WTMG Intelligence
Palau Relocation Market Intelligence
A data-driven view of Palau's structural relocation market using migration, economic, destination-attractiveness and corridor indicators.
RMOS Score54.0055
Global RMOS Rank#90 of 171
Migration Momentum40.5
International Migrant Stock5,212
Migrant Share29.5%
MethodologyRMOS-GLOBAL-1.0
Data Coverage100.0%
This profile describes structural relocation-market conditions. It does not represent WTMG customer demand, leads, transactions or revenue.
RMOS-GLOBAL-1.0
Palau's RMOS position
Authoritative RMOS54.0055
Global rank#90
Countries scored171
Top positionTop 52.6%
Migrant-stock rank#164 of 172
Migration-momentum rank#126 of 172
RMOS component breakdown
Weighted contributions reconcile to the stored authoritative RMOS score.
| Component | Normalized score | Weight | Weighted contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Migration Momentum | 40.5 | 25% | 10.1219 |
| Migrant Market Size | 4.7 | 20% | 0.9357 |
| Migrant Share | 90.0 | 15% | 13.5000 |
| GDP per Capita | 65.7 | 15% | 9.8595 |
| GDP Growth | 99.4 | 10% | 9.9435 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 66.4 | 10% | 6.6449 |
| Visa Accessibility | 60.0 | 5% | 3.0000 |
| Stored final RMOS | 54.0055 | ||
Palau migration-market scale
Source years are shown separately because the underlying datasets update on different cycles.
MMS-1.0
Palau Migration Momentum
These are changes in international migrant stock, not annual migration flows.
2024 migrant stock5,212
2020 migrant stock5,088
2015 migrant stock4,937
2020-2024 change+124 (+2.4%)
2015-2024 change+275 (+5.6%)
Largest migrant-stock origins into Palau
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Origin | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Philippines | 3,095 | 3,021 | 2,919 | +74 (+2.4%) |
| #2 | China | 498 | 486 | 473 | +12 (+2.5%) |
| #3 | USA | 341 | 333 | 324 | +8 (+2.4%) |
| #4 | Japan | 145 | 142 | 140 | +3 (+2.1%) |
| #5 | South Korea | 70 | 68 | 68 | +2 (+2.9%) |
Largest destinations for migrants from Palau
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Destination | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Greece | 201 | 189 | 186 | +12 (+6.3%) |
| #2 | Guinea | 7 | 7 | 9 | 0 (0.0%) |
| #3 | Norway | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 (0.0%) |
| #4 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| #5 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
WTLG input
WTLG Destination Attractiveness
66.4
Country median RAS used by RMOS, based on 2 covered WTLG cities.
WTMG provides market intelligence; WTLG provides destination intelligence.WTLG input
Visa Accessibility
60.0
Normalized RMOS component. Underlying median WTLG visa score: 60.0, based on 2 contributing cities.
Palau against the global RMOS universe
A descriptive comparison with the median of currently scored countries.
| Measure | Palau | Global median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| RMOS | 54.0 | 55.8 | -1.8 |
| Migration Momentum | 40.5 | 60.1 | -19.7 |
| Migrant Market Size | 4.7 | 50.3 | -45.6 |
| Migrant Share | 90.0 | 50.0 | +40.0 |
| GDP per Capita | 65.7 | 51.1 | +14.6 |
| GDP Growth | 99.4 | 50.6 | +48.9 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 66.4 | 67.0 | -0.6 |
| Visa Accessibility | 60.0 | 60.0 | 0.0 |
Data years and limitations
- UN migrant stock and corridors: 2024; momentum compares 2024 with 2020 and 2015.
- World Bank GDP inputs use the actual observation years shown above.
- WTLG destination data reflects the current stored WTLG dataset and depends on covered WTLG cities.
- RMOS measures structural opportunity, not actual demand; migrant stock is not annual migration flow.
- Different datasets have different update cycles.
- This profile does not estimate provider revenue or demand for a specific professional service.