Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Guam
Guam: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 was 94.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Guam, 1950–2025
Source: HYDE (2023); 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 areas projected to 2050 in Guam is 94.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure 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 areas projected to 2050 in Guam peaked at 94.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 1950.
That places Guam 29th out of 238 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Guam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 24.2% | — |
| 1951 | 25.6% | +5.6% |
| 1952 | 28.3% | +10.7% |
| 1953 | 33.9% | +19.6% |
| 1954 | 39.9% | +17.6% |
| 1955 | 40.2% | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 39.1% | -2.8% |
| 1957 | 37.0% | -5.4% |
| 1958 | 35.8% | -3.1% |
| 1959 | 60.9% | +70.0% |
| 1960 | 79.3% | +30.2% |
| 1961 | 81.2% | +2.4% |
| 1962 | 83.1% | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 84.7% | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 85.9% | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 86.9% | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 87.7% | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 88.2% | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 88.5% | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 88.7% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 88.7% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 88.7% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 88.7% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 88.8% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 88.8% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 88.8% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 88.8% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 88.8% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 88.8% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 88.8% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 88.8% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 88.9% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 89.0% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 89.1% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 89.3% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 89.5% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 89.8% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 90.0% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 90.3% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 90.5% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 90.7% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 90.9% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 91.2% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 91.5% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 91.8% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 92.0% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 92.3% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 92.6% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 92.8% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 93.0% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 93.1% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 93.3% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 93.4% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 93.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 93.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 93.8% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 93.9% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 94.2% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 94.2% | +0.1% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 94.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.3%, 1.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Guam's 94.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 65.4%, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | +70.0% | 35.8% | 60.9% |
| 1960 | +30.2% | 60.9% | 79.3% |
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
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 population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Guam?
- Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Guam was 94.2% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); 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 areas projected to 2050 recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 1950.
- How does Guam rank for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Guam ranks 29th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 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 HYDE (2023); 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 areas projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modeled historical data.