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Number of children under 5 in Guam

Guam: Number of children under 5 was 14,782 people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
14,782 people
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
190th
of 236 countries
All-time high
17,402 people
in 2000
All-time low
7,569 people
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of children under 5 in Guam, 1950–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k195019862023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2023, number of children under 5 in Guam stood at 14,782 people.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of children under 5 in Guam peaked at 17,402 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7,569 people, in 1950.

Guam ranks 190th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Number of children under 5 in Guam, year by year

Year people Change
1950 7,569 people —
1951 8,041 people +6.2%
1952 8,424 people +4.8%
1953 8,726 people +3.6%
1954 9,022 people +3.4%
1955 9,367 people +3.8%
1956 9,730 people +3.9%
1957 10,109 people +3.9%
1958 10,499 people +3.9%
1959 10,883 people +3.7%
1960 11,209 people +3.0%
1961 11,472 people +2.3%
1962 11,697 people +2.0%
1963 11,879 people +1.6%
1964 12,027 people +1.2%
1965 12,142 people +1.0%
1966 12,224 people +0.7%
1967 12,264 people +0.3%
1968 12,256 people -0.1%
1969 12,247 people -0.1%
1970 12,288 people +0.3%
1971 12,385 people +0.8%
1972 12,560 people +1.4%
1973 12,788 people +1.8%
1974 12,997 people +1.6%
1975 13,099 people +0.8%
1976 13,148 people +0.4%
1977 13,159 people +0.1%
1978 13,161 people +0.0%
1979 13,310 people +1.1%
1980 13,574 people +2.0%
1981 13,781 people +1.5%
1982 13,936 people +1.1%
1983 14,122 people +1.3%
1984 14,276 people +1.1%
1985 14,434 people +1.1%
1986 14,683 people +1.7%
1987 15,005 people +2.2%
1988 15,409 people +2.7%
1989 15,886 people +3.1%
1990 16,342 people +2.9%
1991 16,695 people +2.2%
1992 16,937 people +1.4%
1993 17,107 people +1.0%
1994 17,198 people +0.5%
1995 17,247 people +0.3%
1996 17,269 people +0.1%
1997 17,258 people -0.1%
1998 17,260 people +0.0%
1999 17,335 people +0.4%
2000 17,402 people +0.4%
2001 17,379 people -0.1%
2002 17,250 people -0.7%
2003 16,999 people -1.5%
2004 16,656 people -2.0%
2005 16,294 people -2.2%
2006 16,026 people -1.6%
2007 15,909 people -0.7%
2008 15,975 people +0.4%
2009 16,242 people +1.7%
2010 16,459 people +1.3%
2011 16,407 people -0.3%
2012 16,200 people -1.3%
2013 15,935 people -1.6%
2014 15,650 people -1.8%
2015 15,422 people -1.5%
2016 15,281 people -0.9%
2017 15,202 people -0.5%
2018 15,148 people -0.4%
2019 15,096 people -0.3%
2020 15,051 people -0.3%
2021 14,995 people -0.4%
2022 14,905 people -0.6%
2023 14,782 people -0.8%

Guam compared with similar countries

  • Guam's 14,782 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 127,928 people, 12% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Guam's 14,782 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 156,933 people, 9% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 9,237 people 7,569 people 10,883 people 10
1960s 11,942 people 11,209 people 12,264 people 10
1970s 12,890 people 12,288 people 13,310 people 10
1980s 14,511 people 13,574 people 15,886 people 10
1990s 17,065 people 16,342 people 17,335 people 10
2000s 16,613 people 15,909 people 17,402 people 10
2010s 15,680 people 15,096 people 16,459 people 10
2020s 14,933 people 14,782 people 15,051 people 4

Countries ranked near Guam

  1. 187 Martinique 15,870 people compare
  2. 188 Barbados 15,793 people compare
  3. 189 French Polynesia 15,091 people compare
  4. 191 Micronesia (country) 12,130 people compare
  5. 192 Tonga 11,804 people compare
  6. 193 Saint Lucia 10,209 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of children under 5 in Guam?
Number of children under 5 in Guam was 14,782 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of children under 5 recorded in Guam?
The highest recorded value was 17,402 people in 2000.
What is the lowest number of children under 5 recorded in Guam?
The lowest recorded value was 7,569 people in 1950.
How does Guam rank for number of children under 5?
Guam ranks 190th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of children under 5 rising or falling in Guam?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guam data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children under 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of children under 5
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.