North America vs Palau: Population ages 15-64
North America
64.5%
in 2025
Palau
70.2%
in 2025
North America rank
22nd
Palau rank
23rd
Population ages 15-64 over time
- North America
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 70.2% against 64.5% in North America, a difference of 5.7%.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North America ahead.
North America ranks 22nd and Palau ranks 23rd of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 3 and Palau in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.1% | 46.4% | 13.8% | North America |
| 1970s | 64.2% | 51.3% | 13.0% | North America |
| 1980s | 66.8% | 59.2% | 7.6% | North America |
| 1990s | 66.2% | 66.6% | 0.5% | Palau |
| 2000s | 67.5% | 71.1% | 3.6% | Palau |
| 2010s | 66.7% | 72.3% | 5.6% | Palau |
| 2020s | 65.1% | 70.7% | 5.6% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, North America or Palau?
- Palau, at 70.2% against 64.5% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64 between North America and Palau?
- 5.7%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Palau?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do North America and Palau rank globally for population ages 15-64?
- North America ranks 22nd and Palau ranks 23rd of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.