Demographic Change in the Republic of Palau

Gorenflo, L J (September 1996). "Demographic Change in the Republic of Palau". Pacific Studies. 19 (3): 37–106. ISSN 0275-3596.

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Abstract: With the onset of sustained contact with Europeans more than two centuries ago, the islands currently composing the Republic of Palau experienced substantial population change. The following study examines the demographic evolution of these islands, considering changes in total population and shifts in the geographic distribution of population. The study first discusses interaction with cultures from outside Oceania and the demographic impacts of this interaction.It then explores shifts in the regional distribution of population, focusing on data from censuses conducted between 1920 and 1990. Data on fertility, mortality,and mobility provide clues to possible causes of population change in the Re-public of Palau over the past two centuries. An examination of the ecological,economic, and sociocultural repercussions of demographic changes point to fundamental development challenges facing this small island nation.