What is population, total in Guam?

Population, total in Guam was 168,999 in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).

What is the highest population, total recorded in Guam?

The highest recorded value was 168,999 in 2025.

What is the lowest population, total recorded in Guam?

The lowest recorded value was 69,525 in 1960.

How does Guam rank for population, total?

Guam ranks 183rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.

Is population, total rising or falling in Guam?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Guam data come from?

The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, total in Guam

Name: Population, total in Guam
Creator: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Guam: Population, total was 168,999 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

168,999

Change on year

up 0.7%

World rank

183rd

of 215 countries

All-time high

168,999

in 2025

All-time low

69,525

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Population, total in Guam, 1960–2025

Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).

Analysis

Guam recorded 168,999 for population, total in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, total in Guam peaked at 168,999 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 69,525, in 1960.

Guam ranks 183rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	77,959	69,525	86,404	10
1970s	97,975	88,365	107,636	10
1980s	122,810	110,141	135,799	10
1990s	148,756	138,610	158,289	10
2000s	163,699	160,065	166,173	10
2010s	164,796	161,808	166,543	10
2020s	165,725	162,158	168,999	6

Countries ranked near Guam

180 Sao Tome and Principe 240,254 compare
181 Samoa 219,306 compare
182 Saint Lucia 180,149 compare
184 Curacao 156,263 compare
185 Kiribati 136,488 compare
186 Seychelles 122,730 compare

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More climate change data for Guam

Population growth 0.7% (2025)
Urban population growth 0.8% (2025)
Urban population 159,230 (2025)
Urban population 94.2% (2025)
Terrestrial protected areas 4.2% (2025)
Terrestrial and marine protected areas 0.0% (2025)
Marine protected areas 0.0% (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, total in Guam?: Population, total in Guam was 168,999 in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
What is the highest population, total recorded in Guam?: The highest recorded value was 168,999 in 2025.
What is the lowest population, total recorded in Guam?: The lowest recorded value was 69,525 in 1960.
How does Guam rank for population, total?: Guam ranks 183rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population, total rising or falling in Guam?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guam data come from?: The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.