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Palau Population

Palau, officially the Republic of Palau is an island country in the western Pacific. The nation has approximately 340 islands and connects the western chain of the Caroline Islands with parts of the Federated States of Micronesia. As per the UN World Population Prospects report, the population of  Palau in 2023 is 18,057 (18 thousand)

The total Land Area of Palau is 460 Km2 (178 sq. miles) & the Population Density of Palau is 39 per Km2 (102 people per mi2).

 Palau2023 Population
Total Population18,057
Global Rank224
Land Area 460 sq. km (178 sq. mi)
Area Rank
Pop. Density39 people/sq. km
Capital CityNgerulmud

Source: World Population Prospects 2019

Religion in Palau

Christianity is the main religion in  Palau and 80% of the population of is Christian. As per the 2015 census, 46% are members of the Roman Catholic Church. Other Christian groups were Evangelicals at 25%; Seventh-day Adventists at 6.5%; The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) at 1.4%; Assembly of God at .9%; and Baptists at 0.7%

Modekngei, which embraces both animist and Christian beliefs and is unique to the country, has 6% of the population. Muslims made up about 4% of the population. Other which includes everyone not in the religions above as well as the non-religious were about 10% of the population.

Religion percentage in Palau

  • Christianity – 80%
    – Roman Catholic (46%)
    – Protestants (31.5%)
    – Other Christians (2.5%)
  •   Modekngei – 6%
  •   Islam – 4%
  •   Others/None  – 10%

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Population of Palau 2024 | Religion in Palau

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