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Population in Palau
17 907
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) in Palau is 17 907 people, including children under the age of 6 - 1 793 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 2 111 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 2 151 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 7 698 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 3 904 people, and the centenarians in Palau over 80 years old - 251 people.
Population size in Palau by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 1 793 / 10.01% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 2 111 / 11.79% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 2 151 / 12.01% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 7 698 / 42.99% |
| Elderly over 60 | 3 904 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 251 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population in Palau
Total in Palau permanent residents 6 482 men (36.2%) and 11 425 women (63.8%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 418 / 5.2% | 337 / 6.5% | 45% |
| 5 – 9 | 418 / 5.2% | 330 / 6.4% | 44.8% |
| 10 - 14 | 373 / 4.5% | 298 / 5.9% | 44.8% |
| 15 - 19 | 315 / 3.6% | 259 / 5.3% | 45.3% |
| 20 - 24 | 373 / 4.5% | 311 / 6.1% | 46.3% |
| 25 - 29 | 553 / 7.3% | 465 / 8.5% | 46.2% |
| 30 - 34 | 540 / 7.1% | 465 / 8.5% | 46.7% |
| 35 - 39 | 495 / 6.4% | 453 / 8.3% | 48.4% |
| 40 - 44 | 456 / 5.8% | 427 / 7.9% | 48.8% |
| 45 - 49 | 418 / 5.2% | 395 / 7.4% | 49.1% |
| 50 - 54 | 476 / 6.1% | 478 / 8.7% | 50.9% |
| 55 - 59 | 502 / 6.5% | 549 / 9.8% | 52.8% |
| 60 - 64 | 418 / 5.2% | 491 / 8.9% | 54.6% |
| 65 - 69 | 289 / 3.2% | 388 / 7.3% | 57.7% |
| 70 - 74 | 121 / 0.6% | 208 / 4.5% | 63.1% |
| 75 - 79 | 153 / 1.1% | 324 / 6.3% | 67.3% |
| 80+ | 108 / 0.4% | 291 / 5.8% | 72.5% |
Education level
Education level of residents in Palau: have higher education 21.8% (3 904 people), incomplete higher education — 3.8% (680 people), secondary vocational — 34.8% (6 232 people), 11 classes — 14.8% (2 650 people), 9 classes — 7.8% (1 397 people), 5 classes — 9.1% (1 630 people), have no education — 0.5% (90 people), illiterate — 1.5% (269 people).
| Higher education | 3 904 / 21.8% |
| Incomplete higher | 680 / 3.8% |
| Secondary vocational | 6 232 / 34.8% |
| Elementary school | 2 650 / 14.8% |
| Middle school | 1 397 / 7.8% |
| High school | 1 630 / 9.1% |
| Without education | 90 / 0.5% |
| Illiterate | 269 / 1.5% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners in Palau
Total in Palau the number of officially employed population is 7 593 people (42.4%), pensioners 4 835 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 4 942 people (27.6%).
| Employed population | 7 593 / 42.4% |
| Unemployed | 4 942 / 27.6% |
| Pensioners | 4 835 / 27% |
Disability
Total in Palau have a disability 2 351 people, what constitutes 13.13% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 424 (2.37.%), disabled of the group II are 827 (4.62.%), disabled of the group III are 800 (4.47.%), disabled children 299 (1.67.%).
| Total disabled | 2 351 / 13.13% |
| Disabled of the group I | 424 / 2.37% |
| Disabled of the group II | 827 / 4.62% |
| Disabled of the group III | 800 / 4.47% |
| Disabled children | 299 / 1.67% |