Number of children under 5 in Guam
Guam: Number of children under 5 was 14,782 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of children under 5 in Guam, 1950–2023
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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 188 Barbados 15,793 people compare
- 189 French Polynesia 15,091 people compare
- 191 Micronesia (country) 12,130 people compare
- 192 Tonga 11,804 people compare
- 193 Saint Lucia 10,209 people compare
More reference data data for Guam
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 84.7% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 64 metric tons (2024)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 73.0% (2024)
- Number of confirmed cases of tetanus 0 Cases (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 2.78 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.78 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.78 live births per woman (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 29.05 years (2023)
- Land area in hectares 54,000 hectares (2023)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures 8,000 hectares (2023)
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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.