Key demographics
- Population
- 17.7K
- Density
- 47.3/km²
- HDI
- 0.786 (High)
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 69.4 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.88
- Urban population (2025)
- 79.3%
- Literacy rate (2020)
- 99.8%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 42.4%
- Profile
- Mature
- Urban population (2025)
- 79.3%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 10.7 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 11.7 /1000
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.88
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 18.6 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 0.6%
- Tourism (2020)
- 18.4K
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| English | English |
| Palauan | - |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 78.7% |
| No religion | 10.1% |
| Modekngei | 5.1% |
| Islam | 4.9% |
| Other | 1.2% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Palauan | 65.2% |
| Asian | 31.6% |
| Carolinian | 1.2% |
| European | 1.0% |
| Others | 0.9% |
- Demonym (male)
- Palauan
- Demonym (female)
- Palauan
- National anthem
- Belau rekid
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 69.4 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 10.9% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 18.6/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 75/100
- Hospital beds (2010)
- 4.3/1000
- Physicians (2023)
- 1.81/1000
- Nurses (2023)
- 6.61/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $1,684
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 12.1%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2020)
- 99.8%
- Education spending (2023)
- 3.4% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 463
- Internet users (2024)
- 83.9%
- Mobile subscriptions (2023)
- 135.4/100
- Broadband (2023)
- 7.3/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 1,469/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2023)
- 7.3
Geography and practical
- Area
- 459 km²
- Continent
- Oceania
- Region
- Oceania
- Subregion
- Micronesia
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC+09:00
- Calling codes
- +680
- Postal code
- 96940
- TLD
- .pw
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Palau has a light blue field with a large golden-yellow circle that is offset slightly towards the hoist side of center.
- National anthem
- Belau rekid