Share of female workers by sector in Guam
Guam: Share of female workers by sector was 0.6542 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.6542
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
169th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.89
in 1991
All-time low
0.6542
in 2025
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Share of female workers by sector in Guam, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share of female workers by sector in Guam stood at 0.6542. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female workers by sector in Guam peaked at 1.89 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.6542, in 2025.
Guam ranks 169th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of female workers by sector in Guam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.89 | — |
| 1992 | 1.83 | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 1.78 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 1.73 | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 1.67 | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 1.62 | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 1.57 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 1.52 | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 1.48 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 1.44 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 1.38 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 1.31 | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 1.25 | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 1.19 | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 1.17 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.13 | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 1.05 | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 1.02 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 1 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9972 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9415 | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9303 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8989 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8699 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8405 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.816 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7892 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.767 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7435 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7875 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7602 | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7326 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7055 | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 0.6797 | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 0.6542 | -3.7% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 0.6542 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.26, 52% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Guam's 0.6542 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.42, 4% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.68 | 1.48 | 1.89 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.19 | 1 | 1.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8594 | 0.7435 | 0.9972 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.72 | 0.6542 | 0.7875 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guam
More gender data for Guam
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 42.88 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6925 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 131.76 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 131.76 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,476 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1,389 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,483 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1,399 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female workers by sector in Guam?
- Share of female workers by sector in Guam was 0.6542 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of female workers by sector recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 1.89 in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of female workers by sector recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6542 in 2025.
- How does Guam rank for share of female workers by sector?
- Guam ranks 169th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of female workers by sector rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of female workers by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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