Palau: cities by population
Palau has a population of 17,907, with Melekeok as its capital. The 25 largest of its 25 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are GeoNames country data. Sources & method.
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Koror | Koror | 14,000 |
| 2 | Koror Town | Koror | 12,676 |
| 3 | Ngerbeched Hamlet | Koror | 1,404 |
| 4 | Ngerchemai Hamlet | Koror | 1,376 |
| 5 | Ngermid Hamlet | Koror | 1,045 |
| 6 | Meyungs Hamlet | Koror | 938 |
| 7 | Kloulklubed | Peleliu | 702 |
| 8 | Ngerekebesang Hamlet | Koror | 693 |
| 9 | Iyebukel Hamlet | Koror | 640 |
| 10 | Ngerkeseuaol Hamlet | Koror | 639 |
| 11 | Meketii Hamlet | Koror | 637 |
| 12 | Ulimang | Ngaraard | 581 |
| 13 | Idid Hamlet | Koror | 537 |
| 14 | Mengellang | Ngarchelong | 488 |
| 15 | Ngchesar Hamlet | Ngchesar | 300 |
| 16 | Melekeok Village | Melekeok | 271 |
| 17 | Ngchemiangel | Aimeliik | 270 |
| 18 | Ngerkeai | Ngiwal | 223 |
| 19 | Ngardmau | Ngardmau | 221 |
| 20 | Angaur State | Angaur | 188 |
| 21 | Kayangel | Kayangel | 188 |
| 22 | Imeong Hamlet | Ngeremlengui | 132 |
| 23 | Ngetkib | Airai | 62 |
| 24 | Tobi Village | Hatohobei | 44 |
| 25 | Sonsorol Village | Sonsorol | 30 |
Twenty years earlier: Palau in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 21,092.