Number of people using the Internet in Palau
Palau: Number of people using the Internet was 14,851 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of people using the Internet in Palau, 1990–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi. Measured in people.
Analysis
Palau recorded 14,851 people for number of people using the internet in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, number of people using the internet in Palau peaked at 14,851 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1990.
Palau ranks 205th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Number of people using the Internet in Palau, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 people | — |
| 2002 | 3,948 people | — |
| 2003 | 4,247 people | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 5,346 people | +25.9% |
| 2022 | 14,663 people | +174.3% |
| 2023 | 14,699 people | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 14,851 people | +1.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 14,851 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.26 million people, 0% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Palau's 14,851 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 693,850 people, 2% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 1 |
| 2000s | 4,513 people | 3,948 people | 5,346 people | 3 |
| 2020s | 14,737 people | 14,663 people | 14,851 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 202 Gibraltar 31,788 people compare
- 203 British Virgin Islands 25,408 people compare
- 204 Marshall Islands 24,750 people compare
- 206 Nauru 9,917 people compare
- 207 Tuvalu 3,826 people compare
- 208 North Korea 0 people
More science & technology data for Palau
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 135.39 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.35 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 24,000 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 52.17 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.1805 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 5.04 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people using the internet in Palau?
- Number of people using the internet in Palau was 14,851 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi.
- What is the highest number of people using the internet recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 14,851 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people using the internet recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1990.
- How does Palau rank for number of people using the internet?
- Palau ranks 205th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi, published as part of Number of people using the Internet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people who used the Internet in the last three months.