Share of urban population living in slums in Guam
Guam: Share of urban population living in slums was 0.64 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of urban population living in slums in Guam, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of urban population living in slums in Guam stood at 0.64.
The figure is up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population living in slums in Guam peaked at 1.43 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.49, in 2016.
Guam ranks 148th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Share of urban population living in slums in Guam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.43 | — |
| 2002 | 1.3 | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 1.17 | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 1.03 | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9 | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 0.77 | -14.4% |
| 2012 | 0.63 | -18.2% |
| 2014 | 0.56 | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.49 | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 0.78 | +59.2% |
| 2020 | 0.71 | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 0.64 | -9.9% |
| 2024 | 0.64 | +0.0% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 0.64 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.08, 8.0× the median. (81 countries reporting)
- Guam's 0.64 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.5, 14% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of urban population living in slums 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +59.2% | 0.49 | 0.78 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.17 | 0.9 | 1.43 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.646 | 0.49 | 0.78 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.6633 | 0.64 | 0.71 | 3 |
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)
- Population growth rate -0.122 (2100)
- Population density 380.56 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 10,094 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.122 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.05 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban population living in slums in Guam?
- Share of urban population living in slums in Guam was 0.64 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban population living in slums recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of urban population living in slums recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.49 in 2016.
- How does Guam rank for share of urban population living in slums?
- Guam ranks 148th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of urban population living in slums. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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