Life expectancy by sex in Guam
Guam: Life expectancy by sex was 81.42 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
81.42 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
70th
of 236 countries
All-time high
81.42 years
in 2023
All-time low
61.88 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy by sex in Guam, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Guam recorded 81.42 years for life expectancy by sex in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by sex in Guam peaked at 81.42 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 61.88 years, in 1950.
Guam ranks 70th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy by sex in Guam, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 61.88 years | — |
| 1951 | 62.18 years | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 62.45 years | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 62.71 years | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 62.97 years | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 63.23 years | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 63.54 years | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 63.81 years | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 64.13 years | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 64.42 years | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 64.72 years | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 65.02 years | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 65.05 years | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 65.59 years | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 65.95 years | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 66.36 years | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 66.9 years | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 67.55 years | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 68.26 years | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 68.91 years | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 69.44 years | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 69.76 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 70.29 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 70.81 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 71.46 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 71.86 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 71.94 years | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 72.68 years | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 73.1 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 73.52 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 73.94 years | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 74.39 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 74.83 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 75.27 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 75.59 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 76.18 years | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 76.5 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 76.78 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 76.62 years | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 76.72 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 76.56 years | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 76.56 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 76.55 years | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 77.01 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 77.43 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 77.62 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 77.8 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 77.94 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 78.01 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 77.86 years | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 77.85 years | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 78.06 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 78.36 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 78.66 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 78.91 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 79.29 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 79.47 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 79.51 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 79.55 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 79.65 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 79.85 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 80.1 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 80.33 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 80.52 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 80.68 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 80.73 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 80.72 years | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 80.71 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 80.82 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 80.89 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 80.25 years | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 79.52 years | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 81.36 years | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 81.42 years | +0.1% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 81.42 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 83.13 years, 98% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Guam's 81.42 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 75.84 years, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 63.13 years | 61.88 years | 64.42 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 66.43 years | 64.72 years | 68.91 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.48 years | 69.44 years | 73.52 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.68 years | 73.94 years | 76.78 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.33 years | 76.55 years | 78.01 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.93 years | 77.85 years | 79.65 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.54 years | 79.85 years | 80.89 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.64 years | 79.52 years | 81.42 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guam
- 67 Slovakia 81.58 years compare
- 68 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 81.52 years compare
- 69 Albania 81.45 years compare
- 71 United States Virgin Islands 81.35 years compare
- 72 New Caledonia 81.29 years compare
- 73 Falkland Islands 81.24 years compare
More population data for Guam
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5174 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.122 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -9.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.122 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 10,094 people (2100)
- Population density 380.56 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.1% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6398 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0.0578 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by sex in Guam?
- Life expectancy by sex in Guam was 81.42 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy by sex recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 81.42 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by sex recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.88 years in 1950.
- How does Guam rank for life expectancy by sex?
- Guam ranks 70th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy by sex rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.