This article is about the demographic

Demographics

Demographics are the most recent statistical characteristics of a population. These types of data are used widely in sociology , public policy, and marketing. Commonly examined demographics include gender, race, age, disabilities, mobility, home ownership, employment status, and even location...

 features of the population

Population

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 of Palau

Palau

Palau , officially the Republic of Palau , is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Philippines and south of Tokyo. In 1978, after three decades as being part of the United Nations trusteeship, Palau chose independence instead of becoming part of the Federated States of Micronesia, a...

, including population density

Population density

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, ethnicity

Ethnic group

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, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

About 70% of the Palau

Palau

Palau , officially the Republic of Palau , is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Philippines and south of Tokyo. In 1978, after three decades as being part of the United Nations trusteeship, Palau chose independence instead of becoming part of the Federated States of Micronesia, a...

an population lives in the city of Koror

Koror

Koror is the state comprising the main commercial centre of the Republic of Palau. It consists of several islands, the most prominent being Koror Island ....

 on Koror Island. Koror is the former capital and the present capital is Melekeok

Melekeok

Melekeok is a town in the State of Melekeok . It is located on the east coast of Palau's largest island, Babeldaob...

 on the bigger but less developed island of Babeldaob

Babeldaob

Babeldaob is the largest island in the island nation of Palau. Its area, 331 km² , makes up over 70% of the area of the entire country, and about 30% of the population, with about 6,000 people living there...

--the second-largest island in Micronesia

Micronesia

Micronesia is a subregion of Oceania, comprising thousands of small islands in the western Pacific Ocean. It is distinct from Melanesia to the south, and Polynesia to the east. The Philippines lie to the west, and Indonesia to the southwest....

 after Guam

Guam

Guam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States located in the western Pacific Ocean. It is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. Guam is listed as one of 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories by the Special Committee on Decolonization of the United...

.

CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.

Age structure

0-14 years:
27% (male 2,605; female 2,458)

15-64 years:
68% (male 7,006; female 5,814)

65 years and over:
5% (male 416; female 467) (2000 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female

under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female

15-64 years:
1.21 male(s)/female

65 years and over:
0.89 male(s)/female

total population:
1.15 male(s)/female (2000 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population:
68.59 years

male:
65.47 years

female:
71.88 years (2000 est.)

Ethnic groups

Palauans are Micronesian with Melanesian and Malayan admixtures , Japanese , Filipino , Chinese , Micronesian(Chuukese,Phonpein,etc.)

Religions

(see Religion in Palau

Religion in Palau

Roman Catholicism is the dominant religion in Palau; approximately 65 percent of the population are members. Estimates of other religious groups with a sizable membership include the Evangelical Church, 2,000; Seventh-day Adventists, 1,000; The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , 300; and...

)

• Christian: 77.9%
  • Catholics 49.4%
  • Protestants 21.3%
  • Seventh-Day Adventists 5.3%
  • Jehovah's Witnesses 1.1%
  • Mormons 0.8%
• Modekngei religion (indigenous to Palau): 8.7%
• Other religion: 8.1%
• None or Refused: 1.1%

Languages

English and Palauan official in all states except Sonsoral (Sonsorolese and English are official), Hatohobei

Hatohobei

Tobi Island, or Hatohobei , is the southernmost of Palau's sixteen states, consisting of Tobi Island and uninhabited Helen Reef. The total land area is about 0.88 km²...

 (Tobi and English are official), and Angaur

Angaur

Angaur or Ngeaur is an island in the island nation of Palau. The island, which forms its own state, has an area of 8 km² . Its population is 188 . State capital is the village of Ngeremasch on the western side...

 (Japanese, and English are official)

Literacy

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write

total population:
92%

male:
93%

female:
90% (1980 est.)

See also : Palau

Palau

Palau , officially the Republic of Palau , is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Philippines and south of Tokyo. In 1978, after three decades as being part of the United Nations trusteeship, Palau chose independence instead of becoming part of the Federated States of Micronesia, a...