!!!Palau: People & Society ||Population|21,347 (July 2016 est.) ||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) \\