Indicator	Value
Total population	17,700 peopleUN DESA WPP [2024] 17,700 people·World Bank WDI [2024] 17,700 people
Median age	38.2 yearsUN DESA WPP [2024]
Life expectancy	69.3–69.4 yearsWorld Bank WDI [2024] 69.38 years·UNDP HDI [2023] 69.27 years
Ethnic groups	Palauan (Micronesian with Malayan and Melanesian admixtures) 70.6%, Carolinian 1.2%, Asian 26.5%, other 1.7% (2020 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Languages	Palauan (official on most islands) 65.2%, other Micronesian 1.9%, English (official) 19.1%, Filipino 9.9%, Chinese 1.2%, other 2.8% (2015 est.); note: Sonsoralese is official in Sonsoral; Tobian is official in Tobi; Angaur and Japanese are official in AngaurCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Religions	Roman Catholic 46.9%, Protestant 30.9% (Evangelical 24.6%, Seventh Day Adventist 5%, other Protestant 1.4%), Modekngei 5.1% (indigenous to Palau), Muslim 4.9%, other 12.3% (2020 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Urbanization	82.4% of total population (2023)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Population growth	-0.181 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Birth rate	10.7 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Death rate	11.7 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Urban population	79.2 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Languages (structured)	Horace Holden's Pidgin Tobi Palauan Sonsorol Tobian Glottolog [2026]