Gender in Palau 137 indicators covering gender for Palau. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 89 2025 down 14.4% 218th Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 96 2025 down 25.0% 218th Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 90 2025 down 15.1% 218th Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 97 2025 down 27.1% 218th Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 92 2025 down 16.4% 218th Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 99 2025 down 23.8% 218th Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 94 2025 down 17.5% 218th Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 101 2025 down 21.1% 218th Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 96 2025 down 18.6% 217th Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 103 2025 down 18.9% 218th Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 97 2025 down 19.2% 217th Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 101 2025 down 17.9% 218th Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Prevalence of obesity, female 45.9% 2024 up 7.5% 27th Prevalence of obesity, male 36.0% 2024 down 0.5% 16th Life expectancy at age 60, female 18.91 years 2024 down 1.4% 160th Life expectancy at age 60, male 18.85 years 2024 up 23.5% 97th Share of women who are obese 45.9% 2024 up 7.5% 30th Share of women who are overweight or obese 75.0% 2024 up 1.8% 29th Share of overweight men vs. women 68.1% 2024 down 2.9% 40th Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 75.7% 2024 down 1.9% 160th Share of women who are married or in a union 2.0% 2020 down 33.0% 170th Population, per capita 1 units per person 2024 unchanged 27th Population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 23.7% 131st Population, annual growth rate -0.1805 % change on previous year 2024 down 147.5% 167th Women and men have the same rights to own property 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 170th Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women, Business and the Law Index 56.25 index (0–100) 2023 unchanged 168th Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women have the same rights to remarry as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Equal access to financial services for women and men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 94th Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Population, per square kilometre 38.54 units per square kilometre 2023 up 0.4% 136th Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 49.4% 2050 up 13.1% 192nd Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.786 2023 down 0.6% 84th Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 19,156 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 down 17.0% 92nd Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Share of the population that is female 46.2% 2025 down 0.8% 207th Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 106.94 2024 down 5.1% 50th Gender Development Index 0.992 2023 up 0.8% 50th Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.992 2023 up 0.8% 50th Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.992 2023 up 0.8% 50th Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.7879 2023 down 0.5% 83rd Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 18.5% 3rd Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.1211 % change on previous year 2023 down 72.2% 155th Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 29.6 2016 unchanged 18th Population 17,695 2024 down 0.1% 185th Life Expectancy at Birth 69.38 2024 up 0.5% 157th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 25.9% 2023 up 13.1% 91st Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 25.9% 2023 up 13.1% 91st Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 25.9% 2023 down 2.3% 112th Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 95.73 2024 down 11.7% 78th Sex ratio at birth 106.45 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.2% 35th Page 1 of 3 Next →