Share of population living in urban and rural areas in Guam
Guam: Share of population living in urban and rural areas was 94.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban and rural areas in Guam, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living in urban and rural areas in Guam is 94.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban and rural areas in Guam peaked at 94.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 1950.
Guam ranks 29th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 36.5% | 24.2% | 60.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 85.4% | 79.3% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 88.8% | 88.7% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 89.5% | 88.8% | 90.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.9% | 90.7% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.7% | 93.1% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.1% | 94.1% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.1% | 94.1% | 94.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guam
- 27 Turks and Caicos Islands 94.4% compare
- 28 Puerto Rico 94.3% compare
- 30 Iceland 94.2% compare
- 31 Jordan 93.2% compare
- 32 Argentina 92.4% compare
More population data for Guam
- World population growth -0.1% (2100)
- Population density 380.56 people per km² (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 10,094 people (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.75 births per woman (2024)
- 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)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 2.72 children per women (2023)
- Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children 2.78 live births per woman (2023)
- Birth rate by women's age group 33.39 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban and rural areas in Guam?
- Share of population living in urban and rural areas in Guam was 94.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban and rural areas recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban and rural areas recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 1950.
- How does Guam rank for share of population living in urban and rural areas?
- Guam ranks 29th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban and rural areas 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 United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.