Population density in Guam
Guam: Population density was 380.56 people per km² in 2100. ▲ Rising
Latest (2100)
380.56 people per km²
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
41st
of 235 countries
All-time high
383.28 people per km²
in 2091
All-time low
7.41 people per km²
in 1788
Years of data
161
1700–2100
Population density in Guam, 1700–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².
Analysis
In 2100, population density in Guam stood at 380.56 people per km².
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population density in Guam peaked at 383.28 people per km² in 2091 and was at its lowest, 7.41 people per km², in 1788.
That places Guam 41st out of 235 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 161 years of available data.
Population density in Guam, year by year
| Year | people per km² | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 22.22 people per km² | — |
| 1788 | 7.41 people per km² | -66.7% |
| 1800 | 11.21 people per km² | +51.3% |
| 1850 | 62.96 people per km² | +461.7% |
| 1900 | 17.92 people per km² | -71.5% |
| 1901 | 18.52 people per km² | +3.3% |
| 1910 | 22.22 people per km² | +20.0% |
| 1920 | 25.93 people per km² | +16.7% |
| 1930 | 35.19 people per km² | +35.7% |
| 1940 | 40.74 people per km² | +15.8% |
| 1950 | 112.58 people per km² | +176.3% |
| 1951 | 113.54 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 114.62 people per km² | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 115.84 people per km² | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 117.2 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 118.7 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 120.34 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1957 | 122.15 people per km² | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 124.08 people per km² | +1.6% |
| 1959 | 126.13 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1960 | 128.78 people per km² | +2.1% |
| 1961 | 132.08 people per km² | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 135.58 people per km² | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 139.08 people per km² | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 142.63 people per km² | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 146.2 people per km² | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 149.74 people per km² | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 153.21 people per km² | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 156.63 people per km² | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 160.04 people per km² | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 163.67 people per km² | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 167.55 people per km² | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 171.54 people per km² | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 175.54 people per km² | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 179.54 people per km² | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 183.47 people per km² | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 187.37 people per km² | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 191.31 people per km² | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 195.26 people per km² | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 199.37 people per km² | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 203.99 people per km² | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 209.11 people per km² | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 214.31 people per km² | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 219.48 people per km² | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 224.66 people per km² | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 229.88 people per km² | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 235.15 people per km² | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 240.49 people per km² | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 245.96 people per km² | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 251.5 people per km² | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 256.71 people per km² | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 261.28 people per km² | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 265.56 people per km² | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 269.76 people per km² | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 273.86 people per km² | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 277.9 people per km² | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 281.81 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 285.6 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 289.34 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 293.14 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 296.44 people per km² | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 298.78 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 300.6 people per km² | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 302.12 people per km² | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 303.36 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 304.39 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 305.27 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 306.07 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 306.86 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 307.76 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 308.39 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 308.43 people per km² | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 308.05 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 307.37 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 306.47 people per km² | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 305.4 people per km² | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 304.15 people per km² | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 302.78 people per km² | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 301.28 people per km² | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 299.67 people per km² | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 300.31 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 303.22 people per km² | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 305.91 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 308.37 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 310.72 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 312.99 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 2026 | 315.18 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 2027 | 317.31 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 2028 | 319.4 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 2029 | 321.42 people per km² | +0.6% |
| 2030 | 323.42 people per km² | +0.6% |
| 2031 | 325.35 people per km² | +0.6% |
| 2032 | 327.21 people per km² | +0.6% |
| 2033 | 328.98 people per km² | +0.5% |
| 2034 | 330.68 people per km² | +0.5% |
| 2035 | 332.31 people per km² | +0.5% |
| 2036 | 333.92 people per km² | +0.5% |
| 2037 | 335.47 people per km² | +0.5% |
| 2038 | 336.99 people per km² | +0.5% |
| 2039 | 338.52 people per km² | +0.5% |
| 2040 | 340.05 people per km² | +0.5% |
| 2041 | 341.55 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2042 | 343.06 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2043 | 344.54 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2044 | 346.02 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2045 | 347.57 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2046 | 349.05 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2047 | 350.46 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2048 | 351.84 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2049 | 353.21 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2050 | 354.56 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2051 | 355.87 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2052 | 357.14 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2053 | 358.36 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 2054 | 359.5 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 2055 | 360.61 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 2056 | 361.69 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 2057 | 362.69 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 2058 | 363.65 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 2059 | 364.55 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2060 | 365.34 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2061 | 366.13 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2062 | 366.89 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2063 | 367.6 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2064 | 368.38 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2065 | 369.12 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2066 | 369.87 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2067 | 370.63 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2068 | 371.34 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2069 | 372.01 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2070 | 372.68 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2071 | 373.38 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2072 | 374.16 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2073 | 374.92 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2074 | 375.67 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2075 | 376.43 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2076 | 377.16 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2077 | 377.89 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2078 | 378.63 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2079 | 379.34 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2080 | 380 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2081 | 380.58 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2082 | 381.08 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 2083 | 381.5 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 2084 | 381.87 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 2085 | 382.21 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 2086 | 382.51 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 2087 | 382.76 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 2088 | 382.99 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 2089 | 383.19 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 2090 | 383.27 people per km² | +0.0% |
| 2091 | 383.28 people per km² | +0.0% |
| 2092 | 383.18 people per km² | -0.0% |
| 2093 | 383.05 people per km² | -0.0% |
| 2094 | 382.83 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2095 | 382.54 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2096 | 382.22 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2097 | 381.87 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2098 | 381.47 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2099 | 381.03 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2100 | 380.56 people per km² | -0.1% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 380.56 people per km² is above the median for high income countries, which is 106.6 people per km², 3.6× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Guam's 380.56 people per km² is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 132.68 people per km², 2.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population density in Guam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1850 | +461.7% | 11.21 people per km² | 62.96 people per km² |
| 1950 | +176.3% | 40.74 people per km² | 112.58 people per km² |
| 1900 | -71.5% | 62.96 people per km² | 17.92 people per km² |
| 1788 | -66.7% | 22.22 people per km² | 7.41 people per km² |
| 1800 | +51.3% | 7.41 people per km² | 11.21 people per km² |
| 1930 | +35.7% | 25.93 people per km² | 35.19 people per km² |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 22.22 people per km² | 22.22 people per km² | 22.22 people per km² | 1 |
| 1780s | 7.41 people per km² | 7.41 people per km² | 7.41 people per km² | 1 |
| 1800s | 11.21 people per km² | 11.21 people per km² | 11.21 people per km² | 1 |
| 1850s | 62.96 people per km² | 62.96 people per km² | 62.96 people per km² | 1 |
| 1900s | 18.22 people per km² | 17.92 people per km² | 18.52 people per km² | 2 |
| 1910s | 22.22 people per km² | 22.22 people per km² | 22.22 people per km² | 1 |
| 1920s | 25.93 people per km² | 25.93 people per km² | 25.93 people per km² | 1 |
| 1930s | 35.19 people per km² | 35.19 people per km² | 35.19 people per km² | 1 |
| 1940s | 40.74 people per km² | 40.74 people per km² | 40.74 people per km² | 1 |
| 1950s | 118.52 people per km² | 112.58 people per km² | 126.13 people per km² | 10 |
| 1960s | 144.4 people per km² | 128.78 people per km² | 160.04 people per km² | 10 |
| 1970s | 181.46 people per km² | 163.67 people per km² | 199.37 people per km² | 10 |
| 1980s | 227.45 people per km² | 203.99 people per km² | 251.5 people per km² | 10 |
| 1990s | 275.5 people per km² | 256.71 people per km² | 293.14 people per km² | 10 |
| 2000s | 303.17 people per km² | 296.44 people per km² | 307.76 people per km² | 10 |
| 2010s | 305.2 people per km² | 299.67 people per km² | 308.43 people per km² | 10 |
| 2020s | 311.48 people per km² | 300.31 people per km² | 321.42 people per km² | 10 |
| 2030s | 331.28 people per km² | 323.42 people per km² | 338.52 people per km² | 10 |
| 2040s | 346.74 people per km² | 340.05 people per km² | 353.21 people per km² | 10 |
| 2050s | 359.86 people per km² | 354.56 people per km² | 364.55 people per km² | 10 |
| 2060s | 368.73 people per km² | 365.34 people per km² | 372.01 people per km² | 10 |
| 2070s | 376.03 people per km² | 372.68 people per km² | 379.34 people per km² | 10 |
| 2080s | 381.87 people per km² | 380 people per km² | 383.19 people per km² | 10 |
| 2090s | 382.47 people per km² | 381.03 people per km² | 383.28 people per km² | 10 |
| 2100s | 380.56 people per km² | 380.56 people per km² | 380.56 people per km² | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guam
- 38 Tuvalu 409.67 people per km² compare
- 39 Saint Martin (French part) 400.56 people per km² compare
- 40 Philippines 383.08 people per km² compare
- 42 United Arab Emirates 367.99 people per km² compare
- 43 Belgium 365.29 people per km² compare
- 44 Benin 351.08 people per km² compare
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)
- 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)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP 0 people per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population density in Guam?
- Population density in Guam was 380.56 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population density recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 383.28 people per km² in 2091.
- What is the lowest population density recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.41 people per km² in 1788.
- How does Guam rank for population density?
- Guam ranks 41st out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population density rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.