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Median age in Guam

Guam: Median age was 31.12 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
31.12 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
126th
of 236 countries
All-time high
31.12 years
in 2023
All-time low
18.14 years
in 1965
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Guam, 1950–2023

0102030195019862023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age in Guam is 31.12 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Guam peaked at 31.12 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.14 years, in 1965.

Guam ranks 126th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Median age in Guam, year by year

Year years Change
1950 22.03 years —
1951 22.45 years +1.9%
1952 22.79 years +1.5%
1953 23.01 years +1.0%
1954 23.07 years +0.2%
1955 22.86 years -0.9%
1956 22.32 years -2.4%
1957 21.59 years -3.2%
1958 20.98 years -2.8%
1959 20.52 years -2.2%
1960 20.16 years -1.8%
1961 19.71 years -2.2%
1962 19.05 years -3.4%
1963 18.45 years -3.2%
1964 18.16 years -1.6%
1965 18.14 years -0.1%
1966 18.3 years +0.9%
1967 18.56 years +1.4%
1968 18.89 years +1.8%
1969 19.24 years +1.9%
1970 19.5 years +1.4%
1971 19.63 years +0.6%
1972 19.66 years +0.2%
1973 19.7 years +0.2%
1974 19.78 years +0.4%
1975 19.94 years +0.8%
1976 20.15 years +1.1%
1977 20.43 years +1.3%
1978 20.74 years +1.5%
1979 21.07 years +1.6%
1980 21.33 years +1.3%
1981 21.54 years +1.0%
1982 21.75 years +1.0%
1983 21.98 years +1.0%
1984 22.21 years +1.1%
1985 22.45 years +1.1%
1986 22.72 years +1.2%
1987 23.02 years +1.3%
1988 23.35 years +1.5%
1989 23.71 years +1.5%
1990 24.05 years +1.4%
1991 24.34 years +1.2%
1992 24.6 years +1.1%
1993 24.85 years +1.0%
1994 25.09 years +1.0%
1995 25.34 years +1.0%
1996 25.58 years +1.0%
1997 25.81 years +0.9%
1998 26.02 years +0.8%
1999 26.21 years +0.7%
2000 26.41 years +0.7%
2001 26.62 years +0.8%
2002 26.83 years +0.8%
2003 27.05 years +0.8%
2004 27.25 years +0.8%
2005 27.45 years +0.7%
2006 27.62 years +0.6%
2007 27.76 years +0.5%
2008 27.85 years +0.3%
2009 27.89 years +0.1%
2010 28 years +0.4%
2011 28.28 years +1.0%
2012 28.61 years +1.2%
2013 28.95 years +1.2%
2014 29.29 years +1.2%
2015 29.62 years +1.1%
2016 29.93 years +1.1%
2017 30.22 years +1.0%
2018 30.48 years +0.9%
2019 30.71 years +0.7%
2020 30.83 years +0.4%
2021 30.88 years +0.2%
2022 30.98 years +0.3%
2023 31.12 years +0.5%

Guam compared with similar countries

  • Guam's 31.12 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 39.36 years, 79% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Guam's 31.12 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.83 years, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 22.16 years 20.52 years 23.07 years 10
1960s 18.87 years 18.14 years 20.16 years 10
1970s 20.06 years 19.5 years 21.07 years 10
1980s 22.41 years 21.33 years 23.71 years 10
1990s 25.19 years 24.05 years 26.21 years 10
2000s 27.27 years 26.41 years 27.89 years 10
2010s 29.41 years 28 years 30.71 years 10
2020s 30.95 years 30.83 years 31.12 years 4

Countries ranked near Guam

  1. 123 Colombia 31.61 years compare
  2. 124 United Arab Emirates 31.23 years compare
  3. 125 Maldives 31.12 years compare
  4. 127 Malaysia 30.06 years compare
  5. 128 Indonesia 29.83 years compare
  6. 129 Panama 29.6 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Guam?
Median age in Guam was 31.12 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Guam?
The highest recorded value was 31.12 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Guam?
The lowest recorded value was 18.14 years in 1965.
How does Guam rank for median age?
Guam ranks 126th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Guam?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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 Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age
Unit
years
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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