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| Population: |
19,092 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
26.88% (male 2,641; female 2,491)
15-64 years:
68.46% (male 7,128; female 5,943)
65 years and over:
4.66% (male 420; female 469) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
1.69% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
19.64 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
7.23 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
4.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.2 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.9 male(s)/female
total population:
1.14 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
16.67 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
68.89 years
male:
65.77 years
female:
72.19 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
2.47 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
NA%
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Palauan(s)
adjective:
Palauan
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| Ethnic groups: |
Palauan (Micronesian with Malayan and Melanesian admixtures) 70%, Asian (mainly Filipinos, followed by Chinese, Taiwanese, and Vietnamese) 28%, white 2% (2000 est.)
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| Religions: |
Christian (Catholics, Seventh-Day Adventists, Jehovah's Witnesses, the Assembly of God, the Liebenzell Mission, and Latter-Day Saints), Modekngei religion (one-third of the population observes this religion which is indigenous to Palau)
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| Languages: |
English and Palauan official in all states except Sonsoral (Sonsorolese and English are official), Tobi (Tobi and English are official), and Angaur (Angaur, Japanese, and English are official)
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
92%
male:
93%
female:
90% (1980 est.)
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