Palau vs Saint Martin
Saint Martin has 1.4× the population of Palau: 24,941 vs 17,663, a gap of 7,278. Palau is shrinking more slowly (−0.18% vs −4.65% a year), adding about -32 people a year against −1,161. Using continuous exponential growth from the stated base year, if these rates held, Palau would overtake Saint Martin in about 8 years (from the 2025 population bases, around 2033) — a projection, not a forecast. Saint Martin is the older society: 19.7% aged 65+ against 11.8% in Palau. Saint Martin is 14.3× as densely populated (550.3 vs 38.5 people per km²). People in Saint Martin live 11.1 years longer on average (80.4 vs 69.4).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Palau) and 2025 (Saint Martin); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Palau vs Saint Martin — side by side
 Palau |  Saint Martin | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 17,6632025 | 24,9412025 |
| Growth rate / yr | −0.18%2025 | −4.65%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 10.72024 | 15.02024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 11.72024 | 9.72024 |
| Children per woman | 1.882024 | 2.672024 |
| Life expectancy | 69.4 yrs2024 | 80.4 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 17.9%2025 | 21.1%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 11.8%2025 | 19.7%2025 |
| Density | 38.5 /km²2023 | 550.3 /km²2023 |
| Area | 460 km²2023 | 50 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 79.3%2025 | 100.0%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | -162025 | -1,1702025 |
| GDP per capita | $19,5322025 | $21,6682021 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #215 | #214 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Palau: 1.9× from 1960 to 2025; Saint Martin: 5.9× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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Palau: Palau vs Marshall Islands, Palau vs San Marino, Palau vs Saint Martin, Palau vs Nauru, Palau vs Tuvalu.
Saint Martin: Saint Martin vs Monaco, Saint Martin vs Marshall Islands, Saint Martin vs San Marino, Saint Martin vs Palau, Saint Martin vs Nauru, Saint Martin vs Tuvalu.
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