Migration trends in Palau
Oceania
5.1K people from around the world have made Palau their home. That's 28.7% of the country population, arriving from 8 different countries
17.7K
Population
5.1K
Immigrants
2.7K
Emigrants
+2.4K
Inflow
Every 3rd person in Palau was born abroad
The #207 largest immigrant destination worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Palau
Where people move to
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
2.7K immigrants · 3K emigrants
1995
- Roughly 1 in 5 residents was now foreign-born
- A surge of arrivals — the foreign-born population jumped 69%
- The country became a destination — more people arriving than leaving
Today
- Since 1990: roughly the same number of foreign-born residents and roughly the same number of citizens living abroad