What is median age in Palau?

Median age in Palau was 37.84 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Palau?

The highest recorded value was 37.84 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Palau?

The lowest recorded value was 13.89 years in 1965.

How does Palau rank for median age?

Palau ranks 75th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Palau?

Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Palau data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Median age in Palau

Name: Median age in Palau
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Palau: Median age was 37.84 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

37.84 years

Change on year

up 1.0%

World rank

75th

of 236 countries

All-time high

37.84 years

in 2023

All-time low

13.89 years

in 1965

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Palau, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Palau recorded 37.84 years for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Palau peaked at 37.84 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.89 years, in 1965.

That places Palau 75th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	16.51 years	16.13 years	17.57 years	10
1960s	14.47 years	13.89 years	15.69 years	10
1970s	16.22 years	15.32 years	17.4 years	10
1980s	20.49 years	17.74 years	23.87 years	10
1990s	26.71 years	24.57 years	29.16 years	10
2000s	31.33 years	29.77 years	32.93 years	10
2010s	34.84 years	33.29 years	36.44 years	10
2020s	37.31 years	36.79 years	37.84 years	4

Countries ranked near Palau

72 United States 38.02 years compare
73 Anguilla 38.01 years compare
74 Cayman Islands 37.88 years compare
76 Cyprus 37.76 years compare
77 Moldova 37.75 years compare
78 Australia 37.75 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Palau

Number of child deaths per woman 0.0547 under-five deaths per woman (2021)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.91 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.91 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.91 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.786 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate 1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance score 77.12 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 75 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance estimate 1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Palau?: Median age in Palau was 37.84 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Palau?: The highest recorded value was 37.84 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Palau?: The lowest recorded value was 13.89 years in 1965.
How does Palau rank for median age?: Palau ranks 75th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Palau?: Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Palau data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Median age
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.