Population ages 0-14 in Palau
Palau: Population ages 0-14 was 17.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Palau, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Palau recorded 17.9% for population ages 0-14 in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Palau peaked at 50.3% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2025.
Palau ranks 141st of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14 in Palau, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 47.0% | — |
| 1961 | 48.2% | +2.5% |
| 1962 | 49.1% | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 49.8% | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 50.1% | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 50.3% | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 50.2% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 49.6% | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 48.4% | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 47.2% | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 46.5% | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 46.2% | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 46.0% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 45.6% | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 44.9% | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 44.2% | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 43.4% | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 42.7% | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 41.9% | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 41.1% | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 40.1% | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 38.9% | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 37.7% | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 36.7% | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 36.0% | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 35.4% | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 34.5% | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 33.2% | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 32.0% | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 31.0% | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 30.2% | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 29.4% | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 28.8% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 28.5% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 28.2% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 28.0% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 27.5% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 26.7% | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 25.8% | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 24.8% | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 24.1% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 24.0% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 24.1% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 24.2% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 24.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 23.9% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 23.2% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 22.5% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 21.9% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 21.4% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 21.0% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 20.6% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 20.3% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 20.2% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 20.3% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 20.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 19.7% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 19.5% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 19.2% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 19.1% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 18.8% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 18.5% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 18.2% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 17.9% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.0% | 47.0% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.2% | 41.1% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.5% | 31.0% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.8% | 24.8% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.4% | 21.4% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 19.5% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 17.9% | 19.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More education data for Palau
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 175 (2024)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.2% (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 205 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 324 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Palau?
- Population ages 0-14 in Palau was 17.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 50.3% in 1965.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2025.
- How does Palau rank for population ages 0-14?
- Palau ranks 141st out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.