 2042 | 0.6606 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 2043 | 0.652 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2044 | 0.6308 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 2045 | 0.5974 % change on previous year | -5.3% |
| 2046 | 0.6148 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 2047 | 0.5611 % change on previous year | -8.7% |
| 2048 | 0.5663 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2049 | 0.559 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2050 | 0.5354 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.5354 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3351 % change on previous year, 1.6× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.5354 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7499 % change on previous year, 71% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate in Palau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +483.0% | 0.2853 % change on previous year | 1.66 % change on previous year |
| 2003 | -45.4% | 0.522 % change on previous year | 0.2853 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | -38.2% | 0.8453 % change on previous year | 0.522 % change on previous year |
| 2001 | -30.5% | 1.22 % change on previous year | 0.8453 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.63 % change on previous year | 1.56 % change on previous year | 3.38 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.24 % change on previous year | 0.2853 % change on previous year | 1.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.71 % change on previous year | 1.57 % change on previous year | 1.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.53 % change on previous year | 1.32 % change on previous year | 1.71 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2030s | 1.01 % change on previous year | 0.7847 % change on previous year | 1.25 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.6246 % change on previous year | 0.559 % change on previous year | 0.7264 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.5354 % change on previous year | 0.5354 % change on previous year | 0.5354 % change on previous year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 126 Sweden 0.5427 % change on previous year compare
- 127 Monaco 0.5392 % change on previous year compare
- 128 Mexico 0.5363 % change on previous year compare
- 130 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 0.5275 % change on previous year compare
- 131 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0.5143 % change on previous year compare
- 132 Argentina 0.514 % change on previous year compare
More work & labour data for Palau
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5897 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5438 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6167 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 24.6 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2.98 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5.64 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5.49 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11.13 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per unit 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate in Palau?
- Population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate in Palau was 0.5354 % change on previous year in 2050, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 3.38 % change on previous year in 1994.
- What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2853 % change on previous year in 2003.
- How does Palau rank for population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate?
- Palau ranks 129th out of 225 countries with data for 2050.
- Is population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.