Age dependency ratio, young in Guam
Guam: Age dependency ratio, young was 42.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Guam, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Guam recorded 42.4% for age dependency ratio, young in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Guam peaked at 71.8% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 39.8%, in 2016.
Guam ranks 83rd of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, young in Guam, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 69.4% | — |
| 1961 | 71.2% | +2.7% |
| 1962 | 71.8% | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 71.3% | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 70.3% | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 69.1% | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 68.1% | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 67.5% | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 67.1% | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 66.9% | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 66.7% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 66.2% | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 65.3% | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 63.9% | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 62.3% | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 60.6% | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 59.1% | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 57.8% | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 56.7% | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 55.7% | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 55.1% | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 54.4% | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 53.6% | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 52.5% | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 51.1% | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 49.4% | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 48.0% | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 46.8% | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 46.0% | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 45.5% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 45.7% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 46.2% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 46.6% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 46.9% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 47.1% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 47.1% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 47.2% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 47.1% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 47.0% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 46.9% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 46.9% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 46.9% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 46.8% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 46.5% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 46.1% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 45.4% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 44.7% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 44.0% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 43.3% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 42.8% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 42.3% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 41.7% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 41.0% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 40.5% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 40.1% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 39.8% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 39.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 39.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 40.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 40.3% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 40.7% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 41.2% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 41.7% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 42.1% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 42.3% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 42.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.3% | 66.9% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 61.4% | 55.7% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.2% | 45.5% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.8% | 45.7% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.3% | 42.8% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 39.8% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.7% | 40.7% | 42.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guam
- 80 Nepal 42.9% compare
- 81 Nicaragua 42.9% compare
- 82 Syria 42.6% compare
- 84 Bangladesh 42.1% compare
- 85 American Samoa 40.5% compare
- 86 Philippines 40.4% compare
More health data for Guam
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5954 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 1,140 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 1,189 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 1,209 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 1,160 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 1,244 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 1,231 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Guam?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Guam was 42.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 71.8% in 1962.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.8% in 2016.
- How does Guam rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Guam ranks 83rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.