| Population : |
20,016 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 26.6% (male 2,746; female 2,578)
15-64 years: 68.8% (male 7,456; female 6,319)
65 years and over: 4.6% (male 437; female 480) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
1.46% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
18.69 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
6.89 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
2.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex Ratio : |
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.18 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.91 male(s)/female
total population: 1.14 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 15.3 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 69.82 years
male: 66.67 years
female: 73.15 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
2.46 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| Nationality : |
noun: Palauan(s)
adjective: Palauan |
| Ethnic Groups : |
Palauan (Micronesian with Malayan and Melanesian admixtures) 70%, Asian (mainly Filipinos, followed by Chinese, Taiwanese, and Vietnamese) 28%, white 2% (2000 est.) |
| Religions : |
Christian (Roman Catholics 49%, Seventh-Day Adventists, Jehovah's Witnesses, the Assembly of God, the Liebenzell Mission, and Latter-Day Saints), Modekngei religion (one-third of the population observes this religion, which is indigenous to Palau) |
| Languages : |
English and Palauan official in all states except Sonsoral (Sonsoralese and English are official), Tobi (Tobi and English are official), and Angaur (Angaur, Japanese, and English are official) |
| Literacy : |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92%
male: 93%
female: 90% (1980 est.) |
