Number of people employed in agriculture in Guam
Guam: Number of people employed in agriculture was 1,150 people in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of people employed in agriculture in Guam, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Guam recorded 1,150 people for number of people employed in agriculture in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people employed in agriculture in Guam peaked at 2,871 people in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1,150 people, in 2025.
That places Guam 185th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people employed in agriculture in Guam, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2,871 people | — |
| 1992 | 2,802 people | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 2,694 people | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 2,569 people | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 2,499 people | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 2,427 people | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 2,325 people | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 2,316 people | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 2,106 people | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 2,010 people | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 1,949 people | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 1,849 people | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 1,834 people | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 1,814 people | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 1,768 people | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 1,779 people | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1,590 people | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 1,598 people | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1,608 people | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1,583 people | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 1,491 people | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 1,471 people | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 1,443 people | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 1,464 people | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1,434 people | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 1,417 people | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 1,374 people | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 1,335 people | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 1,291 people | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 1,198 people | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 1,203 people | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1,235 people | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 1,209 people | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 1,181 people | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 1,150 people | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,512 people | 2,106 people | 2,871 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,780 people | 1,590 people | 2,010 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,430 people | 1,291 people | 1,583 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,196 people | 1,150 people | 1,235 people | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Guam
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0818 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 9,769 (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 5.8% (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0578 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 64 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 64 metric tons (2024)
- Rural population, per square kilometre 18.09 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Agricultural land 29.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people employed in agriculture in Guam?
- Number of people employed in agriculture in Guam was 1,150 people in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 2,871 people in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,150 people in 2025.
- How does Guam rank for number of people employed in agriculture?
- Guam ranks 185th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people employed in agriculture rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people employed in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people working in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.