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Population · Oceania

Guam population 2026

Right now · estimate

Guam population right now

170,582

Births today
0
Deaths today
0
Births this year
2,392
Births minus deaths this year
+1,375

Guam has an estimated 170,185 people on 1 July 2026, the UN's projection, 1,186 more than a year earlier (+0.70%). It is the 192nd most populous country in the world. It is projected to keep growing until 2090, peaking at 207 thousand, then decline to 206 thousand by 2100.

UN projection The counter interpolates the UN’s 1 July figures to the second; it is an estimate, not a count.

Guam in numbers, 2026

Births in 2026
3 thousand 8 a day
Deaths in 2026
1 thousand 3 a day
Net migration
−471 more departures than arrivals
Growth rate
+0.69% growing
Fertility rate
2.68per woman above replacement (2.1)
Median age
31.6years world: 31.1
Life expectancy
77.8years
Aged 65 and over
13.6% 18.5% by 2050

Land, people and health

Capital
Hagatna
Area
549 km² 195th largest of 237
Population density
315per km² 46th most crowded
Urban population
94.3% 97.9% by 2050
Men and women
86 thousand / 84 thousand 102.3 men per 100 women
Life expectancy, women
81.9years men: 74.1 years
Infant mortality
9.4per 1,000 births under-5: 11.1
Birth rate
16.8per 1,000 death rate: 7.1
Net migration rate
−2.8per 1,000 net departures

Population of Guam, 1950–2100

Projected peak: 2090, 207 thousand. By 2050: 191 thousand (+12.5% from today).

Population of Guam
  • UN estimate
  • UN projection
206k 2026
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YearPopulation
195060,776
195161,299
195261,882
195362,539
195463,272
195564,078
195664,970
195765,943
195866,990
195968,102
196069,525
196171,310
196273,192
196375,095
196477,008
196578,932
196680,844
196782,720
196884,563
196986,404
197088,365
197190,466
197292,619
197394,781
197496,940
197599,057
1976101,166
1977103,298
1978105,424
1979107,636
1980110,140
1981112,902
1982115,711
1983118,508
1984121,302
1985124,116
1986126,964
1987129,858
1988132,799
1989135,799
1990138,610
1991141,073
1992143,393
1993145,654
1994147,868
1995150,054
1996152,170
1997154,215
1998156,237
1999158,289
2000160,065
2001161,329
2002162,315
2003163,137
2004163,810
2005164,365
2006164,839
2007165,267
2008165,693
2009166,173
2010166,522
2011166,543
2012166,330
2013165,966
2014165,486
2015164,905
2016164,233
2017163,490
2018162,679
2019161,808
2020162,158
2021163,730
2022165,180
2023166,506
2024 *167,777
2025 *168,999
2026 *170,185
2027 *171,339
2028 *172,462
2029 *173,562
2030 *174,635
2031 *175,677
2032 *176,683
2033 *177,636
2034 *178,553
2035 *179,440
2036 *180,303
2037 *181,142
2038 *181,964
2039 *182,791
2040 *183,620
2041 *184,432
2042 *185,237
2043 *186,041
2044 *186,851
2045 *187,681
2046 *188,478
2047 *189,239
2048 *189,987
2049 *190,727
2050 *191,458
2051 *192,170
2052 *192,854
2053 *193,505
2054 *194,117
2055 *194,723
2056 *195,306
2057 *195,845
2058 *196,360
2059 *196,841
2060 *197,278
2061 *197,700
2062 *198,108
2063 *198,494
2064 *198,906
2065 *199,316
2066 *199,720
2067 *200,131
2068 *200,513
2069 *200,876
2070 *201,241
2071 *201,625
2072 *202,041
2073 *202,451
2074 *202,851
2075 *203,259
2076 *203,661
2077 *204,053
2078 *204,452
2079 *204,839
2080 *205,195
2081 *205,512
2082 *205,780
2083 *206,009
2084 *206,202
2085 *206,387
2086 *206,550
2087 *206,684
2088 *206,812
2089 *206,918
2090 *206,963
2091 *206,953
2092 *206,910
2093 *206,834
2094 *206,720
2095 *206,561
2096 *206,396
2097 *206,208
2098 *205,986
2099 *205,751
2100 *205,502

* UN projection

Population of Guam by year

160 thousand in 2000, 170 thousand in 2026. Every year for the last decade, then every five years to 1950. * UN projection; earlier years are UN estimates.

YearPopulationYearly changeWorld rank
2026* 170,185 +0.70% 192
2025* 168,999 +0.73% 192
2024* 167,777 +0.76% 192
2023 166,506 +0.80% 192
2022 165,180 +0.89% 192
2021 163,730 +0.97% 192
2020 162,158 +0.22% 192
2019 161,808 −0.54% 192
2018 162,679 −0.50% 192
2017 163,490 −0.45% 192
2016 164,233 −0.41% 192
2015 164,905 −0.35% 192
2010 166,522 +0.21% 191
2005 164,365 +0.34% 190
2000 160,065 +1.12% 188
1995 150,054 +1.48% 188
1990 138,610 +2.07% 188
1985 124,116 +2.32% 189
1980 110,140 +2.33% 189
1975 99,057 +2.18% 189
1970 88,365 +2.27% 189
1965 78,932 +2.50% 188
1960 69,525 +2.09% 188
1955 64,078 +1.27% 189
1950 60,776 – 188

Population forecast for Guam

UN medium-variant projection: 191 thousand in 2050 (+12.5% from 2026), 206 thousand in 2100.

YearPopulationYearly changeWorld rank
2030 174,635 +0.62% 192
2035 179,440 +0.50% 192
2040 183,620 +0.45% 190
2045 187,681 +0.44% 190
2050 191,458 +0.38% 190
2060 197,278 +0.22% 191
2070 201,241 +0.18% 191
2080 205,195 +0.17% 191
2090 206,963 +0.02% 191
2100 205,502 −0.12% 189

Largest cities in Guam

City proper, not the wider metro area; latest figure in GeoNames cities15000 (CC BY 4.0), so years differ by city. Largest cities in the world

#CityPopulation
1 Dededo Village 44,943
2 Yigo Village 20,539
3 Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon Village 19,685
4 Mangilao Village 15,191
5 Hagåtña (capital) 1,051

Age structure

Median age 31.6. 13.6% are 65 or older, 18.5% by 2050; 25.7% are under 15.

Guam, 2026 Men 2026 Women 2026 2050 (projection)
100+: men 0.0% 100+: women 0.0% 100+ 95-99: men 0.0% 95-99: women 0.1% 90-94: men 0.1% 90-94: women 0.2% 90-94 85-89: men 0.3% 85-89: women 0.5% 80-84: men 0.6% 80-84: women 0.8% 80-84 75-79: men 1.2% 75-79: women 1.4% 70-74: men 1.7% 70-74: women 2.0% 70-74 65-69: men 2.3% 65-69: women 2.4% 60-64: men 2.8% 60-64: women 2.7% 60-64 55-59: men 2.8% 55-59: women 2.9% 50-54: men 2.8% 50-54: women 2.8% 50-54 45-49: men 2.6% 45-49: women 2.6% 40-44: men 2.7% 40-44: women 2.7% 40-44 35-39: men 3.1% 35-39: women 2.8% 30-34: men 3.5% 30-34: women 3.1% 30-34 25-29: men 3.5% 25-29: women 3.1% 20-24: men 3.4% 20-24: women 3.3% 20-24 15-19: men 3.8% 15-19: women 3.6% 10-14: men 4.4% 10-14: women 4.1% 10-14 5-9: men 4.5% 5-9: women 4.2% 0-4: men 4.3% 0-4: women 4.1% 0-4

Share of the total population in each age group (%)

Births per woman

2.68 in 2026; about 2.1 keeps a population stable without migration.

Fertility rate, Guam
  • UN estimate
  • UN projection
1.8 2026
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YearFertility rate
19505.21
19515.30
19525.59
19535.75
19545.89
19556.22
19566.22
19576.45
19586.12
19596.05
19605.97
19615.95
19625.90
19635.57
19645.39
19655.14
19665.07
19674.65
19684.35
19694.44
19704.34
19714.20
19724.05
19733.89
19743.76
19753.66
19763.53
19773.36
19783.11
19793.03
19803.04
19812.97
19822.91
19833.03
19842.85
19852.90
19862.93
19872.97
19882.99
19893.00
19903.02
19913.03
19923.04
19933.05
19943.04
19953.04
19963.03
19973.02
19983.01
19992.97
20002.92
20012.82
20022.58
20032.66
20042.77
20052.64
20062.81
20072.90
20082.90
20092.89
20102.97
20112.88
20123.12
20132.88
20142.95
20152.93
20163.17
20173.09
20182.99
20192.94
20202.90
20212.86
20222.82
20232.78
2024 *2.75
2025 *2.71
2026 *2.68
2027 *2.65
2028 *2.61
2029 *2.58
2030 *2.55
2031 *2.52
2032 *2.50
2033 *2.47
2034 *2.45
2035 *2.42
2036 *2.40
2037 *2.37
2038 *2.35
2039 *2.33
2040 *2.31
2041 *2.29
2042 *2.27
2043 *2.25
2044 *2.23
2045 *2.22
2046 *2.20
2047 *2.19
2048 *2.18
2049 *2.16
2050 *2.15
2051 *2.14
2052 *2.13
2053 *2.11
2054 *2.10
2055 *2.09
2056 *2.08
2057 *2.07
2058 *2.06
2059 *2.05
2060 *2.05
2061 *2.04
2062 *2.03
2063 *2.02
2064 *2.01
2065 *2.01
2066 *2.00
2067 *1.99
2068 *1.99
2069 *1.98
2070 *1.97
2071 *1.97
2072 *1.96
2073 *1.95
2074 *1.95
2075 *1.94
2076 *1.93
2077 *1.93
2078 *1.92
2079 *1.92
2080 *1.91
2081 *1.91
2082 *1.90
2083 *1.90
2084 *1.89
2085 *1.89
2086 *1.89
2087 *1.88
2088 *1.88
2089 *1.88
2090 *1.87
2091 *1.87
2092 *1.86
2093 *1.86
2094 *1.86
2095 *1.86
2096 *1.85
2097 *1.85
2098 *1.85
2099 *1.84
2100 *1.84

* UN projection

Births and deaths each year

Deaths are projected to outnumber births from 2098.

Births and deaths, Guam
  • Births
  • Deaths
  • UN estimate
  • UN projection
2k 2026
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YearBirthsDeaths
19501,761409
19511,805408
19521,928408
19532,016407
19542,106408
19552,276412
19562,344414
19572,494419
19582,423419
19592,447420
19602,457421
19612,475421
19622,497427
19632,418420
19642,421422
19652,413426
19662,511433
19672,425435
19682,412439
19692,597446
19702,661448
19712,698454
19722,733457
19732,770460
19742,830460
19752,901463
19762,950474
19772,936467
19782,829465
19792,867466
19802,956468
19812,944469
19822,941470
19833,125476
19843,017478
19853,143482
19863,251496
19873,359515
19883,451542
19893,532561
19903,604586
19913,646605
19923,684622
19933,718628
19943,726635
19953,741652
19963,752671
19973,761690
19983,763704
19993,735717
20003,688727
20013,543731
20023,215734
20033,278736
20043,387745
20053,196749
20063,373770
20073,464796
20083,442824
20093,406845
20103,487864
20113,356884
20123,609910
20133,309928
20143,348954
20153,288979
20163,5111,007
20173,3711,028
20183,2241,043
20193,1161,057
20203,0181,171
20212,9961,214
20222,9751,113
20232,9411,144
2024 *2,9101,161
2025 *2,8781,186
2026 *2,8511,212
2027 *2,8261,239
2028 *2,8001,265
2029 *2,7791,293
2030 *2,7611,320
2031 *2,7481,347
2032 *2,7381,375
2033 *2,7311,403
2034 *2,7281,432
2035 *2,7281,461
2036 *2,7291,488
2037 *2,7321,515
2038 *2,7361,540
2039 *2,7471,565
2040 *2,7591,589
2041 *2,7741,613
2042 *2,7851,635
2043 *2,7931,659
2044 *2,8011,681
2045 *2,8071,701
2046 *2,8131,721
2047 *2,8111,739
2048 *2,8051,756
2049 *2,7951,771
2050 *2,7801,784
2051 *2,7591,796
2052 *2,7371,806
2053 *2,7091,813
2054 *2,6831,819
2055 *2,6561,824
2056 *2,6291,827
2057 *2,6011,829
2058 *2,5731,829
2059 *2,5471,829
2060 *2,5241,826
2061 *2,5001,824
2062 *2,4801,822
2063 *2,4651,821
2064 *2,4501,819
2065 *2,4411,815
2066 *2,4321,811
2067 *2,4241,806
2068 *2,4191,803
2069 *2,4131,802
2070 *2,4091,803
2071 *2,4061,803
2072 *2,4061,804
2073 *2,4031,805
2074 *2,3981,810
2075 *2,3941,814
2076 *2,3921,819
2077 *2,3871,825
2078 *2,3811,832
2079 *2,3741,841
2080 *2,3641,851
2081 *2,3521,861
2082 *2,3341,870
2083 *2,3151,881
2084 *2,2941,891
2085 *2,2761,901
2086 *2,2541,913
2087 *2,2321,924
2088 *2,2101,935
2089 *2,1901,946
2090 *2,1661,958
2091 *2,1441,970
2092 *2,1251,981
2093 *2,1051,992
2094 *2,0882,004
2095 *2,0722,017
2096 *2,0572,029
2097 *2,0432,041
2098 *2,0292,055
2099 *2,0192,071
2100 *2,0062,086

* UN projection

Compare with Oceania

CountryPopulation 2026Growth
Guam 170 thousand +0.69%
Australia 27.2 million +0.91%
Papua New Guinea 10.9 million +1.68%
New Zealand 5.3 million +0.65%
Timor Leste 1.4 million +1.31%
Fiji 937 thousand +0.43%
Solomon Islands 858 thousand +2.30%
Vanuatu 343 thousand +2.16%
New Caledonia 298 thousand +0.83%

All 237 countries · Fertility rate by country · Birth rate by country · Median age by country · Life expectancy by country · Population growth rate by country · Population density by country · Largest countries by area · Death rate by country · Infant mortality rate by country · Elderly population by country · Net migration rate by country · Urban population by country · Sex ratio by country

Questions

What is the population of Guam in 2026?
170,185 on 1 July 2026, according to the UN's World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection). That is 170 thousand people, +0.70% on 2025.

Is Guam's population growing or shrinking?
Growing: 1,186 more people in 2026 than in 2025, with 8 births and 3 deaths a day and net migration of −471 a year.

When will Guam's population peak?
In 2090, at about 207 thousand, on the UN's medium projection; 206 thousand by 2100.

What is the fertility rate in Guam?
2.68 births per woman in 2026. A population replaces itself at about 2.1.

How many babies are born in Guam every day?
About 8 a day (3 thousand in 2026), against about 3 deaths a day.

What is the life expectancy in Guam?
77.8 years at birth in 2026: 81.9 for women and 74.1 for men, against a world average of 73.8.

How many men and women live in Guam?
About 86 thousand men and 84 thousand women in 2026, or 102.3 men for every 100 women.

What is the population density of Guam?
315 people per km² of land in 2026, on a total area of 549 km². The world average is 64.

What was the population of Guam in 2000?
160,065 (160 thousand), the UN estimate for 1 July 2000. It has grown by 6% since, to 170 thousand in 2026.

What will the population of Guam be in 2050?
About 191 thousand on the UN's medium projection (191,458), +12.5% from 2026; 206 thousand by 2100.

What are the largest cities in Guam?
Dededo Village (45 thousand), Yigo Village (21 thousand), Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon Village (20 thousand), Mangilao Village (15 thousand), Hagåtña (1 thousand). Figures are for the city proper, from GeoNames.

Source and method

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant. Figures for 1950–2023 are UN estimates; later years are the medium-variant projection, which assumes fertility, mortality and migration follow their most likely paths. National statistics offices publish their own counts, which can differ. Reuse under CC BY 3.0 IGO. How we use the data.