People Palau
Population:
20,579 (July 2006 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 26.3% (male 2,789/female 2,622)
15-64 years: 69.1% (male 7,664/female 6,549)
65 years and over: 4.6% (male 453/female 502) (2006 est.)
Median age:
total: 31.7 years
male: 32.7 years
female: 30.7 years (2006 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.31% (2006 est.)
Birth rate:
18.03 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Death rate:
6.8 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Net migration rate:
1.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.17 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.9 male(s)/female
total population: 1.13 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 14.46 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 16.19 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)