What is rural population in Guam?

Rural population in Guam was 9,769 in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).

What is the highest rural population recorded in Guam?

The highest recorded value was 14,388 in 1960.

What is the lowest rural population recorded in Guam?

The lowest recorded value was 9,579 in 2019.

How does Guam rank for rural population?

Guam ranks 193rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.

Is rural population rising or falling in Guam?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Guam data come from?

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

Rural population in Guam

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

Guam: Rural population was 9,769 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

9,769

Change on year

down 0.1%

World rank

193rd

of 215 countries

All-time high

14,388

in 1960

All-time low

9,579

in 2019

Years of data

1960–2025

Rural population in Guam, 1960–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, rural population in Guam stood at 9,769.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural population in Guam peaked at 14,388 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 9,579, in 2019.

That places Guam 193rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	11,201	9,713	14,388	10
1970s	11,013	9,955	12,074	10
1980s	12,841	12,340	12,999	10
1990s	12,038	11,103	12,881	10
2000s	10,339	9,859	10,981	10
2010s	9,758	9,579	9,864	10
2020s	9,721	9,599	9,777	6

Countries ranked near Guam

190 Dominica 17,136 compare
191 British Virgin Islands 16,928 compare
192 Curacao 13,325 compare
194 Andorra 9,161 compare
195 American Samoa 8,970 compare
196 Marshall Islands 7,581 compare

See the full ranking of 264 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Guam

Rural population growth -0.1% (2025)
Rural population 5.8% (2025)
Agricultural land 160 sq. km (2023)
Agricultural land 29.6% (2023)
Arable land 1,000 hectares (2023)
Arable land 0.006 hectares per person (2023)
Arable land 1.9% (2023)
Land area 540 sq. km (2023)
Permanent cropland 13.0% (2023)
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 0.7% (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural population in Guam?: Rural population in Guam was 9,769 in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
What is the highest rural population recorded in Guam?: The highest recorded value was 14,388 in 1960.
What is the lowest rural population recorded in Guam?: The lowest recorded value was 9,579 in 2019.
How does Guam rank for rural population?: Guam ranks 193rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is rural population rising or falling in Guam?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guam data come from?: The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Rural population
Source: World Urbanization 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

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.