People Palau
Population:
20,016 (July 2004 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 26.6% (male 2,746; female 2,578)
15-64 years: 68.8% (male 7,456; female 6,319)
65 years and over: 4.6% (male 437; female 480) (2004 est.)
Median age:
total: 31.1 years
male: 32.1 years
female: 30 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.46% (2004 est.)
Birth rate:
18.69 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate:
6.89 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate:
2.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.18 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.91 male(s)/female
total population: 1.14 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 15.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 13.42 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 17.07 deaths/1,000 live births