Urban population share 2050 in Guam
Guam: Urban population share 2050 was 94.22 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population share 2050 in Guam, 1950–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population share 2050 in Guam is 94.22, 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, urban population share 2050 in Guam peaked at 94.22 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 24.23, 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.
Urban population share 2050 in Guam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 24.23 | — |
| 1951 | 25.6 | +5.6% |
| 1952 | 28.34 | +10.7% |
| 1953 | 33.89 | +19.6% |
| 1954 | 39.85 | +17.6% |
| 1955 | 40.23 | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 39.09 | -2.8% |
| 1957 | 36.97 | -5.4% |
| 1958 | 35.83 | -3.1% |
| 1959 | 60.93 | +70.0% |
| 1960 | 79.31 | +30.2% |
| 1961 | 81.24 | +2.4% |
| 1962 | 83.13 | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 84.68 | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 85.94 | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 86.92 | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 87.66 | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 88.18 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 88.51 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 88.69 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 88.73 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 88.74 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 88.75 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 88.75 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 88.76 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 88.76 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 88.76 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 88.77 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 88.77 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 88.78 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 88.8 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 88.85 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 88.96 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 89.12 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 89.31 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 89.53 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 89.76 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 90.01 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 90.25 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 90.49 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 90.71 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 90.94 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 91.2 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 91.47 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 91.76 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 92.04 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 92.31 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 92.56 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 92.79 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 92.99 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 93.14 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 93.28 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 93.42 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 93.55 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 93.68 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 93.79 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 93.89 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 93.97 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 94.03 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 94.07 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 94.08 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 94.08 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 94.08 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 94.08 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 94.08 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 94.08 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.08 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.08 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 94.08 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.08 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.08 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 94.09 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 94.11 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 94.13 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 94.17 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 94.22 | +0.1% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 94.22 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.33, 1.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Guam's 94.22 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 65.45, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population share 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% | 35.83 | 60.93 |
| 1960 | +30.2% | 60.93 | 79.31 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 36.5 | 24.23 | 60.93 | 10 |
| 1960s | 85.43 | 79.31 | 88.69 | 10 |
| 1970s | 88.76 | 88.73 | 88.78 | 10 |
| 1980s | 89.51 | 88.8 | 90.49 | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.88 | 90.71 | 92.99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.68 | 93.14 | 94.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.08 | 94.08 | 94.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.13 | 94.08 | 94.22 | 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)
- 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 urban population share 2050 in Guam?
- Urban population share 2050 in Guam was 94.22 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population share 2050 recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 94.22 in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population share 2050 recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.23 in 1950.
- How does Guam rank for urban population share 2050?
- Guam ranks 29th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population share 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Urban population share 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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