Share of the population that is female in Guam
Guam: Share of the population that is female was 49.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
49.4%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
176th
of 215 countries
All-time high
49.4%
in 2025
All-time low
40.7%
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Share of the population that is female in Guam, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population that is female in Guam is 49.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Guam peaked at 49.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 40.7%, in 1960.
That places Guam 176th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Share of the population that is female in Guam, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 40.7% | — |
| 1961 | 41.1% | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 41.4% | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 41.7% | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 42.1% | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 42.4% | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 42.7% | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 42.9% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 43.2% | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 43.5% | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 43.8% | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 44.2% | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 44.7% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 45.1% | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 45.5% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 45.9% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 46.2% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 46.6% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 46.9% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 47.3% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 47.5% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 47.4% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 47.3% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 47.2% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 47.1% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 47.0% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 46.9% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 46.8% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 46.7% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 46.7% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 46.7% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 47.0% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 47.2% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 47.4% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 47.7% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 47.9% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 48.1% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 48.4% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 48.6% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 48.8% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 48.9% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 48.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 48.9% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 48.8% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 48.8% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 48.8% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 48.8% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 48.8% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 48.8% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 48.8% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 48.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 48.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 48.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 48.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 48.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 49.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 49.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 49.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 49.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 49.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 49.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 49.3% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 49.4% | +0.1% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 49.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 50.6%, 98% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Guam's 49.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 49.8%, 99% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.2% | 40.7% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.6% | 43.8% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.0% | 46.7% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.8% | 46.7% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.8% | 48.8% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.9% | 48.8% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.3% | 49.2% | 49.4% | 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 the population that is female in Guam?
- Share of the population that is female in Guam was 49.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.7% in 1960.
- How does Guam rank for share of the population that is female?
- Guam ranks 176th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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