Number of one year olds in Palau
Palau: Number of one year olds was 95 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
95
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
225th
of 236 countries
All-time high
193
in 1970
All-time low
95
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of one year olds in Palau, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of one year olds in Palau is 95, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of one year olds in Palau peaked at 193 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 95, in 2023.
Palau ranks 225th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Number of one year olds in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 131 | — |
| 1951 | 145 | +10.7% |
| 1952 | 154 | +6.2% |
| 1953 | 158 | +2.6% |
| 1954 | 161 | +1.9% |
| 1955 | 162 | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 159 | -1.9% |
| 1957 | 151 | -5.0% |
| 1958 | 141 | -6.6% |
| 1959 | 149 | +5.7% |
| 1960 | 175 | +17.4% |
| 1961 | 187 | +6.9% |
| 1962 | 189 | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 191 | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 191 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 191 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 191 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 186 | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 183 | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 187 | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 193 | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 193 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 187 | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 177 | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 169 | -4.5% |
| 1975 | 168 | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 164 | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 155 | -5.5% |
| 1978 | 148 | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 141 | -4.7% |
| 1980 | 133 | -5.7% |
| 1981 | 128 | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 132 | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 139 | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 144 | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 150 | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 155 | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 152 | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 149 | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 151 | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 151 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 153 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 158 | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 163 | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 168 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 173 | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 173 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 162 | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 145 | -10.5% |
| 1999 | 126 | -13.1% |
| 2000 | 108 | -14.3% |
| 2001 | 112 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 127 | +13.4% |
| 2003 | 132 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 136 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 139 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 135 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 127 | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 123 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 120 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 117 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 116 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 115 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 114 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 111 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 106 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 104 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 103 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 102 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 100 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 97 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 95 | -2.1% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 95 is below the median for high income countries, which is 11,586, 1% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Palau's 95 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14,573, 1% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 151.1 | 131 | 162 | 10 |
| 1960s | 187.1 | 175 | 191 | 10 |
| 1970s | 169.5 | 141 | 193 | 10 |
| 1980s | 143.3 | 128 | 155 | 10 |
| 1990s | 157.2 | 126 | 173 | 10 |
| 2000s | 125.9 | 108 | 139 | 10 |
| 2010s | 108.8 | 100 | 117 | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.5 | 95 | 97 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 222 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 145 compare
- 223 San Marino 114 compare
- 224 Tuvalu 103 compare
- 226 Cook Islands 91 compare
- 227 Saint Barthelemy 70 compare
- 228 Anguilla 68 compare
More reference data data for Palau
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Political regime fh 2 (2025)
- Political regime lexical 7 (2025)
- Elections for the governments chief executive 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections lexical 1 (2025)
- Universal suffrage men lexical 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of one year olds in Palau?
- Number of one year olds in Palau was 95 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of one year olds recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 193 in 1970.
- What is the lowest number of one year olds recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 95 in 2023.
- How does Palau rank for number of one year olds?
- Palau ranks 225th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of one year olds rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. 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 Number of one year olds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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