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How many babies are born in Palau?

184 babies born in Palau in 2026. That is 0.00% of all births worldwide, and the 225th largest of any country. UN projection

2024–2100 uses the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario, based on assumptions about fertility, mortality and migration. These are projections, not observed births or guaranteed outcomes. Uncertainty increases further into the future; this site does not display prediction intervals.

Births in Palau: history and projections

19502100
Annual births, logarithmic scale. Shading marks modelled years before 1800; the dashed line marks UN projections from 2024.
Every figure refers to the area inside Palau’s present-day borders. Before 1800 the state did not exist in its current form. See how borders are handled.
Year Estimated births Population Per 1,000 Evidence
1950 346 7.47K 46.4 UN estimate
2000 276 19.2K 14.4 UN estimate
2023 193 17.7K 10.9 UN estimate
2026 184 17.6K 10.5 UN projection
2050 157 15.5K 10.1 UN projection
2075 130 12.9K 10.1 UN projection
2100 107 11.1K 9.6 UN projection

What the numbers show

The highest annual births in Palau among estimates through 2023 were in 1961, at about 433.

At 1.84 children per woman, fertility in Palau is below the level of about 2.1 that would hold a population steady over the long run without migration.

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How many babies are born in Palau each year?

An estimated 184 babies are born in Palau in 2026, according to the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium projection. That is about 1 a day and 0.00% of all births worldwide.

What is the birth rate in Palau?

Palau has an estimated 10.5 births per 1,000 people in 2026, and a total fertility rate of 1.84 children per woman.

Where these numbers come from

2026 figures are the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario. UN estimates cover 1950–2023; projections cover 2024–2100. Earlier years come from Gapminder’s reconstructions (1800–1949) and a model applied to HYDE population estimates (before 1800). The full chain is set out in the methodology, and every source is listed on the sources page.