Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Guam
Guam: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.9422 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Guam, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Guam recorded 0.9422 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Guam peaked at 0.9422 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.7931 people per person, in 1960.
Guam ranks 21st of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Guam, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.7931 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.8124 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1962 | 0.8313 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.8468 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.8594 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.8692 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.8766 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.8818 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.8851 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.8869 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.8873 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.8874 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.8875 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8875 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.8876 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8876 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8876 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8877 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8877 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8878 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.888 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8885 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.8896 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.8912 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.8931 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.8953 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.8976 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9001 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.9025 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9049 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9071 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9094 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.912 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.9147 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9176 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9204 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9231 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9256 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9279 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9299 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9314 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9328 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9342 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9355 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9368 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9379 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9389 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9397 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9403 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9407 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9408 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9408 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9408 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9408 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9408 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9408 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9408 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9408 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9408 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9408 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9408 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9409 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9411 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9413 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9417 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.9422 people per person | +0.0% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 0.9422 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 1.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Guam's 0.9422 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6545 people per person, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8543 people per person | 0.7931 people per person | 0.8869 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8876 people per person | 0.8873 people per person | 0.8878 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8951 people per person | 0.888 people per person | 0.9049 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9188 people per person | 0.9071 people per person | 0.9299 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9368 people per person | 0.9314 people per person | 0.9407 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9408 people per person | 0.9408 people per person | 0.9408 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9413 people per person | 0.9408 people per person | 0.9422 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guam
More population data for Guam
- Population regions 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 long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.122 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5174 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6398 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.1% (2100)
- Population density 380.56 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 10,094 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.1% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 0.7785 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Guam?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Guam was 0.9422 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9422 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7931 people per person in 1960.
- How does Guam rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Guam ranks 21st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.