Guam People - 2024

Population

169,330 (2023 est.)

Nationality

noun: Guamanian(s) (US citizens)

adjective: Guamanian

Ethnic groups

Chamorro 37.3%, Filipino 26.3%, White 7.1%, Chuukese 7%, Korean 2.2%, other Pacific Islander 2%, other Asian 2%, Chinese 1.6%, Palauan 1.6%, Japanese 1.5%, Pohnpeian 1.4%, mixed 9.4%, other 0.6% (2010 est.)

Languages

English 43.6%, Filipino 21.2%, Chamorro 17.8%, other Pacific island languages 10%, Asian languages 6.3%, other 1.1% (2010 est.)

Religions

Christian (predominantly Roman Catholic) 94.2%, folk religions 1.5%, Buddhist 1.1%, other 1.6%, unaffiliated 1.7% (2020 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 26.64% (male 23,325/female 21,792)

15-64 years: 62.85% (male 55,606/female 50,816)

65 years and over: 10.51% (2023 est.) (male 8,290/female 9,501)

2022 population pyramid: 2023 population pyramid:

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 60.7

youth dependency ratio: 42.3

elderly dependency ratio: 18.4

potential support ratio: 5.4 (2021 est.)

Median age

total: 30.1 years (2023 est.)

male: 29.4 years

female: 30.8 years

Population growth rate

0.13% (2023 est.)

Birth rate

18.3 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

6.1 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Net migration rate

-10.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Population distribution

no large cities exist on the island, though large villages (municipalities) attract much of the population; the largest of these is Dededo

Urbanization

urban population: 95.2% of total population (2022)

rate of urbanization: 0.84% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Major urban areas - population

147,000 HAGATNA (capital) (2018)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.07 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.09 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female

total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 11.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

male: 11.2 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 11.2 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 77.7 years (2023 est.)

male: 75.3 years

female: 80.3 years

Total fertility rate

2.76 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Gross reproduction rate

1.33 (2023 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

N/A

Drinking water source

improved: urban: N/A

rural: N/A

total: 99.7% of population

unimproved: urban: N/A

rural: N/A

total: 0.3% of population (2020 est.)

Current health expenditure

N/A

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: 89.8% of population (2015 est.)

rural: 89.8% of population (2015 est.)

total: 89.8% of population (2015 est.)

unimproved: urban: 10.2% of population (2015 est.)

rural: 10.2% of population (2015 est.)

total: 10.2% of population (2015 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

N/A

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

37% (2023 est.)

Education expenditures

N/A

Literacy

total population: NA

male: NA

female: NA