What is birth rate vs. death rate in Guam?

Birth rate vs. death rate in Guam was 17.66 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Guam?

The highest recorded value was 37.82 births per 1,000 people in 1957.

What is the lowest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Guam?

The lowest recorded value was 17.66 births per 1,000 people in 2023.

How does Guam rank for birth rate vs. death rate?

Guam ranks 91st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate vs. death rate rising or falling in Guam?

Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

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 Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate vs. death rate in Guam

Name: Birth rate vs. death rate in Guam
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Guam: Birth rate vs. death rate was 17.66 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

17.66 births per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 1.9%

World rank

91st

of 236 countries

All-time high

37.82 births per 1,000 people

in 1957

All-time low

17.66 births per 1,000 people

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rate vs. death rate in Guam, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for birth rate vs. death rate in Guam is 17.66 births per 1,000 people, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate vs. death rate in Guam peaked at 37.82 births per 1,000 people in 1957 and was at its lowest, 17.66 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.

That places Guam 91st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	33.66 births per 1,000 people	28.97 births per 1,000 people	37.82 births per 1,000 people	10
1960s	31.73 births per 1,000 people	28.53 births per 1,000 people	35.33 births per 1,000 people	10
1970s	28.82 births per 1,000 people	26.63 births per 1,000 people	30.12 births per 1,000 people	10
1980s	25.84 births per 1,000 people	24.87 births per 1,000 people	26.84 births per 1,000 people	10
1990s	24.99 births per 1,000 people	23.59 births per 1,000 people	26 births per 1,000 people	10
2000s	20.77 births per 1,000 people	19.44 births per 1,000 people	23.04 births per 1,000 people	10
2010s	20.4 births per 1,000 people	19.26 births per 1,000 people	21.7 births per 1,000 people	10
2020s	18.14 births per 1,000 people	17.66 births per 1,000 people	18.61 births per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Guam

88 Belize 18.02 births per 1,000 people compare
89 Fiji 18 births per 1,000 people compare
90 Dominican Republic 17.93 births per 1,000 people compare
92 Suriname 17.3 births per 1,000 people compare
93 Saint Martin (French part) 17.07 births per 1,000 people compare
94 Libya 17.02 births per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 1,448 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 1,400 (2025)
Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 1,362 (2025)
Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 1,488 (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 1,394 (2025)
Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 1,536 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, female 14.3% (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, female 11,936 (2025)

All data for Guam →

Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate vs. death rate in Guam?: Birth rate vs. death rate in Guam was 17.66 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Guam?: The highest recorded value was 37.82 births per 1,000 people in 1957.
What is the lowest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Guam?: The lowest recorded value was 17.66 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Guam rank for birth rate vs. death rate?: Guam ranks 91st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate vs. death rate rising or falling in Guam?: Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Birth rate vs. death rate
Unit: births per 1,000 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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.