🇵🇼 Palau
PW / PLW #179
Nomad Score
45.0
Cities
5
Region
Malay Archipelago,
Islands,
Oceania,
Oceania,
Micronesia
Currency
USD
📊 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 (2024)
79.2%
Literacy Rate (2020)
99.8%
🗣 LANGUAGES & CULTURE
Languages
| Language | Native Name |
|---|---|
| English | English |
| Palauan | - |
Religions
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 78.7% |
| No religion | 10.1% |
| Modekngei | 5.1% |
| Islam | 4.9% |
| Other | 1.2% |
Ethnicities
| 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
📈 POPULATION STRUCTURE
| Age Group | Distribution | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 0-14 Youth | 18.2% | |
| 15-64 Working | 70.4% | |
| 65+ Elderly | 11.3% |
Dependency Ratio
42%
Profile
Mature
Urban Pop. (2024)
79.2%
Birth Rate (2024)
10.7 /1000
Death Rate (2024)
11.7 /1000
Fertility Rate (2024)
1.88
Infant Mortality (2024)
18.6 /1000
Slum Pop. (2022)
0.6%
Tourism (2020)
18.4K
🏥 HEALTHCARE
Life Expectancy (2024)
69.4 yrs
Health Spending (2023)
10.9% of GDP
Infant Mortality (2024)
18.6/1000
UHC Index (2021)
65/100
Hospital Beds (2010)
4.3/1000
Physicians (2023)
1.81/1000
Nurses (2023)
6.61/1000
Health Spending/cap (2023)
$1,684
Out-of-Pocket (2023)
12.1%
🎓 EDUCATION & 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 & PRACTICAL
Area
459 km²
Capital
Ngerulmud
📍
Continent
Oceania
Region
Oceania
Subregion
Micronesia
Landlocked
No
Driving Side
Right
🏅 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
🧭 CONTINUE EXPLORING PALAU