Demographics of Guam

The demographics of Guam include the demographic features of the population of Guam, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

According to the 2010 U.S. Census, Guam had a population of 159,358, representing an increase of 2.9 percent from the population of 154,805 reported in the 2000 Census.^[1]

Births and deaths ^[2]

CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook.^[3]

Age structure

• 0–14 years: 25.47% (male 21,189/female 20,017)
• 15–24 years: 17% (male 14,267/female 13,241)
• 25–54 years: 39.23% (male 32,315/female 31,159)
• 55–64 years: 9.4% (male 7,655/female 7,560)
• 65 years and over: 8.89% (male 6,552/female 7,830) (2015 est.)

Population

• 174,445 as of 2017

Population growth rate

• 0.54%

Birth rate

• 16.82 births/1,000 population

Death rate

• 5.12 deaths/1,000 population

Net migration rate

• -6.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Sex ratio

• At birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
• 0–14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
• 15–24 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
• 25–54 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
• 55–64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
• 65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female
• Total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2015 est.)

Infant mortality rate

• Total: 5.41 deaths/1,000 live births
• Male: 5.81 deaths/1,000 live births
• Female: 4.99 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

• Total population: 78.98 years
• Male: 75.94 years
• Female: 82.21 years

Total fertility rate

• 2.34 children born/woman

Nationality

• noun: Guamanian / Guamanians
• adjective: Guamanian

Ethnic groups

• Chamorro 37.3%
• Filipino 29.3%
• 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%
• Puerto Ricans 9.7

Religions

• Roman Catholic 85%
• Other 15%

Languages

• English 43.6%
• Filipino 21.2%
• Chamorro 17.8%
• Other Pacific island languages 10%
• Asian languages 6.3%
• Other (like Spanish) 1.1%

References

Territory of Guam
Hagåtña (capital)
Topics	Communications Demographics Earthquakes Economy Geography History Transportation
Islands	Guam Cocos Island
Villages	Agana Heights Agat Asan‑Maina Barrigada Chalan Pago-Ordot Dededo Hagåtña Inarajan Mangilao Merizo Mongmong-Toto-Maite Piti Santa Rita Sinajana Talofofo Tamuning Umatac Yigo Yona
Peaks	Mount Alifan Mount Almagosa Mount Bolanos (368 m) Mount Jumullong Manglo (391 m) Mount Lamlam (406 m)