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Median age in Palau

Palau: Median age was 37.84 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
37.84 years
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
75th
of 236 countries
All-time high
37.84 years
in 2023
All-time low
13.89 years
in 1965
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Palau, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Palau recorded 37.84 years for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Palau peaked at 37.84 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.89 years, in 1965.

That places Palau 75th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Median age in Palau, year by year

Year years Change
1950 17.57 years —
1951 17.07 years -2.9%
1952 16.65 years -2.5%
1953 16.34 years -1.9%
1954 16.17 years -1.0%
1955 16.13 years -0.2%
1956 16.16 years +0.2%
1957 16.33 years +1.1%
1958 16.46 years +0.8%
1959 16.23 years -1.4%
1960 15.69 years -3.3%
1961 14.97 years -4.6%
1962 14.42 years -3.7%
1963 14.1 years -2.2%
1964 13.95 years -1.1%
1965 13.89 years -0.4%
1966 13.92 years +0.2%
1967 14.14 years +1.6%
1968 14.57 years +3.0%
1969 15.02 years +3.1%
1970 15.32 years +2.0%
1971 15.42 years +0.7%
1972 15.52 years +0.6%
1973 15.7 years +1.1%
1974 15.98 years +1.8%
1975 16.3 years +2.0%
1976 16.59 years +1.8%
1977 16.87 years +1.7%
1978 17.14 years +1.6%
1979 17.4 years +1.6%
1980 17.74 years +1.9%
1981 18.26 years +2.9%
1982 18.88 years +3.4%
1983 19.46 years +3.1%
1984 20 years +2.8%
1985 20.51 years +2.5%
1986 21.18 years +3.3%
1987 22.07 years +4.2%
1988 22.98 years +4.1%
1989 23.87 years +3.9%
1990 24.57 years +2.9%
1991 25.03 years +1.8%
1992 25.44 years +1.7%
1993 25.9 years +1.8%
1994 26.41 years +1.9%
1995 26.9 years +1.9%
1996 27.36 years +1.7%
1997 27.87 years +1.8%
1998 28.46 years +2.1%
1999 29.16 years +2.4%
2000 29.77 years +2.1%
2001 30.19 years +1.4%
2002 30.53 years +1.1%
2003 30.84 years +1.0%
2004 31.1 years +0.9%
2005 31.4 years +1.0%
2006 31.78 years +1.2%
2007 32.17 years +1.2%
2008 32.56 years +1.2%
2009 32.93 years +1.1%
2010 33.29 years +1.1%
2011 33.64 years +1.1%
2012 33.99 years +1.0%
2013 34.34 years +1.0%
2014 34.67 years +1.0%
2015 34.98 years +0.9%
2016 35.33 years +1.0%
2017 35.7 years +1.1%
2018 36.07 years +1.0%
2019 36.44 years +1.0%
2020 36.79 years +1.0%
2021 37.13 years +0.9%
2022 37.48 years +1.0%
2023 37.84 years +1.0%

Palau compared with similar countries

  • Palau's 37.84 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 39.36 years, 96% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Palau's 37.84 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.83 years, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 16.51 years 16.13 years 17.57 years 10
1960s 14.47 years 13.89 years 15.69 years 10
1970s 16.22 years 15.32 years 17.4 years 10
1980s 20.49 years 17.74 years 23.87 years 10
1990s 26.71 years 24.57 years 29.16 years 10
2000s 31.33 years 29.77 years 32.93 years 10
2010s 34.84 years 33.29 years 36.44 years 10
2020s 37.31 years 36.79 years 37.84 years 4

Countries ranked near Palau

  1. 72 United States 38.02 years compare
  2. 73 Anguilla 38.01 years compare
  3. 74 Cayman Islands 37.88 years compare
  4. 76 Cyprus 37.76 years compare
  5. 77 Moldova 37.75 years compare
  6. 78 Australia 37.75 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Palau?
Median age in Palau was 37.84 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Palau?
The highest recorded value was 37.84 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Palau?
The lowest recorded value was 13.89 years in 1965.
How does Palau rank for median age?
Palau ranks 75th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Palau?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Palau data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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