Palau: People & Society#
| Population | 21,347 (July 2016 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Palauan(s) adjective: Palauan |
| Ethnic groups | Palauan (Micronesian with Malayan and Melanesian admixtures) 72.5%, Carolinian 1%, other Micronesian 2.4%, Filipino 16.3%, Chinese 1.6%, Vietnamese 1.6%, other Asian 3.4%, white 0.9%, other 0.3% (2005 est.) |
| Languages | Palauan (official on most islands) 66.6%, Carolinian 0.7%, other Micronesian 0.7%, English (official) 15.5%, Filipino 10.8%, Chinese 1.8%, other Asian 2.6%, other 1.3% note: Sonsoral (Sonsoralese and English are official), Tobi (Tobi and English are official), and Angaur (Angaur, Japanese, and English are official) (2005 est.) |
| Religions | Roman Catholic 49.4%, Protestant 30.9% (includes Protestant (general) 23.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 5.3%, and other Protestant 2.5%), Modekngei 8.7% (indigenous to Palau), Jehovah's Witnesses 1.1%, other 8.8%, none or unspecified 1.1% (2005 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 19.93% (male 2,196/female 2,059) 15-24 years: 17.02% (male 1,814/female 1,819) 25-54 years: 46.03% (male 5,997/female 3,829) 55-64 years: 9.35% (male 697/female 1,299) 65 years and over: 7.67% (male 429/female 1,208) (2016 est.) |
| Median age | total: 33.3 years male: 32.7 years female: 34.7 years (2016 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.39% (2016 est.) |
| Birth rate | 11.2 births/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Death rate | 8 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 0.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 87.1% of total population (2015) rate of urbanization: 1.66% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
| Major urban areas - population | MELEKEOK (capital) 299 (2012) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.57 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.54 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.37 male(s)/female total population: 1.09 male(s)/female (2016 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 10.9 deaths/1,000 live births male: 12.4 deaths/1,000 live births female: 9.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 73.1 years male: 69.9 years female: 76.5 years (2016 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.71 children born/woman (2016 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 9% of GDP (2014) |
| Physicians density | 1.38 physicians/1,000 population (2010) |
| Hospital bed density | 4.8 beds/1,000 population (2010) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 97% of population rural: 86% of population total: 95.3% of population unimproved: urban: 3% of population rural: 14% of population total: 4.7% of population (2011 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2015 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 47.1% (2014) |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.5% male: 99.5% female: 99.6% (2015 est.) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 17 years male: 16 years female: 18 years (2013) |