🇬🇺 Guam Population 2026

As of 2026, the population of Guam is 170,185, ranking #192 in the world (0.00% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 0.69% per year. The biggest city is Dededo Village with 44,943 inhabitants.

Live estimate

170,212

Growth rate

0.69%

Density

315

people / km² (815 / mi²)

Median age

31.6

Fertility rate

2.68

births per woman

Life expectancy

77.8

years

Guam population 1950–2100

Population of Guam, 1950–2100 — solid: UN estimates, dashed: UN medium-variant projection.

By 2050, the population of Guam is projected to reach 191,458, and 205,502 by 2100. The population is expected to peak in 2090 at 206,963, then decline.

Guam population by year

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2026	170,185	0.69%	314.6	31.6
2025	168,999	0.71%	312.4	31.5
2024	167,777	0.74%	310.1	31.3
2023	166,506	0.78%	307.8	31.1
2022	165,180	0.82%	305.3	31.0
2021	163,730	0.94%	302.6	30.9
2020	162,158	0.99%	299.7	30.8
2019	161,808	-0.56%	299.1	30.7
2018	162,679	-0.52%	300.7	30.5
2017	163,490	-0.48%	302.2	30.2
2016	164,233	-0.43%	303.6	29.9
2015	164,905	-0.38%	304.8	29.6
2014	165,486	-0.32%	305.9	29.3
2013	165,966	-0.26%	306.8	29.0
2012	166,330	-0.18%	307.5	28.6
2011	166,543	-0.08%	307.8	28.3
2010	166,522	0.10%	307.8	28.0
2009	166,173	0.32%	307.2	27.9
2008	165,693	0.26%	306.3	27.8
2007	165,267	0.25%	305.5	27.8
2006	164,839	0.27%	304.7	27.6
2005	164,365	0.31%	303.8	27.4
2004	163,810	0.37%	302.8	27.3
2003	163,137	0.46%	301.5	27.0
2002	162,315	0.55%	300.0	26.8
2001	161,329	0.66%	298.2	26.6
2000	160,065	0.91%	295.9	26.4
1999	158,289	1.32%	292.6	26.2
1998	156,237	1.29%	288.8	26.0
1997	154,215	1.32%	285.1	25.8
1996	152,170	1.35%	281.3	25.6
1995	150,054	1.45%	277.4	25.3
1994	147,868	1.49%	273.3	25.1
1993	145,654	1.53%	269.2	24.8
1992	143,393	1.60%	265.1	24.6
1991	141,073	1.66%	260.8	24.3
1990	138,610	1.86%	256.2	24.1
1989	135,799	2.24%	251.0	23.7
1988	132,799	2.23%	245.5	23.4
1987	129,858	2.25%	240.0	23.0
1986	126,964	2.26%	234.7	22.7
1985	124,116	2.28%	229.4	22.5
1984	121,302	2.31%	224.2	22.2
1983	118,508	2.35%	219.1	22.0
1982	115,711	2.43%	213.9	21.7
1981	112,902	2.49%	208.7	21.5
1980	110,140	2.46%	203.6	21.3
1979	107,636	2.13%	199.0	21.1
1978	105,424	2.02%	194.9	20.7
1977	103,298	2.05%	190.9	20.4
1976	101,166	2.12%	187.0	20.2
1975	99,057	2.09%	183.1	19.9
1974	96,940	2.23%	179.2	19.8
1973	94,781	2.27%	175.2	19.7
1972	92,619	2.34%	171.2	19.7
1971	90,466	2.36%	167.2	19.6
1970	88,365	2.34%	163.3	19.5
1969	86,404	2.15%	159.7	19.2
1968	84,563	2.16%	156.3	18.9
1967	82,720	2.25%	152.9	18.6
1966	80,844	2.34%	149.4	18.3
1965	78,932	2.44%	145.9	18.1
1964	77,008	2.49%	142.3	18.2
1963	75,095	2.54%	138.8	18.4
1962	73,192	2.59%	135.3	19.0
1961	71,310	2.62%	131.8	19.7
1960	69,525	2.45%	128.5	20.2
1959	68,102	1.68%	125.9	20.5
1958	66,990	1.61%	123.8	21.0
1957	65,943	1.54%	121.9	21.6
1956	64,970	1.44%	120.1	22.3
1955	64,078	1.33%	118.4	22.9
1954	63,272	1.20%	117.0	23.1
1953	62,539	1.12%	115.6	23.0
1952	61,882	0.99%	114.4	22.8
1951	61,299	0.90%	113.3	22.4
1950	60,776	0.81%	112.3	22.0

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2027	171,339	0.66%	316.7	31.8
2028	172,462	0.65%	318.8	32.0
2029	173,562	0.63%	320.8	32.2
2030	174,635	0.60%	322.8	32.4
2031	175,677	0.59%	324.7	32.5
2032	176,683	0.56%	326.6	32.7
2033	177,636	0.52%	328.3	32.8
2034	178,553	0.51%	330.0	32.9
2035	179,440	0.48%	331.7	33.0
2036	180,303	0.48%	333.3	33.1
2037	181,142	0.45%	334.8	33.2
2038	181,964	0.46%	336.3	33.3
2039	182,791	0.45%	337.9	33.3
2040	183,620	0.46%	339.4	33.4
2041	184,432	0.43%	340.9	33.4
2042	185,237	0.44%	342.4	33.5
2043	186,041	0.42%	343.9	33.6
2044	186,851	0.45%	345.4	33.7
2045	187,681	0.44%	346.9	33.8
2046	188,478	0.41%	348.4	33.9
2047	189,239	0.40%	349.8	34.1
2048	189,987	0.39%	351.2	34.3
2049	190,727	0.39%	352.5	34.5
2050	191,458	0.38%	353.9	34.7
2051	192,170	0.37%	355.2	34.9
2052	192,854	0.34%	356.5	35.1
2053	193,505	0.33%	357.7	35.3
2054	194,117	0.30%	358.8	35.6
2055	194,723	0.32%	359.9	35.8
2056	195,306	0.28%	361.0	36.0
2057	195,845	0.27%	362.0	36.2
2058	196,360	0.25%	363.0	36.5
2059	196,841	0.24%	363.8	36.7
2060	197,278	0.21%	364.7	36.9
2061	197,700	0.22%	365.4	37.1
2062	198,108	0.19%	366.2	37.3
2063	198,494	0.20%	366.9	37.6
2064	198,906	0.22%	367.7	37.8
2065	199,316	0.20%	368.4	38.0
2066	199,720	0.21%	369.2	38.2
2067	200,131	0.20%	369.9	38.4
2068	200,513	0.18%	370.6	38.6
2069	200,876	0.18%	371.3	38.8
2070	201,241	0.18%	372.0	39.0
2071	201,625	0.20%	372.7	39.2
2072	202,041	0.21%	373.5	39.3
2073	202,451	0.20%	374.2	39.5
2074	202,851	0.20%	375.0	39.7
2075	203,259	0.20%	375.7	39.9
2076	203,661	0.19%	376.5	40.1
2077	204,053	0.19%	377.2	40.2
2078	204,452	0.20%	377.9	40.4
2079	204,839	0.18%	378.6	40.6
2080	205,195	0.17%	379.3	40.8
2081	205,512	0.14%	379.9	41.0
2082	205,780	0.13%	380.4	41.2
2083	206,009	0.10%	380.8	41.4
2084	206,202	0.09%	381.1	41.6
2085	206,387	0.09%	381.5	41.8
2086	206,550	0.07%	381.8	42.0
2087	206,684	0.06%	382.0	42.2
2088	206,812	0.06%	382.3	42.5
2089	206,918	0.04%	382.5	42.7
2090	206,963	0.00%	382.6	42.9
2091	206,953	-0.01%	382.5	43.2
2092	206,910	-0.03%	382.5	43.4
2093	206,834	-0.04%	382.3	43.7
2094	206,720	-0.07%	382.1	43.9
2095	206,561	-0.09%	381.8	44.1
2096	206,396	-0.07%	381.5	44.4
2097	206,208	-0.11%	381.2	44.6
2098	205,986	-0.11%	380.8	44.9
2099	205,751	-0.12%	380.3	45.1
2100	205,502	-0.12%	379.9	45.3

Biggest cities in Guam

#	City	Region	Population
1	Dededo Village	Dededo	44,943
2	Yigo Village	Yigo	20,539
3	Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon Village	Tamuning	19,685
4	Mangilao Village	Mangilao	15,191
5	Hagåtña capital	Hagatna	1,051

FAQ

What is the population of Guam in 2026?

The population of Guam is 170,185 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).

What is the biggest city in Guam?

Dededo Village is the biggest city in Guam with 44,943 inhabitants; the capital is Hagåtña.

Is the population of Guam growing or shrinking?

The population of Guam is growing at 0.69% per year, and is projected to peak in 2090 at 206,963.

Sources

Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-07.

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