Prison population rate in Guam
Guam: Prison population rate was 530 prisoners per 100,000 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Prison population rate in Guam, 2000–2025
Source: Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in prisoners per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Guam recorded 530 prisoners per 100,000 people for prison population rate in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prison population rate in Guam peaked at 530 prisoners per 100,000 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 249 prisoners per 100,000 people, in 2004.
That places Guam 7th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 339.2 prisoners per 100,000 people | 249 prisoners per 100,000 people | 440 prisoners per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 2010s | 396.2 prisoners per 100,000 people | 336 prisoners per 100,000 people | 467 prisoners per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 2020s | 424 prisoners per 100,000 people | 318 prisoners per 100,000 people | 530 prisoners per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guam
- 4 United States 542 prisoners per 100,000 people compare
- 5 American Samoa 538 prisoners per 100,000 people compare
- 6 Panama 533 prisoners per 100,000 people compare
- 8 Tonga 516 prisoners per 100,000 people compare
- 9 Turkey 468 prisoners per 100,000 people compare
- 10 Cape Verde 467 prisoners per 100,000 people compare
More population data for Guam
- 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)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.75 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.75 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.75 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.1% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.78 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 2.78 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prison population rate in Guam?
- Prison population rate in Guam was 530 prisoners per 100,000 people in 2025, according to Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest prison population rate recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 530 prisoners per 100,000 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest prison population rate recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 249 prisoners per 100,000 people in 2004.
- How does Guam rank for prison population rate?
- Guam ranks 7th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prison population rate rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Prison population rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Prison population (including pre-trial detainees and remand prisoners), per 100,000 population.