Fertility rate: births per woman in Guam
Guam: Fertility rate: births per woman was 2.78 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.78 live births per woman
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
63rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.45 live births per woman
in 1957
All-time low
2.58 live births per woman
in 2002
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate: births per woman in Guam, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate: births per woman in Guam is 2.78 live births per woman, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Guam peaked at 6.45 live births per woman in 1957 and was at its lowest, 2.58 live births per woman, in 2002.
Guam ranks 63rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate: births per woman in Guam, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.21 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 5.3 live births per woman | +1.7% |
| 1952 | 5.59 live births per woman | +5.5% |
| 1953 | 5.75 live births per woman | +2.9% |
| 1954 | 5.89 live births per woman | +2.5% |
| 1955 | 6.21 live births per woman | +5.5% |
| 1956 | 6.22 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 6.45 live births per woman | +3.6% |
| 1958 | 6.12 live births per woman | -5.1% |
| 1959 | 6.05 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1960 | 5.97 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1961 | 5.95 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 5.9 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 5.57 live births per woman | -5.6% |
| 1964 | 5.39 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 5.14 live births per woman | -4.7% |
| 1966 | 5.07 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 4.65 live births per woman | -8.4% |
| 1968 | 4.35 live births per woman | -6.5% |
| 1969 | 4.44 live births per woman | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 4.34 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 4.2 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 4.05 live births per woman | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 3.89 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 3.76 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 3.66 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 3.53 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 3.36 live births per woman | -4.8% |
| 1978 | 3.1 live births per woman | -7.7% |
| 1979 | 3.03 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 3.04 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 2.97 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 2.91 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 3.03 live births per woman | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 2.85 live births per woman | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 2.9 live births per woman | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 2.93 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 2.97 live births per woman | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 2.99 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 3 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 3.02 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 3.03 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 3.04 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 3.05 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 3.04 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 3.04 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 3.03 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 3.02 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 3.01 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 2.97 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 2.92 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 2.82 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 2.58 live births per woman | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 2.66 live births per woman | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 2.77 live births per woman | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 2.64 live births per woman | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 2.81 live births per woman | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 2.9 live births per woman | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 2.9 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.89 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 2.97 live births per woman | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 2.88 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 3.12 live births per woman | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 2.88 live births per woman | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 2.95 live births per woman | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 2.93 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 3.17 live births per woman | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 3.09 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 3 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 2.94 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 2.9 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 2.86 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 2.82 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 2.78 live births per woman | -1.3% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 2.78 live births per woman is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5 live births per woman, 1.8× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Guam's 2.78 live births per woman is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.13 live births per woman, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.88 live births per woman | 5.21 live births per woman | 6.45 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.24 live births per woman | 4.35 live births per woman | 5.97 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.69 live births per woman | 3.03 live births per woman | 4.34 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.96 live births per woman | 2.85 live births per woman | 3.04 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.03 live births per woman | 2.97 live births per woman | 3.05 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.79 live births per woman | 2.58 live births per woman | 2.92 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.99 live births per woman | 2.88 live births per woman | 3.17 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.84 live births per woman | 2.78 live births per woman | 2.9 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guam
More reference data data for Guam
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0052 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 0.0037 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0015 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0037 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0012 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Guam?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Guam was 2.78 live births per woman in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 6.45 live births per woman in 1957.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.58 live births per woman in 2002.
- How does Guam rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Guam ranks 63rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.