Rural population, annual growth rate in Palau
Palau: Rural population, annual growth rate was -0.5436 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Rural population, annual growth rate in Palau, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Palau recorded -0.5436 % change on previous year for rural population, annual growth rate in 2025.
The figure is down 18.2% on the previous year and down 125.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, annual growth rate in Palau peaked at 4.38 % change on previous year in 1998 and was at its lowest, -7.09 % change on previous year, in 2003.
That places Palau 140th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.06 % change on previous year | -1.83 % change on previous year | -0.5778 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | -0.166 % change on previous year | -1.58 % change on previous year | 1.96 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.1518 % change on previous year | -1.54 % change on previous year | 1.27 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.23 % change on previous year | 0.7673 % change on previous year | 4.38 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -4.25 % change on previous year | -7.09 % change on previous year | 1.8 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0099 % change on previous year | -3.89 % change on previous year | 2.19 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1303 % change on previous year | -0.5436 % change on previous year | 0.9219 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 137 Austria -0.4906 % change on previous year compare
- 138 Estonia -0.5048 % change on previous year compare
- 139 Maldives -0.5233 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Finland -0.5476 % change on previous year compare
- 142 Paraguay -0.5603 % change on previous year compare
- 143 Tunisia -0.5867 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Palau
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.78 million current US$ (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.73 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2018)
- Rural population 20.7% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 3,659 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 2.73 (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, annual growth rate in Palau?
- Rural population, annual growth rate in Palau was -0.5436 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, annual growth rate recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 4.38 % change on previous year in 1998.
- What is the lowest rural population, annual growth rate recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.09 % change on previous year in 2003.
- How does Palau rank for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Palau ranks 140th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 125.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.