Children under age 5 in Palau
Palau: Children under age 5 was 984 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
984
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
226th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1,984
in 1966
All-time low
984
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Children under age 5 in Palau, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, children under age 5 in Palau stood at 984. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children under age 5 in Palau peaked at 1,984 in 1966 and was at its lowest, 984, in 2023.
That places Palau 226th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Children under age 5 in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,342 | — |
| 1951 | 1,403 | +4.5% |
| 1952 | 1,469 | +4.7% |
| 1953 | 1,539 | +4.8% |
| 1954 | 1,603 | +4.2% |
| 1955 | 1,639 | +2.2% |
| 1956 | 1,639 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 1,598 | -2.5% |
| 1958 | 1,560 | -2.4% |
| 1959 | 1,599 | +2.5% |
| 1960 | 1,684 | +5.3% |
| 1961 | 1,770 | +5.1% |
| 1962 | 1,855 | +4.8% |
| 1963 | 1,918 | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 1,950 | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 1,973 | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 1,984 | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 1,953 | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 1,894 | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 1,850 | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 1,860 | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 1,913 | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 1,941 | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 1,923 | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 1,869 | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 1,803 | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 1,738 | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 1,670 | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 1,603 | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 1,524 | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 1,444 | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 1,406 | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 1,414 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 1,445 | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 1,493 | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 1,551 | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 1,577 | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 1,564 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 1,551 | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 1,536 | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 1,534 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 1,554 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 1,589 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 1,636 | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 1,693 | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 1,747 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 1,756 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 1,701 | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 1,598 | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 1,454 | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 1,343 | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 1,316 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 1,322 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1,337 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 1,357 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 1,356 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,337 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 1,314 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 1,292 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 1,269 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 1,244 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 1,219 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 1,190 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 1,178 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 1,194 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 1,197 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1,176 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 1,144 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 1,108 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 1,070 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 1,038 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 1,017 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 999 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 984 | -1.5% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 984 is below the median for high income countries, which is 127,928, 1% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Palau's 984 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 156,933, 1% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,539 | 1,342 | 1,639 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,883 | 1,684 | 1,984 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,784 | 1,524 | 1,941 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,498 | 1,406 | 1,577 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,626 | 1,454 | 1,756 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,324 | 1,269 | 1,357 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,172 | 1,070 | 1,244 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,010 | 984 | 1,038 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 223 San Marino 1,156 compare
- 224 Tuvalu 1,098 compare
- 225 Cook Islands 987 compare
- 227 Saint Barthelemy 680 compare
- 228 Anguilla 677 compare
- 229 Wallis and Futuna 564 compare
More reference data data for Palau
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Competitive elections lexical 1 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Political regime fh 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating fh 1 (2025)
- Share of children immunized dtp3 96 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children under age 5 in Palau?
- Children under age 5 in Palau was 984 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children under age 5 recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 1,984 in 1966.
- What is the lowest children under age 5 recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 984 in 2023.
- How does Palau rank for children under age 5?
- Palau ranks 226th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is children under age 5 rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children under age 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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