Palau: Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Palau's sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) did not change 0 on 2023 (from 1.08 to 1.08).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −0.0000333 and a typical year strayed about 0.000556 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.001 in 1993 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.001 in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.000188 a year. A straight line explains 65% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Palau had the 10th highest value of the 217 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Palau in the 2024 ranking

• Macao SAR, China — 8th of 217: 1.08
• Uzbekistan — 9th of 217: 1.08
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 10th of 217: 1.08
• Philippines — 12th of 217: 1.08
• Brunei Darussalam — 13th of 217: 1.08
• North Macedonia — 14th of 217: 1.08

What this measures

Sex ratio at birth refers to male births per female births.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 65 values

Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) in nearby economies

• American Samoa — 1.06 (2024)
• Australia — 1.06 (2024)
• Brunei Darussalam — 1.08 (2024)
• Cambodia — 1.05 (2024)
• China — 1.1 (2024)
• Fiji — 1.07 (2024)
• French Polynesia — 1.06 (2024)
• Guam — 1.07 (2024)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 1.08 (2024)
• Indonesia

More health data for Palau

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 5.65% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 5.21% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 1,507 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 18.48% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 1,661 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 17.47% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 3,168 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 17.94% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 6.08% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, male (% of male population)

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Questions people ask

What is Palau's sex ratio at birth (male births per female births)?

1.08 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is unchanged at from 1.08 in 1960. The highest value was 1.08 in 2013 and the lowest 1.08 in 1963.

How does Palau rank?

10th highest of 217 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) unusual for Palau?

In 2024, Palau's sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) did not change 0 on 2023 (from 1.08 to 1.08). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −0.0000333 and a typical year strayed about 0.000556 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.POP.BRTH.MF, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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