Guam — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Guam, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Guam was 0.73% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 2.60% in 1962. The lowest was -0.54% in 2019 (about -1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.94% per year.
Guam ranks 120 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 55%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 0.64%, so Guam sits above it. It peaked in 1962 and has fallen 72% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 306%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 16 of 37 economies; New Zealand (0.65%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 1110% in 2012. That is 280% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 89th of 216 in 1961 → 105th of 216 in 1970 → 97th of 216 in 1980 → 105th of 216 in 1990 → 130th of 217 in 2000 → 174th of 217 in 2010 → 152nd of 217 in 2020 → 120th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.73% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 0.76% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 0.88% | -0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 0.96% | +0.7 pp |
| 2020 | 0.22% | +0.8 pp |
| 2019 | -0.54% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | -0.5% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | -0.45% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | -0.41% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | -0.35% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | -0.29% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | -0.22% | -0.1 pp |
| 2012 | -0.13% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 0.01% | -0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 0.21% | -0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 0.29% | +0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 0.26% | -0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 0.26% | -0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 0.29% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 0.34% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 0.41% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 0.51% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 0.61% | -0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 0.79% | -0.3 pp |
| 2000 | 1.12% | -0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 1.3% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 1.3% | -0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 1.34% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 1.4% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 1.47% | -0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 1.51% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 1.56% | -0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 1.63% | -0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 1.76% | -0.3 pp |
| 1990 | 2.05% | -0.2 pp |
| 1989 | 2.23% | -0.0 pp |
| 1988 | 2.24% | -0.0 pp |
| 1987 | 2.25% | -0.0 pp |
| 1986 | 2.27% | -0.0 pp |
| 1985 | 2.29% | -0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 2.33% | -0.1 pp |
| 1983 | 2.39% | -0.1 pp |
| 1982 | 2.46% | -0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 2.48% | +0.2 pp |
| 1980 | 2.3% | +0.2 pp |
| 1979 | 2.08% | +0.0 pp |
| 1978 | 2.04% | -0.0 pp |
| 1977 | 2.09% | -0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 2.11% | -0.1 pp |
| 1975 | 2.16% | -0.1 pp |
| 1974 | 2.25% | -0.1 pp |
| 1973 | 2.31% | -0.0 pp |
| 1972 | 2.35% | +0.0 pp |
| 1971 | 2.35% | +0.1 pp |
| 1970 | 2.24% | +0.1 pp |
| 1969 | 2.15% | -0.1 pp |
| 1968 | 2.2% | -0.1 pp |
| 1967 | 2.29% | -0.1 pp |
| 1966 | 2.39% | -0.1 pp |
| 1965 | 2.47% | -0.0 pp |
| 1964 | 2.52% | -0.1 pp |
| 1963 | 2.57% | -0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 2.6% | +0.1 pp |
| 1961 | 2.54% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Guam’s Population growth in 1962?
2.6% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Guam’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -71.4% in total — about 1.9% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.73%; 2024: 0.76%; 2023: 0.8%; 2022: 0.88%; 2021: 0.96%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.