Population growth in Guam
Guam: Population growth was 0.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population growth in Guam, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, population growth in Guam stood at 0.7%.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and up 306.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Guam peaked at 2.6% in 1962 and was at its lowest, -0.5%, in 2019.
That places Guam 120th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth in Guam, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.5% | — |
| 1962 | 2.6% | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 2.6% | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 2.5% | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 2.5% | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 2.4% | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| 1968 | 2.2% | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 2.2% | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 2.2% | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 2.3% | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 2.4% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 2.3% | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 2.3% | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 2.2% | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 2.1% | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 2.1% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 2.0% | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 2.1% | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 2.3% | +10.8% |
| 1981 | 2.5% | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 2.5% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 2.4% | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 2.3% | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 2.3% | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 2.3% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 2.3% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 2.2% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 2.2% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 2.0% | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 1.8% | -14.0% |
| 1992 | 1.6% | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 1.6% | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -14.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -29.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -22.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -17.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -18.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -17.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -14.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -27.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -94.0% |
| 2012 | -0.1% | -1110.1% |
| 2013 | -0.2% | +72.5% |
| 2014 | -0.3% | +31.8% |
| 2015 | -0.4% | +21.4% |
| 2016 | -0.4% | +16.1% |
| 2017 | -0.5% | +11.0% |
| 2018 | -0.5% | +9.7% |
| 2019 | -0.5% | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -140.2% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +346.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -4.9% |
| 2025 | 0.7% | -4.6% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 0.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.6× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Guam's 0.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth in Guam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -1110.1% | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | +346.5% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| 2020 | +140.2% | -0.5% | 0.2% |
| 2011 | -94.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| 2013 | -72.5% | -0.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3% | -0.5% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guam
More climate change data for Guam
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Urban population, per capita 0.9422 units per person (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.7785 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Urban population 159,230 (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.7283 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total 168,999 (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 0.0018 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Guam?
- Population growth in Guam was 0.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 1962.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5% in 2019.
- How does Guam rank for population growth?
- Guam ranks 120th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 306.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.