Share of urban population living in slums in Guam
Guam: Share of urban population living in slums was 0.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of urban population living in slums in Guam, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Human Settlements Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of urban population living in slums in Guam stood at 0.6%.
The figure is up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population living in slums in Guam peaked at 1.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.4% | — |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -14.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -18.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +59.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -9.9% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 3 |
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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 share of urban population living in slums in Guam?
- Share of urban population living in slums in Guam was 0.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Human Settlements Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban population living in slums recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of urban population living in slums recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% 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 United Nations Human Settlements Programme – processed by 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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Proportion of urban population living in slums (%).