Which has higher population by world region, Guam or Kiribati?

Kiribati, at 222,652 people against 205,505 people in Guam as of 2100.

What is the difference in population by world region between Guam and Kiribati?

17,147 people, with Kiribati ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Kiribati?

159 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2100.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guam vs Kiribati: Population by world region

Guam

205,505 people

in 2100

Kiribati

222,652 people

in 2100

Guam rank

188th

Kiribati rank

186th

Population by world region over time

Guam
Kiribati

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 222,652 people against 205,505 people in Guam, a difference of 17,147 people.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.1 times Guam's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 159 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Kiribati ahead.

Guam ranks 188th and Kiribati ranks 186th of 238 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Guam averaged higher in 12 and Kiribati in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guam	Kiribati	Difference	Ahead
1800s	6,053 people	17,876 people	11,823 people	Kiribati
1850s	34,000 people	20,657 people	13,343 people	Guam
1900s	9,839 people	28,758 people	18,918 people	Kiribati
1910s	12,000 people	30,579 people	18,579 people	Kiribati
1920s	14,000 people	32,455 people	18,455 people	Kiribati
1930s	19,000 people	34,058 people	15,058 people	Kiribati
1940s	22,000 people	35,740 people	13,740 people	Kiribati
1950s	64,000 people	41,753 people	22,248 people	Guam
1960s	77,974 people	52,285 people	25,690 people	Guam
1970s	97,988 people	60,012 people	37,976 people	Guam
1980s	122,824 people	66,483 people	56,342 people	Guam
1990s	148,768 people	80,866 people	67,902 people	Guam
2000s	163,710 people	97,242 people	66,468 people	Guam
2010s	164,807 people	116,248 people	48,559 people	Guam
2020s	168,202 people	135,399 people	32,803 people	Guam
2030s	178,893 people	154,538 people	24,356 people	Guam
2040s	187,237 people	172,869 people	14,368 people	Guam
2050s	194,326 people	189,597 people	4,729 people	Guam
2060s	199,115 people	202,730 people	3,615 people	Kiribati
2070s	203,054 people	212,129 people	9,075 people	Kiribati
2080s	206,210 people	218,617 people	12,406 people	Kiribati
2090s	206,536 people	222,172 people	15,636 people	Kiribati
2100s	205,505 people	222,652 people	17,147 people	Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by world region, Guam or Kiribati?: Kiribati, at 222,652 people against 205,505 people in Guam as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by world region between Guam and Kiribati?: 17,147 people, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Kiribati?: 159 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2100.
How do Guam and Kiribati rank globally for population by world region?: Guam ranks 188th and Kiribati ranks 186th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Population by world region
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.