Fertility rate, total in Guam

Guam: Fertility rate, total was 2.75 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
2.75 births per woman
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
60th
of 215 countries
All-time high
5.97 births per woman
in 1960
All-time low
2.58 births per woman
in 2002
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Fertility rate, total in Guam, 1960–2024

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.

Analysis

In 2024, fertility rate, total in Guam stood at 2.75 births per woman.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Guam peaked at 5.97 births per woman in 1960 and was at its lowest, 2.58 births per woman, in 2002.

Guam ranks 60th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.24 births per woman 4.35 births per woman 5.97 births per woman 10
1970s 3.69 births per woman 3.03 births per woman 4.34 births per woman 10
1980s 2.96 births per woman 2.85 births per woman 3.04 births per woman 10
1990s 3.03 births per woman 2.97 births per woman 3.05 births per woman 10
2000s 2.79 births per woman 2.58 births per woman 2.92 births per woman 10
2010s 2.99 births per woman 2.88 births per woman 3.17 births per woman 10
2020s 2.82 births per woman 2.75 births per woman 2.9 births per woman 5

Countries ranked near Guam

  1. 57 Kazakhstan 2.98 births per woman compare
  2. 58 Israel 2.87 births per woman compare
  3. 59 Marshall Islands 2.86 births per woman compare
  4. 61 Micronesia (country) 2.74 births per woman compare
  5. 62 Egypt 2.73 births per woman compare
  6. 63 Algeria 2.72 births per woman compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fertility rate, total in Guam?
Fertility rate, total in Guam was 2.75 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Guam?
The highest recorded value was 5.97 births per woman in 1960.
What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Guam?
The lowest recorded value was 2.58 births per woman in 2002.
How does Guam rank for fertility rate, total?
Guam ranks 60th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Guam?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guam data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Unit
births per woman
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,128 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.