Population | 168,801 (July 2021 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: 27.22% (male 23,748/female 22,122) 15-24 years: 16.08% (male 14,522/female 12,572) 25-54 years: 36.65% (male 31,880/female 29,871) 55-64 years: 10.5% (male 9,079/female 8,610) 65 years and over: 9.54% (male 7,504/female 8,577) (2020 est.) |
Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 52.4 youth dependency ratio: 36.4 elderly dependency ratio: 16.1 potential support ratio: 6.2 (2020 est.) |
Median age | total: 29.4 years male: 28.7 years female: 30.2 years (2020 est.) |
Population growth rate | 0.18% (2021 est.) |
Birth rate | 18.76 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
Death rate | 5.99 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
Net migration rate | -10.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 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% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.84% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
Major cities - population | 147,000 HAGATNA (capital) (2018) |
Sex ratio | at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.16 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
Infant mortality rate | total: 11.73 deaths/1,000 live births male: 11.75 deaths/1,000 live births female: 11.72 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth | total population: 77.25 years male: 74.81 years female: 79.85 years (2021 est.) |
Total fertility rate | 2.81 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
Drinking water source | improved: total: 100% of population unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
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.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
Education expenditures | NA |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021