Rural population, per square kilometre in Palau
Palau: Rural population, per square kilometre was 8.03 units per square kilometre in 2023. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per square kilometre in Palau, 1991β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per square kilometre in Palau is 8.03 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per square kilometre in Palau peaked at 12.68 units per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.26 units per square kilometre, in 2013.
Palau ranks 167th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11 units per square kilometre | 10.2 units per square kilometre | 12.45 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.2 units per square kilometre | 8.05 units per square kilometre | 12.68 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.62 units per square kilometre | 7.26 units per square kilometre | 8.02 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.07 units per square kilometre | 8.03 units per square kilometre | 8.09 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 164 Estonia 9.4 units per square kilometre compare
- 165 Angola 8.89 units per square kilometre compare
- 166 Turkmenistan 8.3 units per square kilometre compare
- 168 Northern Mariana Islands 7.88 units per square kilometre compare
- 169 Bahamas 7.45 units per square kilometre compare
- 170 United States of America 7.34 units per square kilometre 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, per square kilometre in Palau?
- Rural population, per square kilometre in Palau was 8.03 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 12.68 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.26 units per square kilometre in 2013.
- How does Palau rank for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Palau ranks 167th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.