Short facts about people of Palau

Population:

19,092 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  26.88% (male 2,641; female 2,491) 15-64 years:  68.46% (male 7,128; female 5,943) 65 years and over:  4.66% (male 420; female 469) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.69% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

19.64 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

7.23 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

4.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  1.2 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.9 male(s)/female total population:  1.14 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

16.67 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  68.89 years male:  65.77 years female:  72.19 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.47 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

NA%

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

NA

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 (Catholics, 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 (Sonsorolese 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.)

Source: World Factbook