Guam
Territory in Oceania
CountryScope
In brief
Population: 169K (2025). World rank 184 of 216; in Oceania, 10 of 19. Area: 549 km². World rank 199 of 249; in Oceania, 13 of 27. GDP per person: $41,833 (2022). World rank 38 of 210 (1 = best); in Oceania, 3 of 19. From 2015 to 2025: population 164.9K → 169K.
State
- Official name
- Guam
- Local name
- Guåhån
- Capital
- Hagåtña
- Region
- Oceania
- Form of government
- Dependent territory
- UN member
- No
- Head of government
- Lou Leon Guerrero
Key figures
- Population
- 168,999 2025
- Area
- 549 km²
- GDP
- $6.9B 2022
- GDP per person
- $41,833 2022
- Life expectancy
- 77.4 years 2024
Practical information
- Languages
- Chamorro, English, Spanish
- Currency
- US Dollar (USD)
- Time zones
- UTC+10
- Calling code
- +1671
- Emergency numbers
- 911
- Driving side
- Right
- Plug types
- A, B
- Mains voltage
- 110 V
Territory
- Sea access
- Has a coastline
- Coastline, km
- 126
- Neighbours
- None
- Agricultural land
- 29.6% 2024
Elevation
- Highest point
- Mount Lamlam, 406 m
- Lowest point
- Pacific Ocean, 0 m
Climate
- Average temperature in the capital, °C
- 28
- Warmest month in the capital
- June, 29°C
- Coldest month in the capital
- February, 27°C
Population and migration
- Population density
- 307.8 per km² 2025
- Population growth per year
- +0.7% 2025
- Living in cities
- 94.2% 2025
- Net migration per year
- -493 2025
- Born in another country
- 50.2% 2024
Age and life expectancy
- Aged 0–14
- 25.9% 2025
- Aged 15–64
- 61% 2025
- Aged 65 and over
- 13.1% 2025
- Life expectancy, women
- 81.6 years 2024
- Life expectancy, men
- 73.7 years 2024
Births and deaths
- Children per woman
- 2.8 2024
- Births per 1,000 people
- 17.3 2024
- Deaths per 1,000 people
- 6.9 2024
Society
- Religions
- Christian 94.2%, no religion 1.7%, other 1.6%, folk religions 1.5%, and Buddhist 1.1% (2020)
Quality of governance (100 = best)
- Rule of law, score 0–100
- 74.7 2025
- Control of corruption, score 0–100
- 71.8 2025
- Government effectiveness, score 0–100
- 77.2 2025
- Regulatory quality, score 0–100
- 61.9 2025
- Voice and accountability, score 0–100
- 77.3 2024
Size and growth
- GDP growth per year
- +5.1% 2022
Income and prices
- Income level (World Bank)
- High income
Structure and jobs
- Unemployment
- 5.6% 2025
- Youth unemployment, ages 15–24
- 13.8% 2025
- Women in work or seeking work
- 56.5% 2025
Trade and finance
- Exports, share of GDP
- 7.9% 2022
- Imports, share of GDP
- 64% 2022
Education
- Adult literacy
- 99.4% 1990
- Primary school enrolment
- 77.9% 1989
Healthcare
- Doctors per 1,000 people
- 1.1 1999
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
- 11.6 2018
Public health
- Diabetes prevalence, ages 20–79
- 20.3% 2024
Living conditions
- Access to safe drinking water
- 99.5% 2024
- Access to basic sanitation
- 90.4% 2024
Safety
- Homicides per 100,000 people
- 4.3 2019
- Political stability and absence of violence, score 0–100
- 86.5 2025
- Natural hazards
- tropical cyclones
Air and emissions
- Air pollution PM2.5, µg/m³
- 3.5 2023
- CO₂ emissions, tonnes per person
- 0 2024
- All greenhouse gases, tonnes CO₂e per person
- 0.1 2024
Nature and water
- Forest cover
- 52.3% 2024
- Protected areas
- 0% 2025
Internet and communications
- Using the internet
- 80.5% 2017
- Mobile subscriptions per 100 people
- 60 2004
- Home broadband per 100 people
- 1.8 2022
- Internet domain
- .gu
Energy
- Access to electricity
- 100% 2024
- Renewable share of energy use
- 6.7% 2022
- Electricity from renewables
- 4.8% 2021
- Electricity from fossil fuels
- 95.2% 2021
Transport
- Air passengers per year
- 1,172,372 2009
- Airports
- 3 2025
Science and innovation
- Research spending, share of GDP
- 0.3% 2005
- Researchers per million people
- 292 2005